 19.After the second bearing...  19.After the second bearing and washer were installed, the assembly could be set into place. |  20.The crank slides over the...  20.The crank slides over the center mount before the Allen bolt secures it all. |  21.Then the support was buzzed...  21.Then the support was buzzed on tight. All that was left was to weld-up the frame tabs. |
 22.Totally Polished recommends...  22.Totally Polished recommends boxing at least a small area of the frame to make welding the tabs easier and yielding much stronger results. A 6-inch area was boxed on each side on the frame. |  23.Using a level, an angle...  23.Using a level, an angle finder, and our eyeballs, the area for the mounting tabs was found and marked. |  24.Chris then tacked the mounting...  24.Chris then tacked the mounting tabs into place. |
 25.For the driver-side link...  25.For the driver-side link bar to be level, the mounting tab must hang down from the frame. Once again, the link bar was leveled and centered before the tabs were tacked into place. |  26.Just to be safe, Chris...  26.Just to be safe, Chris welded in this brace to prevent the tabs from flexing. |  27.Now we filled the rearend...  27.Now we filled the rearend with new gear oil and checked for leaks. |
 28.Now all of the bolts were...  28.Now all of the bolts were tightened down (including the set screws), and we polished up all of our new shiny parts. |  29.How cool does that look?...  29.How cool does that look? And it works perfectly. The suspension cycles exactly as it did before (about 6 inches of travel), without shifting form side to side |  30.We set the center crank...  30.We set the center crank so it would be perfectly centered at ride height. With the truck totally aired out, the crank has only rotated about a quarter inch. Now I can run those 20-inch wheels with confidence. |