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I have a Miller dynasty 200 tig welder, and a fair bit of practice under my belt. I did however make a jig and basically spun the rim on a new body style 4x4 wheel bearing/hub just to speed things up. I know tig welding those wheels took a lot more time than when I mig welded my buddies. Mostly...
^ they are the tuff country springs from ORD. 6" lift. honestly given that the stock leaf springs have no arch, the design the shackle is to move forward when you compress the spring and form a negative arch, which pulls the shackle away from the frame. Now that i installed a positive arch...
Took it out on a rock crawling trip at Arbuckle. did pretty good and tested out the hydraulic steering through the tight trails. Its crazy how much this frame flexes. Whenever i put a cage in it I'm going to have to 4 link the rear to get the flex back lol.
^ Will do :smile:
and thanks. fabricating is just my thing i guess.
that last trip the stock steering really got on my nerves. plus i cant put a detroit up front. with stock steering that would be a horrible combo.
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whole lotta...
been lurking here for a little bit, figured i'd post and say thanks for all the information!
Got the truck on craigslist and the previous owner would frequent this site too. so had the starter relay mod and a few other things done to it.
pic when i borrowed a trailer and brought it home...
new member here! been lurking in the shadows for a little bit..... want to say thanks to all of you for helping me get familiar with these trucks. ended up putting hydro steer on it :). i got tired of the stock steering when we went rock crawling.
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