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STRAPS
Why does that output yoke have those POS strap style U-joint clamps on it??? Come on mark those straps really aren't that bad-if you will check them from time to time to make sure they are tight,I've run straps in the front of mine for ever and have pounded them on some of the toughest trails in the east and even a few in the midwest and have never had one fail yet
-of course i'm not running 350 plus horsepower either,now when i put the cam,blower and nitrous on it maybe a differant story-LOL
JC
Why does that output yoke have those POS strap style U-joint clamps on it??? Come on mark those straps really aren't that bad-if you will check them from time to time to make sure they are tight,I've run straps in the front of mine for ever and have pounded them on some of the toughest trails in the east and even a few in the midwest and have never had one fail yet
-of course i'm not running 350 plus horsepower either,now when i put the cam,blower and nitrous on it maybe a differant story-LOLJC
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Crash that is a really sweet setup-clean as can be-nicest set up that i've ever seen on double transfercase set up-Thanks again for taking the time to post all of your work and pics-JC
Crash that is a really sweet setup-clean as can be-nicest set up that i've ever seen on double transfercase set up-Thanks again for taking the time to post all of your work and pics-JC
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Thanks...
This my second one I have done... Last one was in front of an atlas II and it was the very first one of its kind (Off Road Design out of colorado). That version was a little easier, as the shifters for the atlass were seperate from the doubler, and the shifter actually came through the floor so al I had to do was basically make a twist handle... Jeffs deffinately took a little figuring.....
This my second one I have done... Last one was in front of an atlas II and it was the very first one of its kind (Off Road Design out of colorado). That version was a little easier, as the shifters for the atlass were seperate from the doubler, and the shifter actually came through the floor so al I had to do was basically make a twist handle... Jeffs deffinately took a little figuring.....
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SHIFTERS
Crash i run a twin stick in mine right now,the first set i used was a Currie and with the NV4500 it was a pain in the ass,had to make all new linkages and modify the shifters to clear each other,it worked but as not real smooth so I understand your pain-the set up i run now is a 4plus twin stick which is a modified stock shifter that could be made at home if you a way to bore the shifter hole where it pivots on the shaft,this set up is smooth as a greased pig dipped in KY jelly! best twin stick i've ever used or shifted--Once again nice job,I hope Jeff is easier on equiment than i am because it sure wouldn't look that nice after a trip or two out on the rocks with me behind the wheel -JC
Crash i run a twin stick in mine right now,the first set i used was a Currie and with the NV4500 it was a pain in the ass,had to make all new linkages and modify the shifters to clear each other,it worked but as not real smooth so I understand your pain-the set up i run now is a 4plus twin stick which is a modified stock shifter that could be made at home if you a way to bore the shifter hole where it pivots on the shaft,this set up is smooth as a greased pig dipped in KY jelly!
best twin stick i've ever used or shifted--Once again nice job,I hope Jeff is easier on equiment than i am because it sure wouldn't look that nice after a trip or two out on the rocks with me behind the wheel -JC
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DO you have any pics of your setup???
Well, got the heater core and bigger blower motor in, and NO MORE COOLANT leak, and the heater will bake you out...
Also got the backup lights wired..
SO, if all goes as planned, will have all the brake parts and arb tommorow and drag the dana 60 out and get it setup.......
Well, got the heater core and bigger blower motor in, and NO MORE COOLANT leak, and the heater will bake you out...
Also got the backup lights wired..
SO, if all goes as planned, will have all the brake parts and arb tommorow and drag the dana 60 out and get it setup.......
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Went down to randy's ring/pinion, and got a little goodie for the dana 60...
OMG, this thing is HUGE. Nothing compared to the arb in my front RC44..
Here are the 4.56's we scored on EBAY (and we scored)
Here you can tell the difference from the stock inner shafts. Look at how they neck down, and go from one end to the other. The other shaft is a cut/resplined spicer shaft, look a little better
So, now that I have the diff parts (and the brake stuff, but that will be covered later) it was time to DRAG that heavy pig of a diff out from under the rig, did I mention ITS HEAVY,lol.
And all ready for the new goodies.
If all goes as planned, and the setup goes well, I hope to start on the new brake setup, then its ready to put back together and give it steering.....
OMG, this thing is HUGE. Nothing compared to the arb in my front RC44..
Here are the 4.56's we scored on EBAY (and we scored)
Here you can tell the difference from the stock inner shafts. Look at how they neck down, and go from one end to the other. The other shaft is a cut/resplined spicer shaft, look a little better
So, now that I have the diff parts (and the brake stuff, but that will be covered later) it was time to DRAG that heavy pig of a diff out from under the rig, did I mention ITS HEAVY,lol.
And all ready for the new goodies.
If all goes as planned, and the setup goes well, I hope to start on the new brake setup, then its ready to put back together and give it steering.....
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Heavy!!!!
Did I mention how heavy this ARB is, my gosh, well, not as heavy as the rockwell, but you get the point
Well, here is how its supposed to look
And here is the final pattern I was able to get. This dana spicer gear set was a little harder than the others I have done, and another odd thing, the origional pinion had no shims and the backlash was WAY off, somebody had been messing with it, so setup time was a little longer (did I mention HOW heavy that thing is, ha ha ha). The drive side, which I forgot to get a pic of, was a lil high, but the coast side(drive side on a standard rotation when used in a front) was beautiful, and I normally set my diffs up for what end its being used on. So jeff, I think your days of blowing gear sets up, are done,lol
Did I mention how heavy this ARB is, my gosh, well, not as heavy as the rockwell, but you get the point
Well, here is how its supposed to look
And here is the final pattern I was able to get. This dana spicer gear set was a little harder than the others I have done, and another odd thing, the origional pinion had no shims and the backlash was WAY off, somebody had been messing with it, so setup time was a little longer (did I mention HOW heavy that thing is, ha ha ha). The drive side, which I forgot to get a pic of, was a lil high, but the coast side(drive side on a standard rotation when used in a front) was beautiful, and I normally set my diffs up for what end its being used on. So jeff, I think your days of blowing gear sets up, are done,lol
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Now onto the front brakes... I actually expected this to be a little easier, but, umm, nope
So, the plan is, run 3/4 ton rotors/calipers since we didn't have the origional calipers and they would have to be ground down to run a 15" wheel.
Here are the rotors, the one on the right is the dana60, and the one on the left is for an 8 lug dana 44
Here is the stock caliper bracket.
My origional plan was to make a whole new bracket, but due to the off set of the mounting flange at the spindle and where the caliper needed to sit, there was no way without a nice expensive C&C machine to make the brackets, so, plan B.
The plan was to modify the origional bracket for the calipers, and needless to say, it was VERY tricky. Not only to make the nec. parts but to figure out where to cut the origional bracket.
After some tricky welding, here is how they look
Now, the orional bracket is cast steel, so you need to preheat it just a tad, and I did tripple pass's and portions of the new bracket pieces are layered to maximize strength against the cast steel, all in all, I am very confident there will be no problems down the road.
So, the plan is, run 3/4 ton rotors/calipers since we didn't have the origional calipers and they would have to be ground down to run a 15" wheel.
Here are the rotors, the one on the right is the dana60, and the one on the left is for an 8 lug dana 44
Here is the stock caliper bracket.
My origional plan was to make a whole new bracket, but due to the off set of the mounting flange at the spindle and where the caliper needed to sit, there was no way without a nice expensive C&C machine to make the brackets, so, plan B.
The plan was to modify the origional bracket for the calipers, and needless to say, it was VERY tricky. Not only to make the nec. parts but to figure out where to cut the origional bracket.
After some tricky welding, here is how they look
Now, the orional bracket is cast steel, so you need to preheat it just a tad, and I did tripple pass's and portions of the new bracket pieces are layered to maximize strength against the cast steel, all in all, I am very confident there will be no problems down the road.
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Since I had parts drying, Figured it was a good time to get the rest of the ARB stuff done. Now, the early versions of the arb switch's were a push button, and came with a switch mount, the newer rocker versions don't. So, I had to figure out a good place for the switch, and then made a mount out of thin guage metal. The picture is out of perportin (angle) to how it actually looks..
I generally route my air lines with the breather, gives the line some protection. There is also a new line being made that goes from the fitting to the frame, made out of brake line material and has a 90 degree fitting at the fitting for tighet clearance, but I have yet to see the need for one (Only broke 2 lines in 7 years and one was from my own stupidity)
One thing I try to tell people, don't make your lines the exact length, leave enough there in case you have to make a trail repair
Since I had parts drying, Figured it was a good time to get the rest of the ARB stuff done. Now, the early versions of the arb switch's were a push button, and came with a switch mount, the newer rocker versions don't. So, I had to figure out a good place for the switch, and then made a mount out of thin guage metal. The picture is out of perportin (angle) to how it actually looks..
I generally route my air lines with the breather, gives the line some protection. There is also a new line being made that goes from the fitting to the frame, made out of brake line material and has a 90 degree fitting at the fitting for tighet clearance, but I have yet to see the need for one (Only broke 2 lines in 7 years and one was from my own stupidity)
One thing I try to tell people, don't make your lines the exact length, leave enough there in case you have to make a trail repair
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Here is how the finished brakes look
Now, back when I installed the brake master and made the brake rod to go from the jeep pedal to the ford master, I had found a problem with the pedal assemble where the brake rod rides (sorry for the poor picture)
As you can (kinda) see, there is a bad grove in it where the rod sat, and I could not get the new rod made properly, so I ripped the pedal out and made a new part to replace it.
After that was completed, got the brake bled with only a couple of miner leaks, which required some tightning of fittings.
Now, back when I installed the brake master and made the brake rod to go from the jeep pedal to the ford master, I had found a problem with the pedal assemble where the brake rod rides (sorry for the poor picture)
As you can (kinda) see, there is a bad grove in it where the rod sat, and I could not get the new rod made properly, so I ripped the pedal out and made a new part to replace it.
After that was completed, got the brake bled with only a couple of miner leaks, which required some tightning of fittings.
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It turns!!!
Got all the steering stuff done, and boy, jeff, its pleanty beefy!!!
The tir rod is 4140 solid chromoly and the draglink is solid stock..
With how I was able to get the geometry setup, more than likely the steering dampner is not going to be needed, but will leave the test tell the story on that....
And here it is, all done, right down to fluid in the front diff...
Got all the steering stuff done, and boy, jeff, its pleanty beefy!!!
The tir rod is 4140 solid chromoly and the draglink is solid stock..
With how I was able to get the geometry setup, more than likely the steering dampner is not going to be needed, but will leave the test tell the story on that....
And here it is, all done, right down to fluid in the front diff...
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Guess what I got to "DRIVE" out of the shop today
Got the drivelines in finally, got the rear one in, rear housing rotated and spring perch's welded up. But, there was a problem with the front, they forgot the new 1350 yoke for the 60, so, thats on its way and then I get to play on the ramp
Oh, and you should see the neighbors, open headers YA BABY.. Jeff, you would be proud
Got the drivelines in finally, got the rear one in, rear housing rotated and spring perch's welded up. But, there was a problem with the front, they forgot the new 1350 yoke for the 60, so, thats on its way and then I get to play on the ramp
Oh, and you should see the neighbors, open headers YA BABY.. Jeff, you would be proud
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YA BABY
Swwwwing-ya baby-love it-open headers/one ton running gear/all new parts/makes my tounge hard-wiping the drool off my chin-almost as good as sex/sorry i'd say better but my girlfriend is sitting here-JC
Swwwwing-ya baby-love it-open headers/one ton running gear/all new parts/makes my tounge hard-wiping the drool off my chin-almost as good as sex/sorry i'd say better but my girlfriend is sitting here-JC
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