The gas tank is out. Since the rear axle is sitting in the stock gas tank location im going to have to either make or buy a fuel cell to put behind the rear seat. And since fuel cells are expensive i will probably try and make my own. I think i can do it, i will just pirate the orginal tank for the hookups and keep everything stock. Thats the plan anyway :icon_thumby:.
Also got some rear springs yesterday. They are out of a 1995 Dakota. 3 leaves plus overload, which im going to take out. I havent decided if i want to change the pack to make it softer or anything. I think i will try em without changing em and see how they work. They are about 54" eye to eye and i got dakota/durango springs because of the large center pin offset. This will put my rear axle back as far as possible while still having a long flexy spring. Here they are:
Bushings and ubolts are on the way. I also need to get to making some shackles but i want mock stuff up first and see how long they are gonna need to be.
I also took a couple general pics of the rear in place so that you guys can get a feel of what this thing is gonna look like. The axle is gonna sit about 6" more towards the center of the truck when its done i believe. Here it is from the side (with the build's number 1 fan watching
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And a good shot of the rear as well as a good shot of my spacious garage that im building this thing in haha. Im starting to get excited
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Some of you good eyes may notice that i have a slight truss problem in the pic, half of it is gone haha. I have to rework the truss and spring pads because of the change from one link to leaf springs in the rear. I am going to shorten the truss and move the spring perches in because im inboarding the springs to get better flex out of them. I will take pics when i get that issue resolved. Thanks for looking!
Sam