G1 independent suspension bigblock

[Wickdg1]

Im in the process of building a lift kit for it but i didn't make the a arms the back is the gem and the front is off a tomberlin which already has independent so all i really had to do is extend the arms 3in

[Wickdg1]

The a arms are from the gem the only thing i didnt use was the diff because it was the electric

[smokindawg]

Cool.......... I like it for sure. How did you make the CV joints match up to the rear, or did they slide right in with the same spline?

[Wickdg1]

I took both the axles to the local drive line shop and they put the yama spline on the gem cv cup

[smokindawg]

Originally Posted by Wickdg1

I took both the axles to the local drive line shop and they put the yama spline on the gem cv cup

Ok, cool. That was kind of what I thought........... Another question! Does the axle just slide into the rear differential or is it held in place some how?

I'm actually interested in trying to build something with independent suspension on the rear if I can figure out just how I want to go about it.

[Wickdg1]

The gem stub axle has a berring and i made a recever cup with a retaining clip

[Wickdg1]

It took some thought to build this honestly i didnt really have a plan when i started otherthan being set on independent and all i can tell you is have alot of patience collecting parts is really the hardest thing i had to do

[smokindawg]

I understand gathering parts. That in itself is a fun part of these projects and I enjoy finding and using parts for a different use than they were made.

I'd like to see closer pictures of the receiver cup your talking about if possible.

How are you building the lift kit for this cart? You've definitely peaked my interest with this cart!

[Wickdg1]

As far as the recever i cant give you a pic without tearing my diff apart what i did is get a lead pipe to fit the berring and that also fit in the axle tube it did take an exaust pipe expander to open the pipe to fit then i took my dremmel and ground a slot in the lead pipe and i used a snapring in that grove then pit the axle in place and slid the pipe inbetween the berring and axel tube

[Wickdg1]

And the lift when i built the rear diff supports. I mounted the diff a little low that way when i got bigger tires all i have to do is make drop brackets for the a arms