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more axle pics:
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heres the diy fgb52 kit installed:
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heres my first step at fabricating wheel disc brakes for my rockwells.got the rotors and hubs together,tok a little machine work on the lathe.
using ford f700 school bus rotors and ford f550 brake calipers. |
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Axles are looking great, the covers look awfully beefy!
Sure is a great project to follow. |
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How much work/trouble will narrowing the front axle be? What's the final width your looking for? Coil overs or leaf's? (sorry if you already posted that answer) |
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thanks guys!
not really a lot to narrowing the axles..ill get some progress pics as it goes. basically you cut the long side down and run 2 short side axles..gets my wms to about 70" wide with disc brakes...the front and rear hubs can also be flipped around to narrow another 8 inches,just cant run disc brakes with the hubs in the narrow position.stock wms is about 76" wide!! narrowed,gets you to about the same width as a 1ton. leafs or coils..........well,first i was gonna go coils and 4 link.....but for what i use the truck for.....im juyst gonna go leafs.i will be building custom perches on both axles to add between 4 and 8 inches of lift,that way i dont have to spend big $$ on custom springs,plus retain a little ride quality...yes i said ride quality:crazy: will be running full hydro steering(build and setup photos to come) leafs are by far easier and less $$...for mud,tug o war and sled pulls...i dont need 4 link...im not going to be rockcrawling. more to come........... |
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Heres Some Pics And Updates:took Off The B52 Kit On The Front To Build My Own Hangers.adding About 6" Of Lift.
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Mopre Of The Frt Spring Hangers:
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Few More Of Frt:
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Few Of Frt Brake Mounts Being Made
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Heres Some Of The Axle Perches I Built,added About 4" Lift:
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Few More Of Perches:
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Re: My Build Begins!UPDATE 12-01
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Finally Got It Sitting On The Springs.as It Sits Here.i Compared To A Truck With Known 12" Lift Springs.
The Frt Measures 14" Lift With Stock 52" Leaf Springs.the Rear Measures At 18" Of Lift With Stock 63" Leafs. |
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More Of Rear Susp:
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More Rear Susp And Rear Blocks I Built W/8" Lift:
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I Am Also Boxing The Frame In A Few Places To Add Strength.
Plus Building My Own Frt Winch/attack Front Bumper. |
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Almost All The Rust Repairs Are Done!
Am Now Working On Trans And T/case Mounts. I Am Running A 400 Turbo With A Married 205 Transfer Case. Then Going To A Divorced Np200 Transfer Case.the 200 Will Give Me About 12" Of Drop To My Drivelines. Still Cant Decide On Tires,50" R4's,52" Michelins,49 Iroks,54 Boggers?????????????? But Ive Got Some Time Still. Also Beginning My Rear Ladder Bar/4 Link Setup To Keep That Monster Hooked Up! Got Parts For My Full Hydro Steering,wil Start Those Mounts Soon! Damn Cant Wait To Throw Some Mud. |
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Wow..... Thats gonna be a big K5. I'd say go with the monster boggers. Your plate should read BEEFY. :lol:
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Some great progress - that is going to be a beast!
Glad to see it will have disk brakes at the wheels. |
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Holy mega beefy Batman!!! That thing is going to be monster! :metal:
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andy that thing is kicking butt!! you do great work, you need to come down and work on some of my junk...lol
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dude thats BAD AZZZZ cant wheight to see it done with some mud on it
soon when i get my Back back togother my burb going on rocks we will have to start a 2 1/2ton club on here:lol: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/...02897Small.jpg |
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What the heck??? That thing is gonna be a MONSTER!!!!!
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thanks guys.
i am so ready to be bolting on some tractor tires and throwing some mud!!:metal: towstrap...that burb will be awesome with some rocks!!i have done soooo much reading and digging on the rockwells.if i can help with anything just let me know...my first advise or thing to think about....5 tons!....ive thought of going that route opn my k5 but i think the 2 1/2's with alloy shafts should be good. |
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awesome machine
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