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i got the rear drive shaft built today, i just have to finish welding it tomorrow and add a little paint and grease and i will have 4 wheel drive again
get a chain and drag his pile of poo on down to the scrapyard, he will thank you for it later. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bcolman
and x2 on what creighton said. :gigem:
what size tube is the driveshaft, i know ive candycained 2in with 1.5in inside before and that was on the front!
i have threatened and since then i have gotten some space, it has taken almost a year and he has given me about 1/4 of the garage, but i cant complain to much because all the tools are hisQuote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
yah but not everybody drives like a drunk monkey either;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
i'm a bit of a packrat but everytime something is needed i seem to have one somewhere or something that we could make work. if i had some time then i could put my new jeep together. i have 95% of the parts. Or maybe i should stop acquiring new projects and fix the ones i have. i now have 2.5 jeeps and a chevy 5/4 ton
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Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
also i think he needs a better set of rims. right now there are 7" wide stockers. anyone know where any 16" beadlocks are?
its 2 inch with 1.5 inside, this is just temporary till i order the cv output for the 205 and get a cv shaft made, i just dont have that kind of money right now and am short on timeQuote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
oh, please add some sort of extra support for the 205, Look at how davidO supported his. It just scares me to see that much weight hanging off the aluminum
i plan on adding some more supportQuote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
does anyone have a picture of dabido's setup, i looked through his whole build up thread and cant find one of how he has the support other than the one that he has that is in the same place as mine
I bet you could call him and go get a quick look at it yourself. ;)
i got the hydro assist steering done yesterday, it makes such a difference. now all i need to do is get some spare parts and liquids and figure out how i am going to do the exhaust and i am ready for trees
sa-weet!!!
blazer worked real well this weekend and i didn't break anything to major, i lost part of my winch fair lead and had an issue with my fuel pump relay. but i did realize that it is time for shocks, anyone have any suggestions on some good ones, i don't mind spending some money on them but i don't want to spend to much. my budget is between 300 and 400 for the set. which ones are the good ones? the ones that i have looked at so far are blistens, ranchos, and pro comps, what are the other good ones?
ranchos are overpriced as far as their quality goes. I've allways had real good luck with bilsteins.
I have no experience with procomp except for the cheap shocks (125 for the set). Worked fine when I DD the bronco in Highschool, If one messed up I would just take i back to 4 wheel parts and get a new one.
bilsteins. or super cheepies.
ranchos are relabels of a major mfr. tenneco maybe?
Pro-comp MX-6's are prety good, thats what I have on the front of Pigpen. The finish on them is prety much gone now but they still work great. I've had them for about 5 years.
what do you have on the rear?Quote:
Originally Posted by afroman006
not relabled they are division owned by tenneco. any twin tube shock is not a good choice. A mono tube is a much better shock. the mx6 is monotube and good value but for just a little more I would go with a more proven product like bilstein which is oem upgrade on quite a few makes. I am not a fan of shocks with knobs as it is a sales gemmick unless it's bypass shockQuote:
Originally Posted by Seth
Nothing :laughing:Quote:
Originally Posted by bcolman
I will say I didnt know much about shocks when I bought these (I was 17...) and wasnt familiar with higher-end brands. I would deffinately go with Bilsteins or some other premium brand because as you mentioned, they arent that much more. I agree that the knob doesnt do ****, all the settings feel identical. Of course Pigpen is a heavy ***** and the differences might be more noticable on a lighter truck but I cant help you there.Quote:
Originally Posted by tigweld
bilstien or BBCS
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Originally Posted by CRaSHnBuRN
i just got in some parts, now all i need to do is find some time to get up to bryan to work on it
i just got 4 new shocks, i got bilstein 5125 (i got 4 for just over 300), i have new poly motor mounts (just replacing the original ones for piece of mind), and some spring bushing kits so that i can make a new tranny and t-case cross member, now all i need is some steel and some time
had a good trip out to 47 today, up till i bent the **** out of my tie rod, i had one hill climb that i was told i got close to 4 feet of air at the top
as to the tie rod, now i am going to have to make a new one, what thickness should i get, as of now the two different thicknesses i would consider is 1.25 od and .250 wall or 1.5 od .375 wall
what do yall think, will .250 wall be enough or should i go thicker?
I like a thick shaft myself...
i would go with some 1.5 x .250 wall because the tube adapters are easy to get. Also I think I know a certain individual that has some extra that he might sell you for a decent price.
if you go 1.5 x .375 you can tap it for the 1ton TRE's but it is a pain in the ass, or so I have heard. I think that Doug has the taps do do it. and.
Also this is in HiSteer correct, go with the .250 wall
Yeah, 'behind the axle' hi-steer.
Where are the adapters you speak of? I have not run across them yet, but I am going through the garage and red shed tomorrow to box a bunch of stuff up.
you don't have any adapters but you do have some tube
here are the adapters
http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/...ter-p-349.html
or if I build another tie rod I might use these
http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/...nd-p-2295.html
A little more expensive but they should hold tighter than Jam Nuts
how do you think those would hold up for links?
worked on stuff today, i got my seats re mounted to the roll bar/cage, swapped on a truck tail gate, painted some stuff, and worked a little on my new tie rod, pictures to come soon
well i got most everything done i wanted to for this trip done:
gave it a new paint job
mounted stereo and cb
mounted a cooler
installed front bump stops
new tie rod is done
hydro line is fixed
installed missing wheel studs on the rear
installed new led taillights
mounted my hi lift
took out inner front fenders and did some fender trimming
also i got to see how the blazer looked with a loaded trailer behind it, it would be one scary tow
is that your brothers 3/4 ton?
yea i'm having fuel issues so i had to tow it back home the other day. that pic is before we unloaded it
it only dropped the rear of the blazer 4 inches :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by william_ace
get a bigger drop hitch and you will be golden. ;)
Oh ok I see it now, I thought that was after it was unloaded :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by colman