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paulhead

I overtighten $#!t
Been neglecting Naxja, you guys have always done me great sharing your guys knowledge with me. Thought I'd share my build over here.
Got this last November 94 4.0 auto 144k, non-disco, I'm the third owner. AC/heater work. Previous owner did a bunch of fuel line work to get it to pass smog which it did easily.
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8.8, Grizzly locker with Yukon shafts
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35s going 4.88s
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CavFab Alpha series 3 link
RE 5.5" coils ,4.5" leafs and ext shackles
RE1660 Track Bar and mount
HD and Ruffstuff frame stiffeners
Spartan for the D30, planning on getting chromos for it too
got a T case with a SYE already on it, was planning on getting an Adams drive shaft
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Turns out my exhaust was getting in the way a little but just trimmed the cross member a hair and it fit fine.

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Frame stiffeners were a pain in the butt. One thing I didn'e like about the cavfab cross member was the bolts hitting the fuel line but we'll see how that plays out. Besides that it's super stout.
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On it's own weight for the first time.
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RE 5.5 in the front, RE4.5 with corresponding shackles in the back for 5.5, I may pull a leaf
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My stock drive shaft seems too short barely connecting when fully extended so this is the before pic, brought the lowers in a little, haven't gotten pics yet but still seems to long.
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Pulled a leaf out, lowered it a hair but the rear feels really soft now, worried about axle wrap a

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