[Dusty]

cleaned the shop and started mock up. most all the brackets are prefabed stuff from ruff stuff and balistic.

the pics in the mock up are actually with a couple inches compression. so there should be about 6-7" between the top of the radius arms bracket and the bottom of the frame rail. so I will be limited to about 5" uptravel weather I like it or not. I may need to buy a couple of 6" springs from Slee.

note this is an 80 series rear shaft that is a direct bolt up to the pinion flange tom woods made me. look at the pics. do I need a spacer on the tcase becaus shaft is overextended or is it ok-Mr slee could you comment? I could move the rear axle forward a bit but then I will need to trim some metal off the body just behind the rear door. I dont want the rear axle comming forward much. I can have a longer shaft made but would like to avoid that.

I will use the oe track bar bushing at the frame side of track bar but will use a 7/8 shank heim at the axle side which I have. note that the trackbar will be extended 5" and is almost paralell-the extended trackbar is not represented in pic. May need a slight bend in the bar which will be 1 3/4 x 1/4 wall to clear the huge diff cover. these offset trackbar mounts from roughstuff are trick. all of their brackets are so overkill. note the offset axle coil bracket

Note the driveshaft that now must angle to the middle due to the centered dana 70. (the 80 series rear is slightly offset to pass side) should I keep the pinion level or angle to the output of the tcase? Should I just buy a slee cv shaft? Cristo comment please.

I will need to make the brackets that connect the upper rear radius arm to the lower arm. getting a plasma cutter from the local weld shop tomorow

This is the final mock up. any comments greatly appreciated