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I kept looking at the picture like... something's wrong with that bolt, and realized that's before I actually bolted the lower arms to the frame. I used an existing hole in the frame just drilled all the way through used grade 8 9/16 bolts and lock washers and lock nuts and flat washers. I don't see it coming off I favorited this over a bracket coming down because I believe straight to the frame is stronger. Another thing I will be looking at as I check over what I'm going to do in the next few weeks or so. As it sits I like them no jacks on the ground

Thats awesome, my dad has a copy of a magazine with a Chevelle he helped build when he was like 16 or something he saw it at a show a few weeks ago. I'm taking a break from the datsun right now reevaluating some stuff like what box I want to use. I f-ed up my spring mounts. The truck is on the ground and ride height looks great BUT it was just a smidge off when I measured and the spring mounts need to be cut off and put on about a half inch farther. Currently the springs slope inwards to the frame and I'm not going to drive on that. My lower links look good haven't hooked the tops up yet I love the adjustability of the links, but only time will tell if they are up to the task of bearing a truck on them at all times. I believe they'll be fine since they have a panhard bar, springs, shocks, and 2 upper trailing arms all taking weight. Plus they're forged what could go wrong? Lol I'm going to hopefully pick up a Subaru loyale tomorrow, I've been without 4wd for too long so I need a secondary adventure vehicle to keep me from rushing the truck. It's not over just going to go over a couple things with it before I ruin it. Last few weeks have been frustrating and I noticed myself starting to rush with stupid things. I want it done and driving but I want it safe too and done right. Or at least as right as a group of 19 year olds can make a custom truck like this.

I'll have to look into that depending on how the moved box goes. Mine leaks like hell anyways

The Pitman arm only has to drive me about 8 houses down to where the welding is getting done once that's done i am using a u joint to move the box to the other side of the frame. Not driving around town on that arm

Yea sorry ran into some problems starting with my welder blowing me off repeatedly and ignoring my calls and texts. Finally got ahold of another friend with a good welder so we're going to mock everything up with a harbor freight welder so it's on the ground and we can drive it couple blocks to my friends who is a good welder and has a good welder to do the final passes. As for the truck we got one side spring perch in last night and of course I forgot to account for the Pitman arm since I did the spring shock location measurements on the passenger side as it was easier to access in my dirty garage at the time. Cleaned it up then got the driver side in and then saw there was an issue. So instead of moving everything back since the axle is in a good spot for a temporary fix I'm not super proud of we cut my Pitman arm at both bends and make it go down and shorter so my steering won't be great and as soon as the truck is driving around I'm gonna look into a new box or whatever I can figure out. Other than that looks like everything else is still going decent I'll get some pics this week once the axle is hanging.

Oh and it looks like it'll be pretty tall which I'm not the happiest about but the springs are just stock Cherokee springs so I'm hoping between the spring compression and how wide it'll be the truck won't be too high, I'm not shooting for too much higher than I was on the ifs just maybe enough to comfortably run 33s. I'm not looking to touch the sky, just enough to get me off the ground.

Nothing is bolted straight in or even welded in the truck yet, the night was a bust we got the spring mounts made that's about it not in the truck yet. The springs sit straight up when theyre actually in the right place the pictures they're just set on the axle. My plan is yes to use the stock shock mounts since they line up pretty much perfect, in the next couple days when I do my final measurements and we go to weld in the springs I'll know for sure if I need to move the mounts. Right now the axle is under the truck was line up last night shocks are in the mounts the springs are just sitting but more so straight up the spring mounts are not welded in and so far everything clears. I have more pictures but I'm on my phone so I can upload them when I get home

So tonight is the night we start welding in mounts, everything looks good, should line up for the driveshaft good enough to use 4wd at a reasonable speed, the upper arms line up with frame perfect, stock shock mounts perfect, steering just needs a slight extension afterwards, brake lines long enough. lower mounts are gonna be custom so those will be dealt with tomorrow or this week. But here are some pictures for the enjoyment of everyone First time I slid it underneath the truck e Roughly in place but you can see how the shock mount fits 4 You can see the mounts left over still, this was before we finished cutting the old mounts out. Looks like a junkyard but again Rolled underneath to measure and everything and I mean come on... Look at that pretty face

So it would be driveshaft angle up and down relative to the caster right? That's what you meant about adjusting for the driveshaft angle after caster? If that then I only need like maybe 1-3 degree going up at the driveshaft whatever that would equal at the knuckles to the wheels. When I get home I'll do more research and look at it

Caster is the axle being straight right? Like straight down the front the axle is straight across not pointed? Alignments aren't my strong point I'm going to an alignment place in town after I finish the truck lol.

Got the axle centered look, so far my stock shock mounts will work perfect, the rear mounts for the lower control arms will work, well not that mount but that spot exactly I where the new mounts will go they line up pearl, the panhard bar will be able to bolt straight to the frame behind the steering in the frame once the rest of the upper control arm and old diff mounts are gone. Steering looks like at the worst I need to lengthen it a tiny bit but once I flip the link around should line up last thing is to see where my lower arms are gonna mount and looking at the driveshaft angle idk yet that angle shouldn't exceed 7 degrees at the joints but won't know until I get it to a driveshaft shop

So finished getting my control arms cut out last night and just placed the axle underneath the truck for now. I think my plan from here is see where I need mounts do all my measurements see what current mounts I can still use even if just as platforms for my new mounts. Steering looks like it should almost line up perfect once I move the axle into it'd actual spit driveshaft doesn't look much off so that <7degree angle should be met. I think for reinforcement I will do separately per mount since I want to basically build a full undercarriage skid plate anyways with braces bolted to the frame so those should be good.

Literally just looked on craigslist found a 95 manual pathfinder trans and transfer for 150

A few reasons, first is I would like to go with a married transfer to lift it up a little bit and get some space since I have already dented a driveshaft once, second the axle I'm putting in is much more driver drop than the transfer case aims and was told the later model transfers are a little more driver, but with that I have been told as long as I don't exceed 7 degrees in angle I should be ok since I don't go fast in 4wd anyways, and last I figured it would be a little stronger.

You had experience with putting a later model transfer/transmission in? Is it possible to use like a pathfinder or d21 transfercase and marry it to my trans or do I have to run the trans and the transfer from the other vehicle?