The One-Ton Turd (w/pics!!)

hey guys. im just gettin started with the suspension on my crew. truck came to me from a repo lot, and already had a mediocre bag job in it, but im tearing it all down to make it right,( and to lay on some bigger wheels ) I haven't even drove the thing yet. i just get to sit in it in the driveway and make VROOM sounds! lol! progress will be a lil slow, but hopefully pretty steady...so, on with the pics!

This was it: laid out as far is would go...

blew the front end apart, and started trimming a lil bit

and fillin in the gaps



notched for tie rods

test fitting everything

made in the usa!

makin some room here

rubs a lil bit, so...

i make a lil bit MORE room!





well.. thats about enough for now... i'll update more a lil later in the week.

Very nice love the pics, keep em coming

WERDE!!!!!!!! lookin badass!

Looks very well thought out ....... what tire/wheel combo are you driving towards?

Keep those pix roll'n.

Ratty 46

hoping one day to afford some 22s from trevor, but till then im rockin the flaky chrome 16s! its gonna lay nuts on those 225/75/16s i got, though!

heres some more pics to entertain until i get more work done.


got my new tool box set up, and filled up... i need a bigger one already.




got my pop's bandsaw up and runnin




whippin out some notches... 2x4x0.250




drilled and tapped for bolts to hold the gooseneck crossmember



1/8" sheet aluminum... using to make a gauge/ switch panel



a LOT of polishing... the alum was in pretty rough shape to start with



robbed an overhead console from a suburban. makes for a sweet location

What are you doing with the lca?

I dont want to put words in his mouth but I would say notching the LCA so he doesn't have to cut the bottom side of the frame, and doing a very nice job at it!

Ah makes sense. Learn something new every day.

dropd80 is on the money.. notching and plating the lower arm while workin on a bench is a LOT easier than sittin under the truck tryin to notch the fram and reinforce it. by trimming the lca mounting pockets and doin this lil mod, i gained 4 more inches of upward travel for the lca.. more than enough to lay the front end out on 22s!

collected some replacement from sheetmetal for the front clip

BEFORE:



After I ditched the raggedy esky clip:



goin back to the old school look