Honestly, I didn't find any difference between AOR's 5&6" rear springs....wasn't happy with that :/

 

Looking good scuba. You have turned into a 4weeling solid axle fabricating monster 4wd guru!!
Damn near watched you grow up on yotatech. Proud of ya man. Fine young man.

 

Tomorrow is the day.
Cutting begins at roughly 8am. Stay tuned for pictures, questions, ETC.

 

May the yota gods guide the torch for you.

 

Well today was fun! Got a late start but had a very productive day and got to my goal of getting the axle hung.

$6k in parts.


Last shot of the truck on IFS.


Cutting.


Mockup


The centerline will probably be a little farther back than this.




First thing in the morning I need to swap the oil pan, then get the shackle hangers mounted and test clearances. After that I'll get the steering box swapped in and go from there.

 

looks good bud!

 

Thanks Robb!
Back at it again this morning. Waiting for coffee to finish brewing and I'll get the new oil pan set in place!

 

Nice clean work space! Cant wait to see it sitting on all 4s.

 

First time on it's own weight. Thoughts on shackle angle?
It's about 5* negative.

 

Update:
Most bracketery on the front has been fully welded/ gusseted.
Steering box is partially mounted. Steering shaft is basically done.

Tomorrow I need to check a couple angles, finish welding the steering box mounts, finish welding the axle bracketery, assemble/ paint axle and front end, plumb steering box and finally, fill the oil pan.
Then I can move on to the rear end.

 

Steering box is mounted, just gotta finish welding the brackets.

 

Looks stout. So whats left? Steering hook up?

 

The front is "done." I still need to put the inner shafts/ birfs in, weld the steering stops on, and a couple other small things. I drove it out of the shop and got it up to about 50. I've gotta get the toe set a little better but everything is working pretty well.
I was hoping to get the center of the axle about 3" forward of stock. I measured everything and the axle ended up 7" forward. I've got a 111.5" wheelbase with an 80* approach angle. :O

Working on the rear suspension right now. The truck should be 95% by tomorrow evening.

 

See, money does buy happiness. Great improvement

 

Glad you got the steering box issued figured out..

 

Looks like you need some bigger tires! Did you end up doing anything about the shackle angle?

 

After my first post about shackle angle I moved the shackle hangers 3/4" forward and got the shackles to sit back at 80*. It's still a little steep but should settle in nicely.

 

Hope they settle for u. Truck's lookin tits. How's it ride so far?

 

I got to take the truck home from the shop tonight.
It's slightly bouncy without shocks. Needs a steering stabilizer. Wanders a bit at speeds of 50 and over. Otherwise, everything is great. I need to triple check my toe which I thought I set at 3/16's in. I'll get some pictures tomorrow morning. I did the math and I was at the shop for a grand total of about 50 hours!

 

Why did you decide to put the shackle hanger under the frame? Looking at the FROR kit, it looks like it would go thru the frame.