1997 Extra Cab Frame Swap Project/ Restoration Build

I already bought the top hats, and hardware for it lol. Plus I want OME springs. The link you provided didnt have OME as an option.

 

Upon further inspection the coils it comes with are not old man emus they are Wheelers Off Road brand coil springs. Which is interesting because you said you had OME coil springs and it road great. But you are right fully assembled fronts only with coils for $452 isnt half bad however the shipping is an additional $146 which im not going to do.

 

No offense, but you might want to do some welding practice on scrap metal before doing more work on the frame. Those welds are pretty ugly. You really need to do some work getting your heat and speed worked out.

 

My dads been welding for years on our side projects and doesnt do it for a living so dont expect to be stacking dimes as they say. The machine we have isnt really even made for this type of stuff, the welds were grinded down and they are holding just fine, it doesnt have to be pretty it just has to work. Plus the welder kept tripping our breaker in our house so it was impeding the process. The picture it does look not the best but in person its better. Kept messing with the wire speed and heat as well its a pain in the ass to weld to a frame. But thanks for your input.

 

Wheelers bought OME, OME no longer exists as its own entity. All 881,882,883 coils are the OME design rebranded under wheelers name.

 

Old man emu is a division of ARB in australia. I couldnt find any info that says wheelers owns ARB/OME.

 

Nothing crazy but cleaned up the rust on the leaf springs, threw a coat of primer on em. Machine shop is going to press in the new bushings soon.