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well the b2 got some new front axle seals today....bastard of a job for sure. Took out another tranny mount, but the u-pull-it hooked me up for $4.99 on a good used one. 3 more days befor the B2s hardest test off-road WOOT
 


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my temp. rain shelter/top while were wheeling


And on the trailer ready to go, hopefully the tarp stays on while on he highway.......
 

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Something is wrong with your truck. The wheelbase is too long for a BII. :icon_rofl:
 

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99"s i actually measured today, cause of that stupid rig rater thing todd had posted lol
 

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i did pick up some body damage, heres the worst



some other various damage, i had to pry the fender off the door so i could get it open after slamming a tree, lots of rock rash on my diffs and driveshafts. Bent up the rear 8.8 diff cover, but it never broke the seal.

The leafs worked awesome, good flex and had no issues with wheel hop or anything else. I was amazed, i was banging on Purgatory pretty hard and had some nasty noises from the front but everything held and i made it up the line i was climbing. Three days and no real breaks and i drove it back on the trailer at the end of the trip. Thankfully i never had to test the cage. One improvement i could def use is stronger steering though. Steering was pretty weak, struggled there however, but got the job done.





 

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Dang!

Nice thread! This oughtta be used somewhere on the site. Do you got more photos of specific parts of the build?
 

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not really, whats in my photobucket is pretty much what i have
 

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Cool pics

Good to see the leafs are working well for you :icon_thumby:
 

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Man, I just can't believe how much flex you're getting out of those leafs. :icon_cheers:

Steering is one thing I'd like to upgrade on my rig as well.
 
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their is a pic that a clubmate has where i backed the LR tire up onto a rock and the front flexed awesome, been waiting for him to upload.
 

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i think the LF shock was limited out
 

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He went to the Badlands in Attica, Indiana.
 

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ah....thought for a minute there he was still in MI...I thought "hell, just across the border, I'm going there!"
 

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