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Reassembly begins!

GsxrMike

GsxrMike

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Here is my frame after I top coated the POR 15 with some flat black and installed the axles and suspension. I don't know much about shackle angle so and tips would be great.
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Here is the front half.
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I found a 14BFF with 4.56 gears and a detroit locker and a D44 with 4.56 gears out of a K30 that im going to buy next week and install. I have 3.73s now.
 
Actually thats my basement! The axles maybe out of a K20. Its a M1008 military truck and the guy said if it doesn't sell he will sell me the axles for $700.
 
I think the front shackle angle looks good, but I don't like the rear angle. I think once the body is on and your gas tank is filled up, that rear angle is going to be pretty severe.
 
So do you think I should flip the rear most hangers around? That will put them more straight up and down.
 
GsxrMike said:
So do you think I should flip the rear most hangers around? That will put them more straight up and down.
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Personally, I would. But you can always wait till the body is on and then decide if you want to flip the brackets
 
GsxrMike said:
Actually thats my basement! The axles maybe out of a K20. Its a M1008 military truck and the guy said if it doesn't sell he will sell me the axles for $700.
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If it's from a M1008, it should be a D60...
 
Well I don't know much about shackle angles to begin with and this thing is very flexy so it will squat in the rear quite a bit. The only problem I can see is the back already sits higher than the front with the body on and if I switch the rear hangers I think it will sit even higher. I plan on adding zero rates to the front if they don't get in the way of the crossover steering.
 
GsxrMike said:
Well I don't know much about shackle angles to begin with and this thing is very flexy so it will squat in the rear quite a bit. The only problem I can see is the back already sits higher than the front with the body on and if I switch the rear hangers I think it will sit even higher. I plan on adding zero rates to the front if they don't get in the way of the crossover steering.
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I see what you mean, are those 64" springs in the rear?
 
DR said:
I'd say they did some swappin. Didnt all of those have 205s?
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Not the M1008, 1010. The M1028 or 1030 (can't remember if this number is right) came with a 205. The rest had the 208.
 
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