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My family and I Will be there Friday/Saturday with the new build. I'm pretty anxious to get it out.

I'm concerned about it as well, I really should have went with the model winch that has the solenoid mounted to the side, just to give me every advantage.

Received my 125lb upper springs for the front and got them installed. Ride height looks closer to where I want it now, maybe a little tall, still have the winch and heavy skid that will bring it down some. Had to cut the hood a bit more to fit over the coilovers, I ordered some Daystar hood...

Nice looking truck! My last 3 trucks have been diesel, curious what the towing mpg is in a big gasser on 35"s like that.

Can someone give me directions to these trails? I'd like to check them out.

Thanks!

Thanks Bart . Moving the fenders out is a great idea! I went and looked mine over to see if I can move them out, unfortunately it's a no-go on the current trailer wheels. I will probably just fab the drive over wheel wells.

Well I did it, got it out and ran it around a bit. At first I went easy, listening for noises, smelled around as well as 4 degrees lets you smell. Then I proceeded to flex it on a few obstacles checking clearances. Drove it around a bit more. Then I climbed some stuff, even in the snow this...

I badly wanted to take it out to feel it out a bit, for a fleeting moment I even thought about joining the Hangover run. Then I remembered it won't fit between the wheel wells on the trailer:confused:. So my morning was spent throwing this together. I think they can also serve as the frame...

Anyone have any 16" 2.5" 125lb springs laying around I can get right now? I've already tried Desert Speed Shock Tuning and Midnight 4x4.

Thanks it's getting close to leaving the garage, for a minute or two. I do have the shock hoops braced. I was trying to use the crossbrace as the PS reservoir, couldn't get the air out of it though.

Seats are in (again). Coilover's mounted. And spring rates are off... I need about 50lb heavier springs in the front. 4.5" shaft showing and it should be 6"

Some progress. Axles are garage aligned, battery and fuse box are mounted.

Looks great, I like reading about your builds. How did you bend the roof top on a section that wide?

Heck yeah man! You knocked that out pretty quick once you got started on it. When is it's first trail date?

Thanks Tim, I really appreciate the offer. If I were feeling better I would gladly take you up on it, but I've been a little under the weather for about a week now. As it is im only able to work on it for short periods then I have to take a break. Did you get your axle swap finished up?

That was my first thought and plan, just use OEM belts in the factory locations. Unfortunately somewhere along the way I misplaced that idea and put a piece of tube directly in the space the OEM retractor previously occupied. I can add another seatbelt bung low on the B-pillar and mount the...

Got the roll cage in and bolted down yesterday. Does anyone have experience with aftermarket or good OEM 3-point seatbelts I could utilize? In warm weather when the top is off, I plan to run 4-point harnesses on a removable harness bar. In cold weather when the hard top is on I will remove the...

I didn't even think of trying aircraft paint remover. That would have saved me a lot of time, especially in the joints where I couldn't reach with the wire wheel.

I came across a discussion on FB about this issue. It appears it's a fairly common issue on at least the SD to have to tap the axle shafts the last little bit into a locker. I also watched YOuTube video showing a mechanic really getting after it to remove the shaft from a stock carrier. My...