new project truck......new work truck too!

redneckjeep87

redneckjeep87

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new trail rig project

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p312/biggreenbronco76/newcampics008.jpg

91 gmc jimmy
-4.3v6 FI
-installing a t350/np203(pickin up next weekend)
-doin a SAS with a dana 44 front out of a old FS jeep(pickin up weekend after next)
-swappin a FS ford 9in in the rear(already have)
-prolly gonna get like 4.56+ gears(in the future)
-gonna put a minispool in the rear...prolly put a lunchbox locker in the front
-coils up front(need coils and coil buckets), leaves in the back out of a dakota(gotta get those)
-extending the rear back several inches(whatever the dakota leaves do plus some more!)
-gonna run 38's hopefully

only problem im thinkin bout right now is gettin the steering set up right when i get there.....any ideas?


new work truck for me and my dad(Feamster and Son Lawn Wizards)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p312/biggreenbronco76/newcampics012.jpg

94 F350 Dually
7.3 Turbo Diesel
5speed
2wheeldrive
Landscape bed
Having a gate built now by Jeff B
 
Might wanna look into explorer leafs there about 56" long have about a 5" or so offset and are spring under stock so they have good arch to em, I run em on my Z71 Jeep and it flex's pretty good :driver:

The IFS steering box is alright to re use for steering, just run a draglink from it to a high steer arm on the pass knuckle

btw: if that 4.3 is running good you can probably sell it to recoup some coin, thats a pretty popular engine for people to swap in there yota's, buggies, zuk's, etc.


**Edit: just noticed you said you were swappin in a th350 I read to fast and thought you meant you were swappin in a 350 like a 5.7 350, ignore the post about selling your engine, lol.
 
haha, i was wonderin why you were talkin bout me sellin the motor....then i read the edit........my buddy said the dakota leaves have crazy offset on em...cant remember exactly but i think it was more than 5..........think im gonna coil the front but not really sure yet
 
redneckjeep87 said:
haha, i was wonderin why you were talkin bout me sellin the motor....then i read the edit........my buddy said the dakota leaves have crazy offset on em...cant remember exactly but i think it was more than 5..........think im gonna coil the front but not really sure yet
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Just remember, the more offset they are, the more likely they will be to wrap up on you.


And for the coil'd end I suggest tractor links due to ease and cheapness :driver:
 
jrraw23 said:
Just remember, the more offset they are, the more likely they will be to wrap up on you.
And for the coil'd end I suggest tractor links due to ease and cheapness :driver:
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I don't recomend the tractor links Rick for one reason. Everyone I kow that has used them hates them. After they have been in a while they get slpo in them and are terrible noisy on the trail.
 
id say that front jeep (TJ,XJ,ZJ) coils are a pretty popular and cheap route to go...

dakotas have a 10" offset iirc... you might be able to use the s10 rears, i think they have an offset
 
thats what i was leanin towards was the xj coils....mostly bc my buddy has a set layin around.....i thought it was 10" but i didnt wanna be wrong and sound like a dumb:poop:
 
ncrockinxj said:
no wonder ricky is putting in so much advice this sounds just like something he would build
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or possibly one that he would start, get 1/4 the way through, and sell off? :flipoff2: haha
 
ncrockinxj said:
no wonder ricky is putting in so much advice this sounds just like something he would build
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whats that sposed to mean?....im just tryin to build a good trailrig on the cheap.....and its actually workin so far.....pickin up a part at a time and then gonna thrash on it for a weekend or two and get it up an goin......shootin for end of next month.....hopefully lol
 
haha, dont worry ive done stuff like that alot.....is your brother ever gonna get his ford done? was workin on the yard next to yours and i swear his truck has been sittin in the same spot since b4 xmas lol.......siding on the shop looks great man
 
redneckjeep87 said:
haha, dont worry ive done stuff like that alot.....is your brother ever gonna get his ford done? was workin on the yard next to yours and i swear his truck has been sittin in the same spot since b4 xmas lol.......siding on the shop looks great man
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Yea it hasn't moved in a good long while, problem is I pretty much do all the work and I'm never around so he can't ever get it done, it really doesn't need much. I might get it moved into the garage here shortly at least, spring break is comin up.
 
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