So After gettin yelled at by Marcus for never making build threads, and getting out of class early today. I decided to make build threads for Big Rd and Ole poo poo. This build thread will go from the point I bought it, until current. And I am keeping the budget on this one fairly low
Plans are
Suspension
-52" rear springs up front with DIY4X B52s and a few leafs removed and a 7.25" shackle
-Possibly a 4* shim depending on caster angle
-56" rears I pulled out of a 1 ton with DIY4X shackle flip also with leafs removed and a 6" shackle
Steering
-I have some 1.5" .250 DOM with 7/8" Hex tube inserts, 14tpi left and right hand threads
- 7/8" Ballistic Fab rod ends with High Mis spacers. All go from 7/8" down to 5/8" but the joint at the end I have drilled out the pitman arm to 3/4". So I have a 7/8" to 3/4" high mis spacer there.
- I have some Blue torch Fab rod end high steer arms That I milled to accept ballistic Fabs high miss spacer that were on my truck once. I am still debating on weather to go highsteer like on my truck, but might have oil pan clearance issues staying so low.
-I will have a 2wd box for Xover steering and I am going to try out EMS offroad caps for my hydro line hookups. (I like testing out different companies stuff)
-Since I am trying to stay fairly cheap, I will be running PSC lines with a surplus center or PSC ram
- I will be staying with the stock pump and adding some radiator hose for a longer filler neck. I will also do the west texas offroad mod for a bit more pressure.
Axles
- I scored a free 14 bolt off FSC from a local guy with 4.10s and in decent shape. I built a 14 bolt cover for it from Copperhead fab, which was decent product but they cut one of the plates 1/2" to short so I plasma cut another peice to make up the difference and its not even noticable.
- On the axle I will be Inboarding the rear shocks, Using some Ballistic Fab disk break brackets for disk brakes in the rear. I also have their pinion gaurd.
- I will also post some pics of the spring perches I build later.
-As for the Dana 60, I posted up a ad on Craigslist *wanted chevy 60* and a week later I got a bite. I wound up being in the same major and me and the guy actually had a class together last year. So we worked out a trade. I traded him my old Mile marker 10.5 Hydraulic winch and some 4" shackles from ORD and he gace me the Dana 60 and the 56" rears. (he is moving to 2.5 rocks) I have a SOLID D60 cover I will be using for it.
Front shock setup will be modified ford shock towers.
That is the basics, so on with some pics
Day I towed it home off the Military base in huntsville alabama
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Changed the fluids, cut some fender...And had to go test it out on the New 36" Iroks I had for it
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Cleaned it that night and next day was some body work time. I pulled out all the Military radio shit, ground down the floors, installed a radio with 2 6.5" speakers in the doors. I used Hurculiner and it has not held up for shit. So it will be all getting removed and Durabak will be used...MUCH better product.
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Plasma cut the the rust spots out
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welded some 16 gauge in
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Plans are
Suspension
-52" rear springs up front with DIY4X B52s and a few leafs removed and a 7.25" shackle
-Possibly a 4* shim depending on caster angle
-56" rears I pulled out of a 1 ton with DIY4X shackle flip also with leafs removed and a 6" shackle
Steering
-I have some 1.5" .250 DOM with 7/8" Hex tube inserts, 14tpi left and right hand threads
- 7/8" Ballistic Fab rod ends with High Mis spacers. All go from 7/8" down to 5/8" but the joint at the end I have drilled out the pitman arm to 3/4". So I have a 7/8" to 3/4" high mis spacer there.
- I have some Blue torch Fab rod end high steer arms That I milled to accept ballistic Fabs high miss spacer that were on my truck once. I am still debating on weather to go highsteer like on my truck, but might have oil pan clearance issues staying so low.
-I will have a 2wd box for Xover steering and I am going to try out EMS offroad caps for my hydro line hookups. (I like testing out different companies stuff)
-Since I am trying to stay fairly cheap, I will be running PSC lines with a surplus center or PSC ram
- I will be staying with the stock pump and adding some radiator hose for a longer filler neck. I will also do the west texas offroad mod for a bit more pressure.
Axles
- I scored a free 14 bolt off FSC from a local guy with 4.10s and in decent shape. I built a 14 bolt cover for it from Copperhead fab, which was decent product but they cut one of the plates 1/2" to short so I plasma cut another peice to make up the difference and its not even noticable.
- On the axle I will be Inboarding the rear shocks, Using some Ballistic Fab disk break brackets for disk brakes in the rear. I also have their pinion gaurd.
- I will also post some pics of the spring perches I build later.
-As for the Dana 60, I posted up a ad on Craigslist *wanted chevy 60* and a week later I got a bite. I wound up being in the same major and me and the guy actually had a class together last year. So we worked out a trade. I traded him my old Mile marker 10.5 Hydraulic winch and some 4" shackles from ORD and he gace me the Dana 60 and the 56" rears. (he is moving to 2.5 rocks) I have a SOLID D60 cover I will be using for it.
Front shock setup will be modified ford shock towers.
That is the basics, so on with some pics
Day I towed it home off the Military base in huntsville alabama
Changed the fluids, cut some fender...And had to go test it out on the New 36" Iroks I had for it
Cleaned it that night and next day was some body work time. I pulled out all the Military radio shit, ground down the floors, installed a radio with 2 6.5" speakers in the doors. I used Hurculiner and it has not held up for shit. So it will be all getting removed and Durabak will be used...MUCH better product.
Plasma cut the the rust spots out
welded some 16 gauge in
