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

If you can go back in and weld some rounded pieces in the corners of your spring pocket cutout. If you leave them square like that they will be more likely to start tearing at the corners. Rounding them will distribute the stress instead of focusing is all on that corner point.

BTW are those the new SS series bags your using?

ok. started a new job, so progress has been a bit slow, so i'll post pics of what i have done now... or at least what ive got pics of anyway. sorry for the poor quality pics. these are from the cell phone...

started the tube crossmember


added a few more tubes


a few lateral supports
-- kinda looks like a scorpion, huh?


some 3/8 plate and a ball


mounted up some air tanks, and some itty-bitty thomas compressors (strictly for backup)

Looking like a killer start! wanting to start chopping on mine soon. Without being too much of a noob, what was the trimming on the lower arms for?

looking GOOD!! your location says east tx, where bouts you at in East Texas?

thanks man. i trimmed the lower arms and plated them up to clear the bottom of the rails, so i could lay on a big tire on a 16, or lay on a 22 if that day ever comes..

hey man, thanks for the props! im from center, tx, which is about an hour south of tyler. i live in natchitoches, la now, but the truck is still in center at my folks' house till i get my shop built

Is this country rhat hangs with c

yes sir.. the one and only. whats up fella?

its been awhile Man the truck looks good the last time i saw it you just painted it and it wasnt even cleared yet what you been up 2 and is c still working for killer rydes.

Hey, bigperm did you have any issues with fitting the RE8s up front? I see that you had to cut the outside of the spring pocket out, but did you have to offset the bag cups to keep them from rubbing the inside ( towards engine ) of the spring pockets?