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Thanks. Although if I had a 45 on an original chassis I would have a hard time pulling it off to do this. That said if you owne it do want you want with it. When do you plan to start?
the thing is the 45 is my DD, i use it everyday to work and back. and our roads here are the equivalent of a badly worn track any where else in the world. so the comfort thing is getting to be a big deal. hence why im wanting to go 80 series suspension, and the easiest way to do that is body transplant the 45 onto the 80 chassis.
no firm plans as yet. still looking around for a rolling chassis. biggest problem is price. they are hellish expensive here
have you got any pics of yours front on? curious as to how well the stock fenders cover the wider 80 series axle
Personally I’d stick with the 40s. If you do decide to sell the 40s let me know!
I listed the 40" tires for sale asking 1400.
I really like the way the 40s look but there is a good bit that needs to go in the truck winch, finish bumpers, radiator, PS box, SC on engine, glass, doors, etc.... I expect after the truck is done it will sit lower than where it is now. I am convinced the 40s will rub. The reason I am evaluating this now is because I need move the wheel wells on the box and I want to build them to suit the tire size I am going to run.
If you are interested in the tires send me a pm.
Tool box looks like it's going to be a lot of work to make it fit right. Also looks like it's pretty tall and will hurt rear visibility. How much does it weigh? The rear aqualu flares don't really look propotional unless they have like 54" swampers underneath them. It would probably be easier to make a new 45 utility bed and just use parts from that bed for its hardware.