The Bandit

[Doug Krebs]

no bender

If it's just a hoop come over one of the weekends you're in town.

[Reckless]

Ordered heims, tube ends, bushings, shock hoops and misc ****. will post pics as i get them

[Reckless]

SH!T I hope that stuff is worth all i paid for it

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Ordered heims, tube ends, bushings, shock hoops and misc ****. will post pics as i get them

You shoulda ordered the shock hoops from the CC Fab shop or what ever he is calling it nowdays. I had plenty of bushings also in the barn but getting GM to ship the right ones would have been interesting to say the least.

[Reckless]

cc fab? copperhead?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

um, no, corpus christi

[uglyota]

I have seen suspension kits where there is a pivot bolt running parrallel to the frame for Chevies and people that have used them say they are horribly unstable on the road so I would say no to the JJ's.

are you talking about leaf springs?

[Sharpe]

Yup. Allegedly allows the springs to twist easier.

[uglyota]

doh...I missed a page. I thought you were contributing that to the link discussion

Seems to me the revolver shackle problems would be accentuated with thinner, higher-arched springs, and less of a problem with flatter, wider springs.

[Reckless]

not a revolver shackle its a johnny joint shackle

[AggieTJ2007]

Yeah the CC fab shop can make you some shock hoops

[AggieTJ2007]

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=726469

found this for you Rowdy should help you out a little

[Reckless]

I need some advice on welding the front and rear. Do i just burn off the oil with a torch and weld up with a mig or would stick be better? Can i weld it up in the housing or does it need to be out? Ill get pics up of what i have done but the camera took a sh!t on me

[CheapJeep]

I used brake cleaner to help clear the oil out. You can leave the carrier in the housing, just have to watch for slag/spatter on the ring gear and make sure to clean it out thoroughly with a magnet. I used a mig, worked fine.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Either way will work fine, if you use a mig though allow a little extra time for cooling. You can use the torch to blacken the ring gears with the soot from the acetylene to help keep the BB's from sticking also.