I spend the summers down on our ranch in Sanpete. Great wheeling spots down there.

 

Hey that liner you painted your truck with, does it come in red or blue? I really want to try something like that on my truck. thanks

 

Ya it comes in a ton of different colors. They will even send you a few samples before you order to give you a better idea. Really good company to work with.

Heres their web page http://www.nonslipcoating.com/

 

Alright thanks man, i got a sample on the way im going with brick red as it will stand out here in the desert. Your truck is probably one of my faviorite pickups ive seen. I love it

 

Very nice!

 

Thanks guys. Hooking up my front drivline in about 30 minutes so I dont get stuck pilling down my driveway tonight. We got about a foot of snow here last night. Cant wait to try this rig out this wknd!!

 

Nice build, that is agood amount of snow, got like a foot up north of me.
Looking forward more, Jeff

 

Looks like I might not be wheeling this weekend. Im so ticked right now!!! The drive line shop put the wrong size flange on my tcase end and I can't get it to go on. Its about a 16th off on the bolt holes lining up. Im thinking about dremeling the holes out a little bigger to get me by this wknd until they can get me the correct size flange. What do you guys think?

Its a inexcusable error on their part cause I left my stock drive shaft with them specifically for this reason. TO GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!!! I had a friend drive a hour through a blizzard last night to get this thing to me before I left tomorrow since the drive line shop is a ways away from me.

Sorry for the rant. Just had to get it off my chest. I just want to wheel this thing already!

 

One comment I will make is that I wouldn't recommend instaling trail gears 1/2" block they give you for the front driver spring pad. It has made my driver side sit higher than my passenger side. Maybe it is just on mine....who knows???

I am going to cut it off and put 1.5" blocks front and rear to give me a little more lift. I know most people on here will say don't do it but I want just a tad bit more lift on it. Plus, it seems like the springs are settling more and more every time I drive it so I think that when they are done settling it will look just about perfect with the blocks for my liking.

Note on the front driveline issue: I dremmeled the bolt holes out a little and it went on perfect but now the problem is that it is on such an angle that the yokes are binding on the flange when they turn so I am taking my truck down to the driveline shop on tuesday for them to build me something different that wont bind.

So sorry, no wheeling pics this week

 

Sweet truck and nice work on the rear bumper i like it...

 

Thanks Moto.....it turned out better than I thought it would and I love it!

 

yeah. i recently finished my sas and forgot to install the spring pad :/ but instead of installing it on the drivers side, im putting it on the passenger side due to the fact that my drivers side is a tad bit higher than my passenger for some reason

 

Still haven't had a chance to take this thing out wheeling yet. Spent the last two weeks getting everything fine tuned on it. Had to get the front drive line fixed up with some high clearance flanges because of the extreme angle and it performs flawless now. Put 2 degree shims in the rear to get my rear drive line angle correct so it no longer vibrates. Put one inch steel blocks in the rear and a 1/2 inch block on the front passenger side to level everything up so now it sits perfect. I also had to relocate my rear shocks to give them more travel so they weren't a limiting factor and full flex. Then, I relocated my steering stabilizer mount more forward because it was too close to my oil pan.

Did a full flex text with the fork lift and everything clears perfect with no rubs anywhere and the bumpstops are at the perfect height. Ready to wheel it now!!

Heres some pics of the flex test. I think I could have gone about 3 inches higher with the fork lift.

 

hey man that looks swell for sure. how many miles does your 3.0 have? and has it been rebuilt at all? thanks

 

Thanks. It has 215K and has never been rebuilt. Just changed the plugs and wires and did a full compression test and it runs top notch. Would love a little more power out of it but there's not too many options out there for the 3.0 other than a different engine lol. Can't complain too much though. Still does 75 highway fairly smooth and pulls steep grades with ease even with the
36" swampers. Having 4 88"s helps though

 

Ah ok im just curious cause mine has 185k with new timing and thats it i think. Im on 30s right now though lol, with a 5 inch sas. I plan on doing bucket seats, 5.29s on 35s or just go cheap with 33s

 

Finally got out and did some wheeling this wknd. The truck performed flawlessly with no issues. Heres a video and some pics for you guys.

 

Doesn't look like the video wants to play on here. Sorry guys. Hopefully the pics will. Cant wait to put chromoly's up front with a locker and really see what this thing is capable of.