So I got a new set of lower control arms because I cut the spring pockets off my original ones. Tried to mount the shock under the bracket and use the OEM spring, the QA1 shock is too short for that. Also the adjusting knobs and lower part of the shock housing starts to interfere with the LCA. So I drilled out the threaded spots for the shock mount and removed the rest with a chisel.
I opened up the one side of it to allow the shock to sit flat on the LCA and not the spring pocket piece, still need to square up the hole on the other side and grind off the remaining piece of weld that is left.
The shock does fit this way relatively well, I dont think in this picture it was totally square with the world, it needs to be a bit more to the left. I do plan on rounding off the mounting tabs a bit on the shock, if needed I will also clearance the area of the first coil to allow it not to touch. I did test this earlier the other day, these shocks do fit inside the OEM springs. The springs do not interfere with the compression/rebound adjustments, but to adjust them I will most likely have to jack the truck up to allow the springs to relax so I can reach in.
Cant wait until after this month is over, currently in the middle of an outage at work and don't have much free time for this.
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