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Experimental part for CBBR (UPDATE) installed, with pics!

Awesome reading! :waytogo: And you suck!! I had convinced myself I didn't need this, but now I'm thinking. :crazy:

One thing mentioned that appealed to me was better sidehill stability. I wonder how much improvement there would be. The other thought is that in order for it to really help you'd need one front and rear.

I'd have to do my axle mount for the panhard differently, or change my shock mounts though.
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I just keep telling myself I didn't have any complaints before this thread, so there's no reason to add to my build budget. :crazy: :rotfl:
 
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MrK5...I really like that orange, what brand/name/whatever is it?

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Don't rule out moving the shocks just yet. I'm planning to work out something with Dave to fab new u-bolt plates with the lower mount welded on these plates instead of the tube. I have the Rancho triple shock hoops that I want to use and the lower shock mounts are pretty much like where yours are. Having the track bar mounted on the u-bolt plate will fit everything like a glove.
 
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MrK5...I really like that orange, what brand/name/whatever is it?

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It's actually yellow. Most of that was painted Old Catepillar Yellow by Rustoleum. http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/4CY52

I've started using a tractor paint from the local farm & ranch store. I use New International Yellow; it's not an exact match, but close enough for me. :dunno: It's cheaper and I got tired of ordering paint from Grainger and having to wait for it to come in. Especially when I forgot I was out.
 
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Don't rule out moving the shocks just yet. I'm planning to work out something with Dave to fab new u-bolt plates with the lower mount welded on these plates instead of the tube. I have the Rancho triple shock hoops that I want to use and the lower shock mounts are pretty much like where yours are. Having the track bar mounted on the u-bolt plate will fit everything like a glove.
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Looking at the other thread, it looked like that might be how Stephen's was done. I couldn't tell for sure.

I really don't want to move the shock mounts because I think the way I have the shocks mounted now is part of the reason my truck handles so well already.
 
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I don't think i've ever even seen your rig Wes. Is it a secret??? hahah :D
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My project is a very, very long term one. One that I've been (and still am) in the planning stages. Planning ahead means getting the correct and proper parts before tearing anything apart. What am I building, you ask? Well...lets put it this way: my dream truck. Something along the lines of the yellow '57 Chevy "Big Bird" from Off Road Unlimited.
I've been planning this truck for years, since like the early, early 90's. With all the dreaming, plans change for gear ratios, engine and tranny combo's, etc., you get the idea. Plus, finding a good rust free mid-to-late 50's truck body is proving hard to search for. I have found a total rust free '57 GMC truck with the big back window, but the owner keeps changing his mind whether to sell or not. I know I will get that truck one of these days. :wink1:
And then theres the lack of a shop to build it in. We'll leave it at that.

So there you have my "dream truck", at least thats what I've always wanted to have. As the saying goes, "good things come to those who wait".

I'm already in line to get an M1008 rolling chassis to use as the platform for my Old Iron build up someday.
 
Mine is all in. Pics to follow. It handles unbelievably well for a lifted suburban. There is absolutely no lateral ale movement/shimmy/shakes left. Awesome.
 
It's hard to tell from the pics, but the panhard and the crossover are at almost the exact same angle. Remember that I was laying under the front of the truck to get these shots.
 
Nice work. Like I've said before though, you should seriously consider making it 'quick release' because of the pounding it'll take on the rough. The tower on the axle may have enough leverage to stretch those U bolts when it starts banging it about. It certainly helps the on road manners though doesn't it!
 
The road manners are like night and day. I thought more about it, but I carry tools, so if it ever looked like it was going to bind I can take the bar out easily. Shouldn't take any longer than airing down at the trailhead.
 
night and day your saying as in turns doesnt like dive as bad while steering?
 
It feels a lot tighter. No more lateral axle movement at all. I hit a washboard road that used to make the truck squirrelly and it now tracks straight. The bumpsteer is gone.
 
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