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In case you have missed me the hast few days, I have been slaving hard getting the yard brought up to speed for spring, as well as helping TR get his 4Runner set up a little better.

Maybe he will chime in, but here's pretty much what we are doing:

-Custom rear springs up front
-Drop front crossmember that moves the front springs 1" forward (axle is a total of 3" forward).
-Rear blocks ( :barf: until he gets off his tail and does his 4 link )
-Custom crossover steering setup
-FJ-something steering box that had the pitman facing forward, looks like it will work sweet with the axle this far forward.
-He picked up a used set of 36" TSL's to go in it too - looks MUCH better than the 31's that were on it before we started

Rear is done, front hanger is in place, and we have some hoopty shackles on temporarily to see how the springs are gonna settle out, and if he needs to move to a shackle under the frame. Right now, it is looking like with the rear springs up front, and front hanger 1" forward and 3" down, a nice 5" shackle in the stock solid axle location will work SWEET for flex and ride. Only time will tell though.

Tomorrow is time to get the box set in the right place, sleeve the frame, plate it, and call it drivable again


He may be working on it on his own tomorrow, but if I make it down to help him I will be sure to snap some pics.

Care to chime in Mikey?

 

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Why not just do the XX style 4-link? You're basically building one anyway... just adding more tubing and deleting two joints. At least that way one link failing wouldn't render the rid inoperable?

Just curious on the choice for the SA link. The pics and vids of it in action don't particularly make me want to run out and copy it... although a large portion of that comes from the hoopty-soft springs.

He likes to be different

 

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damn right

If you are posting, you are NOT WORKING!

Get to work!

 

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been welding and had to let every thing cool off. im getting back to work now, it will be able to move under its own power tonite but i will have to finish welding tomarrow nite.

You get the steering box on there?

 

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It moves by itself now, still have some more welding to do and install shock mounts F&R and brace the drop cross member. looks good cept the drivers side sits lower than the pass side and the damn rag joint rubs on my shock mount and i just let the shocks hang free and the pass side shock got between my steering stop and the stop crushing the almost new RS9012 Hope fully i will get it finished tomarrow.

Why did you disconnect the shocks? :shaking:

I say cut a pie slice out of the Ford towers, lay them towards the rear of the truck about 1", and they should work ok.

I will bring a camera by the shop today

 

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Here is pretty much what he started with:

 

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And here it is now:

 

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One more...

 

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This posted by a guy with 21,000+ posts!

Looks like the pot's calling the kettle black

ouch


guess I better get to work

 

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And about 20,999 posts without pertinent info. :flipoff2:

Even better - you can't argue your position elsewhere, so you come here now? You make me giggle :laughing: