bedsleds rebirth
 

I finally started my new rear frame rails.. its based on justin's (Fnlow ) old frame.. saw it about a year ago and loved it and couldnt wait to start mine... its designed to lay out with 22's and relocate my gas tank to the rear aswell.. this is going to be a really slow build but i will put up pictures as i go on.

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is the frame for the truck in your avatar? sweet truck!

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i cant wait
i hope my truck looks like your (just a differnt color) lol

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looks sweet man, making good progress. how much kickup did you go with 15.5"?

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jlaird- yes this backhalf is for the truck in my avatar
fnlow69- i decided to go with a 17 in kickup. so i could clear for a bigger wheel and tire or maybe but a bump stop.
since mine is a stepside i will have to stretch the fenders too. i will be putting a 1 - 1 1/2 strip in the fenders to raise the top..
lots of plans for this truck but it will be slow comming

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Hey, its my new favorite member.

Thanks for all the advice man...

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Definitely signing up for this...

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isnt it funny that right after you do something like this, you think to yourself, "wow i guess there is no turning back now!"

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you gotta look at it this way, if it was easy everyone would do it!!! bad a$$ frame good luck, looking forward to more pics

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today i got the new rear frame welded in, still have to weld inside the framerails and then box it. here are a few more pictures!

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hey its like deja vu, LOL. looks sweet man. looks like the angles worked for you??

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nice work!

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this morning i ordered some a few more things for the truck.
should be getting 2- 3 gal. tanks, link bar end mounts, and upper and lower bag brackets.
im also thinking about running an engine driven compressor. anyone have any input on one of these?

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nice, what angle did you use?

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150 degrees

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have you read any treads or heard of the york compressors, i have one on my 99 tahoe and it works great, might what to look into it and its cheaper then the kits they sell

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i can get a york for about 200 bucks, rebuilt and a guy i know at a shop told me that he would redrill the holes and tap them for the bigger fittings and hook it up so the oil doesnt get into the lines and i just have to make the bracket to mount it.. i just dont know much about them

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i just noticed how many blocks u had on your old back half to lift that axle. damnnnnnnnnnnnnn thers liek 6 inches there

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are u keeping the stepside bed on it?

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bildo- yeah alot of blocks.. before it was only the link and a block becuase my notch wasnt that big. then i made a bigger notch and i didnt wanna move my upper bag bracket so i just put another there...

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yeah ill probably keep the stepside on it . i would like to have a fleetside too and change them whenever i liked but i dont know.. im going to stretch the fenders though because the tires hit the tops.. i cut holes to clear it before

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i decided to a two link again. started on the link bars today and got an idea of how everythings going to be placed. still waiting on bag brackets and link bar ends but this is what i have so far..

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just curious, why a two link again?

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ive been reading about two links, four links, wishbones ect..
i know the two link doesnt articulate like the other links but i like how it doesnt have sway, and i like how it looks.. im going alittle different with this one though. my last 2 link was 24in. these will be about 40in. the bags will be in a different place and i will have better shocks..
i dont do side to side or drag race so i dont have to worry about the instant center with a 4 link, a 2 link kinda turns your rearend into one huge sway bar, which might not seem to comfortable but im use to it,
i just wanted a simple design as well

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Looks good. I also built a 2 link for my s-10 and 77. I have ridden in 4 links over axle and they ride horrible. I put my bags on my 2 link bars and it ride very comortably. Looks good