Gen. Forest Build

[MReeceW]

Went wheeling on sunday will post pics up later. Also picked up some 5150's for the front to help out the front travel that is limited by the shocks on it. Gotta figure out something for the eyelet adapters.

[tjramplebump]

Went wheeling on sunday will post pics up later. Also picked up some 5150's for the front to help out the front travel that is limited by the shocks on it. Gotta figure out something for the eyelet adapters.

JKS makes good adapters...check them out

[clean4drxj]

JKS makes good adapters...check them out

So does.. polyperformance, ironrock offroad, and a few other misc companies, I order mine from poly because they seem to have the best deal going.

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

Those 35's look tiny on a Ford at 5.5 compared to a Jeep...

Some good progress. The dual electric fan thing is something I've been meaning to do to both my Jeep and the VW.

[MReeceW]

JKS makes good adapters...check them out

So does.. polyperformance, ironrock offroad, and a few other misc companies, I order mine from poly because they seem to have the best deal going.

Ended up getting a set as a charitable donation from Liberator.

Those 35's look tiny on a Ford at 5.5 compared to a Jeep...

Some good progress. The dual electric fan thing is something I've been meaning to do to both my Jeep and the VW.

Thanks lol ya the 35's are still a little smaller than i plan to end with. The e fans are great by the way do it when you can.

[MReeceW]

Now for the pictures

Super Duty shocks (9" inchs of wheel travel from stuff to droop)






Enter 5150's



5150's (10.5 inchs wheel travel droop to stuff)

[MReeceW]

Current spec sheet of the truck... (revised)

Installed:
4.9 I6 (stump puller)
M5OD-R2 (replaced in 4x2 to 4x4 swap)
BW 1356 (part of 4x2 to 4x4 swap)
4x2 to 4x4 swap
87-91 nose
4/6 lift brackets
Rear Shackle Flip
2" lift shackles
Custom 2.5" wide rear leaf springs
1.5" pinion correction blocks
procomp es3000 11.23" travel rear shocks
Tranny and t-case tuck
custom 41 7/8's inch rear driveshift
3.55 aussie locked d44 ttb
3.55 open 8.8 welded tubes (3.55's are a step up from the factory 2.73's btw)
4.9 super cooling radiator
full 3 inch exhaust with a spiral core bullet muffler
custom rear bumper
cut up front bumper
frame repair and reinforcement
rear fuel tank delete
pioneer deck
sony amp
diablo 5x7's
cb
storage visor install
a pillar guages
2 5/8's tach
6" lights*
12" sony sub
Sliding Rear Window
Deaver 5.5's
8000lb winch
Black diamond plate between the rails box
2 go fast autozone shift knobs
Ghetto LED centerbar
3" LEDs (now rocklights)
Electric fan
MAF upgrade
Custom mounted steering stabilizer
5150's Front
Dual Battery setup (Awaiting a new second battery)
35" BFG A/T's

Waiting:
9" rear end (for sale)
sun visor
3 point y harness
Trailer hitch
130 amp 3G alternator (needs to be rebuilt)


Wants:
Long Arms
Rear LS or locker
36's
torque'ier cam (i know i know)
STaK 3 speed monster box
Cage
LED Bars

[clean4drxj]

You can run probabley run a 12 inch trave shock for you app which will net you a bit more droop/travel.

[MReeceW]

There actually isn't room for a 12" travel shock right now. The 5150s are 8.5" travel and they allowed more compression due to valving and the resi and then just because of the longer stroke they allow more droop. If I had longer shocks i would get more droop but they wouldn't allow for any compression without making new mounts. They only allow about 2.5" or 3" up travel they way they are now which is ok because of the geometry of the ttb.

[MReeceW]

Clearenced and plated the tranny x member. So now I have equal travel on both sections of my front axle.

[MReeceW]

Forgot to post my wheeling pics from before. All pre 5150's and the first trip out with the 35s and way to much air pressure.

The set of ledges you have to climb to get into the trail Each ledge is about 2 feet. (Or you could take the property owners go around which he told us was ok to do) The road is literally the length of my truck away from the first ledge.



Waiting to hit an obstacle.


One of my personal favorites for this trip.






More in a second

[MReeceW]

Right about now is when the rain 15 minutes prior to this made an effect on the leaves and the dirt, the leaves got slippery and the dirt made loose slippery mud, not a good situation to be running 33psi on a/t's


Ended up trying to turn around to get a different line and then the slippery ground took control.

Ended up with a 2 foot tall rock wedged under the front spring hanger








So in a way to save time and parts we pulled cable and to make get out a little easier.






We ended up leaving the trail to go eat and go to a different trail after all this.

[MReeceW]

Ok so I've been seeing cherokees everywhere with angry eyes and I've been considering it on the ford....







Thoughts?

[frejeep14]

i like the angry eyes should do it

[MReeceW]

i like the angry eyes should do it

I'm in favor of them, I legitimately thought you would hate them.