4x4 conversion finished!
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From: Wisconsin
there is no truck cooler looking than an OBS 4 door dually IMO.
so what was the hardest thing to do on this truck.
was everything bolt on? or did you have to drill holes for the leafs.
more details plx.
Mitch
so what was the hardest thing to do on this truck.
was everything bolt on? or did you have to drill holes for the leafs.
more details plx.
Mitch
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I want to show up with a two wheel drive dually with a 4 wheel drive srw on a trailer and leave with a 4 wheel drive dually and a 2 wheel drive srw on a trailer. Unless you want whats left over. Then I would go home with an empty trailer.
How does that sound?
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From: Brandon, MB
Also, I had to get the front bumper mount wleded in from the donor truck Check out the pics in my gallery in the RSK install album and you figure that part out pretty quick.
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Man that's alot of holes. Got any frame left? LOL
I hear the Ford frames are harder to drill thru than the other two big names.
I drilled my frame once wasn't as hard as i expected but no walk in the park.
That bumper mount must be in 4X4's only. Mine already has it. I have seen people completely box in the frame in front to stiffen it up.
Why so many holes in front. Front spring bracket, Rear spring bracket, maybe shock bracket.
Oh well that is a nice install and I admire you did it in the weather nonetheless. Use much antifreeze/booze? LOL
I hear the Ford frames are harder to drill thru than the other two big names.
I drilled my frame once wasn't as hard as i expected but no walk in the park.
That bumper mount must be in 4X4's only. Mine already has it. I have seen people completely box in the frame in front to stiffen it up.
Why so many holes in front. Front spring bracket, Rear spring bracket, maybe shock bracket.
Oh well that is a nice install and I admire you did it in the weather nonetheless. Use much antifreeze/booze? LOL
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From: Brandon, MB
Front and back mounts. Shock mount, stabilizer bar bracket, Sorry, recount. 38 including the rears. The drilling wasn't too bad. All 1/2" holes. Yeah, the longer bumper mount/cab mount is only on the 4x4's. 2wd's only have a small bumper mount bracket.
Nope, no 'antifreeze'!
Nope, no 'antifreeze'!
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From: Brandon, MB
Naw, I had a spare and good thing too. I broke the first one. If I'd have thought to use a cutting oil for the first half of the holes, it might have made all of 'em. Duh!
Just pulled off the front driveshaft and took her for another spin. All the noise (at higher speeds 55-60) is gone. Dropping the front shaft off to get balanced tomorrow. That should fix it.
Just pulled off the front driveshaft and took her for another spin. All the noise (at higher speeds 55-60) is gone. Dropping the front shaft off to get balanced tomorrow. That should fix it.
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From: The boonies by Dallas OR
I'm just interested in everything that must be done up front to get that D60 in. I don't want to raise it any farther than I have to. I carry a large truck camper and raised isn't a good thing for highway driving. I have debated the idea of putting a D50 TTB up there and keeping the coil springs... I'm just not sure that's a good idea from the perspective of how much weight transfer can occur with the camper on.
As far as the transfer case: I got a divorced case off of a '76 F250. I'm going to hang that behind the transmission with a short intermediate drive line so I don't have to mess with converting an automatic transmission over.
As far as the transfer case: I got a divorced case off of a '76 F250. I'm going to hang that behind the transmission with a short intermediate drive line so I don't have to mess with converting an automatic transmission over.
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I'm just interested in everything that must be done up front to get that D60 in. I don't want to raise it any farther than I have to. I carry a large truck camper and raised isn't a good thing for highway driving. I have debated the idea of putting a D50 TTB up there and keeping the coil springs... I'm just not sure that's a good idea from the perspective of how much weight transfer can occur with the camper on.
As far as the transfer case: I got a divorced case off of a '76 F250. I'm going to hang that behind the transmission with a short intermediate drive line so I don't have to mess with converting an automatic transmission over.
As far as the transfer case: I got a divorced case off of a '76 F250. I'm going to hang that behind the transmission with a short intermediate drive line so I don't have to mess with converting an automatic transmission over.