• House Projects

    The Mighty Merc โ€“ HP60 and 14 Bolt Refresh

    These are some of the โ€˜jewelsโ€™ of this build. While likely overkill for what Iโ€™ll wind up doing with this rig, I at least wonโ€™t have to worry (much) about something failing in one of them. The Dana 60 is a leftover from the Ranger part out. It had about 50,000 miles put on it since it was installed in that truck. It was built with 4.88โ€™s, Spartan locker, high steer, and the typical GM steering setup. You can read…

  • Garage Projects

    The Lone Ranger โ€“ Reid Knuckle Upgrade

    After doing this to the stock Ford Knuckle: So I pulled this off: Slapped it next to the new knuckles (quite a bit more beefy): I wound up having to grind on my new knuckle to make the brake bracket fit correctly. Kind of disappointed that I had to do that, but not a big deal to get it done: One side done: Now everything is much happier! The Reid knuckles use a lower point for where the tie rod…