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finally a little progress. painted, axles mounted, brakes, hubs and wheels and tires. lights and box next. etrailer tires/wheels and timbren 3500# axles

any recommendations for stabilizer jacks? bottom of frame to ground aprox 23" on this build using 235/85 16s

started cleaning and applied etching primer. My plan is the primer then something like Line X coating (bedliner) any recommendations on which product to use for the coating ?

i have three bolts through the side and two into the gusset. Is that adequate for the axle mounts? see pic above?

by calcs of the steel and axles without tires/wheels/hubs/brakes about 512# price was $1743 with sales tax

I picked up the frame and axles from a local fab shop yesterday. ready to paint/coat and get wheels and tires coming. Maxx coupler in. planning on a tub type build and waiting on quote from fab shop for that. Axles are 3500# timbren "axleless" I will probably have the shop fab the fenders...

filled up the water tank all the way and found a leak of course. at a joint in the fill line. i will try and get some pics of the setup with everything in, but i think this is gonna work! i have the milliard 6" tri fold mattress that fits nice and when folded leaves plenty of room for the...

thanks - i decided against using a pickup bed trailer. i am gonna try this yukon for now and see how it goes.

nice build! just made it all the way through the thread. Black bear Pass, i am impressed. I made it up and down yankee boy basin and decided that mountain pass trails in a vehicle are not my thing. I am/have built out a yukon xl camper. waiting for decent weather to test it out. i am torn...

he said tires are good and all lights and hitch are good. doubt it has brakes since it has factory axle. i haven't checked it out yet. i am wanting to build an off road trailer/camper. i like the teardrops but with ground clearance. i like this truck bed for the ground clearance, length and...

1972 ish f100 longbed for sale. seller asking $500

yep, i doubt i will ever be "legit" here unless i am running some 38" tires and a 6" lift, but that's ok. played that game when i was younger. Factory spec is 8.4" of ground clearance (not sure where that is measured, maybe rear diff?) even with lifts and a 36" tire i gain 2.25" of ground...

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Purchased this yukon last spring so the NM governor would let me in the state parks even though we have a house in NM. bought it cheapish. had 150k miles and been in West Texas it's whole life so no rust at all, i am the 3rd owner, no wrecks just a small kiss the right rear quarter. ended up...