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prior to the SAS. just a leveling kit and 31's

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prior to axle swap.

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bilstein 5150's with 14'' travel all the way around.

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deaver 10 packs for the rear

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new calipers painted up.

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super duty shock towers.

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Duff Upper Buckets

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Stainless braided front brake lines, which ended up being the limiting factor on my front flex. thes...

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mmmmmm....DUFF.

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heres a little size comparison for the Duff arms....BEEFY!

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Big Azz heim joint that goes in the duff arms....and once again something for a little comparison.

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35x12.50R15 BFG KM2's ready for transplant.

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other parts unloaded at swap location waiting to be put on.

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axles in the bed of the truck ready to be unloaded.

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unloading axles..by myself..thank god for a hoist.

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hoist saves the day again

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locker in new rear axle.

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axle under truck.

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tire on to check fitment.

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another shot of the rear, before zero rates, and degree shims to correct u joint angle.

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started on the front. shocks, springs, brake lines and buckets off.

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and of course the traditional ttb salute...you will not be missed.

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my trusty trinidadian helper for the project...doing uhhhh.....well i dont know.

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one bucket installed. drilling these and the frame was a major PITA

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spring hung

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both springs hung

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axle attached to springs...clear progress at this point!

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Radius arms are on....no brakes or shocks yet. put the wheels on so we could flex it on the lift we ...

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another pic of flexin to see shock mounting location.

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another pic to see shock mounting location.

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shocks, and brakes on. just need to bleed everything at this point!

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and she's alive!

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well as you can see in the pic, its sitting a little front high. we ended up getting more lift out o...

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heres a front shot of it all after its initial test drive

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pic after initial test drive. angle on u joint has since been fixed.

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upper track bar mount

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upper trac bar mount

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next thing on the list is to get a bronco transfer case as it has a flange mount on the output to th...

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well its all togather so lets test some flex? the limiting factor? front brake lines. coulda got mor...

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well its all togather so lets test some flex? the limiting factor? front brake lines. coulda got mor...

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well its all togather so lets test some flex? the limiting factor? front brake lines. coulda got mor...

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well its all togather so lets test some flex? the limiting factor? front brake lines. coulda got mor...

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well its all togather so lets test some flex? the limiting factor? front brake lines. coulda got mor...