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Frame & Suspension Finishing (Con't)

Before reassembly could start, I had to fill the rear differential with oil and that was a task. I had a few small leaks that I had to tend to and the oil was so thick it took forever to fill but I did finally get that completed. I then chased all the threads in the chassis since the bedliner is kinda thick and will cause some issues.

Then it was on to reassembling the front suspension. It went pretty smoothly since I still had the instructions. Next I installed the rear suspension, which also went smoothly but I suddenly decided the pole barn was just going to be too hot and humid in the very near future so I pumped up the airbags, rearranged some things in the workshop (with A/C) and rolled the chassis into it. Once inside I finished up by installing the fuel tank and a few other odds and ends.

Since I'm back working again and the grass seems to grow overnight with all the rain we've had then the progress is going to be a bit slow. I plan on getting the chassis finished up and mated back to the body so I can do some more fine tuning on the body panels. In the meantime I have decided to get the exhaust system ceramic coated while the chassis is moving along slowly. Maybe by the time the chassis is reassembled the weather will be a little cooler for the body placement (fingers crossed).