this may take a wile (build up)

[yotaboy79]

my shocks came today thanks to "BITEME" ill start putting crap back togeather when i get the daily driver out of the shop thats my first priority the valve train basicly self destructed and then napa screwed me over by giving me the wrong cam and bearings napa->  <-me

[awhotrods]

Where did you get the hilift mount for your bed?  I need one!

[yoderboy]

it looks like hangers for electrical conduit or plumbing. does the job

[yotaboy79]

yup thats the stuff (its unistrut)  go to home depo or lows or some place like that most of them sell it i know that home depo does i think that for those gold peaces (the clamps) cant exacltly remember what those are called but i think im using 2in and it work well you need to tighten the living daylights out of them to get them to stay put. i got mine from my work because we had a bunch left over from a couple of jobs that never got used.

[yotaboy79]

i gots a question, i was moking up my front springs and it looks like im gunna have some serios steering issues, i was just wondering if any body out there is running a toy rear spring combo thats got alot of arch to it and marlins steering arms it looks like when i shim the axle to get the caster right that the tierod will be hitting the springs at less than full droop, my springs are toy rear mainleafs with the bottom 6 leafs from front waganeers is there any one else running this setup? cuz it dont look like its gunna work  

[Hyena]

My rear springs had a lotof arch when i built them too.  But when i put them on the truck they went flat.  I have since added a leaf and they ahave an arch right now.  When they are dropped fully they don't hit the steering arms at all, and i have marlin high steer too.  the best thing to do is to put them on with the weight of the truck on it.  Drive it for awhile to let the spring soften up and then see what happens.

[yotaboy79]

thanks for the info, it just dont look right to me but well see when i get every thing mounted up

[yotaboy79]

i got the front off of jack stands the only thing left is to mount the steering box and get a drag link and all the power steering stuff. just to get it running im gunna run blocks in the rear  untell i figure out what i wanna do im starting to consider a 4 link ill get some pics up tomarrow

[yotaboy79]

ok ive got a question a power steering box and bracket off of a 22re wont work on a 20r or am i just stupid cus the block is missing bolt holes the holes that are there dont line up and the pump sits to far forward. i wasnt thinking and i just grabbed it when i was at u pull it i figure i can at least use the pump and make my own brackets? i dunno ill take some pics of the truck later tonight and try to post them tonight oh and it didnt dawn on me that i needed a reservor wich this pump didnt have one on it.

[yotaboy79]

oh yeah i forgot to measure the pinion angle on the front befor i started cutting stuff off can some one tell me what it should be so i  can get every thing right  cus it looks way off
thanks kyle

[yotaboy79]

ok heres some pics

[yotaboy79]

and heres what big birtha did also got my nuckle prity good the 3rd pease of the drill bit is stuck in my frame its staying

[Gtown]

I had stock 87 rear springs in the front.  three leafs sat flat.  Flexed great.  Just mount the ifs box as far forward as you can.

[yotaboy79]

its alive!!! and it dont like 35-40 miles per hour death wobble  but im still driving it ill get some pics up tomarow

[Hyena]

tires ballanced?  Cool that your are driving it now.

[yotaboy79]

i think its a combo of unballanced tires half assed shackles and bad caster angle but its not bad the steering wheel just jumps around but it will still go in a straight light if you let go of it its wierd   oh yeah i also need to make  my square tube front drive shaft

[yotaboy79]

ok im not driving it any more the death wobble has gotten real bad i think another cause is lack of a steering stableizer. but i did get some pics for ya guys the front flexes awsome in the pics i still have about 6 in of travel in the front and probably 3 in the rear

[yotaboy79]

and i spilled oil all over the place

[yotaboy79]

ok square tube front drive shaft is done
now im thinking about a color to paint my truck heres a sample, what do you guys think the only thing im worried about is a cop magnet

[scheid6996]

looken good

[TrackVino]

Bright, looks good!   

[yotaboy79]

yeah im still debating on that color im not quite shure yet  

[To The Floor]

 

[To The Floor]

I also really like Jeep Cherokee forest green

[MiniSimp]

That looks great! I love that color on 1st gens!

[To The Floor]

wait til you see it surrounded it black tube.  (sorry for the thread jack)

[yotaboy79]

dont worry about the thread jacking as long as it dont take up more than a page i dont care
i might have to look into that green cuz i was looking at green or that orange
thanks kyle

[oddball]

I prolly missed it on here but what shocks you running? Truck is looking good

[yotaboy79]

im running used 14 in procomps in the front and rancho rs5000 10 inchers in the back i have two more pro comp 14 in for the back once i get the rear suspention figured out right now just so i can drive it im running blocks in the rear so the 10 inchers are plenty for now, im thinking about a 4 link for the rear i just dont have the funds right now

[yotaboy79]

i made a new dash section to replace the on the the previos owner cut up heres some pics i havent put it in yet and i still have to drill the mounting holes but besides that its done heres some pics