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You never saw the pics w/ 42's? get online you fawker
 
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i saw the pics of 42s, i care about the wheeling of 38s more...
 
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I had been thinking about upgrading to a 4-link and coilovers, that's just alot of numbers and a whole lot more parts to break than just coils and a pair of radius arms.

Plus I could build the adjustable radius arms with some 43* Alcan Orbit Eyes or RE SuperFlex Joints or even Currie Johnny Joints and get a whole lot of articulation out of those badboys...

And if those 8" Skyjacker coils don't do the job, I can get some made from Alcan or Valley Spring Service.
 
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^^^Jesus, that is going to be like a show truck...thats so much money invested I wouldn't even wanna get her dirty!!!!!

****, mine will be like a 500 dollar affair, and i'll rip it offroad!
 
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Originally Posted by rolla_guy72
I had been thinking about upgrading to a 4-link and coilovers, that's just alot of numbers and a whole lot more parts to break than just coils and a pair of radius arms.

Plus I could build the adjustable radius arms with some 43* Alcan Orbit Eyes or RE SuperFlex Joints or even Currie Johnny Joints and get a whole lot of articulation out of those badboys...

And if those 8" Skyjacker coils don't do the job, I can get some made from Alcan or Valley Spring Service.
radius arms will break a lot faster than the 4 link...
 
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Ditto. If i had to do it again I would run a 3 link up front and a double traig 4link out back. With some coilovers. Well thats what i'm going to do when I re-do it all.
 
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eww 4-link..

now if you ran a 4-link you GOTTA run coilovers?
 
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Originally Posted by SuperGildo@RRP
what happened?
axle shaft was fine. broke all the spider gears.
 
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Originally Posted by HighRollerII
eww 4-link..

now if you ran a 4-link you GOTTA run coilovers?

nope you can run coils too
 
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Originally Posted by ryanrebel125
axle shaft was fine. broke all the spider gears.
ouch
 
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Originally Posted by jrpro130
ouch
only cost me 20 bucks for the new stuff.
 
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**** i coulda given you spiders. that not bad breakage...
 
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Originally Posted by HighRollerII
eww 4-link..

now if you ran a 4-link you GOTTA run coilovers?
um no

coils would be just fine. you could even fun a 1/4 elliptical...
 
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nah i always broke the driver c clip. that why my axle came out. and the cross pin.
it would prolly have costed me more for shipping than 20 bucks plus i would have had to wait but i appraciate it.
 
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Hey I live in West Palm and if you guys need an extra hand with any of the work, I could come down and help. Also im interested in the Florida wheeling meets, like holeylands or sumthing like that, hopefully I'll see you guys at the next.
 
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Originally Posted by bmxrider379
Hey I live in West Palm and if you guys need an extra hand with any of the work, I could come down and help. Also im interested in the Florida wheeling meets, like holeylands or sumthing like that, hopefully I'll see you guys at the next.
Definetly! I know some good places to wheel around us. And looks like your lifted already...so that will help ya out a lot. We get together every once and a while.

I dunno what I'm doing as far as the SAS goes. My truck is at a standstill, I may just buy a mud truck. I'm not sure yet. Either way, I'll need a hand with my body lift! I wanna throw some bigger meats on her!
 
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well soon i will be down that way ricky....as u already know. eric im bout to be movin to west palm either end of next month or beginning of nov.
 
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That'll be nice, we got quite a few of you guys down here!
 
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I know this is an old tread but ive already started getting a few of my parts ready for this Ricky, I dont have any pics yet but when I get them and get pics Ill let you know
 
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ooooooooooooo lol
 
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I wanna see!!!

My truck will be paid off in year, so thats the ETA. I'm not doing it until it's paid off...so I'm just going to look for a 30 or 44 when I get more money
 
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Check the Buy/Sell/Trade forum, I've got SAS parts for sale as well as a HP D44.
 
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ricky man a year is a long time but buy then you'll have all your stuff. if you get it all together and you dont got to do no lookin around and findin stuff you start on a friday night and be done before the weekeds over. when i did my old chevy the first time i took all the parts off a wrecked sas chevy, i started fri after work and was done no joke like 3:30 sat morning. we built that whole b2 in about two and a half weeks but it was after work every day and i usually work the weekends.
 
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Originally Posted by BigBowtie
ricky man a year is a long time but buy then you'll have all your stuff. if you get it all together and you dont got to do no lookin around and findin stuff you start on a friday night and be done before the weekeds over. when i did my old chevy the first time i took all the parts off a wrecked sas chevy, i started fri after work and was done no joke like 3:30 sat morning. we built that whole b2 in about two and a half weeks but it was after work every day and i usually work the weekends.
good to hear man.

I'll proly start collecting parts pretty soon, once the money starts flowing. I'm looking at around 6" lift over what I have right now. 38.5 boggers after the solid axle.

right now plans are 36's.
 
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Do you have offers for your spindles yet and would you consider selling them? just wondering.
 


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