Overlandtowater’s solid axle suburban

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Full droop the upper arms hit the tire. So should I use wheel spacers or redo the links with 1.25 tubing?

 

[Overlandtowater]

Tore the bumper and skids off the front and under the front end..and I will be welding a ruff stuff winch plate in between the frame after removing the skid portion of the bumper there is no reason to keep the winch on the bumper.

 

[Overlandtowater]

This is the stuff I have to save that will bolt onto the d44

 

[Overlandtowater]

Got everything cut off the frame. I've either really screwed up or I'm really doing something cool.

 

[vintageracer]

"I've either really screwed up or I'm really doing something cool"

You are going to learn to grind metal!!!

 

[Overlandtowater]

"I've either really screwed up or I'm really doing something cool"

You are going to learn to grind metal!!!

Yeah it really grinds down quickly....

 

[Overlandtowater]

Picked up the diff cover for the d44 I dig it. It's really darn close to the stamped cover in size.

 

[Overlandtowater]

Also found out that a front driveshaft for a 99 Durango is the perfect fit for this application. The 1500 ram one is 4" too long. I was hoping to slide the 1500 slip yoke on the Durango shaft but no go. The d44 has 1330 joints and the Durango has 1310 joints luckily a 1330x1310 joint is readily available at all parts stores.

 

[Overlandtowater]

Got the frame rails cleaned up i actually only used one flap disc and two cutoff wheels. Modified both of the wfo frame plates and the bulge on the passenger side frame.

 

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Drilled and welded some alignment dowl to the frame plate just to make sure the plate goes back on after I pull it off and fully weld the coil buckets to the plate.

 

[Overlandtowater]

I'm kinda hung up on how to transfer my center line from the fender io the frame so to take a break from that I decided to clean up the front bumper and gey my winch plate positioned.

 

[Overlandtowater]

I’m still at this point. I did get the center line figured out but in other news I started a lawnmower/go kart build for my boy and it’s almost done so it won’t be long before I’m back at it. Here is a teaser on the mower.

 

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More on the burb. I swear I have adhd I can’t complete anything in one go. That’s about 4” higher than bump will actually be and everything clears so well you can’t say it’s not meant to be.

 

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Fit the WFO frame plates a little better welded on the coil buckets to it and tacked the frame plates back on. Just a spoiler the locating dowels all broke off.

 

[Overlandtowater]

Finished the frame plates and butchered a Barnes 4wd track bar bracket to fit my needs the upper track bar mount is as high and as far out as it could possibly be.