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Krawler68
11-11-2002, 08:13 PM
ZThe great teardown to fix all my college shortcuts is at this link.

http://www.offroadrepublic.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album07&page=1

Enjoy...we did...made a lot of progress... should be able to have it buttoned up and in good working order week after thanksgiving.


Doug

aggielr
11-11-2002, 08:17 PM
are you runnin the ram off the diff cover?

Krawler68
11-11-2002, 08:20 PM
yeah, but it's a MUCH thicker diff cover than is on most D44's... almost twice as thick... it seems to be holding up just fine to several of my typical "jackass" stress tests.

If you saw how much room I had to mount that thiung you would understand why...

aggielr
11-11-2002, 08:34 PM
i'm not doubtin it, i just wondered if i was seein it right, and i'd like to see that cover, what about the bolts holdin it on though? you runnin something stronger than stock ones? don't know what kinda sheer forces those things will hold up to

BigRedFord04
11-11-2002, 08:49 PM
still gotta say i love the sticker that came w/ that windshield :D

stinger7401
11-11-2002, 09:38 PM
yeh im with landon on this one, i think the whole thing about a ram thrusting into a diff cover is gonna earn you the dumbass award one day :flipoff 2 (i think thats how you do it)

AgDieseler
11-11-2002, 10:41 PM
I've seen a ram successfully mounted and used off a front rock ring. Now that's plenty stout!

Krawler68
11-12-2002, 08:54 AM
yeah boys...it's most certainly not some random idea I had in a wet dream... lots of people mount them to their diff covers... they're plenty stout if you run a beefier unit for a diff cover... there are a lot of bolts on that diff cover.

This mounting poractice is actually pretty commonplace... I've seen it done A LOT.

davido
11-12-2002, 10:34 AM
Ah, I see you finally figured out how to organize in albums. ~dso

aggielr
11-12-2002, 10:46 AM
another question, are you runnin a long bolt through both hiem joints above the steering arm? are you goin to put a brace from the arm to the top of the bolt?

Krawler68
11-12-2002, 11:25 AM
I reamed the arm for a bigger bolts and used misalignment washers...don't really notice any flex... I think this is called double shear... I haven't seen anybodyreally need a brace with the hydro assist...

aggielr
11-12-2002, 02:02 PM
i'd be more worried about the arm rather than the bolt, that is of course assuming your using grade 8, but seems like it would put a lot of twisting force on that arm, esp w/ 38's and a detroit

Krawler68
11-12-2002, 02:24 PM
yeah, but they're stock cast arms... not high steer ones where there's a lot of torque on them...these arms sit almost directly in the middle of the knuckle... I'm not worried about any of that ****...ball joints are the definite weak link...

EDIT: in the pics... look at how low my knuckle places the tie rod...even with a tie rod over knuckle setup it's not really high, especially with the steering arm being brace from the top and bottom of the knuckle... I honeslty hadn't even thought about it being a problem... got spare knuckles if it does cause problems.

:D

aggielr
11-12-2002, 02:26 PM
thats cool, i'm not tryin to rain on your parade or nothin like that, just some questions cause as soon as i get my pay check i'm goin to start on some of that shiat, so i'd like to see it in action before i do some of it, so get that pizzo on the trail so i can see what you fawk up and know what i shouldn't do

Krawler68
11-12-2002, 02:30 PM
I deard ya'... I would definetley recommend a bigger bolt...hence the reaming...the stock hole was pretty small, not much bolt there...

And can't recommend misalignment washers highly enough...saw what happened to a setup before matt realized he needed to install them... ***...fubar'd heim joints...

Krawler68
01-10-2003, 12:19 PM
http://www.offroadrepublic.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album44

an updated EB gallery...will be wrapping everything up this weekend... it'll be at the exhaust shop and getting a longer rear driveshaft next week, and it should be ready to kick ass... I still haven't looked at mounting my winch... maybe next week.

Doug

davido
01-12-2003, 11:20 PM
I forgot how much of a piece of poo that thing was when you got it. Classic pole barn shots.

~dso

Krawler68
03-03-2003, 09:05 AM
here are the most recent pics of my work on the EB. I am hoping to have most everything but a few leaks and the brake proportioning valve finished by mid-week.

http://www.offroadrepublic.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album79&page=1

Doug

Krawler68
03-06-2003, 08:27 AM
http://www.offroadrepublic.com/gallery/albums/album79/aba.sized.jpg
http://www.offroadrepublic.com/gallery/albums/album79/abb.sized.jpg http://www.offroadrepublic.com/gallery/albums/album79/abc.sized.jpg http://www.offroadrepublic.com/gallery/albums/album79/abd.sized.jpg

Doug

Krawler68
03-06-2003, 08:30 AM
http://www.offroadrepublic.com/gallery/albums/album79/abg.sized.jpg http://www.offroadrepublic.com/gallery/albums/album79/abh.sized.jpg http://www.offroadrepublic.com/gallery/albums/album79/abf.sized.jpg

these are the bars i bent and tack welded to my cage last night... I'll be mounting the rear shocks to them tonight.

Doug

Jackasic
03-06-2003, 08:37 AM
Doug, that thing may actualy see a trail some day. Good work todate.

Cajun
03-06-2003, 08:44 AM
Someday? Hell, that thing better be ready for TCC.

Nice work, Douglasio

Krawler68
03-06-2003, 08:47 AM
I am hoping to have EVERY little detail worked out by the last weekend of this month.

Doug

ROKN ZJ
03-06-2003, 10:03 AM
That's neato

Krawler68
03-06-2003, 10:09 AM
:flipoff2: :shaking head:

Doug