LCA's made from sched. 80 pipe... - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

Kilby · 05-17-2002, 09:51 AM

I was reading an old post from Lance where he was sayin' his 4 link was made outta schedule 80 pipe.

You have any pics/write-up?
Still runnin' these?
Do they work?

Kilby · 05-17-2002, 10:05 AM

Or if anybody else has some good ideas for DIY LCA's...
I'm all eyes. I'm 'bout to run a 3" lift on the TJ. Need some ideas.

cmk · 05-17-2002, 10:15 AM

I have some buddies that run sch 80 pipe for the long arms on their TJ. They have been known to bend it.

Don't do it man. Ante up for some mechanical tube.

cmk

MKBruin · 05-17-2002, 11:17 AM

my question is WHY WHY WHY!!!!!!!!! would you run home fabbed lca's on a TJ with only 3 inches of lift? that is no-where near enough lift to require a longarm setup and if you are keeping factory mounts wouldn't it almost be cheaper to buy a set of arms from a company like Tomkin Machine or Rusty's than to go through the hassle of building tubes the right way....if you were going over six inches and longarm it would be another story...

Kilby · 05-17-2002, 11:21 AM

Hm.

Looks like you win.

LAME · 05-17-2002, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cmk
I have some buddies that run sch 80 pipe for the long arms on their TJ. They have been known to bend it.

Don't do it man. Ante up for some mechanical tube.

cmk

I have seen guys bend DOM links also.

Sch80 pipe is pretty fawking heavy, just for that reason I would stay away.

05-17-2002, 09:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kilby Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11588 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 879	LCA's made from sched. 80 pipe... I was reading an old post from Lance where he was sayin' his 4 link was made outta schedule 80 pipe. You have any pics/write-up? Still runnin' these? Do they work? __________________ Never own anything you're not prepared to drill a hole in.

05-17-2002, 10:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kilby Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11588 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 879	Or if anybody else has some good ideas for DIY LCA's... I'm all eyes. I'm 'bout to run a 3" lift on the TJ. Need some ideas. __________________ Never own anything you're not prepared to drill a hole in.

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MKBruin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6407 Location: Indy Posts: 891	my question is WHY WHY WHY!!!!!!!!! would you run home fabbed lca's on a TJ with only 3 inches of lift? that is no-where near enough lift to require a longarm setup and if you are keeping factory mounts wouldn't it almost be cheaper to buy a set of arms from a company like Tomkin Machine or Rusty's than to go through the hassle of building tubes the right way....if you were going over six inches and longarm it would be another story... __________________ ______________________________ "Did you think this forum served a legitimate socially redeeming function other than mental masturbation?" posted by Bobzooki

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05-17-2002, 10:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
cmk Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 987 Posts: 1,869	I have some buddies that run sch 80 pipe for the long arms on their TJ. They have been known to bend it. Don't do it man. Ante up for some mechanical tube. cmk

05-17-2002, 11:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Kilby Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11588 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 879	Hm. Looks like you win.