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Thanks for the support. I knew that cutting up one of these trucks won't be supported by everyone. But for a rock crawler they are just awesome. At least I'm trying to make it look good in the process and not all hacked up :p Didn't expect any members to be close by in Lawton. I'm literally...

bit more progress done on it. I got the factory brackets modified to fit. luckily they line up with a factory hole in the frame and worked out perfect for the length. i got pretty lucky for it to miss all the rivets for the shackle mount! once i got my through holes cut i welded the square...

started this earlier this week. one of the things that keeps this truck from reaching its full potential...needed to be done so finally decided to start now. cut of 13.5" off the back. after doing this i can see why its going to make a huge difference. the military definitely didn't want...

almost forgot. gave the truck a bit of a hop on one of the hills while testing the locker. Honestly it was not jarring at all on the landing. pretty smooth considering those big balloon tires had a lot to do with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaGkg-7LazQ

So finally replaced the rusty inner fender that rotted from a leaky battery. Gotta love free stuff! Copied the trimming i did and made it a tad neater. Yay for a solid fender! noticed the other day testing the locker in a nearby field that my brakes were fading. gently get on the brakes...

It's really not bad. Those metal cones to guide the axle gave me a little trouble. But stuck a pry bar in there to give the pipe something to bite against when hamming them out. Thanks for the support guys.

Thanks guys! Ended up reusing the carrier bearings. they were in great condition. sort of surprised being i'm not sure how often the military had these trucks locked in 4x4. The truck has 56K, but no telling.... New Spicer non-greasable joints. everything prepped for carrier/seal install...

got the front end stripped down for the detroit locker. r front U joints were starting to seize up. new non greasable spicers are on the way. by one of the better investments i've made. cost almost as much as the locker itself, but how easy it made for carrier bearing removal made it...

I posted a reply earlier but it shows that a mod has to approve the post first. Not sure how many posts I need to get past that. Anyways that pic with the shackle in the frame was with the truck flexed out on a small metal service ramp. The shackle was almost vertical at ride height. Guess...

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...

^ 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. https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5641/31048624191_378595acee_b.jpg 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...