Lifting Tech This section is for suspension questions related to increasing the ride height of your vehicle.

Getting High

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #11  
Old 08-22-2020, 08:44 PM
Heftynoma's Avatar
Beginning Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 11
Heftynoma is on a distinguished road
Default

Originally Posted by DonL
Coming along. Looks good.
thank you. What does everyone else think?
 
  #12  
Old 09-22-2020, 06:16 PM
Heftynoma's Avatar
Beginning Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 11
Heftynoma is on a distinguished road
Default


Not much progress just Made a new tranny crossmember


Machined, drilled and tapped my passenger knuckle all in my basement.




Back on all fours

Making sure there’s no binding issues





Made my drag link

Reamed pitman arm


Slapper bars


Made a fair lead mount. Getting down to last 20 or so things left to do.


Tubular Winch supports

 

Last edited by Heftynoma; 11-24-2020 at 08:35 PM.
  #13  
Old 11-28-2020, 06:03 AM
DonL's Avatar
BF Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Ontario canada
Posts: 3,989
DonL is on a distinguished road
Default

Looking good, coming along nicely
 
  #14  
Old 11-29-2020, 07:32 PM
Heftynoma's Avatar
Beginning Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 11
Heftynoma is on a distinguished road
Default

Originally Posted by DonL
Looking good, coming along nicely
thanks man.Getting super excited everyday I get something done on it.
 
  #15  
Old 12-04-2020, 04:42 PM
Heftynoma's Avatar
Beginning Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 11
Heftynoma is on a distinguished road
Default

Started making some sliders



Passenger slider

Chicago locker


Automatic locker for the front


Pulled the front axle and everything off it. Just waiting on my axle seals.


Made an oil catch can.


1/25/21- pulled my carrier out and was ready to install my locker but my thrust washers had about 10 thousandth wore on each. So I ordered new ones, along with 13” travel shocks.


Axle seals and locker installed.


axle is back in. Started on shock mounts. Need to make steering spacer.
 

Last edited by Heftynoma; 02-26-2021 at 04:02 PM.
  #16  
Old 02-27-2021, 07:54 AM
DonL's Avatar
BF Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Ontario canada
Posts: 3,989
DonL is on a distinguished road
Default

Getting somewhere! Looks good. Those are long **** shocks! Lol
 
  #17  
Old 03-01-2021, 08:15 AM
Hess13x's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Idaho
Posts: 695
Hess13x is on a distinguished road
Default

Dang how did I miss this build? Looking good!
 
  #18  
Old 03-03-2021, 03:23 PM
Heftynoma's Avatar
Beginning Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 11
Heftynoma is on a distinguished road
Default


Shock tower. Took a different approach then most people. How’s it look?
 
  #19  
Old 03-03-2021, 03:37 PM
DonL's Avatar
BF Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Ontario canada
Posts: 3,989
DonL is on a distinguished road
Default

I think you might need the "loop" to keep it centered. But I like it
 
  #20  
Old 03-03-2021, 06:20 PM
Tom A's Avatar
BF Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Northeastern Nevada, USA
Posts: 2,417
Tom A will become famous soon enough
Default

Looks to me like it will eventually fatigue and break off.
 


Quick Reply: Getting High



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:07 AM.