1970worthog
1/2 ton status
Well i figured im far enough in that I could start a build up of my 1991 Chevy S10 2wd
With the jimmy needing more tlc that i could afford right now and after experiencing my first body damage (which made me sad
) i decided to park it until my gf and I move to a larger house and there i would be able to do a larger resto of it in hopes to make it more tow friendly.
Well I wasn't about to be without a off-road rig so the s10 list began and the parts started piling up.
Started by getting the axles situated. That began with a back and forth argument whether to stay stock tcase, fork out the cash for a ford 44/60 and stay driver drop or take the harder road and go passenger drop axles and swap tcase along with driveline/exhaust reworking.
Well i chose the first route when i found a ford lp 44 for relatively cheap but that turned out to be a money pit that I didnt want plus I wanted to keep my chevy...a chevy throughout.
So i sold that axle to Mike and went with a chevy d44 with 4.10s and a welded carrier.
for the rear i went with an Eaton H072 from a 70 chevy with 4.10s and a Detroit.
As far as suspension I chose to stay leaf sprung for now (will eventually do a link/coilover in the front). Front leafs consist of s10 rears with the overload removed and 2 heep leafs added. Rears are stock 5 leaf F150 rears with a longer shackle.
As far as the process it was fairly easy. The rear was a straight axle swap with a conversion ujoint for the driveshaft and 32" stainless steel braided brake line.
The front was a bit for involved but involved me frenching in my spring hanger (which is 2x5x3/16 rect. Box tube) into the front frame horns about 1-1.5" and staggard the position 75% under the frame. I wanted to push the axle forward to try and make my approach angle as good as i could.
The rear of the springs got a shackle hanger from skys offroad that i bought originally for my first s10 (an 87 s15 2wd). I mocked up the front springs and axle under the truck after removing all the stock suspension and set up the rear hanger under the frame.
It landed on kind of a crappy spot that had 40% of the hanger off the frame so I made some paper templets and had Chris plasma them out in a fraction of the time it would have taken me to angle grind em out.
As for tires I originally thought i would run some free 35s that my cuz gave my dad but they turned out to be 33s so that wouldnt do but for mock up. Decided that the jimmy really didnt need beadlocks like an offroader would so the H1s came off the jimmy and onto the s10
So that pretty much brings us present amd I know Im missing out on some stuff but ill update this as much as possible as its got a big snowball to keep up with
Specs:
1991 Chevy S-10
Extended can 2wd
4.3l V6 with a nv3500 5spd and a 231 tcase (soon to be a 241 if i ever find one)
D44 w/ 4.10s and welded
Eaton H072 w/ 4.10s and Detroit
37s on H1s
With the jimmy needing more tlc that i could afford right now and after experiencing my first body damage (which made me sad
) i decided to park it until my gf and I move to a larger house and there i would be able to do a larger resto of it in hopes to make it more tow friendly. Well I wasn't about to be without a off-road rig so the s10 list began and the parts started piling up.
Started by getting the axles situated. That began with a back and forth argument whether to stay stock tcase, fork out the cash for a ford 44/60 and stay driver drop or take the harder road and go passenger drop axles and swap tcase along with driveline/exhaust reworking.
Well i chose the first route when i found a ford lp 44 for relatively cheap but that turned out to be a money pit that I didnt want plus I wanted to keep my chevy...a chevy throughout.
So i sold that axle to Mike and went with a chevy d44 with 4.10s and a welded carrier.
for the rear i went with an Eaton H072 from a 70 chevy with 4.10s and a Detroit.
As far as suspension I chose to stay leaf sprung for now (will eventually do a link/coilover in the front). Front leafs consist of s10 rears with the overload removed and 2 heep leafs added. Rears are stock 5 leaf F150 rears with a longer shackle.
As far as the process it was fairly easy. The rear was a straight axle swap with a conversion ujoint for the driveshaft and 32" stainless steel braided brake line.
The front was a bit for involved but involved me frenching in my spring hanger (which is 2x5x3/16 rect. Box tube) into the front frame horns about 1-1.5" and staggard the position 75% under the frame. I wanted to push the axle forward to try and make my approach angle as good as i could.
The rear of the springs got a shackle hanger from skys offroad that i bought originally for my first s10 (an 87 s15 2wd). I mocked up the front springs and axle under the truck after removing all the stock suspension and set up the rear hanger under the frame.
It landed on kind of a crappy spot that had 40% of the hanger off the frame so I made some paper templets and had Chris plasma them out in a fraction of the time it would have taken me to angle grind em out.
As for tires I originally thought i would run some free 35s that my cuz gave my dad but they turned out to be 33s so that wouldnt do but for mock up. Decided that the jimmy really didnt need beadlocks like an offroader would so the H1s came off the jimmy and onto the s10
So that pretty much brings us present amd I know Im missing out on some stuff but ill update this as much as possible as its got a big snowball to keep up with
Specs:
1991 Chevy S-10
Extended can 2wd
4.3l V6 with a nv3500 5spd and a 231 tcase (soon to be a 241 if i ever find one)
D44 w/ 4.10s and welded
Eaton H072 w/ 4.10s and Detroit
37s on H1s
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