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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 12:58 PM
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Is this a long box truck? If so those traction bars would be really long if you mounted them just slightly behind the radius arms.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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ya just did some rough measuring today and for my trac bars to be 6ft long which seems still pretty long, i would have to extend my radius arms back 2 feet.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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my traction bars are 68" and the crossmember they bolt to is right behind the t-case with a built in driveshaft loop.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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so what are you thinkin kris about this thought?
 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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Radius arms being 6' long is going to look goofy IMO.

I guess it would be different if you were 4 linking it.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 06:23 PM
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Just extend the radius arms 12". Buy a set of ladder bars for the rear, or make a set either way.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 06:35 PM
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ya thats all i wanted to do was extend my radius arms 1 foot but i wasnt sure if moving them back that much then maybe i would be lucky and my trac bars could be bolted up to the same hanger, but that was before measureing and after today when i measured i see thats not going to work out.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by dillinewton
ya thats all i wanted to do was extend my radius arms 1 foot but i wasnt sure if moving them back that much then maybe i would be lucky and my trac bars could be bolted up to the same hanger, but that was before measureing and after today when i measured i see thats not going to work out.
Got mine figured out:



Go with a D60 Swap Just picked it up last weekend.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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holy backwards boggers, batman!!!!
 
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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got my front axle back last night, and my rear hangers are all tacked together, gonna do a test fit then weld them up. then i cant start on this front axle.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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holy backwards boggers, batman!!!!
That makes them sand tires...
Got em turned for the first Bog of the year Tomorrow
 
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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got my front axle back last night, and my rear hangers are all tacked together, gonna do a test fit then weld them up. then i cant start on this front axle.

What no camera? Worthless without Pictures.....
 
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Broncoholic1
Got mine figured out:

Jesus H. Christ (or "son" as I call him) man! Cross over that sombitch before you die of bumpsteer to the forehead!


I mustve missed that in your thread.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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pictures!

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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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pictures of what? My son or my crossover steering?


eeeh...

Ill post both.


 
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