Mitsubishi Mighty Max build. hydroholics, all day!

---------------------------------------------Originally posted by 1LowMits94is there anyt other angle or pic you'd like me to get for ya that would help?--------------------------------------------- Not trying to be rude. It would be much easier to start a new thread about this issue.  Good work on the Mitsu. Wheels look good under it.

My biggest thing with this truck right now is laying the front frame flat on the ground (not just the front crossmember). After talking to a couple people it looks like the only way is to step the frame (Z'ing it). Our first plan was to shave the crossmember down, but then realized that the steering assembly (pitman arm, idler arm, drag link) would then be resting on the ground and holding the frame up still. So it looks like it will be getting Z'ed and a motor drop. Maybe we will get that done tomorrow??

sick Jeremy. how much woulda set of arms cost me? gotta mighty max laid out on 17s right now, needs drop spindles and a stockfloor/channel job and some C-arms

More work done. We cut out the entire front clip to make it easier to do a couple things. First, instead of modifying the oil pan, we cut the crossmember down and replated it with 1/4" steel. Next we turned it upside down to weld in the plates for the cylinder mounts. Lastly we cut the ends of the frame down 1 1/4" for  a smooth transition at the 1 1/4" step in the frame. We also modified the motor mounts to lower the motor 1 1/2". Then put everything back together. All in all, we raised the front frame 1 1/4" and dropped the motor 1 1/2". The step is not done yet, we still need to plate the bottom back in and make an overlay for extra support. These trucks suck to build. Check out where the steering box is and where the input shaft is now going. Also check out how close the steering box is to the brake booster. What a biatch!!!  

I cant wait to get this thing back on the ground.  Its gonna be looking good tuckin another inch of wheel.  WEEEEEE! I just wanted to let everyone know that slowly but surely I am learning Hydraulics.  Its hard but I am dedicated. 

gotta love them mighty max's!!! sorry i couldnt find any pics of the steering, hopefully steve gave you some good info. turns out they took the pics of my steering with max's camera from bio kustumz so i dont have them he did, and he cant find them. I'm going to take some pics of my steering on stk truk this week when im home with some decent light.

oh by the way, the work you guys are doing looks killer so far. Good to see more mighty max's getting built.

Yeah Ernie, thanks for your help. Steve was a great guy to talk to also. It's nice when people are willing to help others out. We threw a rack and pinion up there to see how that would work, but decided to just go ahead with the Z.

more pics.