Link shots



sweet giant bolts








The rears are 1.75"x .120"
The lower fronts are the same but the uppers ar only 1" OD. Im really trying to go on a test run this weekend and I may weld some angle iron on the uppers for the test ad then retube them when I get back.

The ends have what I call johnny joints in them.

The coilovers are Doetsch 15" with QA1 springs. 225/250 in the rear and 250/300 in the front.

I ordered two new 15" shafts, two rebuild kits and overnite shipping for $90 which I though was pretty reasonable.

 

Rear trimming
PLENTY of bondo. Whoever bobbed this would kill me if he saw what I did with that cutoff wheel

Before w/ 35s



After w/ 37s
This is way taller than ride height.



Can you see how thick it was?

 

Departure angle



Approach
This is with the bumper off in case you could not tell :flipoff2:
After I trim it, it should only stick out about 5" in front of the tires.

 

New hub studs



Did I mention that this was my tow vehicle

 

Its 76" tall
24" to the frame rail
about 112" wheel base
on 37" IROCs

 

Looks awesome. Can't wait to see some wheeling pics.

 

i like the front fenders

 

Thanks and thanks. The front looks kind of mean I think

This is my first coiled rig and Im going to have to play with it for while to get my spring rates, anti-squat, and that crap just right, but I think its cool and am REALLY looking to foward to getting it on the trail.

It seems to me that a lot people on these boards "know" way more than theyve ever experienced. Wheeling pics speak a 1,000 words <----a 1,000 posts too Get me on the trail! over

 

did you get that off of e-bay? i think i remember seeing it on there a while back. that thing will be an animal. looks good keep the pictures coming.

 

Yes I did.
Ive bought and sold over ten trucks and two motorcycles in the last two years on ebay I think Ive got problems . . . .
This truck is definitley the pimpest Ive had and if I ever get really bored with it I slap some rockwells underneath it.

 

Well, I tried to take it riding once and the front 3 link geometry was bass-ackwards and I had to rebuild it. The vertical seperation was LESS on the axle the on the frame -----> BAD! This allowed the pinion to rock back and forth about 70% When I test drove it I only went up hills and it was rocking down but I coulndt see it from in the cab The first time I took it out I went down a really steep hill the it rocked up into the top link. So I had to redo the suspension.

I fabbed this to test my calculations and took it for a trip around the block. Then I decided to dump the clutch in 1-low and see how not bracing a bracket works.



The I built it again and braced it well and did the dumping the clutch in 4wd, 4hi, 4low, 4lowlow on the pavement test and everything held up.

Remounted my ram and out a cooler on it too



Shout out to Poly Performace for my new springs



Safty first

 

Trail flex showed that I needed some more fender clearance



Trail shots
Shoutout to GrayRock ORV in Mt Olive, Alabama



Picked up a passenger



A little body rub

 

DAMAGE!

My shortened drive shaft broke at the welds :mad3: Hell fix it for free, but that didnt help this weekend.

 

More damage!

My plan was to dog it untill something broke and my goal was achieved.
I proved that my lowers are too weak :p

 

Shout out to my "spotter"



Sweet parting shot

 

nice find, that things looks like its got ALOT of potential. just alittle bit of lovin' all it needs! keep us updated!

 

Thanks!

Im picking up some 2" .375 DOM link material this week from Keith Bailey at The Off Road Connection. Its only about $18 a foot

I also am switching out my springs for some that are a little more stiff.

Can't decide about my exo-cage I'm not a fan of the jungle gym ones, but I love how my buddies buggy can take a full roll over and keep on going without a pause. Im not sure if Ill even like a simple one. Body damage isnt a concern, BUT this is a clean truck for now

Maybe the main cage could come throuh the roof a little and look like a roof rack and the stinger would keep me off of the widshield?

 

While upgrading my links from 1.75"x .120 to 2"x .375 ($17 a foot )



I did this too my shop

 

And this too my tools



And this too my truck

 

Not so much fun

It was kinda neat to load my truck up with a rear link missing ------> rear steer!

A buddy from work let me park my junk in his shop for a few weeks.
Hope to take it riding on Tues after Alfa buys my new tools