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Not sure if this counts as point of no return yet, but the truck has officially been modified. The pivot box brackets are gone. Spot weld drill bit did the trick for the most part; fought keeping it centered sometimes. Radiator had to be removed to gain access, of course. I did a brief mockup of the steering box and I was initially hoping to not have to cut the wheel well for clearance, but it might be inevitable. It'll be tight in that space. Hopefully it doesn't require me to move the axle back further, am liking where it sits now. Tubing got cut today for the GM TREs and the bungs tacked in. I'll cover steering links at a little date when I have more mocked up.

Initially, I looked into threaded fittings and I think I identified all the ones I would need, so the hope is that a crimper isn't even necessary. Main concern is just the high pressure side as I will retain the pressure sensor on the line. Main parts are just the banjo at the pump, a tee for the sensor, and fitting at the gear box. Low side is just hoses through a new cooler and hose clamps. ... Slow progress yesterday, mainly just a full mock-up day. Right now, axle's looking real good 2" forward. I originally had the truck lifted about 5" higher than it was previously, but lowered it down to about 3" higher. Supposing I can get it at that height, that'd net about 8" of lift from OE height which I guess feels low for a SAS project, but in reality meets my project goals better. The rear is currently about 6" over stock and at this 8"/6" stance, the truck is perfectly level according to my sliders. When the front is done, I will be redoing the rear suspension to also move the axle back about 2" to center it up in the wheel well and at that point I'll probably lift another 1-2" to get some rake back.