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Message: [QUOTE="Krause, post: 1298160, member: 331"] Well I'll go ahead a resurrect this thread guys, I've gotten myself into a new project... To make a long story short, I've never been super happy with how this truck rides.. Take that and combine it with I was getting a little anxious to get back in the shop, and I decided to make some changes. Im likely chasing a unicorn with the whole ride quality deal, but all good with me I just like to build stuff. A little history, this truck currently already has 04 SD axles front and rear. A got a deal on them and installed cause I wanted 4 wheel disk brakes.. Again, was never super happy with how it rode with RSK. So I found an purchased an 06' front SD axle, essentially the whole front half of the frame. Im happy with the rear and to save some money, I opted to leave the current 04 axle in the rear (I'll add spacers if it looks Really funny). Got it home and tore it down.. [ATTACH=full]158446[/ATTACH] Had a dirty a** day wire wheeling and cleaning. Got it ready and sprayed with a metal/surface prep. [ATTACH=full]158447[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]158448[/ATTACH] knuckles also got cleaned up, they were in rough shape particularly on the inside. [ATTACH=full]158449[/ATTACH] Then got a coat of this aluminum epoxy primer stuff Ive been using for a few projects now. [ATTACH=full]158450[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]158451[/ATTACH] Knuckles got the same treatment. [ATTACH=full]158452[/ATTACH] Then it was epoxy paint time. I did my rad core support with the same stuff, and it is nasty nasty stuff. Im fairly happy with it. Its not professional quality finish or anything cause im just putting it on with foam brushes. So its not a show truck or anything, but it cleans it up a lot. [ATTACH=full]158453[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]158454[/ATTACH] The knuckles were done in black for protection, then overcoated with a cast iron colour I have taken a liking to. Makes for a nice colour scheme no one will ever see :shrug: [ATTACH=full]158455[/ATTACH] And got everything put back together. [ATTACH=full]158456[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]158457[/ATTACH] -Andrew [/QUOTE]