gearhead's build thread

gearhead51 · Apr 26, 2011

heres what im putting in
5.5 lift 63 in chevy procomp springs
2000 ford explorer 8.8
ruff stuff 8.8 diff cover and simple swap kit (perches u bolts and shock mounts)
spidertrax wheel adapters
15 in travel james duff shocks in rear
belltech 6400
12 in travel skyjacker nitro in front
1998 ranger solid drive shaft
5.5 in james duff EB coils
78-79 D44 extended radius arms
1977 EB d44
james duff coil buckets
james duff 7 degree wedges
james duff c caps and lower coil retainers
james duff prototype trac bar mount (same as Thatguy and foxracin)
3/4 in heims and bungs for trac bar and 1.5 in .120 wall dom for trac bar
and i have 2 38in boggers that i wanna run when i get d44 chromoly shafts with the 760x joint

i have the rear axle in, ill take more pics in the morning

nuclassic · Apr 26, 2011

Lookin good so far man

TastySloth · Apr 27, 2011

Man, you are one organized SOB by the looks of things!

Are you going to run wheel spacers up front to make up the difference in width that the adapters give in back?

88_Eddie · Apr 27, 2011

cool build man, let's see some more pics!

wahlstrom1 · Apr 27, 2011

Looks like the spacer/adapters are anodized, keep an eye on them for torque as the finish wears they may come loose. Looks like you have it together though!

railman · Apr 27, 2011

lookin' good :icon_thumby:

can't wait to see progress.....

l8r, John

gearhead51 · Apr 28, 2011

TastySloth said:
Are you going to run wheel spacers up front to make up the difference in width that the adapters give in back?

idk depends if it looks real goofy

wahlstrom1 said:
Looks like the spacer/adapters are anodized, keep an eye on them for torque as the finish wears they may come loose. Looks like you have it together though!

thanks for the heads up i think i might just run adapters for now and see if anyone around here can re drill my shafts to 5x5.5

gearhead51 · Apr 28, 2011

this is about where i am now, im slacking in the photo thing ill take more in the morning, the shocks are just mounted in the stock locations for now

what should i do about the trans crossmember, build a custom one or notch it like crazywhiteboy did to his ranger :dunno:

,my front drive shaft binds not just on the cross member but in the cv joint too

wahlstrom1 · Apr 28, 2011

I'd build a custom one, and take a die grinder to the yokes and clean them up a bit for a little extra travel. Limit straps may be your friend, lol.

SAY789 · Apr 28, 2011

Looking good man, keep it up!

gearhead51 · Apr 28, 2011

flipped the tie rod today with my reamer by hand :annoyed:

25min per knuckle and wasnt exactly straight either but i think it will b fine it was only off a smige and im gonna use the stock shocks on top the axle tube pointing inward, im gonna do front brakes and ream the draglink tonight when i get out of work and think of a plan of attack on how i wanna build that crossmember

james duff track bar mount

im gonna have to cut the lower trac bar mount stud back cause it binds a little

gearhead51 · Apr 28, 2011

wahlstrom1 said:
I'd build a custom one, and take a die grinder to the yokes and clean them up a bit for a little extra travel. Limit straps may be your friend, lol.

will do on the grinder but im gonna try to get it so i can go strapless :icon_twisted:

thanks for all the positive comments guys :icon_thumby:

gearhead51 · Apr 29, 2011

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4.0B2 · Apr 29, 2011

scribed.. i'm jealous. i want my sas done...

gearhead51 · Apr 29, 2011

4.0B2 said:
scribed.. i'm jealous. i want my sas done...

what you have for a axle

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