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bubaloo1983

I doubt I could run 32's with just my BL and T-bar crank...maybe on stock wheels. I'm sort of considering a SFA. There's a customer of the paint store I work at that does a lot of custom body work and fabrication work. I'm thinking of asking him what he'd think about doing the SFA on my truck. Maybe...

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well they arent quite as far back as mine, like i said maybe .1 of an inch or so.

hey az if you only have a few screws in there you should put the rest in, it will tighten up your lines

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like i said its hard to install exact, but hes pretty close to mine. but on the fronts mine look like .1 or so of an inch in more. so that may also be why who knows they still look good

bubaloo1983

for those who wanted to see a close up comp: heres my frontinstall you can see whats left of the fender: http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10058/az1.gif http://home.earthlink.net/~sutterml/images/truckpics/IMG_0216.JPG as you can these arent to difficult to install :) in terms of...

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i also took some comparisn pics i wil post later

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i printed what you wrote just as references for some changes :D thanks for the input, i agree in terms of exact fit its hard to do when its something like this. some cuts might not be the same and how you installed them aswell might not be quite the same, as in screw location ect. my flares i guess ...

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adrenal, i had to fab up the front crossmember, rear shackle hangers ( i hate shackles upfront on sfa) leaf mounting pads welded to the axle and shock mounting points. I also had to plasma off all the stock sus brackets They are driver dide drop, i saw i jeep today that was passenger side so there m...

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Doing coils on the crew is not easy. I was going to attempt it on mine but went with leafs instead. there are to many points with trailing arms and coils that make it alot to set up. there is alot of cutting and moving and fabbing you will need to do. The instantwe put the coiled axle under the crew...

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hey great to hear the install went well, and by all means let me know on the instructions as i just wrote then backwards from when i cut my fenders up so any advice on it would be in there in a sec!

get pics

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i will get som epics in the mud dont worry i will be wheeling it on a zedr2.com trip late august :) The wierd thing about it though was with my ifs lift i hardly ever wheeled it because i was afraid iw ould break something. so everything that was busted was from the street driving. it kinda sucks as...

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sorry adrenal,

its from a 2001 cherokee.

dana 30.

im quite happy with its strength, even just driving i notice my tires don look like they are falling off as it did with my ifs lol

bubaloo1983

thanks guys

yah i agree with ya dana 30 is good for street and even what i tend to do with it. if i ever get hardcore i will swap it out for something better

bubaloo1983

heres a few pics of the fab work :) http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10058/sfa1.gif http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10058/sfa3.gif http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10058/normal_sfa4.gif i will get more if you ask me what to take pics of...

bubaloo1983

thanks for all the support guys. i agree with you HJ the steering is mickey mouse. but i did order the high steer kit as coffdrnker has. so that should clear up the trouble. i just needed to get to work lol. In terms of a kit the only things a made were the front crossmembers and rear shackle hanger...

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i will get you guy some more pics tonight after i fix the steering a bit and install proper adapters. i will get pics of the crossmember aswell and how its all on there :) thanks for the compliments guys :) in terms of an install i can put pics online in a bit. its not that hard really. you basicall...

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man i have already took it out and the thing wheels like a mofo. i cant belive the " feel" of strength of the truck now. hey paul when you did the swap did you have any wobble or anything with the steering? i havent got the bracket yet ( which i will pm you about) but it is pretty bad. i need and al...

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heres the first pics, i will have to get the process pics later as my disc isnt working http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10058/normal_solid1.gif http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10058/normal_solid2.gif http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10...

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rock i really thank you :) also henry i think you were right about sending the edging though :) i origianlly ( as i told you ) sent the first sets with it installed and that may be were the trouble lies. the later sets i sent didnt have it installed i just through it in the box with how to install i...

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hey rock i do have one question of course for the rears, if you didnt cut them did you just squish em in? cause that may be why they buckled or came up on you. get me some pics eh i would like to see they were installed :) btw that truck is one nice truck with what you have done with it. it looks bl...

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they fit right on? how the heck that work? lol. i need to see pics thats for sure!

they must be easy to stretch

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very cool, they shouldnt fit a stock crew lol. your already cut right so you can pretty much make em fit from 1-1.5 inches i think of cutting. my measuremensta re 1.5 inch cuts so thats what they are based on :) i cant wait to see em. are you going to paint em? i think with your color it would look ...

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weird eh, yap same grill one is outside one is inside. i will throw it back on my truck and you guys can see the hole thing in terms of an s-10 im wondering how that would look umm it is chrome plated aluminum. cost isnt quite decided. as the chrome is what costs alot. chrome for that was 100 dollar...

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here is my sonoma grill proto type chrome plated :) getting the lighting right is tough so bare with me. bigger or smaller holes? and of course what do you think chad? http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10058/denali1.gif http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10058/...

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i have thought about it actually it all comes down to money unfortunatly. to make just one set isnt really feasable. maybe i will whip something up after the sfa swap is done and see what you all think...of course keeping with my style chrome rock sliders anyone? JK :wink: i will let you know if i c...

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hey rock those rubbing?

man i wish there wasnt so much trouble with the us border i would love to see that pic with flares

bubaloo1983

i wanted to get pics but my camera is with my girl friend so it should be tomorrow. all i can say is i went with leafs, going 4 inches taller and steering is a bitch to set up :D lol i will have a buch of pics and info and aswell i may even make the brackets purchasable to fot a leafed axle swap for...

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its actually pretty easy ( right now lol) the front end is out lol. tomorrow i start the rest and that looks like fun!! let me know how yours goes quik

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yah at the time i didnt feel like my skills could do it, but now i regret it. the front end was basically falling out of the truck it was scary.

i feel good haveing all that outa there

i will get you guys somepics for sure. Hey quik are you going leafs or coils?

bubaloo1983

Started today guys! front end is out and done already :) and i found what was wrong the whole time. the lift was poorly installed. bolts loose, falling out, Brackets rubbing ither stuff, the front shocks are absolutly trashed from not enough cutting on the control arm and the list goes on i will hav...

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hey chadney, the grill will be done this week im just waiting on chrome palying to be done. after that i will show you it

and you can let me know if you ant bigger or smaller or more spaced or less spaced holes

im so excited

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very nice, ummm

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got any pics of your hood henryj?

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thanks quik i will let everyone know how it goes. it should be a fun project

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nice truck too

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yah good call i will go a little taller

thanks for the luck

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thats what i said

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welcome

bubaloo1983

oh man getting so close guys!! july second im starting ( thats when i we are done a big project that takes up space in the shop) i will make sure i document everything and take lots of pics for anyone else that may want to do this :) trucks going to ride high lol im thinking another 4 inches of lift...

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i will tell ya right now i will be making myself one too lol

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i have the 4.10s with 35s and my truck still has more power then it did stock. off the line its way better and same on the highway. gow ith the 4.10s with 31s and that thing will fly!

bubaloo1983

Hey steve, yah im carrying my camera in my truck for a bit till i can score some pics of it because this thing you gotta see! i believe he said he was running the stock 3.73s and he said he can only go 60 on the highway lol. all his mods were lift and tires. i will get some more info when i can caus...

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wow thats all i have to say, i stopped a fellow crew at the gas staion today... 6 in superlift, 2 inch superlift t bars maxed 3 inch body lift modded for the newer years and 3 inch lift blocks in the rear, ON 37s!!!! the thing was huge!! i talked to him for a swear like 2 hours about trucks lol. i c...

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hey i got your email but i am really short on time for about 2 hours so i will email you back tonight :) in terms of the grill i have it done :) but i did a test with the hole size and they are to big so i have to make another with smaller holes. i have a pic but with the holes large it doesnt look ...

bubaloo1983

its going to be nice though even in rusted steel it looked good covering the grill lol. i can imagine chrome plated with nice spaced out holes. im excited too!

bubaloo1983

yah im going to say small holes

i will see what it looks like i only cut out the outline no holes or anything just wanted to see if it would fit first

i will keep you posted

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hey to bring back an old topic i whipped up a test grill yesterday and i think im going to go with it ;) just lasered the profile of the inside of the sonoma grill and it worked great! i will just copy the look of the denali ;) chrome plate it and im set. when i get it done i will post some pics. bu...

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oh trust me there will something very cool made for the front of my truck. its just like my ifs rightnow i have a nice chrome skid for under the sway bar

i will make something very sweet for it

and you know i will be showing everyone

bubaloo1983

thanks ben

yah i want it to look much like my superlift skid plate here:

that one goes under the sway bar and covers up pretty good. when i come up with something i will let everyone know

bubaloo1983

hey guys with the bds, can you do me a big favour? i need to know how long the sway bar drop brackets are on your trucks. is it 5 like i would think? or something different? im makinga skid for the bds that goes under the sway bar and covers up the front end better but i need to know how long those ...

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yah im just kidding too, its still a crew so it looks good

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whoa whoa whoa, whoa whoa whoa? you dropped the crew cab?????

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hahah good call ya its going to be coils. oh and there will be a blingy skid built for the sfa too

chrome and all

im actually scoring the rest of the parts this weekend. i have to pick up lift coils. so when everything togther i will score some pics for ya

bubaloo1983

so i will be starting it on the second week of july stay tuned

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hey will do. basically what im going to do is start the switch around june 15th or so. i have the set up decided. axle and all the parts. just need to get my plan of action togther :) i will be posting all the items for sale maybe in like 2 weeks or so. once sold they will come off the truck and it ...

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yay is right lol. im heading out right now looking for shat :D it shall be fun. im planning on doing it over a long period. starting now but wont be finished for awhile. im going to do alot of planning. and maybe start in like late june. i iwll keep you posted paul and i garuntee will be asking you ...

bubaloo1983

no you have to mod the t bar one though. you shrink it basically as much as you want the t bar to " undrop" LoL the higer you bring the bars up the narrower you have to make the crossmember. and the more custom work you have to do to mount it. you need to make a few washers ect but its not horrible....

bubaloo1983

i really want a dana 60 but i guess i will see what i can find, a 44 is ok too. im going to go with what it has basically. if its leafs i will go leafs if coils go coils. all fab work will be done at our shop so in terms of custom bracketry and welding ect i got it covered lol. :D i want to go leaf ...

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well after to much *&%$# with my IFS lift i have decided to go sfa. i have started the plan of attack and head out axle searching tommorrow. the whole thing will be done at work where i have lots of tools, welders ect :) i will keep you guys posted as i go through it :) and show some before after tp...

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jeggers does it look like a reason they do that? seems more complicated unless needed because of part of the superlift kit :S i would think it would be easier to just mount it to the origanal place. ah well i would have to really see it in person before i could figure out excatly how it mounts thank...

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yah so it mounts to something other then the crossmember is what your saying? and what about the top same as the stock sheild? see i originally thought the skid would be kind of like mine where it bends around the sway bar and back up to the old mounting holes but it doesnt... ( my bad) thats why i ...

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umm interesting thanks for the pics. its alot different then i thought

little more complicated

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in all honesty they didnt look that bad on the black truck, with the straight edge at the door mispositioned and it was just missing the bumber and the small tires that made the package look wierd. i think they looked fine

in terms of the actual flare

bubaloo1983

i havent followed this thread much but i had the same problem...and now come to think of it since the t bar relocator install there hasnt been any grease hanging out of the torsion bars sockets on the a arms...bad?? i better get some and see if my trouble goes away

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hey i didnt even notice someone answered this finally lol. thanks. i will check those. and come to think of it the ac and heat does give off a wierd smell when starting up. :S hopfully they can find it when i take my truck for a service later in the month if i cant. cause its pretty noticable smell....

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yah i think maybe he just didnt cut fas ar as mike maybe?? thats probably all it is. with such an extreme cut it must be hard to get them to fit 100 percent. when i was cutting my fenders i stopped at the inner black wall because there was more behind it and another layer of sheet. so maybe it was h...

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they may be installed differently up to the dorr but mikes still cut and dont blend with the fender
henry we nee dto see it from the other side so you can see how it looks from the back. im not trying to be hasty relax.

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henry, you dont even have an upclose pic man?

we need one at the same side and close up you will see how similar they look

im not being rude just staing what i have seen sorry if i came across that way. get a pic the same way i have seen one it will be the same

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im not sure if you have seen mikes truck from the side but the flares are the same. they just kinda go stright down, it is from the extreme cut i think? maybe it needs to be like that heres the pic that you can see how there isnt a profile just more of line that cuts at the door we need a better pic...

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noooo! im shorter then you lol.

thats it i iwll be bigger soon....

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i have the same kinda noise and would like it if you had some pics maybe i can tighten em and see if thats what im getting

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umm i would think the dealer would be able to pull em up pretty quik. whenever i need a part i just tell em i need the thing that goes on the thing and they get a drawing and find it pretty quik. maybe try that if know one knows

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ah you know i love yo all :) how could i let done my fellow crews? come on, never! you guys have been through all my posts and all my crappy stuff with my truck and lift ;) and helped me figure alot of stuff out. just do a search and you will see the humble beginnings of my truck...from start to fin...

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hey corey i have the same problem although im running alift. my alignement cant even get any better and the quote i got was " way off on e the one side"

it must be how far you crank them or something? i dunno good luck getting it in spec

bubaloo1983

i do my best ya know

i have a comp at work so on breaks i sit down and do some typing, what can i say im an addict

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