Practical sas

[Red97]

here is the starting point

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the donor truck

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1987 f 350 D60 front, Sterling 10.25 rear.

the brackets so far all home made.

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springs, "custom" added 2 leafs to a 52" chevy pack.

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the front cross member mounted

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rear shackle hanger mounted

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let me know what you guys think. any comments or concerns

thanks

this is the x-over steering arm i made

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here is the disc brake conversion parts for the sterling 10.25

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I dug up some more parts today.

I found my rear perches, and my steering arm.

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do you guys see any problems with my brackets so far? other than the gusseting that i still have to do to the front cross member

http://www.gmfullsize.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175122

here is a link to my Practical solid axle swap.

let me know if it works.

 

[Red97]

Here are the pics you have been waiting for. lol

the girlfried and i started at 2:30 pm. (my friends bailed on me) truck on the hoist

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this is what bad torsion bars look like. i didnt even use anything to compress them. i just took the bolt out and you couldnt even see the key in the window.

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dropped the whole front end down at once.

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FOR SALE!

the rear shackle pocket tacked to the frame. I still need to finish the welds

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what do you think of the shackle angle? it has the weight of the truck on it.

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here is the final product let me know what you think. tires 33-12.5-16.5

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here is a funny pic

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my forklift ran out of propane and i had to pull it in with the pos ford. it smoked the shop out fo a half hour.

finished setting axle under at 3:00am

 

[Red97]

I will post some more pictures later. I moved the axle 1" back. My shackle angle was really bad so i am modifying it to make it better. I have to reposition the rear shackle hangers that will probably get done tomorrow

 

[Red97]

ok well i have finised it, 4:56 motives grand total $2435.78

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rear shackle flip

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testing it out

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[93chevyluvr]

Nice