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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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Hell ya its diesel! Hauls *** too
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by xjman941
Hell ya its diesel! Hauls *** too
they aren't that fast lol. I ran one all summer. they seem fast at the beginning of the day, but by the end of the day it seems like it maxes out at a snails pace
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 10:25 PM
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Jesus, those are like 24" lift springs.
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 10:55 PM
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They are stock springs for a scout
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 10:57 PM
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you should build a truss out of that nice stockpile of wood you have there for those dana 60's, and maybe a roll cage out of pvc pipe?

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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by zak873
you should build a truss out of that nice stockpile of wood you have there for those dana 60's, and maybe a roll cage out of pvc pipe?
Funny guy huh!
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 08:05 PM
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Schedule 40 PVC.


Seriously, Ya might want to look into building some traction bars. I think you'd benefit from them with the size tires you want to run.
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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ya I'm building some for the front and back I've already got the mounts on the front and rear axles but i reel didn't get much work done this weekend because of working around the property but i did clean the garage up nice and got my axle primed
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 08:31 AM
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!

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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 08:34 AM
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Hey I appreciate the funny but you better delete it before the mods get to see it
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by xjman941
ya I'm building some for the front and back I've already got the mounts on the front and rear axles but i reel didn't get much work done this weekend because of working around the property but i did clean the garage up nice and got my axle primed
Lookin good!
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 08:54 AM
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its coming together good I'm gonna use the factory mounts on the dana 44 for the leaf springs but i got find the right unbolt for the drop side
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 08:57 AM
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It's just a larger diameter u-bolt...
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 08:58 AM
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ya but at the bottom its at a very steep angle and it wouldn't set right when i tighten it it must have a plate of some kind I'm going to the local junk yard to snag the unbolts of another junk truck out there on my lunch break
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by xjman941
its coming together good I'm gonna use the factory mounts on the dana 44 for the leaf springs but i got find the right unbolt for the drop side
It's a bigger u bolt cause it goes around the casting of the differential if I'm not mistaken
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