Overlandtowater’s solid axle suburban

[Overlandtowater]

LOL the last paragraph on the first post of this thread.

 

[Overlandtowater]

Alignment today, manifold to pipe gaskets, and put the swing out back on it.

 

[Mekcanix]

And,,,,,,,,,,,, how does it work????

 

[Overlandtowater]

And,,,,,,,,,,,, how does it work????

well it drives down the street just fine...LOL I ran bout 15miles last night, just feeling it out, listening for weird noises and vibrations I drove a few miles in 10mph increments all the way up to 80mph mainly to see if the driveshaft would vibrate as some has said it would, I set castor at oem specs and multiple people on Instagram has told me the pinion must point directly at the front output to keep vibrations down but its not pointed at the front output and the axle side u-joint has a compound angle it not only doesn't point at the out put but sits offset about 3" toward the driver side. its as smooth as butter. hopefully labor day I will get out and run some small trails, I still need to put in limit straps to keep the springs from falling out so no super flexy shots until they arrive.

 

[Mekcanix]

Thats awesome congrats on a job well done

 

[Overlandtowater]

Comparison

 

[Overlandtowater]

Cut off my oddball receiver it was supposed to have been 2” but a 2” hitch wouldn’t fit. Added a true receiver braced the bumper with 3/16” plate and 2” x .25” wall DOM and added recovery points

 

[Overlandtowater]

Winch plate welded to the frame horns

 

[Overlandtowater]

Finished it up tonight

 

[Overlandtowater]

Installed some spacers just go get it level until I can find some springs to match what I need with a higher capacity than the lifted suburban springs.

 

[Overlandtowater]

After installing the spacers I took it for a rip around the river bottoms, I was able to make it to the river and watch the sunset over Kentucky from the Missouri side of the Mississippi.......I'll let you think about that for a little bit.. But here is the pictures for proof. LOL

 

[Todd780]

After installing the spacers I took it for a rip around the river bottoms, I was able to make it to the river and watch the sunset over Kentucky from the Missouri side of the Mississippi.......I'll let you think about that for a little bit.. But here is the pictures for proof. LOLView attachment 742427View attachment 742428View attachment 742429View attachment 742430View attachment 742431View attachment 742432

Those pics are amazing! Especially love the 1st two. Very nice!

 

[Mekcanix]

Awesome job!!!! and beautiful pics

 

[Overlandtowater]

Those pics are amazing! Especially love the 1st two. Very nice!

Thanks

 

[Overlandtowater]

Awesome job!!!! and beautiful pics

thanks