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Plan is to stick with the long leaf spring setup for now, there is soooo much to do elsewhere on the truck and the leafs work OK for now. I'm thinking the battery box & air tanks are gonna have to be relocated between the frame rails outta the way....the rocks might grab 'em in the stock...

Thank you Mr. 1951.

Yes the design is intended to be effective to some degree in the case of total separation of the cab from the truck. A capsule, sort of. The thinking is 1. May not need to go as large as 2.0 x 0.250 wall tubing, since its not the case that the entire weight of the truck will be on the cab. 2...

To be continued here: https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/back-to-a-big-truck.198028/

Almost ready for the cage build: need to remove windshield and engine cover mat.

these guys did it someway But there is also a gorilla sized hoop behind the cab.

Thank you for the kind words, joshuak.

clarification on the intended use of the wannabe For nearly 30 years I have been running AZ trails e.g. Chiva Falls and Charleau Gap with the same bunch of "jeep guys". Initially with a Series 2 Land Rover (what a piece of crap) , the last several years very successfully with the modified CUCV...

I actually do want to have a chance to survive a rollover, so the rollcage will be "real". The pics of LMTV cabs crushed like a beer can is pretty convincing. I am not going to race the truck, however it will see offroad driving in adverse conditions.

11_19_18 update Thank you for the kind offer, though I already have an extraordinarily talented fabricator: http://arizonajeeparmorrocksliders.com/ I agree with the notion that safety is first. So, the thought is to build a roll cage in the style of a "capsule". If the seats ( therefore the...

I like the concept. Its missing all the fairing stuff below the bed that a rally truck has, maybe its not done yet?

Wifey says the same thing: "Where's the roll cage?"

So what is most different, aesthetically, before and after? Enclosing the back, higher stance w/ the open tire tread pattern, paint of course, lotsa lights. **Update Dec 12, 2018** I have this same thread in three different places. To make it easier for me to maintain, the continuation will...