I wish I had the money to pay someone else to do it

It's been a fun project though, I have a buddy helping me out who has done a couple of these, so it's not too bad.

 

well got the axle built and hanging...


another shot (look the rears gone!)


here it is


insides


some cutting of the rear has begun, and dropped the gas tank

 

your killing me. more pictures!!!

 

looks nice...good thinking on droppin the tank lol

 

Hahaha, well I don't have the money...the bank did. Therefore I'm gonna be paying for it for a long time! haha. But if they ever start looking for me, I'll just go hide wherever my truck can take me that they can't get too! Just Kidding, being a nurse has it's benefits.

 

oh yeah, what are you gonna do with the gas tank? did you just drop it to make it easier or do you have plans to do something else?

 

I want to eventually do something different, but for now just pulled it to make things easier (don't wanna grind and weld near that thing).

 

yeah i seriously considered placing a 20 gallon fuel cell in the trunk of mine to replace the tank, but decided it was gonna cost a little bit to much.

 

oh yeah, are you running dual cases? Mine is almost complete I just have front driveshaft issues under extreme flex since i'm not running dual cases. It binds up under flex (new longer shaft was installed as well). Scott ordered other ujoints and what not and we are hoping that will fix the issue.

 

I wish There are many things I would like to do, ones that would make sense doing right now while its all apart, but all that just costs more $$$ and adds up fast. Gotta draw the line somewhere for now.

 

so what are you doing for your front driveshaft?

 

Fill it up. Seriously, you'll never burn anything with it full.

 

you are joking right?

 

Liquid gas wont burn i a large quantity like that. Its the fumes that ignite. Filling it up reduces the area that can be filled with gas fumes, reducing the risk of explosion.

 

Well the tank had less than 1/4 tank full and had no suspension to drive anywhere
Easy enough just to pull...

 

I understand the part about "reducing" the risk of explosion.....

I just prefer to ELIMINATE the risk of burning a horrible death in my garage...sounds dumb, I know......

 

Yep i see your point, but as long as the gas cap is on and all your lines dont leak you basically 100% safe.

 

threw the tires up for some more stability (and was anxious to see how it looks!)




and here is a pic of the shackle angle some were asking for, keep in mind the springs are new, and the truck is angled back so the full weight is not on the front as it would normally be, so hopefully will get a bit more out of it once the springs settle. And once I get a bumper and winch (someday) up there it will help as well.


This is with the front hanger welded completely flush with the front of the frame (no offset)

 

looking sexy hot stuff.

it sits a lot taller then I thought it would, granted the springs still have to settle in.

Dare I ask what justin's old beast of a bumper is doing in front of your truck?

 

That looks great!

I wonder how much it will come down with the bumper and winch?

I have the same set up but with a v6 so I'm sure thats like your truck with a winch and bumper.

Jeremy