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Looks great! How do you plan to make the box? Aluminum square tubing or c-channel and a riveted aluminum skin would be my instinct. I like the way airplanes are built, and the light weight would go a long way for this project.

I have a simple idea for an air ride up front. I'd get a second pair of shackles (at the rear of the spring), double them up like chain links, and use an off the shelf airbag between the frame and the spring plate above the axle, in place of the rubber cone bumper. When the airbag bottoms out...

I've given this some thought, and I think one could make a custom tow bar that would work for a gooseneck. I envisioned a 3-4" tube with a pintle ring on one end (engaging the pintle hook) and a plate with the gooseneck ball at the other end. This would be supported by the two recovery ring...

I've given a lot of thought to this, and I'm leaning towards commercial box van bodies. They come in laminated plywood or aluminum, and are build in a wide range of sizes. If you want one you can drop off quickly, look into a hooklift or rolloff system. I've seen several of the aluminum...

Makes perfect sense to me now. Looking forward to pics!

Your transfer case is probably fine, the issue is the mega low reverse gear that your transmission has. Reverse puts out a lot more torque than first gear does, and there goes your transfer case. Im following the transmission swap thread and curious to see how the reverse ratios differ and if...