Don't forget about the steering stop gussets and the spring perch spacer.
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I'm not sure the kit comes with the steering stop gussets. But I know it comes with the spring perch spacer. Down the road I'm going to add the marlin knuckle ball gussets and they have steering stop gussets on them. I just ran out of $$$
As much as it sucks, now is the time to add stuff to the housing. I would bet that whatever unt attached now won't be added later. That's just how it goes. Tearing it back down to weld on the knuckle gussets will be a pain. Steering stop gussets more tolerable. Cut some gussets out of 1/8 or 3/16 plate now if you have to. That'd be essentially free. Knuckle ball gussets aren't as critical for light wheeling, in my opinion.
Single case, or duals?
23-spline?
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Its a 21/23 spline, 2.28/4.7, MC08 billet aluminum doubler. Fully new built unit. Bolting it to the back of an unused w56b HD. hopefully ill never have to remove it again. They are including a new shifter handle and I got a spare from them too as mine is all tore up
Crap, man. You've gone all-out on this!
Good call on 23-spline for rear. Would've been a waste if you didn't since you bought new gears and doubler at same time.
Good call on 23-spline for rear. Would've been a waste if you didn't since you bought new gears and doubler at same time.
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So I got my allpro sas and rear lift parts in finally after 2 or so months... what do ya know.... its missing parts. They sent me two different sized rear springs, missing things here and there. Oh well, marlin comes through in the clutch to lift the spirits. I swear after i opened the box to this thing i almost crapped myself. A single tear came out, like watching starwars for the first time.
Sexy Red!
Dual cases is one mod I wish I had done years ago...crawling used to suck with a 5 speed...not anymore. Unfortunately with the blue cans, dual cases and my right foot I couldn't hold anything together anymore with IFS. Each mod feeds the beast...
Wish I'd done mine all at once like this instead of limping it along for the past few years like I did.
Get busy, kid!
Dual cases is one mod I wish I had done years ago...crawling used to suck with a 5 speed...not anymore. Unfortunately with the blue cans, dual cases and my right foot I couldn't hold anything together anymore with IFS. Each mod feeds the beast...
Wish I'd done mine all at once like this instead of limping it along for the past few years like I did.
Get busy, kid!
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Oh yeah this next month is going to be pretty hectic for sure. I was originally only going to do the sas. Then I needed lockers. Then it was like well the dual case and HP will fix front drive line angle, and I'll have to do driveline mods anyways so might as well only do it once. Jan/feb should get pretty interesting
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Set knuckle preload tonight. Ended up using the smaller shims in the rebuild kit. The oem shims measured to 8lbs. It's right between 12-15lbs with the smaller shims. I hope the other side is the same. Because I took the knuckles apart and put em back together like 3 or 4 times. What a PITA.
And just think: If I weren't such a generous, awesome guy, you would have never been this cool with your decked out front axle. You're welcome.
LOL. I didn't know anyone had ever messed with it, but I'm glad you did. Because that this is now an absolute beast, and it's awesome to see the transition!
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Few more odds and ends to take care of and it's cutting time. If anyone has any stress or inner deamons they want to get out. Feel free to join me in cutting all the IFS out of my truck. Destruction is therapeutic sometimes.
