GForce Engineering fully-fabricated 9” IRS With modified cradle

[Ta2ude]

I wasn’t sure if I was even going to continue posting on this thread, as it seemed like it had the potential of going sideways fast and I am too old and have no interest in online arguments with people I don’t know, but I noticed how many views this thread had gotten and realized many people did have genuine interest, so here are some updates.
First off I will say i am not a mechanic but I do have decent mechanical aptitude and this project although not huge, is the most extensive automotive modification I have ever made. It’s fairly straightforward if you take your time and I would give it a 5 or 6 out of 10 on the difficulty scale, so it’s fairly easy but I personally would not want to do it without a hoist.
I also bought a hydraulic lift table from Vevor that was extremely handy, it was rated for 550lbs and had a lift height of 48”. It worked perfectly for removing the original cradle and installing the modified one. It also made a great tool cart and will be very handy for loading stuff in and out of my pickup truck.
Here it is with the OE cradle after removal.

 

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And here is the modified cradle ready to get installed.

 

[1971demon]

I wasn’t sure if I was even going to continue posting on this thread, as it seemed like it had the potential of going sideways fast and I am too old and have no interest in online arguments with people I don’t know, but I noticed how many views this thread had gotten and realized many people did have genuine interest, so here are some updates.
First off I will say i am not a mechanic but I do have decent mechanical aptitude and this project although not huge, is the most extensive automotive modification I have ever made. It’s fairly straightforward if you take your time and I would give it a 5 or 6 out of 10 on the difficulty scale, so it’s fairly easy but I personally would not want to do it without a hoist.
I also bought a hydraulic lift table from Vevor that was extremely handy, it was rated for 550lbs and had a lift height of 48”. It worked perfectly for removing the original cradle and installing the modified one. It also made a great tool cart and will be very handy for loading stuff in and out of my pickup truck.
Here it is with the OE cradle after removal. View attachment 175915 View attachment 175917

I have one of those lifts...I use it for everything..

 

[Ta2ude]

The point of no return.

 

[Ta2ude]

I broke a plastic clip that hold part of the fuel line system together and hopefully can get a replacement. I tried to crazy glue it but it didn’t hold.

 

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Here are a few pictures that show the stock cradle bushings compared to the modified cradle bushings.

 

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And the stock differential bushings compared to the modified ones.

 

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Here are some pictures of the stock parts compared to their AAD replacements.