78 chassis

[cowboydan]

well, i'm glad to be here to tell you guys that i'm almost finished! i have some odds and ends to complete.... but it's mostly minor stuff, the last big job is to swap my 87 body onto my new chassis. after this post i'm going out to gut my truck, carpet and all. by tomorrow i should be ready for the swap. worst case, monday. i have lots of pics from start to finish. just waiting for 79bigbronco to send them to me... we took all the pics with his trick digital camera, some aren't but not many.

i don't think i could have done a more indepth project. dave has shown me trully how to do a ground up rebuild, and at a cost that is equally impressive.

pics are on the way. and hopefully the pics give all the work i've done justice, if not.... too bad...lol

this is what i have so far.... more on the way

 

[brianlr7773]

Nice Pics,

i don't mean to be a stick in the mud but, that is the worst lift block / traction bar setup i can imagin in a truck. The big problem is that its way to tall and there is a degree wedge on the top of it. That thing is gonna break the the center bolt, and spit right out and cause a accident. I would invest in a lifted spring pack to lower the springs and eliminate such a tall block. The taller the block the more that it becomes a leverage bar / leverage is gonna brake the center bolt.

Every thing else looks cool!! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

well, i'm glad to be here to tell you guys that i'm almost finished! i have some odds and ends to complete.... but it's mostly minor stuff, the last big job is to swap my 87 body onto my new chassis. after this post i'm going out to gut my truck, carpet and all. by tomorrow i should be ready for the swap. worst case, monday. i have lots of pics from start to finish. just waiting for 79bigbronco to send them to me... we took all the pics with his trick digital camera, some aren't but not many.
i don't think i could have done a more indepth project. dave has shown me trully how to do a ground up rebuild, and at a cost that is equally impressive.

pics are on the way. and hopefully the pics give all the work i've done justice, if not.... too bad...lol

this is what i have so far.... more on the way

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[cowboydan]

your intitle to your opinion, but this system isn't new. it was on 79 big bronco. i havn't modified it at all. it has worked for him for years, and yes i've seen it in acton, and that's why i have it

 

[Ziggy]

The degree wedge has always been there, but the traction bar/lift block is not. I agree with Brian and feel that you may end up spitting those blocks out if not having them colapse since they are hollow. But, like you say, I'm entitled to my opinion.

 

[79bigbronco]

The lift blocks are 3/8 wall tubing, the angle shims are at the top to keep the rear axle forward enough to use the stock driveshaft, and of course set the pinion angle. I used this exact set up fof 3 yr's, and wheeled/ worked, my truck hard, this is the susp. in my pic on my avatar. these blocks have no signs of wear or distortion.