Nice job Tofer! I can't believe how quickly you got both the front/rear swaped and then back on the road.

Do you have any axel wrap issues? Do you have pics of where you mounted your rear shocks & spring perches?

 

i ended using a rear axle out of a 92 pickup, i swapped a guy my coiled axle. so it was alost easier. i will take a bunch of pics tonight and get them posted..


another update: the wheel spacers had a issue and its a good thing that i didnt wheel it this weekend. it was clunking SO bad when i got home today i ended up sheering one of the studs and all of them were really loose. i think the problem was that the studs didnt get seated down all the way. (i had to leave to get to sleep before my buddy put the hubs/spacers in.

 

Looks great Chris!

Must be alot cooler over on the coast than here in eastern Wa?

Wanna come over a Grind on mine? haha I thought so!

 

i had a wheel spacer come loose right after i finished my swap too. i tightened it back up and checked the other one, and they've been good ever since.

 

Red Loctite. Torque to 100 ft lbs and you guys can forgetaboutit!

 

ok i found some time to get these posted... sorry for the delay.


attempt to flex it out.

TWINS!!!

heep carnage

how camping should be

even lamer attempt to flex out the rear... maxed out the hi-lift and still had the wheels on the ground. (my brother 48" hi-lift.. my 60 was too hard to reach)

how it sits now wiht 2" longer rear shackels

front drive shaft... 2" steel stock... its not breaking anytime soon

rear shock mount

new rear shackles.



and now i have the tauras fan mounted, and i'll finish the install tomorrow. and NAPA sold me the wrong wheel studs so i need to replace them tomorrow and get the wheel spacers fixed tomorrow too.

 

You may want to weld in a brace in the middle of those Autozone (or whatever parts store) extended shackles. They will twist and bend if given the right amount of force.
That being said, it looks great! Now, go drive around town and find a ramp of some sort, with a dual shackle setup, that rear end should flex like crazy!!

 

 

Nice dude.

 

I want an SAS, dont need one, but I want one

 

looks good...now go break something

 

UPDATE!!! I WANT TO SEE SOME MORE PHOTO's

 

And I just noticed your muffler... i had to do that to my 92 when i did the /\ shocks... the heat toasted one of my Ranchos... something to think about...

 

ya i know i need to get a new muffler and tail pipe.. right now i cant drive with the window rolled down. i'll get some non action shots as soon as i can. i am way too poor to be paying for gas to go wheelin...

 

too poor for gas but rich enough to do a sas, i see i see. haha. it looks so sick overall, i wish i had the $$$ and tools. update us when you get the new muffler and tailpipe. my rear shocks are /\ and i have a flowmaster muffler with a dump tip, works out nicely but makes my shocks dirty like no other!

 

I would consider reworking that. If the dump is close enough to make it dirty is close enough to get it hot... toasted the seals in one of mine... leaked all over the place...