Slodgetto's Green Dragon 4x4 Conversion Build

thats true, would it even work on the 2nd gens?

EDIT: nevermind too slow

 

well now you've made it a monster, cute can be avoided at all costs. Awaiting finished bob and dove tail. You really have made the bed useless though, now you have to trailer all your shit down for moab.

 

That is the exact same thing my Dad says!!!! I just tell him I don't plan on selling it for a long, long, long time. hahaha

Naw... I just won't be able to bring my cousin along again. All I need is the truck stuff (tools, spare parts, spare tires) which will all fit in the bed just fine... and I hardly need anything. I'm normally a super light packer. (MREs..... water..... and than a backpack with clothes n stuff.) just sleep in the truck or set-up a tarp... My trip just wont be quite as cushy as it was this last time.

Heck. Yeah.

 

Still need to make some more cuts and trim here and there, but I need this thing drivable until I have time to actually weld everything on, so I decided to attach everything with baling wire for now! It is surprisingly solid.



Sorry for the blurry pics...


Does this bed make my butt look fat??


Definately looking foward to swap in my 63" chevies now!!! the rear end is now WAY too light for the expos! and the almost 90 degree shackle angle is pissing me off! lol

 

That's quite some rake you have going on there.

Is it just me, or is the taco lean more noticeable after doing a bed bob? Seemed like the same thing happened with mine.

 

HOLY CRAP! Damn dude, I didn't know you were going to do that!

 

ahahaha yeah... Really looking forward to lowering it with the 63s... and a bumper should bring it down a tad a well.

I haven't really noticed yet... my taco lean had always been pretty bad...

 

Yay for 63" chevys! they are awesome. Truck looks so much better BTW.

 

Must've been a PITA to measure/mark the bed for the dovetail. How did you end up doing it?

 

Thanks, man!!! How long of a shackle are you running with your 63s by the way? I'm planning on making my own out of some 3/8"x2" stock, and I'm trying to figure out how long to make the shackles to get about 4" of lift in the rear. I'm at about 5.5" now, and I only need a little bit of rake....

I'll get some pictures up in a bit, but I ended up running string, and then using a plumb. It'll be easier to see what I'm talking about when I get the pictures up...

 

I'm not sure what length to tell you, but.. I didn't see any squat in the chevys with my bed cage. I am running a 6" Shackle, frame height under cab back side is 25.5 passenger, and 24.5 driver. Not sure how much you're at (oh btw 38.5" tires mother f***er)

 

1st gen 4x4 swap for the win

 

eff you, sir!!!

I'm at 23" driver and 22.5" passenger on my frame in the rear right behind cab... that is with 6" shackles and all-pro expo leaves with just about ZERO weight in the rear!!! hahaha I'd like to lower the rear, from where it is now, about 5" at the fender (would make the fenders equal in height to give the truck about a 1" total rake I think) and get that frame measurement to a little over 20.5" (which is my frame height in the front).

If you were running 35s, you're frame height in the rear would be about 23.75" and 22.75", respectively, which is just a tad higher than what I'm at now.

There's a lot a variables, like different weight, tires not exactly 35 or 38.5, and shackle angles, etc... but I'm not looking to get it super precise! hahaha It looks like I want to run about a 4" shackle...

One more question, Eric, is your shackle angle pretty spot on? I think I'm going to shoot for 50 degrees or so... that way I'd be at about 45 degrees with toolbox/spare tires/cooler/whetever else....

 

Heck yeah, buddy!

 

damn how did i miss the bed being bobed? lol

and ill take the expos! jk..i would..but i don't want to re weld the hangers and what not haha

this is gonna be a nice rig tho!

 

lol I hear ya, man! If you're going to re-weld the hangers, might as well go to some 63" chevies!

 

yea well i might do that anyways with my stock ones..we shall see..i kinda just want to try making some to see how they do. But i got Tim's old Skyjackers leafs for now so we shall see..

Really just need to finish my rig first hahaha

 

Excuse my terrible picture, but I believe my shackle angle is at a 45 degree, pretty much spot on. WAY better than the front

 

very nice! Thanks for posting that. Eric.