Recent content by Blackhawk

Awesome idea! I would never have thought of this and look forward to meeting you all. And learning a bunch.

Thank you Thank you so much. Good to know what a welcoming group this is. Looking forward to seeing you all there

newbie This would be my first off-road run...would that be ok/ appropriate, Lord knows I do not want to ruin anyone elses fun in the event, just wanted to check before signing up but do hope to see you there.

I spoke with them and they are happy to help the forum members. They do really great work and I'd contact them to see what's possible. It's really worth the time.

I would just say firmer when power is applied. The rear always felt jumpy coming off the line. The rear suspension now feels appropriately balanced with the front.

I just wanted to let raptor owners know that I had a great experience with Paint and Powder Pros in Cincinnati (paintpowderpros.com). I had some beauty rings etc...powder coated and these guys have done a remarkable job and are very quick in their turn around. They also do custom wheels for many...

The Camburg shackles were meant as an upgrade while I working on the springs. Its quite remarkable how much thicker and well built they are in comparison. They will not change your ride height and the polyurethane bushings ensure that any future work on the springs / shackle will be easier as...

I just completed the ICON bumpstop and multi-rate leaf spring kit install. I have pictures of some of the install although BIRDMAN and others have a great detailed list of recommendations for the bumpstpp kit. I wanted to start a new thread as no where was there a place where these were both...

TIG> MIG on Chromoly 4130 The additional price is well worth it for the TIG vs the MIG for the chromoly. Conservative metallurgy will indicate that TIG welding better on the 4130 in addition to being more precise. It will hold up better on the chromoly to the force etc...some debate that the...

Looks like Rmeir is running this setup

Thanks Rmeir. Looks good and hope to see you at the Ohio event.

Looks good. thanks for the pic, are you running these Icon multi-rate springs on a supercharger? If so what set-up are you using? It sounds like a standard set-up may be best if no additional weight in bed etc...

Thanks for the info Chris...glad we could get an answer from Icon on this as I had heard all options recommended from the standard as is set-up, the 10% replace a leaf, and add a leaf 20% option. It sounds like leaving the Icon springs as is may be the best bet...troubling if no on else is...

Icon engineer response "The higher rate configurations of the spring are intended for vehicles that are set up with constant additional load such as chase racks, dual spares, ect. With an unloaded truck going to a higher rate will also make the truck taller by about ½” per 10%rate change...

Icon engineer response "The higher rate configurations of the spring are intended for vehicles that are set up with constant additional load such as chase racks, dual spares, ect. With an unloaded truck going to a higher rate will also make the truck taller by about ½” per 10%rate change...