Got some good work done on the truck this weekend, the front suspension is pretty much done. After some thinking, i am going to keep the original upper coil spring retainers and get rid of the square tube that is in the center of the drivers side bracket.
I turned the truck in the shop, front wheel drive, but i have two truck lengths (in the direction it is sitting now) to drive around in (forgive the mess, i just shoved stuff out of the way as needed lmao) it gives me a good reason to actually clean my shop up for once. You and even see Project Bail-Out in the background.
That should be about full droop on the truck, minus the weight if the 35 inch tire.
I think the freebie shocks a buddy gave me are going to be long enough, i have a set of 6 from his early 70s bronco.
Pulled the right side Radius Arm to get the shock mounted and to finish swapping in the James Duff 7* caster bushings, It was 19 or so degrees outside and not much better INSIDE my shop so i had to make a little Easy-Bake Oven so i wasnt sitting around watching paint dry freezing my boots off. There is a little radiant heater in there, actually worked better than i thought, i figured it was going to orange peel and look like crap but it did well.
All back together!
Still have a list of stuff to do with it like clearance the engine cross-member, brake line bleeding, rear shock tabs. I am hoping to be able to take it for a drive around the property next month if i can.