Interesting 🤔 I actually have a 76 Ford Maverick rear end just cause I running a 350 sbc combo. I heard you say it might snapped but does the drop lock actually work? I heard different.
What’s the ride height from base🥹 I absolutely love the height it’s sitting at I just got some triple adjustment umi Viking complete kit, And I’m geeeked about getting them installed , I want my car low but not too low where it scrapes. Thankyouuuu!! This video made me extra excited
Oh, I got PTSD when I saw the sleeves and aaid noooo out loud. But was so relieved when you grabbed them ol double bubble bags. Sleeves are so trash! I had them on my car, granted it was a daily driver for over 5 years. But those sleeves scrunch up when Deflated. Don't always roll into them selves as designed. Which means these creases become cracks that split and next thing you know, your fender drops down onto your rim stopping your car dead. I like this set up. Would love to replace my air shocks with that for more adjustment. Great video and car!
Paul, it's a great thought. I debated it myself simply for alignment purposes. The trouble is, having a cross bar/s would possibly foul exhaust components or crossmembers if it attached to the portion of the Quickjack that lifts. If there was a way to attach to the lower portion, then really the only downside is that using a creeper underneath would be very challenging.
On a shoebox, I think with the right combination of drop blocks and a few pulled leaves I bet you could get the axle to the frame, which is low but definitely not laying frame. But then you are really compromising pinion angle and risk axle wrap under hard acceleration. If you want to fully dump one of these things I'd suggest the Shoebox Central 2 link kit. It's a bit of fab work but that kit gets the frame on the ground.
Remember how simple shop manuals use to be? Cars were designed, built and sold with the owners in mind, that they could work on and fix them in their driveway. Being a borderline Gen X'er, I miss the simpler times and try to teach simpler life to my kids as well. Loved your chat and motivation.
I suspect we are similarly aged. I was born in 83, so some debate that's borderline GenX and I have to say I am so thankful to have been born in such a simpler time compared to today. Everything was simpler, and I too miss it a great deal. It's awesome to hear you're trying to raise your kids with a simple life. We are too to the best of our ability.
Life gets very busy family, kids, hobbies and work. Not enough hours in a day sometimes, but the shoebox still looks sick as always! And I agree, we need to get the younger generation into classic cars. I'm doing my best with my kids.
Hey man I'm thinking about an SR20DE swap for my 1984 318i but I want to keep the getrag 240 gearbox, is this possible with some sort of adaptor plate? any help would be much appreciated thanks
Sheesh might have to copy ur set up lol. Didn’t know you can use different upper control arm brackets in the front. I’ve been wanting to change my suspention from bilstein and bmr
how’s the ride quality on them for street use? I’m lookin for a nice set of coilovers that won’t break my wallet or my back lol. I want them for street drift and track lol
Ride preference is so subjective, but I'll say the Berserker series has a lot of adjustment and I'm running around a city with very shitty roads on a stiffer valving setting. My car spends a lot of time on the track and I love this setup and I've only just started with fine tuning it.
That's awesome, I can't wait to install mine. Had them sitting around for about a year now just haven't got the time, also been building up to a full suspension sitting around here n there. I started to get worried about the Vikings in comparison to what's said about the QA1s, I hope they're real stiff for lower cars. Another one of my cars is pretty low and I guess my coilovers aren't enough to keep it from bottoming out once in a while. Thanks for creating this video
Viking will build you 100% custom valved coilovers exactly like you want in varying lengths, spring rates and attachment points. You made the right choice with Viking. I'll put it this way; there's a reason why all the fast guys around here run Viking. So get her done, get those coilovers on and if you need a stiffer spring because you're so low they can hook that up too. These guys are the real deal!
This video will save me about $200 I was planning on paying an upholstery shop to add some foam to the seats! I know I can do this. However, dude... Clean your car! Clean that fabric while its apart! Shampoo & clean that carpet! Maybe I'm a neat freak, but my interior is damn near mint and will look better when I do this! Just my 2¢ 😎👍
Haha you know it's funny, I saw this comment and forgot to reply but when I was out cleaning the daily driver, it reminded me that I needed to vacuum the fbody 😆 Thanks for the laugh man!
@@DadModsMedia I just did mine ! I did two layers of the cloth doubled over! Fixed the cables and springs and then added additional support with some tape.
Hey guys. Love the channel. I’m using the speedway kit on my 50 shoebox and I was wondering what the swinging T bracket that comes with kit is for. Also, did you mount the pedal to the left side of the column?
Sorry about the super delayed response. I didn't use the Speedway kit, but a kit very similar. I don't recall there being a T-bar in the kit. I mounted my hanging pedal barely to the left so the actual pedal arm is almost touching the side of the column.
Sorry about the super late reply. I'm not sure I could comment since I don't know the camper size and weight, or how the hitch would be fabricated by someone else. In my case, I hauled my pop-up camper behind my shoebox. I do have a modern drivetrain and an S10 front clip (disc brakes and modern steering). So there's some factors to consider.
Drop Leaf springs instead of drop blocks and leaf removal from original packs? I think it all depends on your goals, if you want to get the car slammed for parking you're going to need a lot of travel in the suspension (soft suspension). A full leaf pack will have resistance in both vertical directions, whether it's a drop pack or not. Especially downward. When you remove a few leafs from the original pack you get a softer pack that allows the car to drop lower, you then use the air bag to inflate the car up to an appropriate height for driving. If you used a drop leaf pack (w/o removing any leafs) it wouldn't allow you to go any lower than the 3 inch drop but you would be able to use an air bag to raise it a little before getting too much resistance from the leaf pack. If you started with a drop leaf pack then removed leafs until you get your desired static drop, then used the air bag to raise it.... I suppose that may be another option. I hope this makes sense.
4 wheel drive vs 2 wheel drive is mainly a front suspension/steering issue as far as i am aware. I'd wager there's a big difference in almost everything up front.
@@MPerly $50 or so at most. There's a million of them out there so they're not rare at all. If you do an at home rebuild it it may be work like a hundred to $120. If you have it media blasted, fully recoated, fully rebuilt, and fully tested with documentation it could go for about $300
My understanding is the front ends on those cars are usually stubbed by using a more modern clip. I've seen Gbody and Mustang II clips working well. I don't know enough about a leaf spring front axle to make any recommendations outside of doing a clip. Jiminez Brothers do make a clip for that car, I'd suggest giving them a call and asking what they recommend based on your budget. Maybe they know a way to safely run air without a full clip. They are gurus
Hi Shea, yeah at the time of filming this video the Camaro was lowered on Eibach springs and blown shocks. Lol The car now sits on Viking coilovers and is lower than the height of the springs.
I bought the QJ-7000TLX based on your video. Setup and bleeding when smoothly and it functions as advertised. But there is a warning on page 36 of the operation manual. It states "You must always use axillary safety stands under the vehicle while elevated on both Quickjack frames". I know safety is everything but is the locking mechanism suspect for QJ to include this warning? Defeats the whole QJ selling point. To me it's saying QJ is safe but it's not safe, use jack stands too. I still haven't got a clear answer from them when I called.
Its a legal lability which is why the have the warning label. If someone messes up the installation and the locking mechanism fails and the person dies then they will get sued, by them saying you need auxiliary jack stands its their way of covering themselves.
Hi, I am planning on doing this build with 4 Dewalt 20V batteries (because I have dewalt tools). 20vx4 is 80V and this motor is 72V. Do you think this is a problem? I noticed you said 80V maxed in your description.
Hey David, so yeah these Makita batteries at full charge are basically 20v. So when everything is fresh this motor is tolerating 80v for a little while. My understanding is motors will tolerate a little bit of overclocking but it does reduce the life of the motor some. And these are cheap Chinese motors so who knows but so far mine has held up fine to all the screwing around we've done.
that is a nice looking unit. the only concern i would have, a this is because i have had a quick jack for about 3 years, is that the 2 lifts start acting differently and don't go down at the same rate. they seem to move up at the same rate, but not down. now that is when they are 4-5 feet apart under vehicles, so maybe together they are fine. still a nice looking unit
Do your quickjacks have the air canisters on them? Mine do and that's meant to hold between 40-50psi. These air cylinders held push the quickjacks back down. If one cylinder has bled off air pressure they will go down at different rates.
@@DadModsMedia yes, unless you check them all the time, you only know they don't work when they don't work. also, even when they are full, it is not an exact match. now the lift is getting about 5 years old and used fairly often so it may just be an age thing
Well that's a shame@@BT-ih6kr . It may be worth calling Quickjacks and asking if there's anything to check over, like are the pins getting corroded, bolts need to be retorqued...etc. Mine are around 5 years old, and if you follow the channel you'll see how often they are lifting my stupid toys, yours shouldn't be having those issues.
