spdcrazy
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- Joined
- Mar 8, 2008
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- Age
- 35
- Location
- Homer, alaska
- Vehicle Year
- mostly 86
- Make / Model
- B2
- Engine Size
- 2.9 bored and cammed
- Transmission
- Manual
about 7 years ago, my dad and i started building a b2 for some mild wheeling. chopped the top cuz we thought we were the first! TRS showed me wrong! but either way its been growing up and up and up since then and now i'm about to swap my 7.5 rear end for a 8.8. and do a custom (first time maybe) 64 chevy leafs UNDER the frame. i'm debating on a shackle reversal or not because the bracket for the reverse shackle is going to be hanging pretty low with my 6400's. thoughts?
i bought the 8.8 for 200 bucks with explorer leaves, 3.73 gears, LS, and drum brakes. came off a 94 4 door. the chevy 64's were off a 1500 chevy in a junkyard, came from canada so a torch was a bit more handy than the wrenches. the 6400's i bought instead of building cuz i couldnt pass up the price, 30 bucks.
i'll be going down to my buddy's shop in phx in the next few weeks to install the 8.8, weld the axle tubes, and finish up this project.
here is a few teaser pics for now
this is the new shackle on a explorer pack, stock rear end for now.
this is the measurement from the ground to my fender, which has been cut, but many years ago so i'm not sure how much. tires are 33x12.50's
i bought the 8.8 for 200 bucks with explorer leaves, 3.73 gears, LS, and drum brakes. came off a 94 4 door. the chevy 64's were off a 1500 chevy in a junkyard, came from canada so a torch was a bit more handy than the wrenches. the 6400's i bought instead of building cuz i couldnt pass up the price, 30 bucks.
i'll be going down to my buddy's shop in phx in the next few weeks to install the 8.8, weld the axle tubes, and finish up this project.
here is a few teaser pics for now
this is the new shackle on a explorer pack, stock rear end for now.
this is the measurement from the ground to my fender, which has been cut, but many years ago so i'm not sure how much. tires are 33x12.50's