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flexed it before I put it on the trailer today.......

marinebroncoii wrote: I'm going to build my own mounts to eliminate some of the drop. When I do, I'm going to make it so the bushing is nuetral when the suspension is at rest.

Looking forward to a trip report!

that's what i did rides much better and flexes a bit more too

i just used some 1" plate(for the bushings) and 1/4x6" F/b and tucked em up as high as i could they only stick 3-4" below the frame

There is entirely too much daylight between the fender and the tire. I think you need some 44s.

There is entirely too much daylight between the fender and the tire. I think you need some 44s. grin

yeah, I am waiting till I can get ahold of some cash. I want to do the larger tires and axles at the same time so I don't keep breaking junk. once I get the suspension to completely flex out this weekend I will know about how big I can go. I am also planning on lowering the body a little so I need to watch it with that also.

Dude it looks great! I wish I had that much time, skills, money, did I mention skills. Looks like a lot of fun.

Would you be able to take a measurement of your springs with you truck sitting on some level ground. I am really thinking about using those instead of the ones I have and am going to experiment with leafs till I get the flex I want. I don't know I was thinking back when i decided what gears to get, but I never researched to double check that that is what I should have used and got 4.88s to go with 39.5s. I will have to see how it does with the slightly built 5.0 and 2500 RPM stall torque converter with those, but I will probably end up getting some 5.13, 5.27, or 5.38s for it depending on what they make for my axles and how much lower I need to go. I am thinking 5.38s cause even at 75 (the max I would want to go in it) my RPMs wouldn't be anywhere near redline.

well, I would but I bent my coil buckets while on the trail. if I gave you one it wouldn't be very accurate. I seem to remember 24" uncompressed, let me dig threw some notes and stuff I got from my build and I will see if I can get you a number.

in case people reading this have not been watching on other posts this truck is no longer around it was gutted and crushed.

if there are any questions about what I did feel free to post up but I just wanted everyone to know its gone.

a moment of silence................. i wish i lived closer i would love to have your help on the half cab you did on that rig.

if you lived closer I would have given you the body.........it was pretty rough though.

I know I have been posting alot lately about the new project 71 but I did start a cardomain site that I am posting alot of stuff on.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2179914/1

I just figured it would be an easier way for everyone to see what I was up to