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Have you had a chance to give it a good looking over? Do you think it's feasible to shorten the wheelbase any further?
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Ive decided to listen you the more experienced guys on here and not fight with ackermans angle. I only wanted to shorten my wheel base to improve cresting hills in off road applications. So instead im just gonna fab some rock sliders.
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At least you have a tractor, it's fairly short. My dump truck is the same wheelbase and you can tell it's teetered at least once.
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Yeah im still gonna beast it up, i mean beef it up.
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Its probably easier to remove the needless low hanging crap than to shorten wheelbase. 99% of these trucks that have seen real off-roading have the steps wangered. Removing the steps, relocating the batts and fuel to somewhere else will raise your ground clearance considerably.
Spend a day laying under the truck and you'll see what can be relocated.
Spend a day laying under the truck and you'll see what can be relocated.
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Just did that
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Where fid you get the spring and bed set up?
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I finally got the lds pulled, everything was rusted to bits. Scrapped the doors, spare tire rack, winshield, I took off both fenders, steps, fuel tanks, and mudflaps. I have fitment issues with my flywheel housing and flywheel on my 5.9 12 valve.
I bought a chevy 2500 hydroboost brake assymbly, going with the thp602295 freightliner powersteering box, and a aluminum 80 gal kenworth fuel tank. I bought all new dog bone (hinges/joints)? Its staying 6x6, and all mechanical. Doing all new lines, (air, brakes, fuel) and all new electrical, all new hoses and fluids and filters, going to build a suv body custom for it.
Its been 2 years now and I've made little progress. I broke both elbows last November and the november before that my right calcaenus. Alas I've had a slow start due to my injuries, the biggest problem was putting up my lift, (did it by hand, no heavy equipment).
I bought a chevy 2500 hydroboost brake assymbly, going with the thp602295 freightliner powersteering box, and a aluminum 80 gal kenworth fuel tank. I bought all new dog bone (hinges/joints)? Its staying 6x6, and all mechanical. Doing all new lines, (air, brakes, fuel) and all new electrical, all new hoses and fluids and filters, going to build a suv body custom for it.
Its been 2 years now and I've made little progress. I broke both elbows last November and the november before that my right calcaenus. Alas I've had a slow start due to my injuries, the biggest problem was putting up my lift, (did it by hand, no heavy equipment).
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So I found out that I have a 6352 trans, probly gotta rebuild it bc it has oil/grease all over the pilot shaft. Dont know where I'm gonna get everything to do it though. Anyone know why that might be? Thanks fellas.
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