Got it together and mounted the tires to see if it was any wider. I think it is a little wider now. The hubs were offset .5" from the Ford hubs, but the knuckle was narrower, figured it come out about the same. I will find out next time i load it on teh trailer. Other pic shows that I had to remove a very small amount of material from teh new outers to fit through the knuckle. The old Ford outer stuff is for sale (Ford 60 hubs/rotors, 30 spline outers, inner spindle seals)
92 YJ
04 F-150 4x4
11 F-250 4x4
my camera brings the suck apparently
92 YJ
04 F-150 4x4
11 F-250 4x4
ive put 15" wheels on those brakes before and they didn't need to be ground. unless u have rediculous back spacing
Red 81 CJ5, 35's, 4.10 and detroit, 4 to 1 dana 300, tbi efi, flat belly, cage, chromos and auzzie in front... sometimes runs. body damage to come
Random Tech Question:
The calipers are from say a 75 K10. I found what I think/thought was a chevy banjo bolt inthe Help section. Drilled out the 'block' on my braided line, bolted it together, but it still leaked slightly. I had copper washers on both sides. Went to store and got brake hose for 75 K10. See pic. What is the purpose of the 'ears' on each side of the block? Is it on backwards? Does it matter? Are banjo bolts tapered? After that bolt goes through the block and two washers, there is not much thread left. I might need a longer one, but I dunno. I think this one might be leaking slightly too. I am going to go back out and check it in a bit.
92 YJ
04 F-150 4x4
11 F-250 4x4
Don't the ears keep it from spinning on the caliper? I think they just act as keepers in that notch where you have them...
ya like Brett said the ears are to keep the banjo fitting from spinning on the caliper and yes you do have yours on backwards. The flat portion of the ear should be against the caliper. No banjo fittings are not tapered, however the bolts in a sense are. On the bolt the threaded portion is a smaller OD than the non-threaded shank. Measure the length of the shank on the banjo bolt and compare it to the thickness of the banjo fitting, they should be the same. Hope this helps.
I bet this is going to be my issue. Is there a better source to find proper banjo bolts other than the 2 or 3 that every parts store has in the Help/Dorman section?Originally Posted by 85cj7
92 YJ
04 F-150 4x4
11 F-250 4x4
bryan hose and gasket has a good assortment in stock, ask for jimmy.
Last edited by 85cj7; 07-11-2010 at 08:20 PM.
ive used many form horeillys and never had an issue
Red 81 CJ5, 35's, 4.10 and detroit, 4 to 1 dana 300, tbi efi, flat belly, cage, chromos and auzzie in front... sometimes runs. body damage to come
In the pic, the fitting is on the correct way. If I flip it, then the 'ears' do not 'engage' the tabs on teh caliper, thus it would let it spin. I think my issue was putting it together and taking it apart a few times using the same copper washers. I put some fresh ones on there and it seems to be fine.
92 YJ
04 F-150 4x4
11 F-250 4x4
Dumb question, but couldn't you swap them left to right so the flat part of that ear is flush against the caliper?
Finally no leaks from the braking setup. Ended up replacing one line from the prop valve to the pass. side hose.
I might still have some air in the lines. Right now, I can only lock up the rear on a hard brake. And the rear locks up nice and quick. Pedal is a little more spongy than before.
I ended up pulling off both steering assist hoses until I can get a new mount built for the ram. I got some JIC caps for the ports. It seems to steer just fine now, like before the ram, but I am gettting a loud creaking from what I think is the box, and the box seems to get pretty hot pretty fast. Not sure why it would be doing that.
Since it is wider now, Clarke is building some driveover fenders for the trailer. Pics hopefully next week.
92 YJ
04 F-150 4x4
11 F-250 4x4
The tube fenders on my trailer work awesome and blend in well John. There are some pics in the rig sled thread if they are something you like and they weren't hard to build.
He who dies with the most **** wins, after seeing your collection you are in the lead no doubt!
Thanks to Clarke, the trailer now sports some drive-over fenders. The pics suck but I will get some good ones later. We still need to weld in the inner skins and paint it. The material is 2x4 box 3/16" wall cut into 5 pieces to mimic the radius of the original fender. After the inner piece is on, and it is painted, it will look very slick.
92 YJ
04 F-150 4x4
11 F-250 4x4
do this on the rear springs
1976 F-100 Kustom Krawler
1976 F-150 Custom
1964 CJ5
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