aaron's 98 frontier build...updated 6/8/11...started rear bags

[jcjcsoccerkid]

when i first lowered it:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC03440.jpg

rollpan:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC05875.jpg

redrilled hangers:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC05414.jpg

titan 17" wheels:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00920.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00923.jpg

shaved doors:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01554.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01553.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01552.jpg

[jcjcsoccerkid]

also added pathfinder power mirrors

01 tailgate:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01543.jpg

hid's
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01899-2.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00446.jpg

new license plate
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01655-1.jpg

scrapin the coast 09, painted the titans black:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/dsc07192.jpg

purple primer:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/5416_224390630606_558620606_7553445.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/5416_224390690606_558620606_7553454.jpg

[jcjcsoccerkid]

chrome eskies:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/13350_161735854894_511544894_277087.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/13350_161735844894_511544894_277087.jpg

here's where the actual building begins. this past weekend we installed a step notch with a big fucking crossmember going in between for support.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/14235_173368659924_619819924_268515.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/14235_173368654924_619819924_268515.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/14235_173368644924_619819924_268515.jpg

new gas tank mount. it's higher than it was from stock so no more dragging my tank.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/14235_173368779924_619819924_268517.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/14235_173368834924_619819924_268518.jpg


let me know what ya think

[Brad Sims]

very nice work

[Irongrave]

looking good man

[00frontier00]

Hell Yea, looks good!

[94bdyhb]

lookin goog keep up good work man

[sweetsouthernlowrider]

you're on your way

[1_low_fronty]

nice truck.

[10switchbox]

definetly a good start looks good bro!

[pugz]

Looks good so far.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

thanks guys, i have everything i need to bag the front minus a few fittings...where's the best place to get those? home depot? i'm hoping to get the bags w/ schrader valves put on in about a month...then i'll drive it home and hook up the air management.

my main question is....once i take the t-bars out, how do i know where to weld the bag brackets? like how do i set that up?

[kaoss]

No, do not use home depot fittings. You should be able to source what you need at a shop that works on big rigs, not to mention there are tons of sites online like suicidedoors.com and I think airridefittings.com that sale fittings.

[GrantH]

Aaron, i've told you before I can get anything you could want for baggin the truck you just gotta plan out what fittings you need.

Also, do you still have the titans or did they get sold?

[jcjcsoccerkid]

i sold em

[LOW_N_SLOW]

looking good man, keep us updated.

[84nissan720]

i liked the titan's better!!!

[onelozu]

cant wait to see this thing laid out! what size tires are you running? i have 245/45r17s and they look like monster truck tires compared to yours lol

[jcjcsoccerkid]

i liked the titans a lot better too...less common and they matched the paint perfectly when it was silver. i wish i would've never gotten rid of them.

and i can't wait to get it laid out either man...should be a few weeks and the front maybe will be done. i have 205/40s...i love them. they're rubber bands

[onelozu]

yeah i just got some 205/40s..got tire of mud ridin lol deff not changing my own tires again lol...and why did you get rid of them? they looked super clean on it

[jcjcsoccerkid]

didn't see your post on this....i got rid of them cause i painted them black and hated it. and i found some chrome eskies for 100 bucks

[layinframe]

Aaron, any updates?

[jcjcsoccerkid]

some new shit! saturday morning i started bagging the front.

thanks to Mr. Ryan and 98frontier for all the help. this was my first time so i was pretty confused through most of it.

my fittings havent came in the mail yet so i dont have air management at this point. i have everything already, just waiting on the fittings so i can install it.

BUT i did put the front bags on. they're on schrader valves now aired all the way up. i cant lay it out yet, which is kinda annoying cause i wanna see it on the ground. i'll be able to once i hook up the air management

here's some pics. i'm using slam re-6s...i'm really hoping this is full lift b/c i jacked the truck up and the UCA touched the bag. not good. so maybe this will be max lift. we'll see. also, is it normal for the bag to fold over the lower bag bracket when fully compressed??

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00501.jpg
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http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00502.jpg

and my buddy neil doing the welding
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00491.jpg

[i like mine with no shine]

i not sure if you will have this problem but watch turning very sharp because theres a fitting on back of caliper that hits my bag and rubs bad spot in them caused me to lose one bag going 70mph. NOT FUN

[jcjcsoccerkid]

haha yea that would suck. i've heard that before so i havent been turning sharp. i heard you can put a bolt somewhere so it wont let the steering turn that far. how do i do that

[1lownismo]

there are bolts in the spindle already just back them out it will limit your turning.Another way i found on mine was not to turn it all the way aired up i would just tap my switch once the fender sat right above the fender and had more then enough clearence this way the bag isnt as inflated and no where near the bolts on the spindle. i blew a bag running it locked up and turning sharp then i found this method to work and havent blew a bag sence.

[jimmy726]

alot of people angle the bottom bag plate up so the bag isnt at such an angle.

[onelozu]

didn't see your post on this....i got rid of them cause i painted them black and hated it. and i found some chrome eskies for 100 bucks

yea its all good lol but where did you find chrome eskies for 100?!

[david29]

Stick welding on suspension?

Sure hope the guy doing the welding is damn good.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

there are bolts in the spindle already just back them out it will limit your turning.Another way i found on mine was not to turn it all the way aired up i would just tap my switch once the fender sat right above the fender and had more then enough clearence this way the bag isnt as inflated and no where near the bolts on the spindle. i blew a bag running it locked up and turning sharp then i found this method to work and havent blew a bag sence.

i have drop spindles and i dont see a bolt in there? am i missing something

alot of people angle the bottom bag plate up so the bag isnt at such an angle.

well too late now lol, will it hurt it folding over the lower plate?

yea its all good lol but where did you find chrome eskies for 100?!

craigslist my friend, someone took them off to put on some bigger wheels. his loss was my gain

Stick welding on suspension?

Sure hope the guy doing the welding is damn good.

he's very good. he welds on ships for Northrup Grumman in Pascagoula so he knows his shit

[98frontier]

Stick welding on suspension?

Sure hope the guy doing the welding is damn good.

Stick is the stongest welding you can perform on steel. It might not be as clean and the range of welded material is limited, but its more than sufficient for this application.


Looks good Aaron. There is a set bolt that screws into the spindle that hits the lca when your a full steering lock.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

is there a little tab that sticks up from the lca that it hits?


....may have cut that off haha. i was in the zone with the cutoff wheel, and i figured it needed to go

[$krap_IN_flesh]

yes it sticks up on the LCA

[GrantH]

You wanna ride to Laural Wednesday morning....like early wednesday morning...

Yota is taking it's real first trip and need a follower/partner for the ride up. My mom said she would follow if noone else was available...but figured you may want to ride. I'll take a look at the steering lock as well for you....

also...for the upper arm...you can trim that a good bit without losing strength. i noticed as well and you can probably lose a 1/4 inch or so on the inside lip so it won't hit the bag.

[jimmy726]

stick welding is defiantly strong thats why they use it to construct building its just not pretty

[jcjcsoccerkid]

grant, how early would we have to wake up? ha i may be feeling lazy that day. also, i still have the little steering stop tabs i cut off the lca. we may need to tack those back on one of these days

[1lownismo]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00502.jpg
in this picture if you look to the right side of the pic at the bottom you see a triangle piece on the side of the lca where the spindle is at the same angle there is a bolt or should be a bolt if there isnt this is where you would make some type of way to stop the spindle from turning.it is the piece that is directly under the tie rod. like i said another way to stop it is to not lock it up when turning.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

yea i cut those off. i'll have to weld something back on there, or just do like you said once i hook the switches up

[bodydraggin88]

Tig Welding is actually the strongest type of welding on steel..
Just a slow process

[jcjcsoccerkid]

i got the valves, comp, tank, airline, gauges, and switches hooked up today. it's aliiiiiive!!! i'll post up some pics tomorrow

[jimmy726]

^^^^ to busy today hitn switchs lol

[jcjcsoccerkid]

haha yea...im gonna go take a couple now

[jcjcsoccerkid]

it's only bagged in the front. havent cut the fenders out yet so it lays out on those until i get time to cut them out.

here's some pics i took:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00504.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00505.jpg
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[jcjcsoccerkid]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00513.jpg
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http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00523.jpg

the setup. it's a little sloppy for now, but i was just tryin to get it done asap
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00509.jpg

new tailgate:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC00521.jpg




also, when the truck is laid out on the fenders the crossmember is laying the frame is less than 1/2" from the ground. is this normal?

also, when it's sitting on the fenders the crossmember is laying and the frame is less than a 1/2" from laying. is this normal?

[i like mine with no shine]

Looks great man

[GrantH]

aaron, like i said i think its cuz it's leaning forward cuz your bagged just in the front. you're good IMO.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

yea youre probably right. that means i gotta hurry up and bag the back, ahhh

[playsnmud]

truck looks good, I like the color

[jcjcsoccerkid]

thanks, it was supposed to be darker...but i like it like it is

[GrantH]

trucks comin along real nice brotheren. now if only I could get mine one color haha. It's like I built mine completely ass backwards.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

haha yea but its lower than mine so i dont know why youre complaining. i like the multi color look

[lolly73]

i think that purple mini truck has come a long way since i met him.
when i first saws it, it looked lifted ;]

its fuckin tight aaron
love ya boi

[GrantH]

i think that purple mini truck has come a long way since i met him.
when i first saws it, it looked lifted ;]

its fuckin tight aaron
love ya boi

Get out of here. MEN ONLY!

[jcjcsoccerkid]

thanks lauren, it still as a long way to go...but you already know this


hahahaha grant

[jcjcsoccerkid]

and for anyone who is considering it....do not get 1/2" valves. they're way too fuckin fast. it jumps up so fast it's ridiculous. i slowed the dumps down with a 1/4" adapter and it was STILL too quick. i put 1/2" plugs in the dump holes and drilled a 5/32" hole in them. it slowed it down a lot, but it's not too slow. it's much more controllable now

[jimmy726]

yep 3/8 on 3/8s is all you need. Just think just a few years ago people were trying to go as fast as possible 5/8 everything lol

[jcjcsoccerkid]

yea i wish i had 3/8" fills, but oh well too late now. i think 3/8 dumps are too fast, at least for the front. i may put 3/8 dumps on the back since its not as heavy.

i remember a guy in high school had a mazda with 3/4" fills and dumps, it was fuckin stupid fast. just a sure way to fuck up your truck if you ask me

[GrantH]

good goin on the plugs. you will be MUCH happier. I love how mine lays out now, it's all dramatic and shit.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

well a little update...new doors cause mine were fucked. trimmed/plated the UCAs so no more rubbing. got new exhaust put on, and finally put the system back in. great to be driving this thing again!!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/215603_10150155656819895_511544894_6589524_7002917 _n.jpg
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and painted it with some rustoleum from home depot...thinned it out with acetone to be able to spray it. not bad for a $40 gallon of paint

sanded
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/sanded.jpg

on the way to Showfest '11
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/sf11.jpg

at Showfest
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC0736-90-M.jpg

me bundled up in the back cause it was cold as fuck there
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/sf1.jpg

my and my buddy Chris's frontier
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/sfpanorama.jpg

[GrantH]

lol why did you not paint the gas door.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

it's a tribute to the previous color

[RedAggie03]

it's a tribute to the previous color

So you forgot huh. :rofl:

[jcjcsoccerkid]

haha no i really did tape it off to leave it purple

[$krap_IN_flesh]

came out pretty good

[jcjcsoccerkid]

FINALLY STARTED BAGGING THE REAR!!! :D

parts i'll be using:

thorbecke bros. universal 4-link
4 3/8" valves for the back
air lift dominator 2600s

what we started with:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01703.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01706.jpg

removing the bed the easy way...with a fuckin crane
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSCN0080.jpg
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the bullshit is gone...before and after
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSCN0084.jpg
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thats my buddy popps in the pics...he's doin the welding and shit


adding more pics soon...waiting for them to upload to photofucket

[jcjcsoccerkid]

crossmember for link bars and driveshaft:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSCN0095.jpg
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4-link installed:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSCN0099.jpg
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[jcjcsoccerkid]

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compressor mount on outside of frame, driver's side. should be wayyyy more quiet now
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rear crossmember:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSCN0109.jpg

muffler mount on crossmember
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSCN0111.jpg

[nubz7twenty]

Looks good man real good that blue real changed that truck very nice

[Smoke Dawg]

coming along nicely good build

[1lownismo]

Man must be nice to have a crane. I need one soon I want to geya hottub but I have to lift it over the house....

[DroppedMitsu]

yea I would love to have a crane to lift my bed off. Much easier then me and my buddy.

Truck looks sweet blue, and the rear setup looks nice, like the simple 4-link cross member. Hows your instant center looking, is it at a good point with the lower link bars going to the factory leaf mounts?

[jcjcsoccerkid]

they're not in the factory leaf mounts, we put mounting brackets before those on the bottom of the frame so they're back and a little farther up

[DroppedMitsu]

oh ok cool deal I see them now. I was just wondering, looks good

[jcjcsoccerkid]

didn't have time to put pics up last night, but we ran pipes through the notches for wires and airline to clean up a little bit..also moved the proportioning valve, ran new brake line too

today is bag brackets, woop!

[jcjcsoccerkid]

pipe for the wiring/airline:

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valve assembly done, 1/2s for the front and 3/8s for the rear
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01724.jpg

started bag brackets...figured we'd go ahead and use these since i already bought them, and it will be different
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01723.jpg
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finishing the brackets today and then it's just small stuff, running airline and fuel line, etc...more pics soon!

[TommyBoy]

lookin sick!

[onelozu]

thats lookin good bro! i like the pipe in the notch,i might have to steal that idea next time i bag something lol

[Krisko]

thats lookin good bro! i like the pipe in the notch,i might have to steal that idea next time i bag something lol


In hindsight I wish I would have done this. I'm surprised mine looks as good as it does being routed on top of the round notches, but I still think I'm going to run some chromed hard line to freshen it up after she hits the paint booth.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

thanks guys.

thats lookin good bro! i like the pipe in the notch,i might have to steal that idea next time i bag something lol
go for it man! it makes it so much easier to run wires and lines back there. it wasn't my idea so i can't take credit for it, but i love it!

here's a couple more pictures. we finally finished it up last night at 10.

here's the setup with the bed on. my buddy that did the work had a great idea of mounting the tank. we took the stock tank brackets and welded 2 pipes on each side to lift it up and then those are welded to angle iron that is mounted to the floor. that way i don't have to use that metal strap. it's a lot more solid. i just have to figure out how to shorten the gas filler neck...anyone got any ideas?

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01149.jpg

as soon as we got done last night i drove an hour north with it. it rides perfectly other than not having shocks. we'll get around to putting those on. i woke up this morning and snapped a couple pictures.

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about ride height:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01152.jpg

here's the lift...almost lifted all the way in the back and the front is like 3/4 of the way up. gets a pretty decent amount of lift haha. it's dominator 2600s mounted halfway down the bar. they're mounted on the upper bars
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/DSC01153.jpg

[hessianben]

BAD.

ASSERY.

like a totally new truck!! looks sick aaron!

[tt660]

Hey aaron on the gas tank when I had mine mounted kinda like that, I just cut the filler almost a inch below where the side vent tube is and then cut the rubber hose real short to get real close to the neck of the tank. Hope I explained that right lol....
Oh by the way trucks looking great man....

[DroppedMitsu]

Truck looks sweet. I have always like baby blue on mini trucks for some reason lol.

[onelozu]

truck looks good bro! time for an updated sig lol

[$krap_IN_flesh]

your going to want to brace those upper bars or they are going to bend

[Smoke Dawg]

Lookin good

[DroppedMitsu]

your going to want to brace those upper bars or they are going to bend

I concur, those are not that big/thick so you'll want to run a brace/gusset under them

[jcjcsoccerkid]

they're 1.25" tube with 1/8" wall... it's the universal triangulated kit from qualityairride.com. i thought they'd be big enough, but i'll go ahead and gusset them pretty soon. better safe than sorry. thanks for the heads up

[jcjcsoccerkid]

how about these?

http://qualityairride.com/4-link-parts/4-link-bar-under-gussets/4-link-bar-under-gussets

[DAZE752]

those look perfect just make sure they dont hit anything

[$krap_IN_flesh]

thats exactly what you want

[jcjcsoccerkid]

haven't updated in forever...truck is still doing great.

burnout contest at Scrapin' the Coast
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/263642_10150226194729895_511544894_7152085_83501_n .jpg

After that I added a phantom grille and put the fender flares back on

with the crew at Siknic 2011
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/mobstarz1-1.jpg

Cruisin' the Coast
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/mmm.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/291779_2512420896087_1420097073_32895207_393259677 _n.jpg

and we just got back from Last Resort last night...more pics coming soon.

[pugz]

Truck looked good at lr. Nice to finally meet you too

[jcjcsoccerkid]

yea same to you man, i hope y'all had as much fun as we did. we partied pretty hard


and hopefully by the spring it'll be layed on some bigger wheels :D

[jcjcsoccerkid]

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[pugz]

nice!! :thumb:

[Irongrave]

kick ass man

[jcjcsoccerkid]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/CryingJoker__10282011102611PM9163.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/CryingJoker__10282011102613PM6033.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/CryingJoker__10282011102610PM4854.jpg

[Slay0r]

nice coverage

[NickGeeZee]

We have the valves mounted like that on my buddies mazda and after a year or 2 it cracked around the bung on the tank were the valve screws into from the weight of the valve bouncing up and down over time. not that its a big deal, we just bought a new tank but i thought i would just let you know.

looks real good tho man

[jcjcsoccerkid]

thanks and yea that makes sense...we'll see what happens haha, still trying to figure out why hitting pancake up and rear up makes the front drop

[GrantH]

Aren't you only running 6 valves? More than likely it's simply air transfer.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

na i have (4) 1/2" on the front and (4) 3/8" for the back

[onelowfronty]

Hey bro, its been awhile, I got a new truck and the fronty kinda got put in pause mode, but im back at it.
Do you have any more pics of the back?
Im trying to figure out how I want to do my 4-link and where/how to mount the bags.

Trucks looking sick these days bud.. miss the purple though.

[yourbestbetx3o]

i want an extended cab first gen d22

[98frontie]

yeah that is looking good!

[jcjcsoccerkid]

Hey bro, its been awhile, I got a new truck and the fronty kinda got put in pause mode, but im back at it.
Do you have any more pics of the back?
Im trying to figure out how I want to do my 4-link and where/how to mount the bags.

Trucks looking sick these days bud.. miss the purple though.

the only ones i have are the ones i've posted in this thread...are you wanting to to bag on bar or bag on axle? and thanks i liked the purple too but it was starting to fade bad and get shitty looking so i had to change it

yeah that is looking good!

thanks!!

[onelowfronty]

Bag on bar

[onelozu]

and thanks i liked the purple too but it was starting to fade bad and get shitty looking so i had to change it
what kinda paint was the purple? wanna prime my mitsu about that color

[jcjcsoccerkid]

mine are on the uppers...but most people with bag on bar setups do them on the lowers, using square tubing for the lower bars. build a x-member right behind the cab with a notch in the middle for the driveshaft to be able to clear. lower bars are parallel to each other, and parallel to the ground at ride height (i think). they'll mount to the underside of the aforementioned crossmember. bag mount on the side of the frame and lower bag mount on top of the lower bar...around halfway down the bar is pretty normal, you can move it further forward or back...further forward gets more lift but gets more of a squishy ride. for the upper bars just mount the bars on the axle and make them go in to mount on the crossmeber like this / \

that's about the jist of it, someone correct me if i made any errors


what kinda paint was the purple? wanna prime my mitsu about that color

it was PPG brand...it was supposed to be darker but the guy gave me the wrong primer and when i mixed in the color it was lavender

[onelowfronty]

Thanks bro, I've got the gist of it. I got a buddy making my 4link for me, just looking for some ideas to change it up from the norm, that's why I asked about yours cause the bags on the upper bars like that is different and looks good. By the way, the purple is coming off my wheels too, so don't feel bad. It faded so much just like your paint.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

aw man i loved the purple wheels!!

[jcjcsoccerkid]

back on it!!

started shaving/bodywork on my tailgate the week before last. after my roommate welded it up i started the body work. will hopefully be done soon once i stop being lazy. i only have pics of it being prepped for now

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/strippedgate.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/handlegone.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/fillerplate.jpg



me and my buddies triangulated the lowers last week. feels like it rides a lot better now. no pics of them on the truck though, i was in a hurry to put it back together.

what i had to trim to put the arm on
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/1-1.jpg

weldy weldy
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/5-1.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/4-1.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/3-1.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/2-1.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/6-2.jpg

done/painted
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/7-1.jpg



and wouldn't you know it, fix one thing and something else goes wrong. luckily my friend had an extra set of tires lying around so i wasn't out any money

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/jcjcsoccerkid/blowout.jpg



currently trying to finish up the tailgate. i want to get shocks on the front and get the camper top painted before gator drag in march. anyone know the best way to install the front shocks? i have a shock relocator kit and it came with shock studs for the bottom mount but i was thinking of just making some tabs instead

[onelowfronty]

getting there bro!
Those lowers are looking good.
I wish i could make it to gator drag, but as of right now, its not gonna happen.

[98frontie]

I cannot wait for this build to be complete!!!!!! Great work!

[jcjcsoccerkid]

thanks! only thing holding me back is the funds

[asphaltsurfin98]

Looks good man.