Little Red 85 Build

[Boomtacoma01]

Thanks man. You will be back in no time to get back on the Dirt Squirrel 2.0

The winch mount ended up being 7 inches back from the previous spot. Should help a little bit.

I only need some 2" .25 WT for the links , some coilovers. The lower axle link mounts, some sort of shock hoops/towers. I'm contemplating Full Hydro as well if I can scrape up some cash for it. Right now I'm in no hurry. I need to finish the transmission and TC install first.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Through some paint on my modified sliders last night.

Started tearing down the front end.

 

[tx_shooter]

Getting ready for links already?

 

[Silverback]

Sliders look awesome!!

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Thanks.
I have just about everything now except the Coilovers.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Well, I bit the bullet today and bought some beadlocks. Hopefully they will cure my tire problems on future wheeling trips.

They are fairly new on the market and are a joint venture between TrailReady and American Eagle Alloys.

TR Hardrock - Series 025 - TRUE BEAD-LOCK (Single Wheel)

I found a better price than the one on that page though. They should be here next week sometime.

 

[Silverback]

Those are some damn good looking wheels.

 

[Taco Loco]

Very nice wheels...
IMO your gonna need curb feelers so you don't scratch them now!

 

[tx_shooter]

That rig never sees curbs. Need to powder coat that ring red to match the truck.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

You "red" my mind

 

[the_white_shadow]

I see your cut lines on the inner fender. Might as well ditch the entire thing.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Ha ha. I just trimmed them up a little. The new wheels are 17x10 with 4.75 in of BS. We will have to see how much the wheels scrub when I get them on. The front axle is going to be moved forward 4-6inches.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

My wheels came in on Friday. I'm going to try to get them mounted this week.

 

[Silverback]

Those are nice!!!

 

[Anathollo]

Sexy!

 

[SecretSquirrel]

If you wait until Saturday, I can help

 

[Boomtacoma01]

I will probably get 2 done this week. I still have to dismount the other 2 that are still on the truck.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Actually 1 down.

This wheel and tire combo is growing on me. I hope they work as well as they look.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

I got the second tire mounted up on Wednesday substantially faster than the first one. I brought the other 2 to Discount Tire to get dismounted today. I had the chance to use my Thermal Dynamics plasma last night. Besides being an older model, this unit blasts through steel with ease. I trimmed the front leaf spring hanger, driver side body mount, ifs steering box mount and some inner frame brackets. I also cut the front fenders a little higher, deleted the parking/turn signal lights and reinstalled the fender molding. Plan for this evening and weekend is to burn off the D60 leaf perch, hydro steering bracket and shock mounts. I also mocked up my orbital steering valve and made a nice place for it to mount where the IFS steering box was located.

Mounted the tires on the 14b. I had to order some small diameter lugs which should be here on Tuesday.

 

[tx_shooter]

Those rims look great on the rig. That is a lot of fender you chopped off.