my 1st gen...1980 longbed

[Yoat Goat]

Get crackin on this. I wanna see how them s10 springs work...

[LilChief87]

i got s10 springs in the rear of mine and i think they work great

[TheCookieMonster]

got the rear springs all together. bushings installed and added the axle wrap half leaf on top



i used the big style Marlin spring bushings so i could keep the greaseable bolts i got with the shackles. i just ground the outside of the bushing down with a bench grinder til it fit in the springs. if you have access to a lathe it would be much eazier and precise to turn down. there not perfect but o well 



also drove down to Sky's today and picked up some chevy spring hangers ..i would have made them myself but these are a deal for $35.. just need to drill the holes out the 3/4"

[iNfErNaL]

Nice !

[TheCookieMonster]

Nice !

 



finially got my junk in the shop today and started tearing it apart   

old rigged setup i had on there    (pictures aren't to great  )





s-10 springs just sitting on the axle





and got my RUF springs together for now. well see if they need tweeked after everythings together.




more to come tomorrow 

[TheCookieMonster]

got the rear pretty much done today...had to pull the gas tank out to get to the pass. side spring mount.

spring mounts tacked on sittin on its own weight



shackle angle came out about right



had to add a couple spacers to get my shackles to sit straight.



and got the mounts all welded up





these springs are still pretty soft so i think they should work quite well. im sure they will work better than stock rears 

[twistedtoy92]

nice!!! I love the chevies out back and rears up front! great price and flex like MAD! i got to flex the Twisted toy out today for the first 4wheel experience in about a year and a few months... but ended up snaping my rear case input.... time for a Marlin setup


I used the same SKy brackets and they work great!!! Love your build man!! keep it up!

[TheCookieMonster]

got the front end pretty much done yesterday. my computer took a so i cant post any pics yet. going to go finish it all up today 

[rednk1980]

  get er done right meow! 

[TheCookieMonster]

got everything done. all i got left to do is make some leaf spring clamp deals that hold the springs from twisting left to right. other than that the springs are done  ..now i need to come up with some shocks so i can get my hoops mounted up. also need to find something to flex this thing on 

[TheCookieMonster]

pics 

here is how the rear sits



and putting the rears up front







hanger welded on

[rednk1980]

lookin good boss 

[94MtnYote]

 damn you're gettin alotta good done!!! 

[TheCookieMonster]

Thanks guys  ..it feels good to have the springs on finally ... just need to get them fine tuned 


couple pics...24" to the frame



some poser flex pics







need some more fender trimmage



going to add another spring in the front soon. also need to get some bump stops setup.

[46&2]

Nice looking good 

[SR5Yota]

looks sick! 
Cant wait for browns!

[TheCookieMonster]

looks sick! 
Cant wait for browns!

Thanks guys 

i cant wait either. i hope the weather is half way decent because mud blows. i just need to get a few more things done and get some money saved to go and ill be ready. i just want to go play on the rocks damnit. i need to find a trailer too

[toyotanner]

i was just up there this weekend i ran canopener, hogs back, rocky uphill, waterfall, upper crushers, powerline, firebreak 5, to many archers firebreaks to count. basically it was pretty muddy but the rocks were dry atleast until your tires get on them.

crushers is all snow and makes it way to easy and pointless.

[GrenadedToy]

Nice fab dood. Truck looks badass. Round headlight first gens are the best of thetwo.

[TheCookieMonster]

i was just up there this weekend i ran canopener, hogs back, rocky uphill, waterfall, upper crushers, powerline, firebreak 5, to many archers firebreaks to count. basically it was pretty muddy but the rocks were dry atleast until your tires get on them.

crushers is all snow and makes it way to easy and pointless.

sweet. that blows its all snow still. hopefully it drys up soon but i doubt it will. 

Nice fab dood. Truck looks badass. Round headlight first gens are the best of thetwo.

Thanks man..

[SR5Yota]

Got any info about browns camp this coming weekend? I have 4 trucks in my group we will be showing up saturday night because some of us work.

[TheCookieMonster]

Got any info about browns camp this coming weekend? I have 4 trucks in my group we will be showing up saturday night because some of us work.

im not really sure if were still going  ...with the way the weather is looking everything will be covered in snow still. pretty much everyone i was going with has backed out. i always run my internet mouth when were going somewhere then we never make it  ...im a jack

[peacesells]

Killer truck man! love your build, I thought about doin the s10's out back but had already welded my perches on for the 63's. My buddy runs them on his crawler and they flex great

[TheCookieMonster]

Killer truck man! love your build, I thought about doin the s10's out back but had already welded my perches on for the 63's. My buddy runs them on his crawler and they flex great

Thank you  .. ya they seem like there going to work pretty good. i still need to get out and test them on some rocks 

[SR5Yota]

Thank you  .. ya they seem like there going to work pretty good. i still need to get out and test them on some rocks 

OR SNOW AT BROWNS! 

[TheCookieMonster]

so i swapped out my first two springs in the front cause the other ones were kinda bent. also added another spring to the packs, sits a bit taller now which i dont like but oh well. also sold all my old garbage lift for $200, so i should be ordering up some bilsteins here soon for the front

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

 

[TheCookieMonster]

...we all know you are a raging  wad 

[toyotanner]

not you too

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

  ya I got it from your build.....