@ jthorngate3, yeah my friend Mark and I almost crapped a brick, especially as a small fir tree wedged itself under the cab.

@ 77mud, the rocks got the fender, bumper, trim, and a tree bit my tailgate. The worst part has driving about 25 yards in reverse to turn around as the storm kicked into high gear. We went from sun to downpour very fast.

 

Looks good, did you move your axle forward when you did you shackle reversal? Wondering how your gettting away with uncut fenders?

 

if you put the font perch right where the original shakle bolt was you shouldnt have any many issues.

 

Yeah when i did my shackle reversal i came straight down straight from where the old shackle would bolt, maybe even a little bit more towards the bumper (could get some dimensions tomorrow) steering geometry is still fine and im also still okay on the front driveshaft length, however i did have to make new rear hangers several inches forward although i do think i could have gotten away with just moving my oem rear hanger all the way forward against the cab mount as the shackle did settle quite a bit more than i expected. I think about another 1/2 inch forward would have been perfect but i was a little weary with just trying to get everything to work out first shot as i needed my truck the next day for school and work. If i coulda done it again i woulda just got some 52 chevy springs and made 2.5" hangers. I should ave dimensions and what not of all the,pieces i cut and used for,the rsk if your interested, i also only opted for probably an inch of lift the way i did the reversal.

 

when i redid my rsk tho i did move it foward 1 inch to be safe

 

From Sunday..









Tire blowing off bead I was unaware air pressure was a low as it was. Hit a side hill and it blew off! I had to rear winch back to get more level and out of some mud. We lifted it with a bottle jack and it fell off first try as it was still on a slight side hill. I ended up running front winch to a tree on passenger side to stabilize as we then jacked with a high lift. Me and my buddy jumped on the tire before this and pulled tire right off wheel. Luckily I had a full size spare bolted in box.

 

There was about 20 camera phones taping the big main rock crawl spot where I launched at it about 10 times ending to a blown inner axle shaft,ujoint and possibly warn 35 spline hub. Still gotta look into the hub.
I'll try to get that one later

 

Couldn't lift it up with your jib crane?

 

That only work's if he flop's it

 

No the sky hook from the heavens was unavailable to rig to at that moment

 

Then maybe you should build a 4wd gantry crane

 

That was actually funny!! Lol

 

Personally if a 60 inch high lift is too short to get a tire off the ground, the vehicle it too tall.......

 

It was on a side hill. In pic you can see im using winch to pull it level.

 

you need this on the trail to follow you..lol