Cherokee_Chief's '89 Lwb Pioneer Build

[cherokee_chief]

welp......

[88whitemanche]

Huh? How'd that happen?

[Dirteatr717]

Too much skinny pedal plus 4.88s... This is the 2nd driveshaft hahah

[cherokee_chief]

Too much skinny pedal plus 4.88s... This is the 2nd driveshaft hahah

yeah :wall:

[cherokee_chief]

 

Too much skinny pedal plus 4.88s... This is the 2nd driveshaft hahah

yeah :wall:

fixed my rear driveshaft with a 4x4 extcab ford ranger driveshaft its the perfect length  for a lwb with sye, around 52" yoke to yoke just needed 13130-1330 ujoints

[cherokee_chief]

got my arb compressor installed and she works mint! still need to make my switch panel for all my switches and gauges though, I'm tired of pluggin holes in the center console haha

 

[cherokee_chief]

she did amazing on her maiden voyage at rausch creek offroad park!

not to shabby :cheers:

[92tanMJ]

Hey man how do you like that sun visor? I really want one so badly

[ComancheKid45]

That is a very Sexy Truck!

 

I need to get up to Rausch again in the next couple months.

[cherokee_chief]

Hey man how do you like that sun visor? I really want one so badly

 

i love my visor, its a legit lund comanche one too!

That is a very Sexy Truck!

 

I need to get up to Rausch again in the next couple months.

yess deffinitly  a few friends of mine are planning another trip soon!

[89Comanche4x4]

i see you cut the bottom rear of your bed off too! nice

 

looking sharp

[cherokee_chief]

i see you cut the bottom rear of your bed off too! nice

 

looking sharp

yes i cut it because it took a beating 2 rausch trips ago, and its filed nicely so no harm can be done,

 

 after the recent rausch trip i got a serious case of death wobble from 10-45 mph, it was so bad  the front of the truck would literally hop off the ground,

here's the cause

i already plated the outside with 1/4 plate ,  on the inner side i used 1/8 plate and rosette welded the balls out of it and around it,  all i need to do now is plate the top and under side of the rail and HOPEFULLY no more steering box issues

[cherokee_chief]

so yesterday i woke up and this happened....

and then this

16" off the tail

 

[Dirteatr717]

I was skeptical at first but it looked really good in person B)

[cherokee_chief]

I was skeptical at first but it looked really good in person B)

yours is next to go into the chop shop ;) lmao 

[cherokee_chief]

i need rear bumper ideas guys I'm thinking ditch the tailgate and make a prerunnerish swingout? ideas?

[johnny quest]

lookin good dude! how easy was the bob-job? i won't be cutting as much outta mine since its a shortbed, but was it as straight forward as it looks like it should be?

[cherokee_chief]

measure like 1000 times and make sure all ur lines are straight and then cut away, i had to notch the end of the bed to slip over the frame rails on mine 

[Dirteatr717]

Well since Brett doesn't have any Internet and has been a busy dude ill update his thread as I have nothing to do :D in the 6 months or so he's exploded multiple axle shaft u-joints taking out a couple chromoly shafts in the process and ripped another 2 steering boxes out of the frame and added a bed box and rear shock hoops and bought my super awesome 37" super swamper SSR tires off me. I only have pics of the shock hoops halfway done but ill get some more pics for you guys next time I see him :thumbsup: if I remember correctly he shoved a 35" long extended shock in there with about 5" of up travel in the rear and 4.5-5" of up travel in the front for all those speed bumps around here B)