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SHE'S ON THE GROUND!!!!! The frame is about 1.5 inches of the ground. The whole truck is resting on the driveshaft loop crossmember. I'm pretty happy with it. Feels good to see it after being on jackstands for what feels like an eternity.

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Wheeeee... :metal:

Are you missing the washer and nut for the upper and lower arms? Or have you simply not installed them yet? This hardware was left out of my kit... and it took over a year (and with PB's help) to get them.

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I have them. I just haven't put them on yet.

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Now it's really starting to come together! Looks great!

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looking good jlaird. what are you doing for steering stops??? :cool: :metal:

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I didn't know I needed them. Once I get the steering back together, I'll figure that out. One thing that I'm a little worried about is the tire to firewall clearance. Are there any issues with a 29-30" tire and hitting the firewall when turning? I'm not at the point where I can definitely check, but it seems like there would be.

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Nathan will probably chime in if he gets on tonight but I'm planning on running a 275/45x20 which is 29.7" tall.

Nathan said I wouldn't have "any" clearance problems at ride height.

He said the only problem I would ever have is if I wanted to drive it around at a show with it down REAL low and then it would just be a much decreased turning radius.

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man that looks killer i like it :metal: :metal: :metal: :metal:

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I know this is an issue with a stock crossmember... don't know how close you'll actually be. It shouldn't be an issue at ride height. BabyBlueOval is going with a Dropmember... which has compensated for this clearance issue by moving the wheel centerline forward.

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Ooops! :o

Thanks for catching my oversight. I forgot you weren't using the dropmember.

I'm glad you did chime in Nathan.

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man, a dropmember would make so many issues just go bye bye!

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Didn't we talk a few months back????:)

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yup, but funds are kinda tight these days...

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:clap: :clap: AHH come on NATE just give him one, you have plenty!!!

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looks good how much drop do you have in the spindle?

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anybody know how tight those nuts should be????

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spindle is a 3" DJM drop spindle

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No, but they're jamb nuts, so I just cinched them down to about the 20 ft/lb range (guesstimate-- I wasn't using a torque wrench). I'm also still one nut short (well... the truck arms are one nut short. I'm fully stocked ;) ).

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jack it up and lets see some ride height pics

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what are your plans for the gas tank now that you have the tanks located there?

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I'm leaving the tank in the cab for now.

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Heres a couple new pics:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1266/...e365f4b8f6.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1317/...c5bbe93cd5.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1220/...69586ba337.jpg

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nice!!!!:metal: :metal:

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Jlaird, I think I see a Porterbuilt dropmember in your near future. I just installed mine, I highly recommend it. Great quality.

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It's been very hard to resist, TRUST ME!