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<blockquote data-quote="d_daffron" data-source="post: 367389" data-attributes="member: 4983"><p>Next up we started removing all the 2wd front suspension componets. This one's gonna be on leaf springs for simplicity. After a little figuring we decided to just remove the entire section of frame where the front crosmember and coil buckets were. Welded a piece of pipe across the front frame horns to hold everything square and started cutting</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/D39DE171-D564-44A5-A493-140B84082BFF_zps9xlcofbo.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/D39DE171-D564-44A5-A493-140B84082BFF_zps9xlcofbo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/C2DC336A-9228-4FF4-9824-57D7DB11D5D5_zpsnbkqvw5x.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/C2DC336A-9228-4FF4-9824-57D7DB11D5D5_zpsnbkqvw5x.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Finished up the frame plating and started a front crosmember/spring hanger/bumper</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/A4752644-E940-4EAC-9AC0-8770E3388667_zpsq1nes9xg.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/A4752644-E940-4EAC-9AC0-8770E3388667_zpsq1nes9xg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/77723BC2-E291-4129-80AA-E30EC5E3F201_zpsdhple5yo.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/77723BC2-E291-4129-80AA-E30EC5E3F201_zpsdhple5yo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Crossmember is made out of 1/4" plate and a piece of 4x4x1/4". Set it up to move the front wheels a few inches forward using 54" leaf springs</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/AE1A13AA-F716-4A2D-9BAD-17D145E7003E_zpssyctf7fi.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/AE1A13AA-F716-4A2D-9BAD-17D145E7003E_zpssyctf7fi.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Now I know this is where were gonna loose a few of you, but in goes a.... Dana 30. We at least used a late model axle with the bigger U joints. We set our spring width at 32" so hopefully the 60 swap down the road wont be too tough. We cleaned the factory brackets off the axle tubes, put some spring perches on the front axle, and stuck everything together for mockup . Then we set the front clip back on and tacked on a couple spare wheels with some 35" buckshots. Heres the result</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/F2464718-7023-49F9-97FE-0DF0177B4838_zpsaffikieu.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/F2464718-7023-49F9-97FE-0DF0177B4838_zpsaffikieu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/865EAC50-45D5-4B45-95DA-896875EAFBD2_zpsioqxhjyn.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/865EAC50-45D5-4B45-95DA-896875EAFBD2_zpsioqxhjyn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="d_daffron, post: 367389, member: 4983"] Next up we started removing all the 2wd front suspension componets. This one's gonna be on leaf springs for simplicity. After a little figuring we decided to just remove the entire section of frame where the front crosmember and coil buckets were. Welded a piece of pipe across the front frame horns to hold everything square and started cutting [URL=http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/D39DE171-D564-44A5-A493-140B84082BFF_zps9xlcofbo.jpg.html][IMG]http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/D39DE171-D564-44A5-A493-140B84082BFF_zps9xlcofbo.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/C2DC336A-9228-4FF4-9824-57D7DB11D5D5_zpsnbkqvw5x.jpg.html][IMG]http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/C2DC336A-9228-4FF4-9824-57D7DB11D5D5_zpsnbkqvw5x.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Finished up the frame plating and started a front crosmember/spring hanger/bumper [URL=http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/A4752644-E940-4EAC-9AC0-8770E3388667_zpsq1nes9xg.jpg.html][IMG]http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/A4752644-E940-4EAC-9AC0-8770E3388667_zpsq1nes9xg.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/77723BC2-E291-4129-80AA-E30EC5E3F201_zpsdhple5yo.jpg.html][IMG]http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/77723BC2-E291-4129-80AA-E30EC5E3F201_zpsdhple5yo.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Crossmember is made out of 1/4" plate and a piece of 4x4x1/4". Set it up to move the front wheels a few inches forward using 54" leaf springs [URL=http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/AE1A13AA-F716-4A2D-9BAD-17D145E7003E_zpssyctf7fi.jpg.html][IMG]http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/AE1A13AA-F716-4A2D-9BAD-17D145E7003E_zpssyctf7fi.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Now I know this is where were gonna loose a few of you, but in goes a.... Dana 30. We at least used a late model axle with the bigger U joints. We set our spring width at 32" so hopefully the 60 swap down the road wont be too tough. We cleaned the factory brackets off the axle tubes, put some spring perches on the front axle, and stuck everything together for mockup . Then we set the front clip back on and tacked on a couple spare wheels with some 35" buckshots. Heres the result [URL=http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/F2464718-7023-49F9-97FE-0DF0177B4838_zpsaffikieu.jpg.html][IMG]http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/F2464718-7023-49F9-97FE-0DF0177B4838_zpsaffikieu.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s120.photobucket.com/user/doubleud1/media/S10/865EAC50-45D5-4B45-95DA-896875EAFBD2_zpsioqxhjyn.jpg.html][IMG]http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/doubleud1/S10/865EAC50-45D5-4B45-95DA-896875EAFBD2_zpsioqxhjyn.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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