Bconner
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Interesting you went with Super Duty axles and kept the leafs. What kind of fab did that take? Anything crazy?
Looks like fabbed and widened up front mounts and outboarded rear shackle hangers. I dunno about that track bar tho, it looks a little unnessessary.
Bconner
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I did do a lot of fab work in the front end. I bought these axles for a jeep and did not use them, so I thought it would be easy. I started out was going to use a np265 transfer
case, which I bought. Then with my lift I needed a double cardan joint and the 265 can not be converted to a fixed yoke. So I went with the Atlas$$$$ Cheaper rout should have stayed with the np218 that I rebuilt and also found the 32 input spline that is discontinued that would work with 4L80. Long story, but I like a challenge, and the suspension is all finished. It's probably going to ride rough as crap, but it looks good and different. I don't think there is very many driver's drop k5 out there As for the traction bar I had the material so I am going to see how that helps the handling. And then I purchased a 1978 Blazer for parts with a np205 witch is what I wanted to begin with.
case, which I bought. Then with my lift I needed a double cardan joint and the 265 can not be converted to a fixed yoke. So I went with the Atlas$$$$ Cheaper rout should have stayed with the np218 that I rebuilt and also found the 32 input spline that is discontinued that would work with 4L80. Long story, but I like a challenge, and the suspension is all finished. It's probably going to ride rough as crap, but it looks good and different. I don't think there is very many driver's drop k5 out there As for the traction bar I had the material so I am going to see how that helps the handling. And then I purchased a 1978 Blazer for parts with a np205 witch is what I wanted to begin with.
Bconner
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Installed leather interior and power AMP running boards Also installed stainless exhaust with electric cut-outs Getting close hope to finish interior this weekend.
cool, now im following. We have some of the same ideas for my build, so will definitely be following along.
Is turning radius going to be negatively impacted/limited with the leaves being much wider out and running a bigger tire?
Is turning radius going to be negatively impacted/limited with the leaves being much wider out and running a bigger tire?
Bconner
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Looks really nice
Bconner
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Driver side drop, Ford axle?
Yeah, thats a superduty tierod
Bconner
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Yes drivers drop. Put atlas transfer case
Had a np261 but use double cardan joint on both drive shafts and can’t on slip joint
Had a np261 but use double cardan joint on both drive shafts and can’t on slip joint
