The General #2

Since the blazer has seen better days I picked up Scotts old chassis and am going to put all of the good parts off of my blazer into it.

Parts from Blazer:
TBI 350
700R4
Klune (2.73:1)
205
Front Dana 60 4:10 gears and detroit
Rear Dana 70 4:10 gears welded (may swap out for a srw 14 bolt so I don't have to run spacers on my front)
OBA

I plan on linking it front and rear, and maybe using some sort of exotic material for links depending on cost. Air shocks on all corners.

The only major changes I am going to make to the chassis is the front will get cut off and redone with tube.

here are pictures after day 1 of work.Attachment 18981

I got the firewall mounted.
Attachment 18982
I also had to 'boatside' for lack of a better term the lower corners due to rust.

I love how this build started cause i had the frame, firewall, hood, radiator, seats, etc laying around....... your welcome you ungratefull bastard :)

On the links, you don't need anything fancy for the uppers, just 1.5" x .120" tube should be fine. Links get bent because they get hit. On the lowers, go thick. I've seen a lot of them bend. I can tell you what I know about links and joints and such at Clayton.

i am getting close to getting the engine/trans/tcase mounted and am going to be moving over to suspension work

I am going with a 4 link rear and I was thinking a 3 link front. What size joints should I be using?

1.25" or you're a *****.

$125 for a set from ruffstuff.

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What size joints should I be using?

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For a rig on tons i would run 1.25 for the lowers and 7/8th for the uppers.

I would run Johnny joints on the frame ends of the 4 link and poly bushings on the axle end. Both should use 5/8" bolts.

Actually I would use whatever joints Scott had on the rear because it already has the mounts for them.

his mounts were integrated into the trans crossmember which is going to have to be redone for brian's drivetrain...

the only mounts that I will be re-using from scotts old rear setup are the uppers on the frame side, the lowers frame side were part of the crossmember which I will have to rebuild since my drivetrain is so different. they are the standard 2 5/8'' mounting width if i remember correctly so either a jonny joint or the 1.25 heim should fit, what is the benefit of jonny joints over heims?

They're rebuildable, but you have to use Pu55y bolts to attach them to the frame. I was going to use Johnny joints for my radius arms till I figured out for the same price as 1.25" heims I would be using a 9/16 bolt to hold the whole front axle in.

http://www.therangerstation.com/Maga...008/joints.htm

so a heat treated 9/16 round cross section in a double shear configuration is weaker than a threaded cross section of 1.25 mild steel in tension and bending?

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Originally Posted by robertf03

so a heat treated 9/16 round cross section in a double shear configuration is weaker than a threaded cross section of 1.25 mild steel in tension and bending?

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What 1.25 rod end are you speaking of? The rough stuff ones are all heat treated chromoly.


I don't like jonnhy joints because of the greasable 9/16 bolt they suggest selling with them.

that welded thing in the picture in tommys link

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Originally Posted by robertf03

that welded thing in the picture in tommys link

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You mean the first picture under the section "bushings"? I'm thinking Tommy just posted that link as a reference to several different choices of rod-ends


I'm sure either option would work fine but I have never seen a trophy truck with a johnny joint on it...

you should get my old links and cut them to fit whatever you need. I have Johnny joints on the uppers, 1.5", (0.120 wall tube) and 3/4" heims on the lowers with some sleeved thick wall tube. I won't be using any of it.

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Originally Posted by redcagepatrol

you should get my old links and cut them to fit whatever you need. I have Johnny joints on the uppers, 1.5", (0.120 wall tube) and 3/4" heims on the lowers with some sleeved thick wall tube. I won't be using any of it.

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pm me a price, that would make the rear much easier, now all I need to figure out is a rear axle and the front suspension

got some work done over the past few days, I mounted the winch, grill, engine and transmission, next i need to mount the tcase and figure out how I am going to do the front drive shaft so I can get working on the front suspension Attachment 19145 Attachment 19146 Attachment 19147 Attachment 19148

this now sits in the barn at the ranch mothballed till brian moves back from australia.....

How long is he there?

Prob 2.5 yrs. he will be back in dec so we will be at clayton

you better have that little red jeep ready for clayton this year, no excuses