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Can anyone help me get to this topic. I click on it, it takes me to the index page. I replace www with old and it takes me to the old index page. I want to bob a deuce (ongoing in another topic) so I'm dying to see what this thread has! Thanks.

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Actually, I'll be shortening the frame quite a bit. It will be 8 feet from the back of the cab to the back of the flatbed. I do understand what your saying about the chance of bending the frame. The main reason for wanting to mount the axle as close to the back as I can is for clearence between...

Thanks for the input. I'll probably try and mount a spring mount on the driver's side for me (6'5 350) and an air ride on the passenger side for the wife (5'3 120). Won't look the same but it will be a working truck, not so much a show truck.

OD_Coyote- Thanks for that link. Great article that'll come in handy soon.

New tire decision. After doing some additional research I'd like to run 11.00-20 XL's on the rear and 14.5-20 XL's on the front. Does anyone have a deuce with the 11.00-20's on the rear that can give me a frame height measurement? With them being 3" taller than the 9.00-20's I want to make sure...

So, is the general consensus, no spacers needed? If spacers are needed, what would they be made from? (Don't have one to look at to even say what the original spacers are made out of.)

Where are all the people who are smarter than me? Maybe I shoulda picked a differant title? :-P I'm sure there's someone out there who could chip in some information. Come on guys, I've never owned an MV but I'm not a mechanical newbie! ;-);-);-);-)

BASSNTRUCK- Do you have any pics of the seats in your truck? What kind were they?

Seeking additional assistance. Thanks for the link. I just sent recovry a PM to see if he could check this out and give me any advice.

Example of axle mounting. This is an example of how I want the axle mounted in case I wasn't clear. As far to the back as I can get it.

Wow, just got done reading through all 327 posts. Sweet job! Hope your tranny woes are fixed once and for all soon!

I don't know if you're still looking but there was one in Grass Lake for sale for $1,000.

Need help determining clearence. Oh, and the major thing. Is there anyone around Stockbridge who could let me sit in their truck. I want to make sure, before I get too wrapped up in this, that I can actually maneuver in one of these. I drive a Cavalier for my DD so I don't need alot of room...

2.5 or 5 ton, Bobbed Trailer Hauler Dilemma... Help I don't know if this is the proper forum so if not, let me know and I'll see if a moderator can move it. What I want to do is bob a deuce or 5 ton to use in my farming operation. My plan is to pull the rear axle, install a standard 8 ft...

ATC- For what it's worth, I say get one. Worst case scenario, you can usually sell it for almost what you paid for it if it turns out not to be for you.

Always use di-electric grease. Regular gease can conduct electricity sometimes (metal flakes or something in the compound). Regular grease works on batteriews where your sealing single conductors (ie. no risk of electricity jumping). I've used di-electric for years. Never had a problem.

Look at all the Michiganders gathered here! I never knew we were so many! Welcome Brian, according to the news this morning we had the third snowiest December on record this year.

Sorry, I wasn't being clear. I meant has anyone dropped one axle then ran dual tires on that axle vs. single tires on the axle. My bad.

bbf- your trucks sweet. If I was to build one for a play truck (non hauler) it'd be just like that. Unfortunately, on 53's it'd be too tall to economically haul any trailers. That's why I'm curious about stock duals or one or two size bigger singles.