Thread: S10 buildup

Quote: Originally Posted by JungleJim86 ok just noticed that your jeep in the back ground has the trany cooler mounted behind the rad. wtf. nice isnt it thats how it came lol....... that was a jeep my buddy traded for a jug of refrigerant it sat in my garage for 3 years then he sold it to some guy for 300 bucks...i am glad to see it gone

Ideal is 4-6* of positive caster. That's rear of center. You have more like 15* or negative caster. Your truck starts to drive like a shopping cart around 0*.

theres a difference between caster angle and pinion angle. to make the RIGHT caster angle and pinion angle, you may have to cut and turn the "c"s on the housing, and weld them back in place with the pinion pointing where you want it.

I have some pics from when mine still had 1/2 of a 203 in it. I ended up having to lower it little to clear the high angle CV that went in later. __________________ '85 S10, 1 ton's, air-ride, 38's, 6.5L TD/4L80E & twin 241's DURAMAX/ALLISON SWAP COMING SOON!

Looks like a good start to me. You got the right parts list going Is there no bushing in the motormounts? Looks like you need to finish the green jeep in the background

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Hope the ram was less than $200 That I paid for mine at surplus center. Also clevis ends suck because they are crazy expensive. You gotta check out the alternatives.

Your carpet looks like it has worms.

That's awesome, I'll be checking up on this for the whole progress.

Quote: Originally Posted by hank52554 in the last pic above you can see my lower axle link mount when i welded them i messed up and put them parallel with the pinion how bad is this gonna screw me? should i wait to see if it affects me or should i try to move them? i am leaning toward waiting any suggestions? In that location you will have more ground clearance, but less control (your links are now closer together, top to bottom). I would...