14 Bolt and links on the truggy? (1 Viewer)
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the ring and pinion would be stronger but the rest of the conversion pretty much just uses D60 parts.....and you wouldn't be running the 60 upside down either- if you had a driver side drop in the front it would be passenger side in the rear
figured if he would go to the trouble of rear steer and 4-link etc he would cut the rear frame off and tube the rear out, get a fuel cell and clearance the fenders
some big diameter air shocks might not be too bad if you still have leafs on the front to help with the body roll
Shaved 14 bolt
shaved the bottom bolt off? how does the cover seal at the bottom now? sounds interesting, i haven't heard of anyone shaving one that much before
I lost the bottom 3 bolts on my shave job. I have to seal it up about every 4 wheeling trips. But it just barely leaks at that point.
A thick cover makes the bolts less important.
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Its to wide now
It gets in the way of my tires all day long, I know more cutting (A LOT more) would be needed for rear steer. them coil overs are pricy! but would work a whole lot better than some basic coils. I think if i did that it would also require me to do some heavy cutting. I dont know how much truck will be left over the next years but I like where this is headed. 
I think I was thinking in my head that it would be running on the coast side of the gear set and for some reason typed it would be upside down. I dunno, but how hard is that on gears to run on the coast side constantly?
I cant clearance the rear anymore with out cutting into the doors and Im not sure how I want to go about that just yet but I do for sure want to cut another inch or two out for some added flex even just how it sits now (less a broken axle). and no fuel cell for me Im 100% propane already.
I guess I should figure out how I am gonna clearance and or dove tail the rear and still keep a back seat and a place for my 2 pane tanks and bee.. er uh... water and soda cooler.
MACE SAID "trail tampon"
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Its a process, and it will be several years before I am even close to considering rear steer and a rear dove tail. I would however like to clearance the rest of the rear fenders / doors to better fit the meats I have on there now.
but to better more directly answer your question... I like a bodied rig and knew changes would happen over time and as they come I will address them to do what I want / need to do to make things work.
right now my focus is on the rear end issues at hand. I love the coilover idea but I know it will require some serious clearancing to take advantage of the available flex. again all things Ill tackle and figure out along the way.
I must be able to maintain 2 riders in the back (it is a wagon) and my cooler and recovery gear bag and small tool bag and 2 propane tanks. those are my primary goals. Ill keep as much body as I can along the way and skin what I feel would look better with skin (like my front fenders)
I still have my Fiona as a full bodied rig and it will stay that way and double as street legal and trail rig as originally intended when I started building it. The truggy will be whatever it turns into.
move the rear axle back and you won't have to worry about clearancing the doors...plus it will climb like a beast
there's something very cool about a 60 series that is hardcore enough to do really hard stuff and still maintain the look of a 60
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I guess I should figure out how I am gonna clearance and or dove tail the rear and still keep a back seat and a place for my 2 pane tanks and bee.. er uh... water and soda cooler.
cut the frame off just past the doors or wherever and then run tube off of it right up under the floorboard out to your bumper.....and tie it into your cage somehow.....you'll probably need to make shock hoops off of it that stick up through your bed too
also if you check the classifieds on pirate4x4 for a while you can find yourself a couple of coilovers for probably half price.....rebuilding them isn't that expensive if neccessary......there is also a very cool used spring exchange/buy/sell thread there
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