wheres the damn bait....
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wheres the damn bait....
It is probably cheaper to bolt in a whole new axle versus the labor and parts to set up new gears
After a decade or so of hard use, my Ranch Hand rear bumper had seen better days. It is a 10" drop or so and had a bolt on receiver hitch that was warped as **** from hanging too much weight off of it. That warpage plus the play between the frame holes and bumper brackets made the ball sag 2-3" total when a loaded trailer was attached. Seeing as trailer plus Pigpen weights 7-8k, I decided something needed to be done about it. I started by ditching the old receiver tube completely. The base was too bent to **** and the pin hole was wallowed out so I just got a virgin steel receiver tube from Custom Fab and welded the ****er straight to the bumper, as seen heah.
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...8/IMG_0943.jpg
Then I built two frame braces that went from the bottom of the bumper up to the frame a couple feet in front of the bumper. Since the bumper hangs down so low, this triangulation made it solid as a rock. To level the bumper out during brace construction, I put a piece of square tube in the new receiver and jacked it up until it was a couple degrees above level (to allow everything to settle in after final instalation. There's about an inch of clearance on either side of the spare tire and I use existing holes in the frame to bolt the top of the braces in.
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...8/IMG_0940.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...8/IMG_0942.jpg
With the loaded trailer on it now, it does not sag at all. Whoop.
With the ford dual piston calipers up front and gm in the rear now what upgrades do i need to the booster/master cylinder? part numbers or links if you got em
thanks
tate
Quit postin and start driving beyotch....
I got Mason tonight and tomorrow night. and am headed out into the garage in a bit after i get some parts ordered... only 9 weeks and a lot of work left
Where is a good place to learn about NP231/D300 doublers? Is there anything besides trying to weave through the B.S. on Pirate?
creighton has it in his heep
98-01 Dodge 1500, 2500, 3500 Brake master cylinder. Should work with stock TJ booster.
FWIW:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=373571
post 55 has some good info