jonathon
1/2 ton status
Hmm beef..
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This weekend's project *done*
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nice. what did that stuff set ya back? roughly...
jonathon
1/2 ton status
With shipping around $250..
The shackles would help you a lot.. 1/2" longer and it won't hit the frame as readily. 88+ has that longer shackle(mine does) and it doesn't smack the frame as often... but they are pretty flimsy compared to these(I bent mine torquing the shackle bolts, hence the upgrade).
I priced out getting DIY4X's shackles and bushings.. and the price was similar with greasable bolts, but I'd have to paint them.
jonathon
1/2 ton status
Got it all in.. the shackles went easy. I found that at some point someone had replaced the shackle hanger bushings in the front with poly, but never greased them, which explains the squeak I had... they came out easy and in went the ORD bushings 
No more squeaky!
The steering box brace was sucky.. the worse part is, at least for me, nothing wanted to line up and it was a little springy. Guess being tight is the point.. I ended up using a ratchet strap to get close enough to the crossmember to get the bolt started. I need to get a longer bolt though, I'm not liking how only about 1 and a half threads are showing past the nut on the bolt that mounts to the crossmember.
I had ZERO clearance issues with the oil cooler lines. If the truck had a body lift, I could understand that being an issue, but there is enough slack in the lines to skinny the brace in there. The only suggested I would have for ORD is to include a longer bolt for the crossmember mounting, and perhaps a thick washer.
Of course we gotta have some pics.. so I figured the blingity bling bling shackles would work
Show AND go... what a concept
I know my shackle angle looks like crap, but it rides pretty nice and it's not a wheeler so why go through the hassle of moving the hanger and getting longer shackles.
No more squeaky!The steering box brace was sucky.. the worse part is, at least for me, nothing wanted to line up and it was a little springy. Guess being tight is the point.. I ended up using a ratchet strap to get close enough to the crossmember to get the bolt started. I need to get a longer bolt though, I'm not liking how only about 1 and a half threads are showing past the nut on the bolt that mounts to the crossmember.
I had ZERO clearance issues with the oil cooler lines. If the truck had a body lift, I could understand that being an issue, but there is enough slack in the lines to skinny the brace in there. The only suggested I would have for ORD is to include a longer bolt for the crossmember mounting, and perhaps a thick washer.
Of course we gotta have some pics.. so I figured the blingity bling bling shackles would work
Show AND go... what a concept
I know my shackle angle looks like crap, but it rides pretty nice and it's not a wheeler so why go through the hassle of moving the hanger and getting longer shackles.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Thats awesome. Not a dana 60 or anything like that but something that a majority of us here would like to do. I have been wanting to order those shackles for a while now.
jonathon
1/2 ton status
If things keep looking up this year I will be getting a D60 out of a CUCV and have the rear re-geared with 4.56's and an E-locker.. I like what I see numbers wise with the 33" tires and 4.56's, I feel stock gearing isn't enough with stock tires, and 4.10's and 33's would be about the same.
