Pony is still pissed that I wouldn't let him drive the PhoeniX while his Chunky Monkey is in the shop.

Just had to be different, didn't ya, huh?

How are you fixing the rear driveline? Are they fabbing up a Slip Yoke Eliminator for you? Since the output shaft of the next gen's are bigger than the first gen's... he he, bigger shaft... the current SYE from Calmini wouldn't work. Wouldn't be too much to machine one up and get a 2 piecer going.

I wonder if the drive flange for the output shaft going to the front driveline has the same splines as the output shaft for the rear driveline.

Damn, PonyBoy!

I hope the process goes smoothly for ya!

I can't wait to see the end result!

WOW!

That's brave... but an excellent decision. Very excited to see that in person in Moab!

Keep us posted.

We're not worthy! Its a thing of beauty. Nice work, im jealous.

Thats awsome, cant wait untill its dine!

Here is the damage to those bolts:

We don't care about your stupid camber bolts. Show us more pictures of the SAS progress

THATS what I like to see here! Not the same old cookie cutter lifts, Good for you! Heck it might be worth it to go to GoneMoab just to see your truck

Good start, should be a fun project.

If you’re going to run 36’s and a Detroit, I would seriously consider upgrading the rear shafts to alloys, heavier duty retainer plates and studs than stock not to mention disk brakes. Folks in my bronco club that crawl regularly either upgrade or bust the stock stuff with anything more than 33’s and Detroit’s.

For the front 44 with those tires and a locker I would at least upgrade to HD ujoints…Longfield, CTM, Yukon, etc and strongly consider alloy shafts also.

Think about a sway bar on the front at least, currie anti-rock would be a good choice. On the highway around corners you will appreciate it. That and some degreed C- bushings for more camber and 10 degreed offset radius arm bushings for better flex.

Wonder if the stock MC is going to be stop the truck adequately? Most of my bronco club members upgrade to hydro for >= 35’s.

Some little things will come up, you might spend more than hoped for but in the end it will be all worth it. Next thing you know you'll be going for the big crazy lines

Good luck
Brian

It's about time dude, jeez that thing has at least 30k miles on it by know! Sweet work J.

Brian you make us proud

Admit it flatlander... you just wanted all this popularity - "OUTSIDER!" (jk)

Chop chop chop,
ChefTyler was up there today and took somemore shots.

Sooo awesome! Thanks for the update.

I spy an alternator. Well thats not going to last long there...

Do you know how deep the water will have to be for that thing to get immersed on his particular rig?

And the fact that he's not really a mudder (but some mud if fun). With some custom skids and rubber fender guards (like the 1st genners have) that thing will probably outlive his first set of axle shafts.

Even with the tires he's running, not being a throttle jockey will help him out a ton. I've heard of the guys that bust everything up running anything over 33's on their rigs. But I also see a lot of throttle out those guys, and not a bit of finesse. Wheel spin won't always get you over the big stuff/hard line. And wheel spin is the biggest cause of that snapping sound.

If he starts breaking stuff, I'll be really suprised.

But upgrading the MC might not be a bad choice either. That'll take some work though, and might take until the summer time to accomplish. Shouldn't be hard to locate one, and perhaps a manually adjustable proportioning valve to boot.

Bye bye rack and pinion, hello steering box!

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Holy crap! That takes nuts to do to such a new truck.

You're my hero as well.

Ditto!!

They're still going to use the Saggy box? At least you have a lot more options for later on, like a dropped pitman arm if needed.

I'd ask them which vehicle it came off of, or for which vehicle(s) it's used on. That way, if parts are needed in 5-10 years (if it needs rebuilt or a seal or something), you can get hold of the parts necessary.

Not to be critical, but those stock springs probably won't handle the SOA for long before they sag beyond use. SOA puts a lot more stress on leaves than SUA. Consider new packs or even some AAL's.

They tried a box out of a ford but it was too big. We decided on one out of a yota.

Thanks for the heads up. This issue has caught our eye, and decided to keep the load leaf on. We will also probably AAL.

Great work. Keep those pics coming.

Is it done yet