1998 TACUMMINS and BS

Nice, you going to build a x-member for it or will the tranny tail be strong enough?

 

That adapter has a mount you can bolt right to the bottom of it so the trans crossmember will be bolted to the billet adapter and transfer case will hang off that. If I think it’s to much for it then I’ll end up building a hanger to help hold the tcase.

 

Well front suspension is all tacked up. Going to get the rear axle done tomorrow hopefully then I’m going to cut the inner fenders out and start re-wiring this thing.

 

Wanted to make the front travel more but I’m kind of screwed at the moment since I don’t have a trans crossmember yet and the rear axle isn’t under it.

 

It's for cooling, they are on all rotors, I believe that's what your talking about?

 

The square notches at the bottom of the rotor hat are for cooling and weight savings.

 

Ok,

 

That’s a negative on this axle. Those holes are for clearance for the wheel studs. The studs go through the rotor first then into the hub which in turn is how the rotor is held on. Huge downside to this style of axle since you have to pull the hub assembly off and drive the studs out to change the rotor. My corporate 14 bolt in the rear is the same way. But the holes in that rotor are indeed for weight savings since the rotor is so big.

 

I think you missread my post, the square notches/holes in the rotor next to the rotor surface have nothing to do with the lug studs.

 

Definitely did.... think I need some sleep..

 

no probs, sleep tite

 

Oh I see, probably also cooling, but I've never seen that before either.

 

Side note. Going to have to massage my firewall alittle to give that manifold some room.

 

Well I got it sitting on tires by itself finally. Just wanted to see it since it’s been about a year since it’s been on tires.

 

Haven’t measured the belly yet. But it’ll be about 2 inches higher in the front and about 3 higher in the rear. Plus the tires whenever I get them. The goal was to keep it as low as possible but that 4bt is making it very difficult. I will be sitting on progressive fox bump stops. Which I will mock up next.

 

You plan to widen the rear stance or just leave as is?

 

The rear looks super skinny just cause of the tires and wheels that are on the rear. They are super offset and only like 30x8x17. The fronts are 35x13.5x15. They are just the only rollers I had that would even fit the rear The tires on the front have to small of a wheel. Need at least 16.5 to fit over the rear calipers since it’s a corporate 14 bolt I swapped to disk brakes.

 

Cool, I didn’t know if it was something I missed or not