Chester Replacement

[metalmacguyver]

Ok, the picture makes it look sketchy. But if it gets the Cheapthrills stamp of approval, it must be good!

 

[CheapThrillB2]

oh trust me it looks like ass, but we are about function instead of appearance, after all its an explanger not a wrangler lol

 

[holshotracer]

I installed some 2" lift blocks and extended shackles to level out the truck. Now I'm going to have to make a new upper shock mount in the rear cause the factory one is too high in the frame so it limits droop.

The drivers rear tire is off the ground.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Xqqnsht38

 

[CheapThrillB2]

 

[holshotracer]

A couple of weeks ago well running at Bear Swamp is got stuck and when the tractor pulled me out the passager front tire was in a hole. It ending up bending the radius arm.

So I bought a used set of raduis arms. They're 2" DOM and were ran on a explorer on 38s and the held up.
I had to build some mount for then.

Testing them out with out shocks. I going to mount F250 shock mounts and have to measure for new shocks.

 

[danger88ranger]

Looks good, do the tires rub at full lock?

 

[holshotracer]

I'm a little behind on my updates.
A couple of weeks ago i got the front suspension finished up for now.
I mounted EB coil buckets and F250 shock mounts.

I had to put some plates under the lower coil mounts to stop them from bending.

Here's the radius arm mount and cross member.

It will just about collapse the spring and no more using the shock as a bump stop- the fender is now.

I have to trim the bumper now.

I also built a rear upper shock mount so that i can put the bed on with out the shocks sticking though the floor.

They rub just slightly

 

[holshotracer]

Got some work done on the bed. Heres it just sitting on the rig.

Got the back cut off to bob it

Heres were the back is going to be

 

[holshotracer]

Well the explanger is getting to the point were it's done for now. Heres before the 4 hour clean up after bear swamp.

I'm going to wheel it as much as I can. I'm saving up for the exo cage and some new gears- cause most likly I'm getting some 36-12.5-15 SXs.
The bed turned out to be a good length my bike fits great.

 

[danger88ranger]

How long are those radius arms? Do you think their too long? Just asking because i'm going to be building some in the near future and would like a good length to go with.

 

[holshotracer]

From center of axle to piviot bolt is 56". A lot of people say that they're too long but i don't think that they are. I've haven't had a problem hanging up on them.

 

[holshotracer]

I got three 36-12.5 SXs on, need a new rim for the other one though. I need to trim a ittle of the fender but not much. Now i only have to replace a slave cylinder and a master cylinder waiting until it warms up.

 

[traildevil67]

What steering is that?

 

[CheapThrillB2]

the Tie Rods are chevy One Ton TRE's and he drilled and tapped some 1.25 .250 DOM to match the TRE's and reamed the knuckles to flip the tierods on top of the knuckles.