78 super cab...donor vehicle for axle.

axle removed from donor.

springs removed.

spicer 760 x u-joints...being sent out to Dean at Performance Cryogenics.

right side of axle disassembled.

stock passenger axle...will replace u-joint and carry as spare.

drivers side knuckle removed.

look ma! no gears!

all shock mounts,spring plate removed and primered...to keep it from rusting while I fit in under.

second shot of primer housing.

rt frame rail before boxing in.

lt frame rail before boxing

rt frame boxed in.

lt frame rail boxed in.

mock up of front cross member. (set in temporary...need to install front spring hangers)

rt side ttb.

rt side ttb...second shot.

lt side ttb.

tada!!! no more ttb on passenger side.

rt side spring bucket removed.

lt ttb removed...just need to grind rivets off of spring bucket.

and of course...the required photo.

tie rod for 78 f-150

lt spring bucket removed.

front cross member with spring hangers.

leaf spring attached temporary. lt side.

leaf spring rt side.

ne spring plate for drivers side.

spring plate passenger side.

modified spring perch for drivers side.

front axle setting on its own weight.

front shot of vehicle sitting on its own weight.

rr end torn apart for regearing.

third member out for regearing.

fabbed up brackets for the rear of the front springs.

lt side bolted up.

rt side bolted up.

received rod ends for chevy tierods today...

u-joints back from cryogenics.

also got my inners in...also cyromoly (SP?)

4340.

comparision of stock (lt) and new (rt).

second shot of original and new.

front with aussie locker reinstalled and new 4.56 gears...back in the axle.

rr detroit and 4.56 gears.

reinstalled nine inch

drain plug installed in 9 inch.

this is what is left of the u-joint that was on the rr axle...need to stop buying crap from autozone.

drivers axle assy together ....
inner is a custom chromoly by rock equipment
outer is yukon chromoly.
and u-joint is spicer but chrogenicly frozen.

passenger side...with same setup as drivers.

yukon chromoly outers.

driver side back together.

and passenger side back together.

steering set up .

2nd shot steering setup.

front shot.

front shot of bilstein 5150 shock.

reworked trans mount...had to shift trans crossmember back about 3 inches...

2nd shot trans crossmember.

new 6 inch procomp rear springs.

stock springs and new one.s

flex shots.

flex shots

poser shot....

reworked bump stop

shock towers extended and moved up 3 inches for more up travel.

Finally got around to mounting the brake hard line down.

steering stop location.

old shackle drivers side

new from Ford...replaced both sides.