Inesshell bs and lazy af build

I'm lucky to be close so it's easy to run to Flagstaff for a day or 2. It keeps getting bigger every year. I think they are going to find a bigger venue especially for the camping. I made the mistake of camping on-site last year. Pure hell.

 

yeah thats what i was told before hand, we camped just outside the outlook at sedona, we ran into mademan and ended up getting a spot by him. That is nice tho, to be that close, the ride down sucked for all of us with headwinds and shitty pavement as we entered az

 

Looks seriously stellar. Great pictures.

 

you lucky to be living in ut

 

Chad, you should come next year man

 

I think I'm going to have to!

 

John, since I know you run air bags like myself, I wanted to share with you what I did with my setup. I did this to reduce failure points and also to eliminate just another place I had to check before a long trip. I feel it also eliminated some "sounds" I had when the truck was flexed. Ok, I am going to try to explain the best I can, so bear with me. The brackets that the Daystar cradles bolt to are bolted to the leaf pack forward and aft of the axle with a slotted bracket and carriage bolts. I always thought this was a weak design, but at the time of my install I worked with what I had. I would check these on occasion for torque and just to make sure they hadn't shifted or come loose. When I installed my new Allpro Expo pack and u-bolt flip kit, I also ordered Wheelers super bumps with the intent of deleting my air bags. After recieving and installing my leaf packs, I wanted to keep my air bags. So I disassembled the super bumps and removed my OEM front bumps and screwed the Wheelers bumps into the OEM spot. They threaded right in and work awesome. This left me with the Wheelers base plate that the bumps were bolted to. Low and behold, when I bolted the base plate to the u-bolt flip plate, the Daystar cradle and bracket rested on the base and were spaced absolutely perfectly for my leafs and airbag reinstall. Well I rode like that for a while and it was fine, minus the "sounds". About 2 weeks ago I installed my slotted 3* degree shims from Headstrong and some extended brake lines, and my vibes were gone. I have OCD so a few days ago I crawled underneath just to recheck everything and got to looking at my airbag cradle brackets. I thought to myself, "those brackets are riding right on top of the Wheeler bump base plates on the flip kit plate, why not remove the carriage bolts, cut the flange off that the carriage bolts run through then just weld the brackets to the Wheeler bump base plate brackets, then you can eliminate having the brackets bolted to the leaf pack". My hopes were that this would eliminate the "sounds and creaks" when the leafs flex. Well it did, and it's a solid setup. There is also most no flex in the setup, I put a crow bar and attempted to cause it to flex and I could barely move it. I could've also just bolted the cradle base to the Wheeler bump plate too, instead of welding it, which would have worked just as well but I would have needed to drill a hole in the cradle base then bolt it to the bump plate, but any excuse to use my Hobart Handler I'll do it. Plus if my welds fail, I can always remove them and bolt them if that happens, but let's hope not. I hope I explained it ok, maybe the pictures will do a better job. Again, I did it mainly for the potential of doing away with the bolts on the leaf packs in hopes to reduce fail points. Someone with your abilities could knock this out in no time, just thought I would share. Also, pardon the POR15, I got a little sloppy with it.

 

Amazing as always John!

 

thanks for sharing, i have thought about this too so im glad you were able to do it. I dont have the superbump mount you have but i can find some square stock and just cut them to length and burn them on, no biggie. I need to remove my leafs anyway to install my new shackles, just been lazy after my trip. Ill tag you on what my solution will be when i pull the rear apart.

 

thanks man, appreciate you visiting the build

mod of the day goes to @mesojdm

fast shipping, easy install. screw was pretty stuck so some oil got it free.

 

Looks good! Make sure the right side of the Gasshole slips in between the metal of the fuel door to hold it in securely(doesn’t look like it’s seated in the pic)

 

explains the gap, thanks for letting me know

 

Yes please do, I'll be interested in seeing what you come up with. Knowing you, I have no doubt it will be clean and solid. If you need any measurements or anymore pictures let me know. Be safe brother

 

dope ass build dude!

 

thanks man, happy monday

 

you know what bolts are used in that plate off the top of your head?

 

Shit man I don't. It's pouring here right now or I would go check. I'm guessing, but I think maybe a 3/8", about 1" in length. But again, that's a guess. I can't even remember what wrench I used on em cause that would help too.

 

no worries, dont go out of your way to find out if its too much of a hassle

 

It's a 3/8ths bolt 3/4" in length