Project: Doitall Dodge

[Boons]

I'm curious if you have some pictures of what you did with the inner fenders in the front?
Awesome build by the way.

[Metcalf]

Thanks.

The only section of the inner fenders that I sealed out was the one around the air cleaner. The others I just left open.

[lstzephyr]

My front fenders on my dodge have had a giant gaping hole in the drivers side internal fender for a couple years. No problems and I am not shy to take it through all sorts of muck.

[Boons]

Your a bad influence dude..

[Metcalf]

COOL!

[DoMiNiC1]

Gawd, every time I open this thread I want to go out and find a clean 1st gen!

[Metcalf]

Your a bad influence dude..

Are those 39.5, 41.5s, or 42s?

Care to share any details of your crossover conversion, front springs, and diff cover?

[Boons]

42x15x17 Bias but I'm selling them to get a set of the 41.5 radial PBRs.

Springs are super lift 5.5" lift for 72-93 dodge gasser. They settled to about 3 inches with the cummins. I'm going to be getting some zero rates to gain another inch and move the axle forward to get the tires away from the cab.

For the rear I'm doing 6" super lift springs and jungles shackle flip to eliminate the 6 inch block and get 4 inches of lift.

X over is ORD, still waiting for my reinforcement plates from jungle off RCC.

Running 4.56 with the getrag

Diff cover is made by Riddler

[Metcalf]

Very cool, you should start a thread.

I agree that moving the axle forward would be a good idea, but it will start to effect the ability for the drag link to stay in the 'pocket' of the engine crossmember.

4.56 gearing with 42s should be good. Mine is ultra tall with 3.55s and 39" tires. Honestly, after thousands of miles it really works pretty dang well. The truck still knocks down 20mpg on highway trips as long as you don't try and go 80mph. For me, I think 3.73s would be really good. 4.56 gears come out to about the same as stock 3.55 gearing with stock sized tires....which I thought was a little bit too low?

[Boons]

I had 3.55 with 33s and I liked it. Tall enough I could do the hi way no problem, tow well, and able to hit the trails in confidence that I had enough gear. So with 4.56 and 42 being damn near identical I'm happy. Also my getrag is less than healthy and likes to slam out of first, synchro maybe? So at what ever point I have to pull it a nv4500 is going in.

About the zero rates I've heard a few times now about interference with the cross member but I'm looking into modifying it and stuffing a panhard somewhere.

I have a build page on Ramchargercentral.