drove it for the first time today. Went to get tags for it. I call it Mr. Shaky! Wow. I'll be buying new tires ASAP. Going for 3 u-joints now. At least I'll get rid of the vibration today. It runs great and drives very good with the exception of the shake.

that's a lot of spring on that chassis front and back. maybe it would be better with some weight on the back rails.

what psi in those tires? and no weight might be a factor.

6 new shoes might solve the issues like you say though.

how do the shocks feel?

I checked tire pressure, checked rear shocks. The right front tire is separating. The rear ties are flat spotted. The u-joints are loose. I'm going to get my spare wheels from the mother in laws today. Going to get 2 new tires for the front and the joints. It has a vibration in the driveline at about 45. The tires shake is terrible at 15 mph. It will be smooth by the first of the week. I'm changing my plans for the bed. I'm going with a 4 inch channel instead of the 6 inch. I big on saving weight. It rides pretty good considering there isn't any weight on the rear.

man, your on the job!

Bed is mostly finished!

For some reason my camera makes the bed end piece look warped but it isn't! I spend 2 hours making this thing square and level.

I bought this before I started. I was kind of tired of the cheap welder I was using.

It welds pretty good.

Got new tires also. Here are the old ones.

Nice!

Look, new bed and new tires!

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I need to cut about 8 inches off the back of the truck frams and move the hitch forward.

It's getting 2 48 inch underbody tool boxes as soon as I get all of this finished.

sweet! nice lug tred on the tires.

your camera does do funny things.

in all the pics the bed frame looks to be touching the cab but the last pic clearly shows a large gap there.

I welded the bed to 2 pieces of 3x4x3/8 angle that run from front to back. They will also serve as a mounting point for a gooseneck plate. I have 2 pieces of 6" channel on the front part of the frame and 2 pieces of 4" on the rear that give the angle a level surface to sit. It's coming together. Got to finish welding today and drive about 12 holes for bolts. I'm an over doer so I will weld and bolt both. I used 6" on the sides and 4" crossmembers and with the bevel on the channel the 4"sit perfect for the lumber to sit level with the sides. Got to order some stake pockets for the sides and build a headache rack. Wish I had a bigger garage.

I've been busy! Bed frame is very close to being ready for some paint.

I've been busy! Bed frame is very close to being ready for some paint.

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Well, been having some issues with my new Hobart welder. As you can see in some of my pics the quality of the welds suck! I figured it out this morning. It wasn't getting any gas out of the nozzle. My fault. When I put the hose assembly on I didn't push it in far enough and it was covering part of hole that feeds the gas up through the hose. DUH. Now the welds are looking like they should. Guess I'll be going over some welds. I'll post some pics later today.