dam john lots of work... how do the wedges come off the early axles?? i have a 79 and they are cast on...

 

can't wait to see the truck done john

 

:dunie:

 

I never realized what you started with. Good job.

 

thanks

 

John...what size are those TSL? Why did you switch from your Iroks?

never mind on the size....I see you xj4lifes TSL.

 

honestly, every time i got into any mud they slicked right up and i got no traction.......i wanted something a little different and XJ4Life offered his TSL's so i jumped on them. I can't wait to get on the trail and try them out.......

 

well change of plans.....

I picked up a pair of Mid 70's D44 chevy Knuckles and related parts. My new plan is i am going to run a leaf spring set-up up front with a hi-steer set-up. both knuckles are flat tops so this way i can place the steering totally above the springs to protect the steering set-up. I haven't got the knuckles removed from the axle yet. But from what i have read i can take the knuckle, spindle hun, caliper and bracket. Reuse my ford rotors to keep the lug pattern the same. I use the chevy stub shafts. I also got my axle back from getting the pass side shortened 6 inches. Its been 5 degrees here and snowing hard the last few days so once the weather breaks and warms up a little i'll be hitting the garage for some long set-up hours.

I'm gonna make a bastard leaf pack from all the various leafs from things i've collected. But the main leaf will be a rear explorer. with the spring bolt offset in the leaf this will allow me to push the front about 2 inches from a stock location on the frame and put the front shackle from being in front of the frame rail. Got alot of trail and error ahead once it warms up.

 

:dunie: A new setup !

 

sweet cant wait to see it done

 

thats sweet that is how bronco sally is running his ad the leafs flex real good

 

You been spendin time with muddywater?

 

actually, the more i thought about how to set his up, the more i thought it would work on my set-up........

 

Do you have your main rear leaf? I may split up my spair set to beef mine a little so you could have em if you need'um. I wish I would have pulled some of those shackel dealies from 78 f250s I have scrapped. They would work sweet.

 

i have a huge pile of leaf springs that are taken apart......bring me your two leaf packs and you can take whatever you want from the pile.
What did you want for the leafs $$$???

 

I have them listed for $75 but I was going to let you have the mains and keep the rest.

 

i think i have two mains, i have probably 25-30 other leaves in a pile

 

well got some stuff done.

Hooked up my new air compressor, out together my new 12 ton press, wired up and played a little with my new plasma cutter.

Got my front spring pack put together, bought my spring perches for the axle. Got one of the two remaining wedges off the axle. Amd disassmebled the Front Chevy D44 i bought for the flat top knuckles. Damn thing had a busted bearing and is stuck on the spindle hub. Have to bring it to work and clean up all the parts.

Now i was told with doing the flat top chevy knuckle swap that i would need to reuse the chevy stubs, but when comparing to the Ford D44 stubs i could not see a difference.

Hope it doesn't get to cold the next few days, i hope to make my spring mounts and get the axle mocked into place.

 

It is my understanding/experiance that dana 44 stubs are dana 44 stubs. The only difference i have ever seen is the groove for the clip.

 

Different spline counts on different axles and different size u joints. I've seen alot of different ones.

 

i always thought it was just the groove for the clip also.

 

well my ford D44 and chevy D44 stubs are identical, same length, same spline, same ujoint. This makes me very happy. Now it'll be easier to buy chrome moly shafts.

 

good score

 

I put scout II knuckles out on an early bronco axle the ujoint was a different size and I believe the spline was different. Also, spline count from a scout II is different from a dana 44 from a 77 f-250. I know this because I thought I could use hubs from a scout to put on the ford axle and the spline count was different besides the hub being to small so they aren't all the same. Many were maybe but not all.

 

Maybe i should have clarified better.
I was refering to all fullsize dana 44's.

I know that the early bronco axles used smaller joints and different stubs. Some jeeps also had different axle shafts. The stubs seemed to differ according to the braks and hub styles.

I mean different as in different then a fullsize.

 

:woot:

I just ordered

Hi-Steer Arms and studs/nuts/washers
Chrome moly shafts for left/right
and in a little while an aussie locker for the front

:woot:

 

WOW better be carefull or you will have to change your screen name:sonicjay:

 

i have two B2's :sonicjay:

the other one is a mud runner that has less then $400 into it total including buying it

 

thats sweet can't wait to see it done