Front 60 Install Begins!

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We got the body moved out of the garage today and made some room to start working on the rear 4 Link. The truss is from Ruff Stuff - a two piece design that is very stout. The way it came it stuck way up in the air so we cut 2" out of it - talk about a lot of 3" hole saw cutting! It fits perfectly now. I've got some brackets ordered from Blue Torch Fab that will be here on Monday that go on top of the truss to hold the upper links. We've got to figure out if the truss needs to be square with the ground or if it should be square to the rear housing and be angled back.

The rear axle is 10.5 inches back from stock, making the total wheel base 102.5". The rear tires will be almost flush with the rear frame horns. My goal was 104" (1 foot longer than stock), but then my tires would stick out past my rear bumper, especially if I ever upgrade to 42's.

The frame brackets are about 1 foot from the cage arms. If we hadn't moved the axle back, they would be touching. While we were using the 3" hole saw we went ahead and took a piece of 3x3 square tubing .188 wall and made a tracbar riser for the front 60. I'm hoping it also serve for a ram mount.

Here are some pics of everything clamped in place.