mholleywould Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 if it's all ya got, work with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 That's awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spokes Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 bet that thing goes anywhere in the mud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 holy hell, lets get some close ups of the suspension! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdesigns Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 lol.. thats cool. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Are those tires different sizes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spokes Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Are those tires different sizes? they look a little bigger than stock to me... :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Are those tires different sizes? they look a little bigger than stock to me... :dunno: I mean front/back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mholleywould Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 Tires are all the same. 11.2/24 ag tires and rims off a water pivot with the spacers from a one ton dual wheel chevy welded in the center for the bolt patern. The guy I bird hunt on out in Nebraska gave them to me just to see me put all 4 in with a truck load of hunting gear, 2 dog boxes and 3 bird dogs all in the back of a short bed chevy with a fiberglass topper and the lid closed. of course the dog boxes got tore apart and the poor dogs had to stand up like bowling pins for 1200 miles but they didn't complain. This build was very simple. The rear is a 14bolt GM from a late 70's Chevy 3/4 ton and 4" blocks from a 70 Ford F250 tall boy it will bolt right in the springs had to be spread about 1" but you can't really even tell. I used a extended brake line for a TJ rear. I still have the E brake to hook up. The drive shaft worked great with a T case drop and an offset U joint from NAPA 348 I think but I'll have to double check. The front is the F250 closed knockel dana 44 heavy duty with drum brakes. I know but it works and I had it in stock, and after a lot of tries I ended up cutting the existing control arms and extending them. The bottom with 1x3x3/16 box tube the top with 3/4x2x1/8 I think. I also had a 36" CV drive shaft in stock and I made the arms so i could use it. Around 25" on the bottom arms and another offset U joint #? I have it wrote down. The brakes had to be tied in with the rear using the front disc resavore I know it sounds scary but off road it has proven very capable and very stable. I'll try to get a few pics up in the next day or so. Sorry in advance for my grammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Sorry in advance for my grammar No biggie. Believe me, I've seen much, much worse. I can't even understand what most people say on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mholleywould Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 I also removed the coil spring bump stop, fliped and welded it on the 44's spring perch then took a rear spring bucket off an old Caravan rear axle and bolted to the frame rail over top the axle and made a track bar bracket out of 2x3 box. I also got a drop pitnam for a YJ but it was only 1/2" lower then my MJ's so it has severe bump steer { WORK IN PROGRESS }My front 5.38s arrived but still no rears. "ANTICIPATION" SORRY I'm still working on my photobucket sizeing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I love it! This truck deserves a really good name, moniker, or cool catch phrase! How about "Hybrid Smasher", "The Great Cornfield Speed Racer", "Tractor Nuts", "Ma Belle", "Toyota Fertilizerer", "Part Truck, Part Tractor, ALL JEEP!" Oooh, the Beastie Boys just came on the radio ---- that's it! "SABOTAGE". Ok, I better stop.... :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 It's cool. :yes: Maybe the Swamprat. :brows: BTW nice drag link angle.... :eek: :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mholleywould Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Well a buddy of mine was off work with a broke foot and I'm still off from an accident from work 11/11/08 were i got ran over by an electric truck, and when he would show up he would ask if we were workin on the Tractor Truck and I didn't like it at first but if you here something enough well, so it kind of stuck. TRACTOR TRUCK it will do and the kids like it. And as we speak the UPS lady just droped off my rear gears AWESOME!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 what gearing are you trying to push those things with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mholleywould Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Well right now it has 4.11 with factory 231 T-case 4 speed with a 2.5 4 banger and it dose really well. If these pictures come through you can see it was pushing mud with the axles,but you don't want to stop and try to take off. It also has 2" blocks under the front coils but I've got 4.5 springs on the way. I just hope it's not to stiff cause it really rides Great through the woods. Then again I don't care for the nose dives when you hit the brakes, maybe I'll have to add a couple more shocks. and thank you all for looking, it's been great. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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