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Bitchin' Stitchin'
So it was a little damp here today. Coastal Rainforest during the monsoon season, so 'damp' would be a relative term!
Didn't feel like crawling under the truck long enough to get a pic.
I did get a measurement though. From the the others I have in the stash!
2 & 3/8" x 5". I have seen some that are 4.75" or 4.5" long. Shouldn't really matter, just as long as they're the proper degree.
The fat end of the wedge is about 7/16" thick. (That IS measured from my truck.)
Comparing measurements to the others, that looks to be a 4 degree angle.
Seems to me that the ones under my truck are 3.5. Like I said. It's been a while.
The 4's should work, though.
This how they go. Fat end towards the front of the truck. This will push the pinion nose down.
It's those front hangers which puts the angles outa whack.
I have these.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/exp-99-400b/
Not from Summit, though. Bought local. Most suspension shops should have 'em. (think...'4x4 Specialists') Steel or aluminum doesn't really matter.
What is weird, though, is that when you go to a 6 degree or greater wedge, they come with the big head centering bolts!
Don't get the hollowed out style wedges.
Clamp your springs when taking out that centering pin. Insurance against the springs shifting, & then having to fight to get the bolt through.
(Not a GMT400 pic)
The U-bolts are torque-to-yield. Don't re-use them. New are cheap. Get 'em from the same suspension shop. With new nuts & washers.
IIRC, you'll need ones for a 3" axle tube. You'll have to measure for length, 'cause I just can't remember.
(Taxing the memory pretty hard as it is! Lol!)
Good time to check the condition of that lower plate that the U-bolts go through, too. They're known to rot on these trucks.
Keep us posted on your results.
Didn't feel like crawling under the truck long enough to get a pic.
I did get a measurement though. From the the others I have in the stash!
2 & 3/8" x 5". I have seen some that are 4.75" or 4.5" long. Shouldn't really matter, just as long as they're the proper degree.
The fat end of the wedge is about 7/16" thick. (That IS measured from my truck.)
Comparing measurements to the others, that looks to be a 4 degree angle.
Seems to me that the ones under my truck are 3.5. Like I said. It's been a while.
The 4's should work, though.
This how they go. Fat end towards the front of the truck. This will push the pinion nose down.
It's those front hangers which puts the angles outa whack.
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I have these.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/exp-99-400b/
Not from Summit, though. Bought local. Most suspension shops should have 'em. (think...'4x4 Specialists') Steel or aluminum doesn't really matter.
What is weird, though, is that when you go to a 6 degree or greater wedge, they come with the big head centering bolts!
Don't get the hollowed out style wedges.
Clamp your springs when taking out that centering pin. Insurance against the springs shifting, & then having to fight to get the bolt through.
(Not a GMT400 pic)
You must be registered for see images attach
The U-bolts are torque-to-yield. Don't re-use them. New are cheap. Get 'em from the same suspension shop. With new nuts & washers.
IIRC, you'll need ones for a 3" axle tube. You'll have to measure for length, 'cause I just can't remember.
(Taxing the memory pretty hard as it is! Lol!)
Good time to check the condition of that lower plate that the U-bolts go through, too. They're known to rot on these trucks.
Keep us posted on your results.
