Low4x4`s build - Updated often!

[1LOW4X4]

Lol thanks. I stuck an old filter on there so I wouldn't get paint up in the pan. Today I pulled knock sensors, and the valley cover and cleaned it up. Went ahead and bought a new gasket for it, painted the cover green and slapped it back on. Still need to paint the whole block green, the only thing that won't be green is the heads. All the accessories such as water pump and all the brackets will be the same gloss black that they are now.

95% of the motor you'll never see so it won't be too tacky.

 

[Mixedbreed]

This thread and your truck are hott!!!!

 

[1LOW4X4]

This thread and your truck are hott!!!!

What I like to hear!

 

[1LOW4X4]

Changed out the stock exhaust manifold bolts (re-used them on the headers) for some Stage 8 fasteners today.....drove the truck a little bit......

 

[1LOW4X4]

Not much new except realized you can see my girls carseat from the windshield!.... Baby hauler!

 

[Faxcion]

My man must have a good payin' job to throw all that stuff on in a year!
My front end got smashed back in '08 and im still dreading working on it!

 

[1LOW4X4]

 

[1LOW4X4]

Found a replacement centercap for my Incubus Game 22's! Had one that cracked....Cost me $41 shipped though

 

[westtnfx4]

Been a while since I checked in here ....dood you've don a great job with it...very unique build!

 

[1LOW4X4]

Thanks. Wheels came off today. Truck has too many damn problems to be driving it in its condition. They can sit in the garage while I work on the truck.

I'll be buying some 17's from Jarrod next week, but they will need new tires. I'd like to have them as a backup set so I can alternate from 22's to 17's.

The front Axle seals are leaking AGAIN, I changed them out I would guess last spring, and they did good a while, but here they go again.

The front of the truck is too low, so low they cant align it. This has caused my new tires up front to wear on the inside. It needs a bushing kit to get it back into specs.

When I removed the overload springs out back, it dropped it an inch, but it put the looped crossmember over the driveshaft dangerously close to the driveshaft, when I hit a large bump the shaft scrapes the cross member. This will eventually cut it in half.

The tires are too 'low-pro'. They have minimal sidewall and the driverside has a soft bump on the inside sidewall of the tire from I'm assuming a pot hole.

The rear gears are SHOT. I blew up the factory G80 at the track, we stuck in a new (used) carrier, and it makes a loud clanking sound when you let off the gas. Plus the cover is leaking, but thats just a gasket issue.

THE PLAN

Re-install the overloads in the rear. This will get the crossmember away from the shaft again.

Re-crank the front of the truck, this will bring it back into alignment specs.

Buy new gears for the rear diff. While at it, fix cover leak.

Replace front drive axle seals, again

Get the 17's from Jarrod, and buy new tires.

If I do jack the truck back up and put the 17's on the truck with the new tires, this is what the truck will look like. And this is the exact height it will be. It will be align-able and wont scrape the driveshaft anymore.

Then I plan on buying a taller tire for my 22's. This will allow me to run my 22's but the taller tires will fill the fender gaps and let it ride better, and be safer for the wheels.

Here is some pics from today.

Crossmember and driveshaft

C-notch out back, notice how low the rear gets. You can tell by the bolt that goes through the leafs is denting the hell out of the bed support. Its like this on both sides.

As it sits now, and will be sitting.