Blake, Paul and I started the rear axle swap today. I got one side mostly unbolted, I'll get the other side done tomorrow. I also need to unbolt the rear tire carrier, since the spare is bending my tailgate, and take the crap-ass rear bumper off.
Here's how it sits at Paul's garage:
Here are my kustom (Paul) Blunt Motorsports shackle/frame bushings:
Here's one of my rear ujoint caps...I haven't greased them in quite a while...
I'll update with daily progress throughout the swap...
Last edited by bburris; 10-01-2003 at 01:25 AM.
What axle is going in?
8.8 ?
i think the 8.8 he got for 30 bones is going in...
http://www.tamor.org/forum/upload/sh...?threadid=2442
Boats and hoes
Stumble in to the liquor store
With a dollar-fifty for a bottle of wine,
I know just what I'm lookin for
Thunderbird will do just fine.
hey check this out, think that was a friday axle, or do you think it is a legit concern?
http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/axle/ford8_8/
Boats and hoes
Stumble in to the liquor store
With a dollar-fifty for a bottle of wine,
I know just what I'm lookin for
Thunderbird will do just fine.
Hey what boneyard is that... is that in corpus? Man that's alot of cars, i gotta give that place a visit.
it's in Dallas
Boats and hoes
Stumble in to the liquor store
With a dollar-fifty for a bottle of wine,
I know just what I'm lookin for
Thunderbird will do just fine.
damn....if you're careful not to overheat the axle until it warps i dont see why it could be a "bad" thing to weld up the tubes like that. just extra insurance.
kind of what i was thinking, don't think my mig could do that though, and it is pretty easy to warp one I would think
Boats and hoes
Stumble in to the liquor store
With a dollar-fifty for a bottle of wine,
I know just what I'm lookin for
Thunderbird will do just fine.
The pig is cast, it should be welded with stainless, but 7018 should be fine too. Or you can spool your mig up with the right wire and gas or just use the right flux core wire, TSC has all these different things and a guide to tell you which to use.
We've made some more progress in the last couple of nights.
I finished holesawing the tub for the taillights...
shackle mounts to the frame with these:
Last edited by bburris; 10-01-2003 at 01:27 AM.
This was the point of no return. I sawzalled most of the LCA frame brackets off, then used the grinder to get them flush to the bottom of the frame.
The furthest set are YJ leaves, the closer set is an XJ leaf pack. I have been convinced to use the XJs so I can flip them front to back later when I want to extend my wheelbase a few inches.
Kustom leaf spring brackets courtesy of the professional machinest at Blunt Motorsports
Here are the leaves mocked up and measured. We just need to get the other side welded in and then we can figure out what to do about shackles.
Last edited by bburris; 10-01-2003 at 01:29 AM.
and to anyone that is curious...yes it will be sitting ass high for a while - until I can redo the front suspension
Why don't you just sell your crap and buy an XJ thats what your turning your rig into anyway!!!
I enjoy having a real frame. You saw me wheel. I'd break an XJ in half.
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