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From 2004 Land Rover Land Rover “Random Pics” — documented by Steve83.

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2004 Land Rover Land Rover - This is the axle donor. Apparently, everything after '97 is coil-sprung/IRS. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - This one had the same axle, but others of the same year range have a smaller lug pattern, so pay close attention. Later ones have coils &/o… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - I chose this donor because the brackets are designed to mount to a nearly-flat surface. Only the rear bracket mounts to a slightly higher (… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - This cost less than $100, which is less than a cheap trailer axle alone. This one includes brakes, springs, bolts, hubs, shocks... 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Just measurements taken during the planning stage. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Just measurements taken during the planning stage. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - I chose this axle for its deep drop. The lack of ground clearance doesn't matter since the cross tube is so robust. I also have the option… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The shocks hang slightly lower than the drums, which is perfect - they're expendable, so they'll protect the drums if I lose a wheel. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - This axle has the common 5-on-4.5" lug circle, but the larger 2.8" hub stickout, so rims should be easy to find, and cheap. It wo… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Just measurements taken during the planning stage. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Just measurements taken during the planning stage. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - While checking the fit without the brackets, I found the front bolts seized in their bushings. This ball joint press made short work of rem… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - While checking the fit without the brackets, I found the front bolts seized in the bushings. This ball joint press made short work of remov… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Small wonder they were seized - I doubt any amount of hammering would have removed them. Certainly not without any damage, as this techniqu… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Just checking - nothing is drilled or bolted yet. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Just checking - nothing is drilled or bolted yet. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Just checking - nothing is drilled or bolted yet. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Just checking - nothing is drilled or bolted yet. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Just checking - nothing is drilled or bolted yet. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Eventually, I settled on this orientation: the front brackets bolted to the web of the I-beam, and the rear shackles bolted thru the flange… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - I'll probably reinforce the holes thru the flanges, but this is good enough to get it rolling. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The gap is almost exactly 3/4", so I'll use plywood for the deck. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - To prep it for welding, the frame is strapped together. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - A carbide-tipped rip blade works surprisingly well on Aluminum. Even thick stuff. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The floor joists are a snug fit. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - I've tacked the tongue together, and it's pinned to the leaf spring brackets so the deck can tilt. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The tongue is long enough that the frame clears a fullsize truck bumper, and the jack is back enough to clear a fullsize tailgate. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The single L e-brake cable has been swapped for a 2-piece R so they match. I'll cut the tubular guides so they're ~45° instead of 90, and t… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - 27.5" should be just enough room between the front 2 floor joists for a hidden spare tire. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - I borrowed a Lincoln wire-feed and burned the tongue together. It's certainly not professional-quality welding, but I'm not putting bulldoz… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - I finally came up with an idea for the the e-brake cable brackets that eliminates one set of tubes, and doesn't need any extra bolts or wel… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The cable easily clears the tire, and will have even more room after I add the 2" wheel spacers. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - There's a tab behind the spring backet that prevents it from rotating on the single bolt. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The tongue tilts on the front spring brackets. The center of the deck is very slightly forward of the axle so it always has a tendency to f… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The tongue tilts on the front spring brackets. The center of the deck is very slightly forward of the axle so it always has a tendency to f… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The tongue tilts on the front spring brackets. The center of the deck is very slightly forward of the axle so it always has a tendency to f… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - This is the first time I've actually fitted everything at once. The shock mounts will have to move down. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The slot on the other side was too high - the bolt hit the frame. So I swapped the tubes & cut the slots at the bottoms. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The ammo can will hold straps, spare lug nuts, tire chocks (etc.), and the lug wrench stows neatly beside it. Everything will be hidden & s… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - 2-inch spacers are just what it needed to clear the frame. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - These spacers came from eBay. They're not listed for a '97 Caravan because the lug threads are different. But they work fine with the Carav… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - I finally found some junkyard lift struts that would fit & work to hold the deck tilted, and installed them. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - I finally found some junkyard lift struts that would fit & work, and installed them. To keep them from hanging too low, I had to use 3. The… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - I finally found some junkyard lift struts that would fit & work to hold the deck tilted, and installed them. To keep them from hanging too… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - To keep the pin from ever going missing, I cabled it to the trailer. 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - Cables on the front of the spare tray will keep it from sagging, or the spare from sliding too far forward, and they fall out of the way wh… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - These little covers should be enough to keep me legal, and they're just strong enough for me to sit on, though I don't plan to ever put any… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - These little wheel covers should be enough to keep me legal, and they're just strong enough for me to sit on, though I don't plan to ever p… 2004 Land Rover Land Rover - The stake pockets are spaced the same, so these rails fit in any position. The fiberglass reflective whips make the trailer visible behind…