I wounder if you made the strut mount threaded instead of the bolt to the LCA bracket it would also become a ridge mount and wouldn't be able to pivot, or just do away with the bolt and make the bracket part of the rod.
Just mine 2 cents. I love the degine and wish I had the place to do that stuff still. Thats how I gave my 2 wheel drive C10 a 6" lift. Just by re inventing the wheel.

Last edited by Cab4word67 (5/16/2020 9:59 AM)

Cab4word67 wrote:

I wonder if you made the strut mount threaded instead of the bolt to the LCA bracket it would also become a ridge mount and wouldn't be able to pivot, or just do away with the bolt and make the bracket part of the rod.
Just mine 2 cents. I love the design and wish I had the place to do that stuff still. Thats how I gave my 2 wheel drive C10 a 6" lift. Just by re inventing the wheel.

It would be stronger if the mount was rigid however it is more functional if the joint can pivot during alignment.  When you shorten or lengthen the strut rod you are, in effect,  changing the length of one side of a triangle (LCA mount to strut rod frame mount to LCA/strut rod mount) while the other two lengths stay the same, and if you do that all three angles of the triangle must change. The joints at the the LCA mount and the adjustable strut rod can absorb some of the change without the strut rod to LCA connection changing however the more adjustment you make without the LCA to strut rod connection changing the more the other two will bind.  This is potentially exacerbated by the fact that my LCA is now also adjustable. When I align the car I will loosen the LCA to strut rod connection point so that it pivots freely but is not sloppy, then after the car is fully aligned I will torque it down so that it can no longer move.  Make sense?
 

John Ha wrote:

Curiosity questions - what sleeves did you use and what ball joints are you planning to use?  TIA

Both AFCO parts
The ball joint is a 20034 The sleeve is a 20043

Daze wrote:

working on adjustable LCA 2.0

Finally getting back to this project... again

I welded up the relief cuts and smoothed them out and then welded in a threaded insert using my fixture.  I created a support/spacer for the inside end.  The threaded sleeve is welded on both ends as well as rosette welded in two spots through the top.  The support/spacer also serves as an opening/attachment location for the sway bar link.  This LCA will be boxed in with 14 awg sheet steel so I need that access.  I also machined and welded on stand off bushings for the mounting holes.



From there I made a cardboard template


The template was transferred to the sheet steel and I used a couple different size hole saws to drill out the holes on either end.


Once I had the plate fitting inside the LCA I drilled the mounting holes and bent the plate to get the fit just the way I wanted it.  I still need to weld it in but thats a project for another day.

 

Looking good Day!