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what about a 2x3 with wrap around mounts.

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Got the panhard bar mounted and the mounts for the tanks.

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Looks good, I like the way the tanks are mounted.

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Cant wait to seee more!

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nice tanks. i'm using one of those exact tanks, but will need to find a different place to mount it since my gas tank is where you have yours.

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looks great! Are those the KP bag brackets?

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nope, good 'ol suicide doors!

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Big day today. Got the truck off the jackstands for the first time. I almost have the rear done. Last thing to do is a framerail crossmember between the cab and notch. I got the shocks mounted, boxed the frame in front of the notch, and put braces on all corners of the notch. She is looking sweet. I wish I could get it to lay level at this point, but haven't touched the front yet.

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couple more

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Looks great! Keep up the good work.

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great looking setup!

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Looks great! I like your shock mounts!

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nice work:metal:

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looks sweeeeet. very clean.

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Thanks guys. Something new I'm trying to figure out......jacking up a slammed truck!

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Well you need to put a lowering kit in your floor jack too :lol: .

AJA, I just add some air, slide the jack under, then deflate, then jack it up...

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lookin good

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WOW i like it great work i like the welds:bling2:

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today I chopped the crossmember. I went with 1.5". I wasn't going to do all that work for anything less. I have a couple gaps, but overall, its coming out pretty good. I tacked it up and reinstalled it to make sure everything lines up. Now the million dollar question is what I'm gonna do for steering. I kow this subject is old hat, but if anybody can offer suggestions, Id appreciate it.
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nice job on the cuts looks awesome, i would run rack and pinion for steering...

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Yea, my thought too. I've been reading about it for the last 4 hours. My brain is gonna explode!!!

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Has anybody tried moving the steering box and idler arm up on the frame an 1" or so? Or bending the pitman arm flat and raising the idler arm an equal amount to raise the linkage?

You would have to notch the frame for clearance, but it could help you use less joints in the steering shaft if the box was higher. I am looking into this for my cross member chop to avoid linkage / u bolt interference.

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i just said that tonight too. i think it would work

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everything looks awesome so far!!! on thing i'd recomend would get rid of the panhard bar and build a watts link. the rear end will stay completely centered no matter at what height you are at.

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Thats what I did. My crossmember is sectioned 1.75" and thats how much I moved all my steering up. We just basically sliced the side off the frame off and raised it 1.75" and welded it back together. Then reinforced the crap out of it!!! I can maybe get pictures tomorrow when Im working on my truck...