Recent content by Willys14jk

The truss I did slowly and bounced around doing different areas to keep from getting 1 spot too hot. The center section got pretty hot because you need to heat the cast to get a solid weld between cast and mild steel. Welding the truss on a 44 with it installed and weight on it i’d be concerned...

It’s certainly not ideal and I was right there with you for a time although I had 3.73’s and a manual so it was more manageable but gears are a big investment and you really want to know what size tires you plan to run before regearing if at all possible.

I don’t agree. Gearing is important but isnt 100% a requirement immediately. The driveshaft if you go above 2.5” I agree is accurate but the majority of people doing their first lift will be to fit 35” tires and only requires 2.5” lift. I ran my stock driveshafts from day 1 til I was on 37’s and...

Lift/tires/winch usually in that order when starting out unless you’re wheeling alone(which shouldn’t be the case) then winch first. After you’ve got that established save up for gears/lockers and ideally driveshafts then you can kinda wheel it as is and upgrade as shit breaks or as you need/want.

Got the truss kit welded up and she looks Beefy! Once the front kit was welded on I started stripping off the brackets from the 14 bolt. The rear went much faster than the front getting it cleaned up. Motobilt makes a sweet 13 bolt shave cover that fixes the massive land anchor that is the...

The front is from an 05 super duty and the rear an 02 silverado 2500 gasser

So I am usually terrible with documenting things but I’m going to try to be better about it with this project. Right now my pictures of the progress are kind of all over the place and I figured I’d start this thread to keep it organized and possibly help someone else who may want to attempt to...

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for.🍻

Thats at ride height. I’m not interested in running a drop bracket. I have however heard that synergy and a few other brands are angled enough to leave some clearance.

I recently switched over to high steer knuckles/drag link flip and I’m concerned with a clearance issue I’m having. I raised my track bar up to line up with my drag link but the space between my rock krawler gen 1 track bar and the psc big bore sector shaft is really close. I’m wondering, if...

Has anyone or does anyone run a set of ORI’s on their jeep that they run on the street? I’m planning a rear stretch on my 2 door and I really like the idea of going to ORI’s as well for packaging reasons.

Yeah for sure. I have the wiring harness and ecm figured out. I know where I can source the adapters to mate a driver drop nv4500 and an idea of what I’ll need to cut to make the shift placement. Obviously I’ll need custom driveshafts as well and probably easiest to run digital gauges but the...

I plan to once I start the build. It will definitely take a good bit of fab work but I’m decent with a welder and clearance shouldnt be too big of an issue.

As long as your fluid looks good and you aren’t hearing any crazy noises I’d let it ride. Pulling the axles is easy but pulling the bearings suck so if you are concerned pull the shafts and look at them but unless you see something odd I wouldn’t mess with it.

I agree and since I can regear myself its small potatoes. I’m just wondering if someone else has done a 5.3 swap that might have more info or know someone who has. I’m just looking to price out the rest after I slam the new motor and trans in. Not regearing would be nice though for sure.