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The stock 4 wheel drive box is a push-pull type in that the "swing" of the arm goes front to back. The 2 wheel drive box swings side to side for crossover steering.

Got new u-joints when I had the shaft lengthened.

Here's a copy of reply from Chris from ORD to a similar question of pinion angle after a shackle flip on CK5 . . . "I would set up your lift and see how your truck drives. There is so much of this that depends on how you're getting lift (shackle flip, springs, blocks, a combo of any of the...

Possibly, but I'm happy with the 5" lift . . . it's tall enough already!

Yeah, I've been happy with all the ORD stuff. For example, I ordered a ubolt kit for the front and when I went to install the it I realized the factory bolts that go into the 60 housing weren't going to work . . . they were too short. Fortunately, there were two longer studs in the kit just for...

I only drove it for about 15 minutes yesterday and didn't get past 50 mph, but didn't notice any vibration. One of the tires is out of balance though. The pinion is pointed directly at the Tcase. I'm gonna run it as is for now and if it's starts vibrating then I'll make the appropriate...

I went for a quick test drive this afternoon . . . I think the wheels need balancing. They probably haven't been run in years. I picked up another set of 12-bolt wheels this weekend. I'm gonna clean them up and weld a set of rock rings on and probably get them powdercoated. I think I'm going...

I'd guess the tires stick out less than 2". I'll take a measurement tomorrow and confirm. I don't know on the bed . . . I'd like to get it done soon but I have the whole family coming in for Thanksgiving so things are starting to get busy. Today was really the last day to work on the CUCV for...

And yes, the wheels only have 4 lug nuts on them (need to get some more) and I need to rake my yard!

A few last ones . . .

More pics . . .

I put a little paint on the bare metal of the fenders. For now, I'm calling the lift "done".

It took a few cutting wheels . . .

The leftovers . . .

Here's what it looked like with everything trimmed off . . .

I didn't have a lot of options on the front part of the fender since it was already trimmed so close to the marker light. Ideally I would have liked to left another 1/2" or so to clear the liner, but I did what I could . . .

Here's the inner fender . . .

I couldn't decide what to do about the front tires hitting . . . trim the fenders or move the axle forward with the zero rates. When I got the truck someone had already done a hack job on the fenders so they needed to be cleaned up anyway. So, I decided to trim the fenders as much as needed and...

I got the lift finished yesterday and put the 37's on. The fronts rub the back part of the fender . . . I did some trimming but need to do some more. I'll take some pics tomorrow and post 'em up.

Got the calipers installed, drag link and tie rod in, and gear oil in the axle tonight. I still have to bleed the brakes and steering, grease all the fittings, install a new vent hose and probably another half dozen things I have yet to think of. Sorry for the crappy pics but it was already dark...