A quick question about my spring pocket, and lower control arms..

colbye32 · 08-19-2008, 10:55 PM

Okay so i have a 98 reg cab s10, lowered with ground force 3" drop coils, c5 vette rims with a 225/45/17 up front.

I took the bumpstops off a while back and today i got new ones that are smaller, they work great, BUT i am bottuming out on the rear of the spring pocket still, i never knew what was hitting when i bottomed out until today when i jacked it up to put the new bumpstops on.

okay so now my question, can i trim the spring pocket for the LCA to have more clearance so that it will quit bottuming out so damn hard?

i am planning to bag the front here soon, i have the drop spindles ready to be put on, and now that i have my smaller front tires to go on the truck i can install them and know i can lay out no problem.

anyway, will it hurt to put a small notch in the spring pocket or should i not do that? when i bag it i will need to do it anyway.. if i cant notch it what are my other options as far as keeping stock arms and stuff? i dont really want to dehump them now if i dont have to, but i can if its really the only option.

here are some pics of where its rubbing and stuff. ( i know it looks like i still have a lot of clearance between the arm and the pocket but the truck was jacked up a little bit to take the pics.)

right side

left side

view of right side from the front, excuse that swaybar, i know its ghetto but hey it got it level haha.

colbye32 · 08-19-2008, 11:46 PM

okay i heres a quick drawing i did to show what im asking, can i do this without running into problems ?

i am just wondering because i would like to have the extra clearance just for ride quality, and if people with bags can almost cut the whole spring pocket out, i think i can trim some off mine, but just wanna make sure before something gets screwed up

anyway is this doable?

so much for my little message box i typed hhaa

wagonproject · 08-19-2008, 11:51 PM

Why not just take the hump off the CA?

ZQ8 Blazer · 08-20-2008, 12:29 AM

Yeah if I ever ran 3" coils I'd HAVE to de-hump them.

colbye32 · 08-20-2008, 01:07 AM

no welder?...

and dont know anyone that can weld worth shit.

ZQ8 Blazer · 08-20-2008, 01:08 AM

use JB Weld and bubble gum

colbye32 · 08-20-2008, 09:37 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer

use JB Weld and bubble gum

hahahahaha. i was thinking maybe hot glue

ZQ8 Blazer · 08-20-2008, 02:58 PM

nah that could melt again on real hot days, JB is the way to go. I know a guy that fixed a tranny pan seal leak with it, no really I do.

08-19-2008, 10:55 PM	#1
colbye32 Gonna be fAIMous. Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Conyers Ga User is: OffLine	A quick question about my spring pocket, and lower control arms.. Okay so i have a 98 reg cab s10, lowered with ground force 3" drop coils, c5 vette rims with a 225/45/17 up front. I took the bumpstops off a while back and today i got new ones that are smaller, they work great, BUT i am bottuming out on the rear of the spring pocket still, i never knew what was hitting when i bottomed out until today when i jacked it up to put the new bumpstops on. okay so now my question, can i trim the spring pocket for the LCA to have more clearance so that it will quit bottuming out so damn hard? i am planning to bag the front here soon, i have the drop spindles ready to be put on, and now that i have my smaller front tires to go on the truck i can install them and know i can lay out no problem. anyway, will it hurt to put a small notch in the spring pocket or should i not do that? when i bag it i will need to do it anyway.. if i cant notch it what are my other options as far as keeping stock arms and stuff? i dont really want to dehump them now if i dont have to, but i can if its really the only option. here are some pics of where its rubbing and stuff. ( i know it looks like i still have a lot of clearance between the arm and the pocket but the truck was jacked up a little bit to take the pics.) right side left side view of right side from the front, excuse that swaybar, i know its ghetto but hey it got it level haha.
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08-19-2008, 11:46 PM	#2
colbye32 Gonna be fAIMous. Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Conyers Ga User is: OffLine	Re: A quick question about my spring pocket, and lower control arms.. okay i heres a quick drawing i did to show what im asking, can i do this without running into problems ? i am just wondering because i would like to have the extra clearance just for ride quality, and if people with bags can almost cut the whole spring pocket out, i think i can trim some off mine, but just wanna make sure before something gets screwed up anyway is this doable? so much for my little message box i typed hhaa Last edited by colbye32 : 08-19-2008 at 11:50 PM.
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08-19-2008, 11:51 PM	#3
wagonproject Short Bus Anonymous Age: 20 Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 6,074 Location: Kalamazoo, MI User is: OffLine	Re: A quick question about my spring pocket, and lower control arms.. Why not just take the hump off the CA?
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08-20-2008, 12:29 AM	#4
ZQ8 Blazer I.G.'s FTW! Age: 25 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,328 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: A quick question about my spring pocket, and lower control arms.. Yeah if I ever ran 3" coils I'd HAVE to de-hump them.
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08-20-2008, 01:07 AM	#5
colbye32 Gonna be fAIMous. Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Conyers Ga User is: OffLine	Re: A quick question about my spring pocket, and lower control arms.. no welder?... and dont know anyone that can weld worth shit. Last edited by colbye32 : 08-20-2008 at 01:08 AM.
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08-20-2008, 01:08 AM	#6
ZQ8 Blazer I.G.'s FTW! Age: 25 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,328 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: A quick question about my spring pocket, and lower control arms.. use JB Weld and bubble gum
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08-20-2008, 09:37 AM	#7
colbye32 Gonna be fAIMous. Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Conyers Ga User is: OffLine	Re: A quick question about my spring pocket, and lower control arms.. Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer use JB Weld and bubble gum hahahahaha. i was thinking maybe hot glue
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08-20-2008, 02:58 PM	#8
ZQ8 Blazer I.G.'s FTW! Age: 25 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,328 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: A quick question about my spring pocket, and lower control arms.. nah that could melt again on real hot days, JB is the way to go. I know a guy that fixed a tranny pan seal leak with it, no really I do.
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