The M1031 with 5" lift, 12-bolt H1's and no spacers build!

[dstang97]

hurry up and finish this thing. I'm can't wait anymore.

 

[tvguy]

I'm finally gonna have some time this weekend to get back on the truck. I got the front end out this afternoon . . .

 

[tvguy]

Got the front upper shackle hangers done tonight . . . and they were as big a pain as I thought they would be! Got the steering box out too . . .

 

[tvguy]

I got the ORD weld-in frame repair kit installed today. I had to trim the front in order to clear the bumper support bracket. After that a little weld-thru primer and then I burned it all in. I put the extended brake lines on as well. Tomorrow I'll install the new steering box and hopefully get the front axle under it.

 

[landen300]

This is a great build. I was curious as to why you didn't want to just throw dually hubs on the 60 that was in there? Is the axle going to be farther forward in the wheel well once you put a bed on it because of the shackle mod? Really nice work man, keep it up!

 

[tvguy]

This is a great build. I was curious as to why you didn't want to just throw dually hubs on the 60 that was in there? Is the axle going to be farther forward in the wheel well once you put a bed on it because of the shackle mod? Really nice work man, keep it up!

Sorry, I'm not exactly sure what you're asking but I'll give it a shot . . .

I assume you're referring to the front 60. I had a "spare" 60 that I had completely rebuilt, including adding a Lockright and 35-spline outer shafts. It does have dually hubs on it and that's what will be going in, hopefully tomorrow.

The shackle flip did move the rear 70HD forward. I moved it back 1 1/2" with the Zero Rates so hopefully it will be pretty close when the bed goes on.

 

[tvguy]

Putting the new steering box in was a PAIN . . . I had to put it in and pull it out 3 times. I hoped to get everything wrapped up today but I just didn't have enough time. Did get the springs and the axle in though . . .

 

[tvguy]

12-bolt Hummer wheels are ready to go on . . .

 

[dstang97]

i think it would be even cooler with the contact maintenance box on it, but still love the build.

 

[tvguy]

i think it would be even cooler with the contact maintenance box on it, but still love the build.

Yeah, I agree . . . it would have been cool with the contact maintenance box on it, but I think I'll get a lot more use out of it with the bed.

 

[landen300]

Sorry, I'm not exactly sure what you're asking but I'll give it a shot . . .

I assume you're referring to the front 60. I had a "spare" 60 that I had completely rebuilt, including adding a Lockright and 35-spline outer shafts. It does have dually hubs on it and that's what will be going in, hopefully tomorrow.

The shackle flip did move the rear 70HD forward. I moved it back 1 1/2" with the Zero Rates so hopefully it will be pretty close when the bed goes on.

You got it. I should have specified front although there is only one Dana 60 in the truck... I figured you were rebuilding an extra and doing a switch, but I also knew that you could just throw the dually front hubs on your existing axle. Swapping beats rebuilding an axle still under a truck any day. You also correctly followed when I jumped to asking about the rear. Awesome truck man, can't wait to see the end result.

 

[tvguy]

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 by the time I grabbed the camera.

 

[tvguy]

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.

 

[vinny-socom1]

Need some photos please.....opcorn:

Vinny

 

[tvguy]

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 leave the front axle in the stock position. I ran some tape along where I wanted to cut and used a cutting wheel to trim everything up . . .

 

[tvguy]

Here's the inner fender . . .

 

[tvguy]

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 . . .

 

[tvguy]

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

 

[tvguy]

The leftovers . . .

 

[tvguy]

It took a few cutting wheels . . .