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i dont feel like looking back, im on dial-up... are you reverse shackled? if so, you'll definately need the longer slip. im getting a high angle cv shaft with 12" of slip for my front.
oh, wait, does you picture mean you already got one? you kinda left me hanging there at the end.
150 sounds reasonable according the prices ive gotten from dline shops before.
i agree that 150 isnt that bad...a driveshaft shop up in dallas quoted me 50 for building, 50 for balancing, and materials. and that tube is expensive.
if you're going southwest at all for the holidays, have Seguin Alternator and Drivetrain do it on your way home. i've had my driveshaft re-tubed twice by them (~$50 each time) and they shortened it w/ a different yoke when i put the D60 rear in (~$100). they'll usually do it while you wait. 830.372.5356
I think Driveshaft King here in Dallas charged Adam $100 to lengthen both his ranger driveshafts.
if you can wait til thanksgiving and know exactly what you need i can maybe hook you up there is this one guy that does it all at his house, but has all tolls to do it right. to get my rear shortended, and also a different slip yolk with 1350 u joint for my sterling it was only like 50 bucks total with the new joint.
ok cool ill wait till i can go to the seguin place or kevin if you say that guy does it good ill definatly try to get him to do it, the guy at BVD was a dick. thanks
hey does anybody know where you can get the leaf spring straps that hold the leaves together, do you buys those at auto parts stores or do you make them yourself?
I got some at autozone. They're two plates with a u-bolt to tighten them. I think they were $10 for 2. They can also be used to straighten out bent springs.
thanks man im gonna build me some new rear leafs this weekend so the back end of this thing might flex a little.
alright i have new little problem the pitman arm nut keeps loosening itself and when you turn the wheel real hard with a lot of force on it you can hear the steering popping. All i have to do is go under there and tighten it and then the steering is all smooth again, but then after a couple of days it loosens itself back off. All that is on there is a big nut and a lock washer. Is there some kind of special nut or lock nut you can get that wont keep backing itself off?
is the lock washer worn out?
welcome to the world of driving a modified vehicle every day :flipoff2:
If you have any more thread buy another nut and use both.
dont know if lock washer is worn out i just keep tightenin it never take it off to see if it is i guess i will try that and see, but the bad thing is i have to take the whole box off to get the nut off.
good God!
buy a locknut!
go to John Deere and get the metal kind, not the nylon-insert kind, and you'll be good to go.
Other option is to drill and wire your current one, but you're pretty lucky you haven't pulled a "Travis" yet running that setup!
talkin about drivin a modified vehicle every day... the thing was driving like hell there for a while the motor was missin real bad and no power, and the motor always sounded like it was gonna blow. I put a new fan clutch on there and it unleashed the power, i took off the old one and all the bearings fell out in my hand, it was tryin to turn that damn fan so much it was zappin the power. I found a new gas cap at the gas pump one day when i was fillin up and it looked new and fit and snapped real tight so i put it on there, the old one didnt even have a gasket in it any more, the thing purrs like a kitten now, oh and also put a new fuel filter on there, couldnt even blow through it, rust came out of it. amazing what a little maintenance will do. And for xmas i got all my electronic stolen out of it on xmas day, CB stereo and radar detector. Very happy xmas presents, got every thing replaced now and out of my own pocket, damn insurance wouldnt cover any of it even on my own driveway, thats it will post more later...