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Post by Chevy Girl on Dec 5, 2008 14:02:48 GMT -5
Frame looks bent in the last pic. J/k I didn't see your "J/K" at the bottom, I actually scrolled up to look again, thinking "Oh I hope not" lol. Gonna be awesome Josh. Gonna have room in there for the xmas party? ;D Instead of rocking around the Christmas tree, we can rock around the S10's.
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Post by ReBeL on Dec 5, 2008 18:44:31 GMT -5
looks way better then the white one no real body problems that you cant take from the white one not like that rear corner of the white jimmy. cant wait to tear in to it tommrow
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Post by ReBeL on Dec 5, 2008 19:14:10 GMT -5
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Post by chevtech on Dec 5, 2008 21:23:39 GMT -5
Marv and I will be working most of the day away in the shop, starting around 9am, anyone can join us if they are bored.
Josh
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Post by Buzzer on Dec 5, 2008 22:01:32 GMT -5
so 9am means 10:30am....lol
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Post by chevtech on Dec 7, 2008 1:47:34 GMT -5
Well Marv and I got quite a bit done today: we pulled the body off of the frame, removed the rear diff and springs, removed the torsion bars and torsion bar crossmember, removed the entire IFS suspension, cut the IFS brackets off of one side of the frame, cut the spring perches off of the 14 bolt, installed the rear 56" springs, made rear extended shackles, set the rear of the frame onto the 14 bolt and lowered the body down temporarily to see what it would look like with a 39.5. Here's the pics, thanks again Marv! May not use the full length of the shackles, might cut them down and I will brace them for sure. Axle set back 4" Josh
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Post by ReBeL on Dec 7, 2008 3:05:45 GMT -5
this is going to be one sick rig. love how it all ready towers over the white stock jimmy and no problem was fun hanging out and pulling the ifs while you got to play with the 14 bolt brackets now pulling the ifs in mine will be easer think i will just cut mine out and save time
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Post by WILLYNILLY on Dec 7, 2008 8:51:15 GMT -5
im stoked to see how that thing comes out!
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Post by Buzzer on Dec 7, 2008 13:39:32 GMT -5
nice work guys....... the rear looks pretty easy to set up.... can't wait to see the front
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Post by WILLYNILLY on Dec 7, 2008 14:37:33 GMT -5
that big tire you roled in front there is that centered to the hub or the wheel well... just read you moved the axle back four inches so I figured that tire probably wouldnt hit the front well so hard?
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Post by chevtech on Dec 7, 2008 15:50:29 GMT -5
Wheel is center on the hub of the axle, looks like it still might be close to hitting the body, I have a 1" zero rate add-a-leaf that I can also install that will move the axle back another 1.5" if I need to. And yes Bill, other than cutting and grinding those damn perches off of the axle, it was pretty simple to do the rear.
Josh
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Post by junkyard dog on Dec 7, 2008 16:48:32 GMT -5
thats gonna be wicked
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Post by Jonny tsunami on Dec 7, 2008 18:00:59 GMT -5
I like it, the rear being moved back looks cool. the springs being more moved inward will give ya some more flex to.
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Post by poorboy1 on Dec 7, 2008 20:04:44 GMT -5
maybe I missed it but how you gonna trim the rear? comp cut or just larger fender opening?
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Post by chevtech on Dec 7, 2008 21:32:45 GMT -5
Probably going to cut the body off below the trim, but I will still have to cut the opening a bit.
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