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Silverado2500 superduty axle swap and more
22ndJanuary2017, 02:19 PM,
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RE: Silverado2500 superduty axle swap and more
Finished the frame up yesterday. It wasn't to terrible of a job, just real dirty.
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Washed it down to get all the grinding dust off everything and got the plates clamped into place.

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Plates tacked in.

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Went back an forth from passenger to driver side so I wouldn't continuously be heating up one side.

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Welding on the plates DONE!

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Last night we transferred my center mark to the frame to start getting the coilbuckets set up. Also gona start on radius arm brackets today.
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22ndJanuary2017, 11:35 PM,
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RE: Silverado2500 superduty axle swap and more
I got the upper part of the radius arm bracket built.

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There will be a piece of 4"x8" tubing welded to the bottom for the arm to bolt though.

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23rdJanuary2017, 01:28 AM,
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RE: Silverado2500 superduty axle swap and more
I like the high quality of your work. Well planned and executed.
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23rdJanuary2017, 09:08 AM,
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RE: Silverado2500 superduty axle swap and more
(23rdJanuary2017, 01:28 AM)Reserector Wrote: I like the high quality of your work. Well planned and executed.

Thanks! It's not the best work I've done but it'll do.
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27thJanuary2017, 10:52 AM,
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RE: Silverado2500 superduty axle swap and more
Trackbar kit from ruff stuff came Wednesday. All I'm waiting for now is steering from WFO.

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Should have it on its weight this weekend if everything works out minus steering of coarse.
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27thJanuary2017, 11:50 AM,
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Silverado2500 superduty axle swap and more
Ruff Stuff sells beefy parts. I've always had great luck with them
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28thJanuary2017, 11:57 AM,
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RE: Silverado2500 superduty axle swap and more
(27thJanuary2017, 11:50 AM)kbwjeep Wrote: Ruff Stuff sells beefy parts. I've always had great luck with them

Yes they do. I just wish these companies like that could offer free shipping.
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29thJanuary2017, 11:49 PM,
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RE: Silverado2500 superduty axle swap and more
Didn't get much accomplished this weekend.

76' f150 coil buckets
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Buckets sandblasted
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Couldn't find the spring retainers so I just made some.
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Homemade retainer works
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Marked the frame where the buckets need to go.
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Bucket tacked on good enough for now.
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Bucket/coil combo
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I sat it down just enough on the factory coil mounts on the axle so I could pull some measurements for mounts I make to line up with the springs.
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30thJanuary2017, 01:24 PM,
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RE: Silverado2500 superduty axle swap and more
How did you determine the height?
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30thJanuary2017, 01:31 PM,
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RE: Silverado2500 superduty axle swap and more
(30thJanuary2017, 01:24 PM)Reserector Wrote: How did you determine the height?

Overall height or height at where to set the springs?
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