The Ugly

I have at least one set of 56's in the backyard so give me a call tomorow between 4 and 8 to come getum.

I have a set of 56"s as well if you or anyone else needs them.

ive heard that running the 56's gives you a terrible pinion angle unless you use shims or crazy long shackles, 52's are super easy to find in the yard around here just get a set with as many leaves as possible that away you can tune the pack for less wrap

with my set up i had almost 15in of travel but the springs were so soft the pinion bobbed up and down more then sharpe does on friday nights off of MLK

Longer shackles would make the pinion issue worse. I have 7 degree shims in the front and I think Cook does too. His front hangers are much lower than mine though but his truck is also taller overall.

52's are still the way the go

So the story goes... 52"s offer the same flex that 56"s offer, just with less axle wrap. The 52"s are 26/26" center to center and the 56"s are 26/30". I recomend the 52"s, but I went with the 56"s for availablity and I knew the 44"s would end up creating axle wrap even with the 52" so a front wrap bar would be needed either way.

Its not axle wrap that is the problem its the longer end of the leaf spring being on the same side as the shackle and pinion. Its only an issue when that side droops.

Well of corse I fix the trugly up and end not taking it wheeling.

Added:
-lap belt for driver, Idea is to keep me from falling out yet still allow me to lay down incase of roll over.
-box
-hood, welded the latches on due to lack of threaded bolt holes then bent them(latches) today in a test jump.
-hummer tires, hold air for the most part
- finished welding the rear bumper, front is going to be ground off and reconstructed for leaf spring mounts
-got brakes working slightly better, will be swapping in a 1 ton booster and master cylinder later.
-plywood shield

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...iresandbox.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...oodliftkit.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...11anthill2.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...11anthill1.jpg

whats the plywood for?

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Originally Posted by bcolman

whats the plywood for?

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look what's below the plywood.

protect the back of my head

edit-I have a back glass this is just very temporary.

One of my sweet custom tires had a blow out, It wasn't even holding any weight up.
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...ireblowout.jpg

Added:
-lap belt for passenger
-brakes suck, swapped in a 1 ton booster and master cylinder
-replaced power steering pump, old one was fubar.
-better rear tires and chrome wheels

didnt get around to installing forced induction

so do the brakes still suck, or did the swap fix them?

did you take the master and booster off of the parts truck tyler?