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<blockquote data-quote="nhl_bullitt" data-source="post: 627559" data-attributes="member: 7451"><p>Depends on what deals you find on parts, what parts you decide to use, how much dolla bill gets thrown at the axles, but it will be hard to keep that rig under $14k or so. Like they said though, not too bad to pull that off chipping away at it. Sounds like a cool project.</p><p></p><p>Front axle: GM 60's through the 80s are a good choice. Low pinion though, so under lots of throttle, that could be the weak point (there are ways to treat this though).</p><p></p><p> Almost any Ford 60 from 78 - up is a good choice. There are a couple years where they were IFS in the early 80s, then Dana 50s for the first couple years of Super Duties (and stayed metric bolt pattern of course). All high pinion driver drops.</p><p></p><p>Link material: .250 wall dom is what a lot of people start out with. A lower that is long can definitely bend though. I usually throw a short stick of 1.5 inside my lowers to add strength. </p><p></p><p>Heims: My personal rig is a mix of 7/8 and 1.25s. I probably should have just went 1.25s through out. I never have too much thread showing on the shank regardless. </p><p></p><p>Steering: Too much to discuss here, but I would definitely go full ram. Even when I was keeping budget in mind on a past rig, I usually stayed pretty expensive on the steering set up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nhl_bullitt, post: 627559, member: 7451"] Depends on what deals you find on parts, what parts you decide to use, how much dolla bill gets thrown at the axles, but it will be hard to keep that rig under $14k or so. Like they said though, not too bad to pull that off chipping away at it. Sounds like a cool project. Front axle: GM 60's through the 80s are a good choice. Low pinion though, so under lots of throttle, that could be the weak point (there are ways to treat this though). Almost any Ford 60 from 78 - up is a good choice. There are a couple years where they were IFS in the early 80s, then Dana 50s for the first couple years of Super Duties (and stayed metric bolt pattern of course). All high pinion driver drops. Link material: .250 wall dom is what a lot of people start out with. A lower that is long can definitely bend though. I usually throw a short stick of 1.5 inside my lowers to add strength. Heims: My personal rig is a mix of 7/8 and 1.25s. I probably should have just went 1.25s through out. I never have too much thread showing on the shank regardless. Steering: Too much to discuss here, but I would definitely go full ram. Even when I was keeping budget in mind on a past rig, I usually stayed pretty expensive on the steering set up. [/QUOTE]
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