Originally Posted by
AxleIke
There are a handful of people who've broke their shizzle. CV's don't count.
Cheese had a broke ass truck. Its fixed (mostly) now.
Really, if the man's got the will and the way, whats the harm in letting him go?
Blake,
I see that you are set on doing this, and thats cool. I think you've been given all the "don't do it" advice, so I won't bother.
Let me offer something different.
You are talking about some serious hardware. That is cool and all, but have you given thought to what you're really talking about?
You essentially have a buggy suspension planned out. There is a reason buggies don't drive on road at 75, or go real fast in the dirt. They ain't that great at it. They go real slow, really well.
I guess why this confuses me is that it seems totally contradictory to what you say you wish to accomplish. You want to wheel the trails around CO, UT, and wherever you've got gas to go, right? Including expedition stuff? You also seem to want a nice looking body, so I'm going to assume you aren't going to want to run Patriot, Indy, or BV carnage, correct?
What I see from the above is a guy who wants a reliable truck, with strong components, to run 35-37" tires.
So, to me, this screams going down to the junk yard, picking up a set of domestic axles D44's, cleaning them, stuffing cromo inside, and having a good time. Leaf sprung, and hung, and you suddenly have a simple, reliable truck that is unique, not sky high, and is more than capable to run anything you throw at it.
The parts list you put down is what I'd expect to see from Jim Bob building a comp class rock racer, excepting the tube chassis.
Keep in mind that this shizzle NEVER goes down as planned. I don't care if you have Jesus himself do the swap, there will be kinks, and bugs, and issues that are unforeseen. Cheese is hands down the most knowledgeable guy I've ever met when it comes to this shizzle. He's been chasing demons since the swap started.
The simpler you shizzle is, the easier it is to work on, the easier it is to build, the easier it is to find parts for. One off stuff is cool, until it breaks.
Obviously, your truck, and your call, but you could get everything you want out of this without building a circus.