project black and tan; now for sale

[BLACKDOG]

Runner is coming along very nice  

Looking good bro!

this is true but you would have to be a jerk to lie about being in the military just to save a little more than tax.

That, and I imagine a lot of military members that order are on here, and its pretty common knowledge who is and who isn't

[havik]

shackle hangers are off
tank is getting droped
ramps are getting welded
today seems to be a good day.
tonight i will order another front spring hanger

I am moving my New shackle hanger back 1.5"
how does that sound
my leason was learned its only going to be tacked for now

[*** YELLER ***]

looks great dude I might steel that idea 

[havik]

today we droped the gas tank and cut off the shackle hangers. tomorrow we weld up the spring hanger ramps. today i tryed grinding the front hanger off
  i dont know how iam going to get this thing to come off. rick welded the hell out of it.
but we are still having a good time.
and on to some pix

[havik]

here is the tank out so rick can weld the back side of the spring mount and slider

[havik]

we got both shackles off. iam planing to put the new ones 1.5" back. what is the norm?
please post up how much you did and how it worked for you
thank you

[havik]

this was a bumer. taking the axel and springs back off.
leason learned. oh well
iam not sure if i want to order a new hanger now or after i cut off the one thats on there now. 

[havik]

today was another good day. didnt get as much done as i wanted but its cool. we got both hanger slider ramps welded and i got some sealer/primer on them. they look
i got some plates cut out for the rear upper shock mount to weld to.
i got one shackle hanger in place.
hopefully tomorrow we get both shackle hangers welded in.
then its paint and the rear is ready.
how does 1.5" back sound for allpro 5" long travels sound?
hopefully we will see tomorrow
and to the pix

[havik]

another view

[*** YELLER ***]

that looks great  are ya gonna plate the bottom so it dont get hung up also

[86bobbedtoy]

that looks great  are ya gonna plate the bottom so it dont get hung up also

x2

[rednk1980]

1.5 back on the 5in long travel allpros is what i ran on mine and they seem to have a good shackle angle.

[havik]

yeah the top is going to have .25" plate set into the slider ramps, and thear will be a guset inside too.

[havik]

i have been playing with the idea of instead of cutting off my front spring hanger. swapping out my top 2 leafs from my stock rears to my allpro fronts. probably wont but iam thinkin about it

[havik]

tonight was a good night. we were able to work for a few hours and get a few things done. rick suprised me today by bringing in some .25 plate for the sliders so we made up some cardboard mock ups and then made the real things. i forgot my camera today so no pix till tomorrow night. we only got one side done tonight but its 100% done. looks killer. tomorrow when we do the other side i will get some pix. also i was talked out of making a custom leaf pack and just cutting off the front hanger. i was able to salvage the hanger so tomorrow it should get welded back on. in the right location.
hopefully tomorrow we can get the rear hung as well. and maybe by sunday it will be sittin on the tires
good times

[DTB]

thats some clean work..

[havik]

today was another good day. 
got up early and went to the shop to get some work done. the day started off with finishing both hanger sliders. they look sweet. i cant wait to try them out
then it was on to welding up the shackle hangers. this like the rest of the build was harder than i thaught it was going to be. i got one side easy the other took a little more time. but they were good times
got the axle hung/put on the tires and let it sit on its own weight.
bla......bla..... bla
on to the pix

[havik]

this is the brace and mud shield for the hanger slider

[havik]

the hanger all boxed up and ready to paint

[havik]

sittin high. once its on all 4's we have a fork lift to cycle the suspension

[havik]

this is the rear shackle angle. i will see how it settles in but right now i plan on moving the shackle hanger in .25" to get a better angle. its in the 20* range right now but iam looking more for 30*.
thats mid 20's with 200ish lbs in the rear.

[havik]

(ramrod) this look better.
hole under bolt yes

[havik]

oh yeah check how far back my hanger had to be. 
but its 44" from shackle to hanger bolt hole and the hole is right under the body mount bolt

[havik]

got my sky rear shock mount cut down
i dont recomend buying this part. for sure not worth the money. the bends are uneven, i already had the rear shock mount for the axle so they gave me $4.00 off . i know the little tabs and 2 bolts are cheap but i also know they cost more than $4.00
it has to be cut to fit. for $80 i want it to put its self in. oh well my bad. i should have just made my own out of 2x2 and some bolts. at least then i could have had muliti shock locations. iam not whining just sayin if you are thinkin about getting one of these save your money and make your own. not worth it. 

[havik]

some parts

[havik]

this is the welder we have been using

[havik]

before we left tonight

[havik]

i hope to have this all hung up tomorrow

[havik]

barts monster pos with the body off it. hes gettin it ready for the glass body

[havik]

this is the shop
yeah its pretty nice. oh and rick has his own keys so we get to put in extra hours.