The New Johnny Ram *PICS*

Thanks, Y'all. More to come when i get tires and wheels.

ZUZUGUY:

I am definately going to keep an eye on them, I have run them on my own vehicles before and was pretty happy with them.

I am anxious to see how they hold up, I am working on a better set for the future.

I still have to finish the rear shackle mounts for the front springs, they are make do for now so it can set on its own while I work. At the advice of a friend I am going to drill the frame and put a 1/4" wall tube through it for the top bolt to go through for the top of the shackles.

I hope to have it driving and digging holes this spring.

I CANT WAIT!!!! :smile1:

JR

Plan on running 52 inch michelins, but I have to find some wheels and tires for cheap as possible,

I would be willing to go down to 46 or 49 inch tires if they came with wheels that bolt up to the Rockwells.

I plan on throwing alot of mud and all around trail riding(the trails it'll fit down...lol)

I cant WAIT to get it finished, but Money is the root of all delays, it seems.

I was able to find a set of 52's for 300 for 6 of them (really Good) but the wheels are hard to find as yet, I need the 20 ' military rims they use in the army, but they got to bolt up to the 2 1/2 ton axles :wall:

Soon as I find them and get up the money, I can get it done, cause the rest is mostly fabrication.

JR

I got to find some places....Not too many here around Huntsville, AL that I know of. I have lived here for 5 years, but some of that was Army time, so Ive really onle lived here about a year, and JR has been down that whole time.

I know I want to hit the annual Mud Bogs in Alexandria, LA at least once, but I am working on getting a tow rig and trailor for that, till then I have a few local holes but nothing worth going to really.

Any Ideas?

Used to wheel alot in Red Sands on Montana BLVD in EL Paso, TX when I was stationed there, Got some good pics of JR about 5 feet in the air, but they arent digital, Heres one I took of the picture, below. Thisone was on the way down from an approximate height of 5' 6".

Right now I just need wheels and tires before It'll even roll.

JR

HERE ARE SOME PICS FOR YOU....THIS IS THE LATEST STEP.


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Those shackles are just placeholders, I intend to beef them up QUITE a bit before I'm done, I have 1/2 inch steel in mind...

Kind of gives you an idea what JR will look like when done.

Really coming along now!

JR

Hey, You use what you have. I had to turn it around and get it into the carport so this was the only way: out to the road, turn around, and back into the driveway.

I knew exactly what I was doing and endangered nothing.

Safety measures were in place 100 percent of the time and no one was hurt killed or maimed.

If I had a choice, I would have 2 more wheels and wouldnt have to do it that way.

Hangers:

Yes, I am designing and fabbing up the spring hangers and the ladder bars as we type, and it is not even close to being done, just recognizable as a truck. :bigthumb:

JR