Super Duty Axles for the Jeep Truck or Box Truck Camper 2.0?

[@aaa000777]

The white Ford truck channel is still alive!

[@JYDOG]

It has to be a really good deal for me to switch colors. ha ha.

[@reignorshine.]

38 are perfect

[@MartinAhlman]

I've got a banged up VW Transporter that I bought yeeeeeeers ago for next to nothing. A friend built me a pull-out bed for it (I assisted with beer and holding stuff when needed), put in a propane stove and suddenly I had a camper van! Not the prettiest one, not a lady magnets (I think my wife also helps with that, thankfully), but it's been around Sweden and still works! It getting a bit old though, so I'm looking for a newer model (any make). As you can tell I do things on the cheap, but it's great when you go and visit someone and have your home with you! They are way cheaper in Sweden, so it's not an expensive thing. Oh, it's a Syncro so that makes it even better! Snow is not a problem, I use it to make a path for the "first car" that my wife drives, it a snow plow :-D I hope the Jeep turns out to be the best thing ever!

[@ryanteer3289]

12 valve jeep build would be awesome!

[@Yamahadipper8]

Definitely use the super duty axles and 38s! Lots of good info on what spring to use on the forms.

[@JYDOG]

I want LCG though. When I was younger I would have jacket it up with nothing less than 40"

[@patriciaolsson8588]

Like your videos just not enough of them.

[@JYDOG]

I'm trying to get back on it. Work and life get in the way. This is what I do for fun. Thanks

[@84400]

I would go with Toyota axles or maybe jeep. I know you like cheap so the Toyota solid axles might be to spendy. The advantage to my mind of a Jeep is a narrow track width which makes it more maneuverable. Although full width axles are stronger and heavier they also have less ground clearance making bigger tires a must.... all things to consider. For cheap solid axles that are built well check out a Land Rover discovery I or 2. Those axles are good and you could buy the whole Land Rover for nothing. People hate them. With your love of the blue oval platforms for builds I would suggest a e350 or e450 mini bus or ambulance. I’d I was going 4x4 you could source an already done version or so it yourself. The mini bus is super cheap. Maybe not box truck cheap but the body is pretty stout. I always dreamed of a 4x4 e350 7.3 powered 4x4 ambulance for adventure rig. The nice thing is a well done conversion brings great money when complete. For me if I did not start with a 4x4 district or company converted bus or ambulance normally quigly, the 4x4 would be the last part of my build. You can enjoy and do a lot with 2wd, good tires, a winch and smart driving. I now have a contractor cap on my old Chevy pickup and while not ideal it is great for weekend camping and small enough to four wheel comfortably. If I was taking the wife or a freind I would go a diffrent direction and build a bus or maybe a bus toy hauler build and use a Jeep for 4x4

[@snapdedap]

Box camper 2.0, for sure. ujoint kit would be awesome, but i feel like you could cobble together most of the necessary parts yourself for a lot cheaper. It would be rad.

[@javieresquivel4601]

Hi there Jdog, them Dana 60's are perfect for the jeep. That jeep is going to look good with the 38's . A bad as jeep with attitude , its going to need the LS engine though .

[@horstszibulski19]

Shorter springs or frame extensions, that's the question... :-D Looks good so far! :-D

[@markbrennan8392]

If you go with the Dana 60's you might as well go with the 38's ... plus it'll look pretty cool ;)

[@eddowen4170]

Jeep w/38s definitely

[@georgeherman8826]

I'm kinda lost, wondering what happened to the truck with the camper, I think you said you sold it. The other travel trailer , looks like it's gone. The boat project, looks like it's gone. It's hard to keep track .

[@JYDOG]

Sorry, its an adventure on this channel with projects. Trying to get my visions aligned with my wife's and trying out a little of everything along the way to see what works. I don't see it as a waste of time if you are learning along the way. Bonus is not loosing money yet.

[@JN-mu5vi]

the axles seem a bit wide for the jeep platform?

[@jeffdotdepaul]

Great progress, keep up the good work. Hit me up if you go E350 route, got a SMB and 4x4 conversion kit for sale.

[@terryschleicher8511]

Would S 10 or Ranger axles work?

[@Coolbreeze61]

just convert a school bus

[@JYDOG]

Bus is not out of the question. Haven't done that yet.

[@Coolbreeze61]

@@JYDOG endless possibilities, if you're interested every year in January or February there's an event in Ehrenberg AZ called Skooliepalooza (this year's event starts tomorrow and goes for 2 weeks).

[@dpost82]

Thats what I was gonna suggest

[@Coolbreeze61]

@@dpost82 many different kinds of rigs there not just converted school buses, Skooliepalooza isn't they only event in AZ you also have Boondockers Bash in Quartzsite AZ and PAR-TR in Scadden Wash AZ, all of these events happen sometime Nov thru Feb (they are big events with lots of usual and unusual rigs)