Slodgetto's Green Dragon 4x4 Conversion Build

Yeah I have them on my truck and now my dad is needing some, so throughout the winter I will be piecing together a lift for his truck.

 

Why are your new leafs only 2 leafs thick? For more flex?

 

They are from a Chevy truck. Way beefier then our leafs and yes. Less makes them more flexy

 

Thanks, dude!

For sure, man. and thanks! It was cool to meet you... we need to do some wheeling sometime!

You got it. They were originally a 3-leaf pack, I just took out the middle leaf...

 

Updated OP with current pics, current mods, and future mods before sale...


More pics from rear supension thingy..

Crossmember for upper shock mounts and strength



Grinder decided to do a backflip out of my hands and onto my leg.... Thankfully it wasn't a cut-off or grinder wheel!


Shackles. 6" eye-to-eye. Overall: 8" x 2" x 3/8"

I'm my own "drll press"!




Welded on shackle hanger and started bolted things in

The front hangers actually proved to be quite a pain since I warped them in when I laid down my massive weave beads on the inside....

At least I know they aren't going anywhere!! A little bfh and grinding, and the springs went right in.





It was a bout this time that I realized my shackle angle was a lot more flat than I wanted! I had measured everything to get a nice 45 degree angle! It was then that I realized 63" chevy leaf springs are not. They are 64" long This new shackle angle will not translate into a better ride on the street, but it's actually perfect for getting the most out of the 14" shocks during droop. And I made sure the leaf flattens out before the shackle does, so it's actually not too bad.


Time for shocks..................

 

hey you have the same drill press as me!

 

Damn!! This makes me wish I knew how to weld!!

 

Actually not much money at all. A lot of time, yes... I enjoy it, and I want to sell it as a completed build. I think I can get more out of it than if I were to sell it as a half-finished project truck.

 

haha I was originally going to do that... figured thad be the best way to get a return, but my truck would look RETARDED wtih how much I've chopped!!!

also, my pride and sentimental value doesn't want me to return it to stock. This was my first car.

 

haha nice, man.

$$$ I just can't afford a big toy at this stage... and SAS plus who knows what would be inevitable if I made it a trail rig!

 

maybe if you quit spending money on it and just wheeled it as is for now and saved money..money problem gone..

just saying

 

lol With the way I wheel?????? The nature of wheeling hard, is breaking a lot of junk. And using it as a light wheeler would be blasphemy! plus, I need to save the money I get from the sale...

haha The nature of the mod bug.... It bites some harder than others! lol

 

"Measuring" for shocks. Since I already had them, I just had to figure out the best places for the mounts...

As much droop as I dared with my sketchy hi-lift on concrete!! Good thing I got the 60" instead of the 48"... hahahaha



My jacks are all too small, and I didn't want to drive 45min to the nearest trail, so this is how I measured full stuff. (I still have to wash off the black tire marks from the brick )



Ballistic creepers doing their thing!


Decided were I was going to weld the mounts... prep time. had to bend some brake lines on the axle.



I cheated on the upper mounts.... Didn't go throught the bed! but sorta disfigured it a little.... I thought it was brilliant.

and it's not toooo noticable... hahaha


tacked thin backing plates to the mounts with eveything assembled to make sure I got the right width on the mounts...



boom


Installing these things was a Pain and a half!!!!!!! got it done though....

all neat and tidy


Final stance is quite a bit lower than before. I think I like it....




If it's getting this kind of droop, I can't wait to go flex it out somewhere...


Still a good 3" of shaft still in that shock. And judging by the shackle angles... I think I may be able to use most of it once the springs are broken in more.

 

Oh yeah.... finally bolted this silly little hunk of metal on as well...

It's freakin solid!







Time to go smash rocks....

Also Herculined the bed after more bondoing to complete it... No pics of that though

 

Sick man massive droop!!

How did you make the rear mounts on the skid??

And any tips for welding on the axle??

 

Silas you are fucking crazy! Love your rat rod esque truck! Looks like some good work.


Like I said before, just dont sell the dam thing. You have too much heart, soul, blood, sweat and tears into it.

 

Plus, what am I gonna do without my flip over buddy?? What if I roll again??

 

monte you just need to weld some super long bars at a 105 degree angle shooting out of your rack, with little wheels at the ends

your truck would be unstoppable