I'm trying to buy as many parts that will influence chassis and suspension design as possible so I can get busy before work gets in the way this spring.
For seats I decided to go light, hopefully I wont regret it every time I drive the thing to town, but the price is right and while I want the truck to remain "street legal" I really dont care how comfortable it is to drive. The longest trip I will ever do with it is less than 1 hour.
Kirkey Seat: 41900, Cover: 41911 Mounting Bracket: 99204
One of my OEM spindles was badly damaged by the previous owner so I had to buy new ones anyway. Might as well get a little drop while I'm at it. McGaughys 44001 2" drop spindles are just a hair more than my cost on one OEM spindle.
Someone PLEASE find me some good, fairly light, tires and wheels. 5 on 5.5 with 4.5 to 5" back spacing. 17x7 or 17x8. That "kinda" match my rear wheels.
I actually just ordered the ATX Ledge in 17x8, but I cant find any suitable rubber that's less than 9.x wide.
The Nitto 275/60R17 isn't too bad...
Thank you. I will look into custom wheels more. They might have to wait for "Stage 2", but it sure would be nice to have a matching set of wheels that fit exactly how I want them to.
I have a back half offroad truck, fully boxed frame, and a substantial structure over the engine compartment, and a halo over the cab.
The first hot day you are rolling around with the windows down and you grab the top of the door/cab... you realize quickly how much a chassis will flex even one that has a fairly substantial roll cage.
you should really throw a pic or two of that thing up for these guys to see. I voraciously followed that build on pirate over the years.