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- Let’s convert this fucker.
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- I started by cleaning up the swing arm. I cut off some tabs and took it down to bare metal.
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- I made a plate to reinforce the swing arm where I will be attaching the shock and the swing arm braces.
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- Reinforcement in place.
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- With the swing arm prepped, the old subframe had to go.
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- I figured out where the top shock mount needed be and tacked it in.
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- Since it was never intended to have a mono-shock. I wanted to make sure the swing arm legs were reinforced as well.
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- I bent up some 1″ tube, and welded into place.
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- Now for the bottom shock mount. I made a cradle where the shock will sit.
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- I added a piece of 1″ tube under the cradle to disburse the load more evenly.
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- Here’s another angle.
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- Originally there was one long bolt attaching the bottom of the shock. The new design would not allow that.
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- So, I turned out a piece that would make it possible to mount the bottom of the shock.
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- The new piece is threaded so I can run two shorter bolts instead of one long one.
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- It worked out great!!
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- The conversion is complete!
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- Left side.
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- Right side.
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- I still need to add some gussets to strengthen the top shock mount, but she is standing on her own. The suspension cycles nicely as well.
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- I added the gussets. Two to reinforce the main hoop.
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- And two to reinforce the top shock mount.
I knew I wanted to change the ride height, and I had a mono-shock lying around so, why not?
I like the way it came out! It cycles smooth and look cool as fuck!!