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Matt is a great guy to deal with and the wealth of knowledge he has on military vehicles is mind boggling. He was throwing so many numbers for trailers, trucks ext . . i though i was back in math class lol. Hope to do business with Matt again!!I stopped by and saw Kyle's operation in person. The stuff he's doing in top notch, and he's a cool dude too! Saw a lot of his axle stuff and his fab quality. I couldn't speak more highly of him! (Even for being a mud truck guy! LOL)
Thank you Monkeyfist. Designing's will beginning on a kit for another customer in the next few weeks that will spread the rear axles, length the wheelbase and allow the use of the 53" tires with the dual axles in rear. Stay tuned.Mighty fine looking kit!! I just bought my first duece last Friday. Tomorrow Im ordering 53s and the suspension parts to bob it. oh, and not to thread jack but has anyone ever heard of moding the rear suspension on a duece to clear 53s on a non bobbed truck? Im considering doing something like that on a second truck to use as a work/advertisement truck but I hear the biggest you can run in the rears are 46s without them touching. All I know is it cant be left stock. As soon as you work up a price message it to me if you dont mind. If the price is right I will just buy your kit as opposed to building my own. Keep up the good work!!
I haven't forgotten!!! lol No worries, you are next on my list for the smaller liftWhat are the steering and driveshaft mods required for this lift? Would like to see a lift kit about half that height![]()
That is a possibility. I was thinking of using a 99-03 ford superduty steering box with monster drop pitman arm to lower the drag link enough to clear the oil pan. But that is my main concern is the oil pan. Then also make a trac bar mount so bump steer would be eliminated.Cool thanksIs the mechanical steering setup for crossover steering?
Matt is a great guy to deal with and the wealth of knowledge he has on military vehicles is mind boggling. He was throwing so many numbers for trailers, trucks ext . . i though i was back in math class lol. Hope to do business again.
I started my bobber project today, 8 inches and 53s is the intended result. I had planned to build a steering arm of some type maybe like what AlpokaFL has on his truck but if you have an idea for a drop arm that you wanna share I'd be interested to hear what you think would work. I figure Ill stick with the ol' ARMSTRONG steering for now.I
I am interested in making a drop arm for the steering box and a raiser for the king pin if people would like to keep mechanical steering. But i need one customer that would like to help "test and tune"
Thanks Kyle
Where is the rest of the center chunk in the axle?I haven't forgotten!!! lol No worries, you are next on my list for the smaller lift
For steering right now i make a full hydro mount that follows the contour of the rockwell axle housing to each leaf spring perch. This plate is cut from 3/8 steel and included two gussets. Included with the plate is a 1 5/8 x .120 wall DOm tube bent on each end.
I am interested in making a drop arm for the steering box and a raiser for the king pin if people would like to keep mechanical steering. But i need one customer that would like to help "test and tune"
I have these plates cut for another customer. So i will get better pics.
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For driveshaft mods the rear is up to the customer depending on what wheelbase is wanted. The front i recommend extending the original driveshaft 3" so full articulation can be achieved.
Thanks Kyle
I started my bobber project today, 8 inches and 53s is the intended result. I had planned to build a steering arm of some type maybe like what AlpokaFL has on his truck but if you have an idea for a drop arm that you wanna share I'd be interested to hear what you think would work. I figure Ill stick with the ol' ARMSTRONG steering for now.
Matt
Im a little lost on this question, Please elaborate.Where is the rest of the center chunk in the axle?
Are ticks considered bugs? lolOh, so I'm a bug???...lol
Its there, but the angle at which i took the pic has the steering mount covering it. thanks kyleOn this picture. Where is the bottom part of the differential.? Like where the crown wheel and pinion are located. Yes i know the rockwells are top drives but where is the bottom part?
I'm still waiting on the Disc Brakes. I think I might run a set on the front of my c10 if you ever get them figured out! lol
Cool and good luck. So what kind of machine are they cutting the plates on?Kyle thanks for posting all the pictures, all the info you have shared is pretty helpful. I decide to have a local shop with a CNC cut my kit out. Hopfully by next week it will be ready to bolt on. I really like the design and I think it will work well.![]()
That should be about the time Kyle and I retireI can't wait to get my Deuce up there for you to work your magic on.