My switch from 40s to 42s was a much larger task than I had expected, hope it's smoother for youIt might. I'll run up the ramp this weekend. Tomorrow I've got a 4th of July parade to drive in.
CK5
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'89 R3500 Crew Cab 2wd to 4wd conversion & beyond
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Started out with 2wd TBI350 with SM465 to current 4wd with 454, 700r4, NP241
It'll be interesting to see. It was certainly a trick going from 37 to 40. I have since moved the front axle forward and I'm hoping that will help.
I know the rear tires are gonna rub the bed. I'm thinking I might add a zero rate. I'm wondering if there's any advantage to setting up bumpstops just before the tire hits rather than letting the tire rub.
Picture below from the parade. I'm really happy with how much the fan shroud improved the low speed cooling. The parade really showed that to me.
Pushing the axle forward is what really got me, core support was all kinds of in the way.
Sacrificing flex with bumps to fit bigger tires kind of makes it a wash doesn't it?
Just caching up! Very cool!
All good stuff!
Lookn great!
All good stuff!
Lookn great!
I am thinking the front of the fenders might need cutting.
I really wanted more diff clearance and some additional belly clearance for breakover so I'm not sacrificing that at least. The front diff really took a pounding on Blanca Peak.
I was thinking I might play around with the air pressure in the air bags. More pressure would lift the rear some as well as limiting up travel. Too much pressure will make the ride quality worse tho.
That's where I had to trim when I made the jump to 42's. Still massaging the the cab a little too, mostly with the BFH.
I didn't have time yesterday day to run the RTI ramp. It'll work better Monday anyway as I can get the wife to drive it up so I can watch from outside.
Did an oil change and noticed I'm missing a trans pan bolt.
Did an oil change and noticed I'm missing a trans pan bolt.
I just need to do a little inner fender massaging at the rear. The front hits on the smooth curve so I'm not worried about that. I'm definitely fully stuffing the rear, but that is all smooth.
It's tougher with leaves as the rti ramp does not show what happens when you have tires off the ground due to flex. So you've got to cut really big.
They stuff a lot further then you think they will.
What happens when you turn passenger with the driver side stuffed? Looks like it's touching already, will there be lots of pressure between the metal and tire when turned?
It's definitely rubbing the front of the inner fender but there's room for that to give/push in.
Sounds like you should fix it with links.
That’s a heap load of tire.
It looks fantastic.
David
It looks fantastic.
David
My question also, lock to lock really throws in some wrenches.
I'll just always go straight = no worries!
Well you all will be "happy" to know, I broke the truck in the first 100ft of the first trail this weekend. Trying to pull the Savalanche backwards off a rock and I was thinking I just need to give him a good POP. Ended up being the front driveshaft that got the pop. Busted up the center ball and it's yoke. Luckily @doubletrouble's spare front driveline fits my truck so I could run the rest of the weekend.
Cool pic from the top of Iron Chest.
Nate did up the driveshaft in the Savalanche better than I did mine.
Cool pic from the top of Iron Chest.
Nate did up the driveshaft in the Savalanche better than I did mine.
Yikes, but it's good to have friends.
That'll buff out.
