So like i said i built my own A-arm kit, it was my first major fabrication job and worked pretty well for what it was. After about 4 months though the lowers started bending because i didnt plate the bottom of the arms enough, so now that i have coilovers and didnt have to rely on the coil bucket anymore, i began building a new set of lowers…
cutting out the side plates, no plasma cutter but a milwakee angle grinder did just fine
cut off the stock coilbucket
This is the most important part of this arm, these brackets are the weakest link to these trucks, so i wrapped it on both sides with 1/8 and welded inner triangles in between.
good penetration, side view
recently upgraded from a cheesy HF welder to a lincoln, still flux core and 110v but it welds so much smoother
had to build my own tabs because of the weird curve on the arms
my extended arm next to a stock one
the actual extension itself
Finished product, took me about 30 hours of work but the peace of mind the better extension and welding gives me is all worth it