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    The Dodge build-up

    I found a good deal on some parts so this build will be starting some-what prematurely.

    Goal: To keep the dodge reliable and increase ride quality on and off-road performance... Not a trail-rig beater. 3 inch lift and 35-37 inch tires

    Parts that will hopefully be in Monday:
    Carli control arms
    Thuren 3 inch front coils
    Carli high mount steering stabilizer
    Carli front dif gaurd
    2010 Mopar t-type steering upgrade

    Parts I'm looking for (please let me know of any deals you might come across):
    -Adjustable trac bar
    -Sway bar or sway bar end links (a quick-disconnect sway bar would be ideal)
    -Shocks - leaning towards Fox 2.0 reservoir or something else rebuild-able and revalve-able but really need to find a deal here
    -Rear leafs or maybe a mini-pack
    -bump stops
    -limiting straps
    -Plate steel for shock towers
    -lockers (last step)
    -37inch tires and wheels
    -Front and rear bumpers


    First order of business is to fab up some new shock towers something like this:



    Also does anybody in town have a bender? I would really like to try and make a tube front bumper
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    Quincy does has a tube bender
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    Inspiration...
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    Quote Originally Posted by BroncoJo View Post
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    I can't figure out if I like it or hate it. Must think on it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FJAggie07 View Post
    I can't figure out if I like it or hate it. Must think on it.
    I'd like to have a race truck but that's not the direction I'm going, or can afford, however I do think I'll build a bumper similar to that design.
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    KORE's idea of a bumper

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    I like that bumper. A little paint and it would be pretty slick

    Edit: i mean the second one
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    The second one looks loads better in my opinion.
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    The one from core looks a lot easier to bend, but I do like how the first one matches the body lines.
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    I think I have a line on some Fox 2.0 reservoirs for $300, does anybody have any experience with re-building and or re-valving?


    or should I hold out for some for some 2.5's? I'm thinking 2.0's should be plenty but they seem to be on the bottom end for the desert guys
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    I think 2.0 shocks are way small for your full-size and a diesel
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sparling View Post
    I think 2.0 shocks are way small for your full-size and a diesel
    Really? Wouldn't they be better than bilstein 5100's which would be better than the stocker. It's not like I would be jumping... much. I think where the 2.0 fail is with heat dispersion and being in Texas I doubt I will have much any extended periods of abuse.
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    Well for that price you could try them out and sell them if they aren't enough
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    When I was going through the broncospeed phase in high-school, the broncospeeders recommended 2.5's for my truck. So at least 2.5's unless you want to do 4 in the front. Most people say that for the front (coil sprung) remote reservoirs are perfect and external bypass for the rear. Something to do with spring rates and some fancy physics-type math/magic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV View Post
    When I was going through the broncospeed phase in high-school, the broncospeeders recommended 2.5's for my truck. So at least 2.5's unless you want to do 4 in the front. Most people say that for the front (coil sprung) remote reservoirs are perfect and external bypass for the rear. Something to do with spring rates and some fancy physics-type math/magic.
    If that's what full size recommends I should probably do the opposite...

    I don't have $1000 per shock budget so bypasses are out of the question. Once again I'm not racing or jumping so I'm really on the fence about which shock to go. When you get into needing 2.5's it looks like axle trusses are highly recommended and I'm not ready for that stage yet .

    Basically where I'd like to see my truck at and this is with Fox 2.0's and a quick disconnect sway bar (kinda boring):




    Jump with 2.5 Kings:
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