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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NOOOO!!! Why anyone would use that piece of s*** manafre garbage is beyond me. Did no one try and stop him??!! Dude that MAF kit completely fxxxs up your approach angle. Your better off leaving it shackle forward. And if your honestly going to throw power steering and a S/R on it, why not spring it over?! The whole "stock" thing went out the window long ago. And why would you waste your money on a 6 stud setup when your just running open stock axles and small tires(not to mention leaf under)?? Sick cruiser man but I feel your doing your chassis all wrong...
I appreciate your feedback and spent a long time thinking it all thru.
#1: Didn't really want 4" of lift but needed it for engine oil pan clearance.
#2: Don't want larger tires (fuel economy) as this will be on the road 99% of the time as a daily driver on the interstate and in the city. But if I ever wanted to go bigger I can easily. I would have kept the H41 if I wanted to wheel but I will be on the road and gravel roads more than I ever will a super technical trail.
#3: Power steering is for the daily driver part of it, not for off-road ease and to turn big tires.
#4: Just decided to keep it SUA as again I don't really need to go SOA and complicate the build anymore. I already have to much lift for my needs. I needed new springs and parts no matter what and the MAF kit might not have been the best way to go (hated their customer service) but it is a proven product that works and saves us some more fab time. Approach angles do not concern me. If I'm ever at that point that I need an approach angle that high I will find another way around or just take my time and stack some rocks/logs. I'm in it for the slow ride. Looking for a soft ride and those drop brackets allow for a softer spring with less arch. Good for me 99% of the time.
#5: In regards to the six stud knuckles it just made sense at the time. Was it necessary no, but I was already completely changing the entire suspension and outers for the axle for the disc brakes so it was a small thing that I could afford to do while it was apart. Better to do it while apart than come back and need to do it later. That and I had just witnessed two other rigs a few weekends prior strip out studs in their knuckles and smash their steering dampeners so I just made it right the first time. Just because it is over built in areas and not others does not mean it was not worth it. I will always be upgrading and changing the vehicle over time.
#6: Lockers will be coming later. Not to help me get to places I don't need to go, but to get myself out of places I should have never been if you get my drift. Or to get myself over something with a little bit of brains instead of bronze so I'm not bashing in body panels unnecessarily.
I've had a cruiser or two that were meant for wheeling and didn't give a s*** if they rolled off a cliff. This is just not one of those builds. I'm not a fancy smancy rich kid or some middle age man with a mid life crisis that has to show off. Just a hard working guy who has an understanding wife and the ability to bring a rare vehicle from the ground up and bring it into the 21st century. In the end this will be cheaper than all new cars and most used ones at that.
Love how it is coming along and can't wait to hit the road.