Today I replaced the damaged front shackles with F450 shackles. I also installed a new taillight that will more than likely suffer the same fate as the one before. I srop it off for the cage build later this week
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Today I replaced the damaged front shackles with F450 shackles. I also installed a new taillight that will more than likely suffer the same fate as the one before. I srop it off for the cage build later this week
Also fixed leaking rear axle seal.
For TCC:
cage
sterling rock ring
maybe hummer rims, but not likely
whos doing the cage?
Greg Grosz The same guy who has done my doors, sliders, skid, and tire carrier modifcations. I need some new seats too
here is the sterling rock ring i made, it wasnt to hard to do. i used 3/16 plate i think and some half inch solid bar, bent the bar on a vise with a torch and made a template of the cover edges and cut it out with the torch. it has taken a couple good slams and hasnt bent at all.
http://tamor.us/members-rigs/dana-60-swap/sff_021
Cool, can't wait to see how the cage turns out. You live a few houses down from a buddy of mine, I past by your house earlier today and saw you working on the bronco.
yeah, I heard your roving gang of diesels pass by. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by CheapJeep
Does the ram usually attach to a drag link or a tie rod? If tie rod, would it be prudent to attach the ram to my stock 1ton Chevy tie rod? Any feelings or comments about the Redneck Ram setup from WTO?
Everyone I ever hear from about WTO, has problems with their ram. Hell, Frick is a prime example.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBrown89
Most assist applications I see, have mounted to the tie rod and then either a mount off of the diff or the tube.
definately tie rod. you wont know if it'll bend the stock one till you try it. just be sure to mount it in the middle of the tie rod. ask jimmy about this, he knows more about column buckling than i do. just wait till i finish this advanced solid mechanics class jimmy, then ill get you!
skip the WTO stuff and build you own setup, at least on the ram. Much cheaper and easier. Look at surplus center and find a ram that fits your needs. If a hiem or two is needed, its pretty simple to add them yourself.
Mine works :gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman
i loved the service that matt has, and he did an awesome job on the box rebuild as well, but when it comes to the ram it sucked, i broke it three times, once i fixed it myself instead of them fixing it i had no problems with it until i bent it. Basically if you are lazy have him build the box&tap, then go get a psc ram. Also i wouldnt run the ram with crappy stock steering, that is mostly the cause for two of the three breaks in the west texas off-road ram.
thanks for the info. Redneck Ram is $500, which is what I was kinda expecting to spend, and I have a spare box to send off. But I am not sure on my mounting situation.
Checked the fluid in my reliable AOD today. At Katemcy, I backed it off thr trailer and somehow a trans cooler line popped off. Easy fix and I put about a quart back in it. (thanks steven's dad and Sharpe) It was slow to engage gears all day. I ended up putting 2 more quarts in it todya to get it to the right level. Now I have a nice whine coming from what sounds like a front pump. Damn.
i mounted mine mext to the pumpkin on the diff housing.