Swamp Donkey Progess

[JB]

The Donkey has 40s on the way

[TMatheaus]

sweet, what kind, did you get chromo shafts too

[JB]

IROKS.

No bling shafts just yet.

[JB]

The insert was broken. Here it is next to the beefy PVC insert from 406 YJ on Pirate

[AggieTJ2007]

how did you break it?

[JB]

Another insert was also broken, but had not completly seperated yet. The new ones are probably 3/4" thick whereas the old ones are probably 1/4". It is sitting on jackstands awaiting new tires, new spindles and bearings, and hydo assist. Hopefully I can get someone at Dexter house to weld the tabs on for the ram and it should be ready for Clayton.

[JB]

how did you break it?

I dunno. I just know I was surprised when I lost a bead at Katemcy. We reseated the bead and I did not feel like breaking the tire down until I had to for new tires. Those inserts were cheesy. It was like a flat peice of plastic, rolled into a circle, then somehow melted back together. It seperated at that seam.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

That is the first one of those that I have heard of breaking. The broken one is the type I have in mine.

I hope to not have to break them down for a good long time, but I will definitely check them out next time I do. I wonder how hard it is to get the new thicker insert into the tire. With a little bit of water, the thinner ones slide in pretty easy.

[JB]

I wonder how hard it is to get the new thicker insert into the tire. With a little bit of water, the thinner ones slide in pretty easy.

I am not looking forward to it.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

I am not looking forward to it.

While I do have a tad bit more ass to put into it, I would think it shouldn't be too awful bad w/ a bit of soapy water (or cheap vegetable oil).

The tire lube I used to use here at work was nothing more than vegi oil with some type of stabilizer in it that smelled a bit orangy.

[JB]

While I do have a tad bit more ass to put into it, I would think it shouldn't be too awful bad w/ a bit of soapy water (or cheap vegetable oil).

The tire lube I used to use here at work was nothing more than vegi oil with some type of stabilizer in it that smelled a bit orangy.

It was not that difficult once I figured it out, though if there was a hiddne camera in my garage, you would be laughing your ass off at me.

I covered the insert and tire bead in soapy water. Then, I placed the insert, upright, close to something I could support myself on(I used an 86 Ford on jackstands). Next I balanced the tire ontop of the insert, climbed up on the insert while suporting myself on the Bronco, then slipped each foot off the insert, into the tire, jumped up and down, and it would pop on. If you do not put your feet inside the tire and just jump on top of the tire, the insert will pop all the way through.

I ordered some brass 45s and some metal valve stems, but they are threaded, which means I would have find a 9/16x18 tap and tap the hole. I think I might just put some new rubber ones in.

I plan on repainting the rock rings this weekend and gettting it all mounted up.

Does anyone have an extra locking hub for a 30 spline 60? I tried to warranty my Warns, but those hubs are on backorder until mid December.

On the steering, maybe a dumb question, but how can I manually advance the ram out, so that it is centered, so that I can figure out mounting with the tires straight.

[bcolman]

what part of the hub do you need, or do you need the whole thing, i have lots of parts so let me know and we can work something out

as for the ram, you mount it with the tires turned full lock one way, which ever way the ram will be when not extended

[JB]

My list:

mount 39.5"s
hydro assist
buy/install CB
refill the iPod
fill the cooler
pray F150 transmission makes it to Clayton.

[JB]

what part of the hub do you need, or do you need the whole thing, i have lots of parts so let me know and we can work something out

I need the whole thing

[85cj7]

My list:


pray F150 transmission makes it to Clayton.

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