33s to 35s to 37s build

[boondockboost]

yeah i hear ya i mean dont get me wrong i wish i had the money to do the gears right but ill be happy just driving it lol. its tough im laid off right now till spring time so money is beyond tight. but i pretty much have all i need im waiting on parts from ballistic and 4wheelparts once those are in its really smooth sailing but till then im doing all the paint and what not on the frame cleaning things up. once the trucks on its own feet ill do all the body work. trying to make it as clean as possible

 

[boondockboost]

my postman brought some goodies a install kit ill have pics up of re gearing

 

[boondockboost]

sorry its been a while got just about all my parts. put the front axle in place this isnt excatly where its gunna fit just a shot of it. making a mount for my frame link mounts have pics up tommorow.

 

[boondockboost]

some more goodies

 

[boondockboost]

its been a while i ve been very busy. but this is where im at. the rear is set up the front is in place i measured for my cross member and what not so ill have that fabbed up by the end of the week should be on all fours in no time

 

[boondockboost]

well a little up date. i lenghtend the radius arms. but i dont like them im gunna make a new set. but these are good for now to finish the build. picked up the james duff coil plates. love them. i highly recommend them. but any way i buzzed up a crossmember. now i just have to mount my frame link mounts. and that should be good for the front end. i still have a few more inches to cut out of the arms then they will be good. but anyway heres some pics.

 

[kris97ranger]

easiest way ive done radius arms is cittung a slit up the tube so it slides over the I shape of the stock arm. its hard to explain but if you looked at the arm from behind it would look like (I) then you get to weld far more and its stronger

 

[boondockboost]

exactly what im doin with the new ones lol . saw it when i was searching and found the pics after i made these

 

[boondockboost]

its been almost a year since i posted about the truck. or even worked on it. after a series of unfortunate events i finally have time to work on it again. so here is some progress on it and hopefully it will be done before winter.

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this is the cross member and radius arms i was working on.
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the front axle in place and bolted in. just need to make a track bar and tighten up the steering.
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rear drive shaft in. tank mounted for now. rear 8.8 in with 6 in rear springs and factory block.
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[wahlstrom1]

I'd make that crossmember longer down the frame and gusset it to the actual piece holding the radius arms, if you hit something hard your liable to fold the front axle under the truck...

 

[boondockboost]

Thanks for the advice I was contemplating throwing some gussets on the crossmember. I have a few prices I'd like to reinforce before the finished product.