Post flatbed load photos here V2.0

Again… whatever that means

 

This ain’t no flatbed load, but our jobsites all got rained out, so I blew the rear suspension apart last night and started this round of modifications.

 

Paint and striping in its future?

 

It has a partial liner in the frame. I’d like to pull it out, sandblast, weld up all the excess holes, and paint everything from the sleeper back, this fall. The rest of the paint is in good shape.
Right now it’s getting new torque arms, new air bags, new brakes, lowered a bit, and overinflate.

 

Fender kit?

 

Yes, all this in preparation for fenders before too long.

 

Looking forward to seeing the results.

 

Wow. You are building my dream truck right there.
It's already awesome, it's gonna be awesome+
How are you going about lowering the Flex -Air?

 

Pulled the spacer between the frame bracket and C spring out, cut down the crossmember that the air bag is sitting on a corresponding amount, redrilling the trac bar location higher on the frame, and built extended upper shock mounts.
This way, any wear item (air bag, shock, etc,) is still Flex Air, travel should be unchanged, and pinion angles should all be fine.
To give some perspective where it should end up, a Flex Air has an 8.5” ride height, (ride height is measured from the center of the axle tube to the bottom of the frame), a Low Low Air (car hauler) is 6.5”, and I should be at 7”.

 

big fiberglass fenders, window chops, big flame paint job in a pastel color or what?