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I'm enjoying this build! Thanks for mentioning your plan on using the little generator in the winter to run the block heater, great method. So have you considered mounting the spare on the rear doors? The hinges look beefy, but not sure how strong the door is. You could also make a bracket...

Holy capable rig batman! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46kPyhcmEnA

I think you could another $800 to the $800-$900 premium you said for the NV4500 due to needing an adapter for transfer case. Is it really true some late 92 or 93 1st gens came with NV's?

Thank you. The rear ride went from 24" to 24.5" with the 3" factory block removed, measured from the axle center to the wheel arch. I lost 3 leafs which were about .3" thick, so thats about 7/8 lost. I did have to make a 1" block that relocated the axle 1" rearward, which is bolted to the...

Flexing out the 1st gen cummins, did a little articulation test. Flexes pretty good, the rear axle participates now. The new front springs and shocks will also make a world of difference, as the front is almost on the bumpstops when level and the front shocks allow only 1-2" droop. Then I'll...

^WeeJeep has it installed as the manufacturer designed it. Your trailer tool box looks very close to your spare on that departure, like its fitting into the void of the wheel, but if you were turning the box might hit the tire? Its a pretty extreme situation though

You dont need Chevy 63" springs for a good ride The shackle flip is done and it rides amazing. Along the lines of 1985 Caprice Classic, Buick Roadmaster. I ended up taking out the 2 additional springs added by the orig owner plus one extra from the stock pack. I would say a stock spring...

^I could get 23mpg with my 2wd 96 explorer OHV 4.0 with 5spd 3.27 rear. I like that old tech boat anchor of an engine

I have the a518 auto, I'd rather have the 5speed, but mine is holding up fine. The problem I had was the TPS sensor and the coolant temp sensor, I bypassed both. Is your wife really going to drive the truck? My wife rode in mine once in 1.5 years

Im almost done with the install and the clean up of the leaf packs Shackle bracket design:

Sorry if I'm causing worry, but nominal wheel width can be determined by measuring inside the shoulders where the tire bead sits, 16x8 will measure right at 8" between. Most wheels, steel or aluminum, have a true outside width about 1" wider (1/2" per side) than stated width. The same goes for...

The Firestones are good offroad. My cousin had them on his Chevy 1500, after his MTRs wore out, and he liked the Firestones better. Are you sure those Ford wheels are 16 x 8? I have Ford 16x7 steelies from Pre-Super Duty on my truck, I didnt know they made a 16x8 Either way I like the...

Making the suspension flexible will help, as will airing down the rear tires in the difficult terrain. But as several have said, you have all that weight over the front axle.

I have new 2.5" springs for the front, which are next after the rear. The rear was the worst aspect of the ride, with 8 leaves+ overload, rode like a pay loader, I cringed several times on the way to work everyday

Thanks the reply, I have one pack reassembled, I kept the overload, but did flip it, as there is a slight taper on the bottom, top was flat. So now the tapered side faces up. Really looking forward to having a compliant ride, if that's possible in these old trucks

I have a question I need answered tonight, should I keep the overload leaf in the rear spring packs? I do plan to have up to 4,000 lbs in the bed again, and its not a trail only rig. I am finally getting to the rear suspension on this long weekend, laboring away on the Blue Ox. I am pulling...

You should keep the truck, but you could get a short bed or flat bed and just slide the rear axle forward. Keep the nice 4 doors I say. What is a flip PAC?

Bumping to see more custom snorkels

love the first picture of the Greatful Dead patron walking into the photo

I really dig the stock wheels and the snorkel on the the hood. Nicely engineered