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2500hd 6.0 wheeling rig build

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#1 · (Edited)
looks like y'all have a great group of people here, i am glad to join and share my new build i am starting, and i am sure i will be asking lots of questions.

so i bought a rolled over 2004 2500hd 4x4 6.0 truck and plan to make it a wheeling RIG, plans so far are to chop the front suspension off and sas 4 link with a superduty dana 60 hp front axle. rear plans are 4 link and shorten wheel base and frame a little.

going to remove factory t case and replace with clocking ring and a 241 C manual shift with fixed front yoke for 4 link set up.

i removed the rest of the windshield and straightened the roof back out good enough to set a new windshield in. that install went smooth for being my first windshield garage install. and cheap. purchased brand new windshield with two tubes of urethane for $55 out the door at john r glass in Madison heights mi.
 
#512 ·
Much better, did some work last weekend that I should have done in the first place but oh well

Cut 10” out of wheel base
Finally put longer front limit straps and increased down travel a ton
Went to 50lbs lighter & 2” shorter top front coilover spring dropped front down a little still needs more
And some more prep for Harlan ky this weekend
Added rock lights for night wheeling also






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#521 ·
Nice set-ups!
Hope you guys had a blast. Black Mnt. is probably my favorite place to wheel. Been twice and still can't wait to go back.

Can you guys pull that kind of weight with a regualr driver's license?
Reason I ask is because in Ontario, with a standard "G" license, we're limited to 11,000kg total (truck and trailer), which is about 24,250lbs.
And I'm right at the limit with my set up, maybe a few pounds over lol.
Just wondering for when we travel in the States.
 
#523 ·
Nice set-ups!
Hope you guys had a blast. Black Mnt. is probably my favorite place to wheel. Been twice and still can't wait to go back.

Can you guys pull that kind of weight with a regualr driver's license?
Reason I ask is because in Ontario, with a standard "G" license, we're limited to 11,000kg total (truck and trailer), which is about 24,250lbs.
And I'm right at the limit with my set up, maybe a few pounds over lol.
Just wondering for when we travel in the States.
Yes, no weight limit if it is strictly your property for personal use.


For commercial it's different, anything over 26,001 requires a CDL and any trailer with a capacity over 10k requires a class A CDL.
 
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