He's correct, you'll need to drop the front as well. If you have the sled put back together and have it sitting on the garage floor you'll see what he means.
The rear of the skid will be on the floor and the front of the skid will be way up in the air, a slight rise is ok - but too much is not. This puts all the weight on the rear of the skid, compressing the rear springs and shock. If your skid is an SC-III, this will adversely affect the coupling and suspension, it will also trench like a backhoe. (I said Hoe)
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Go to the Mountain Forum and look in TTABS Mod Shop post, toward the end (maybe page 46 or 48) he has pictures of a drop and roll project, note where the skid mount holes are. You may even need to move the skid toward the back of the tunnel an inch or two and cut the tips of the rails back - it depends on how much extension you added.
Also talk to a few experts that do this sort of thing all the time. Call Fab Craft, TimberSled, Holtz or any of the other custom chassis fabricators and ask their advise - they'll give you the straight poop.
-Good luck
A drop bracket like this one might also help you fine tune the best position for your skid to mount up to. A man needs to try a couple different holes until he finds the one he likes the best.
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The rear of the skid will be on the floor and the front of the skid will be way up in the air, a slight rise is ok - but too much is not. This puts all the weight on the rear of the skid, compressing the rear springs and shock. If your skid is an SC-III, this will adversely affect the coupling and suspension, it will also trench like a backhoe. (I said Hoe)
Go to the Mountain Forum and look in TTABS Mod Shop post, toward the end (maybe page 46 or 48) he has pictures of a drop and roll project, note where the skid mount holes are. You may even need to move the skid toward the back of the tunnel an inch or two and cut the tips of the rails back - it depends on how much extension you added.
Also talk to a few experts that do this sort of thing all the time. Call Fab Craft, TimberSled, Holtz or any of the other custom chassis fabricators and ask their advise - they'll give you the straight poop.
-Good luck
A drop bracket like this one might also help you fine tune the best position for your skid to mount up to. A man needs to try a couple different holes until he finds the one he likes the best.
