jekbrown said:
maybe Im confused here... why sell it again?if its a money issue, just wait, you'll get more.
a couple reasons actually. i HAVE the parts to put my rig together 3/4 ton with standard lift springs. everything from the steering, to the driveshafts. 0 to buy to put it together that way, with the exception of bushings for the front springs.
No matter what happens now, I have a 1 ton rig on 40s.
that's great, you say you did a swap, im guessing you wheeled this rig on either 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton axles at some point. i have 0 experience with a rig with a wheelbase this short, nor something as heavy as a decked out 1 tonned rig. i have wheeled a K20 on 35s, and a my stock '91 K1500. building a 1 tonned rig seems pretty stupid now that i think of it. i have no idea what to do with a truck that big, plain and simple. if i dont know how to handle the rig, that's almost a sure fire way for someone to get hurt.
Until then, you still have a half ton axle to run up front... right?
3/4 tons which i originally bought to put under this rig.
...or wait till ya got the $ and do free upgrades in the meantime. you can doooo it! and you'll be glad you did too.
that would be great, except the waiting part is another big part of what is killing me. i have been staring at piles of parts for over a year now. i'm tired of it, i want to breathe some life into this beast, and then do everything i can to take the life away. if i waited for the $ to roll in, you'd still see me here on CK5 in 2017 posting about my rig that has been in progress for the last 13 years, and still hasnt left the garage. this thing isnt going to just downsize itself, nor is it just going to magically transfer the knowledge of how to handle it to my just by planting my ass in the seat. i want to wheel, i have the parts to build a trail machine, although not the bulletproof hardcore trail machine that my vision has evolved into, but a capable rig none the less. as for the money issue, i have to buy a set of wheels and tires, buy a clutch setup (flywheel, friction, etc) and build an engine. i've got just under $1K in my toy fund right now, a newly found Snap On bill, 2 dead Grand Ams to repair and sell to pay off a little more credit card debt, plus my other misc expenses. selling the 60 to complete SOMETHING just makes sense to me. the trail rig seems to be the perfect thing to finish, because i wont be as tempted to go crossover, hydro assist, locked, and all that good stuff right away. dont get me wrong, i'd love to do it. with my drivin ability, my want to get the truck on the trail and my want to complete something so i'm not just looking at spare parts, selling and downsizing a bit just makes sense to me.
and with the springs just get a raised steering arm for the d60 but whatever 
