Killer project!

 

well you called it on the left side breakage..... so whats the word on the warrantee?

 

nothing yet, still waiting....think on Monday i will just call them.

 

body needs more purple, dash needs to be green and i can call it barney!
are you going to throw full front clip on it? or some kind of tube contraption?

 

no idea what will end up happening at this point

 

sounds like its going to be a fun rig

 

Got the front clip assmebled.....

Also got the 38's on it, and relocated my rear axle and susp to gain the clearance on the cab.

A stock B2 (its a B2 Frame) has a wheelbase of 94" I have stretched the wheelbase on my frame to 114"

 

looks good. kinda tall but looks really good..

 

yeah its to tall...... might have to raise the coil buckets up and move the front leaf springs mount up.

 

Picked up a saginaw power steering pump....modifiy my stock bracket to accept it, no more whineing and pump fade from the junk stock RBV pumps.

 

Thats a swap I would like to know more about!

 

If you want a box for it, I'll make you a great deal... .and it's already purple....

 

tell me more

 

Heres the stock style hub i run (this hub has now been through two chrome moly's) that is still good. And below it is my Yukon Chrome Moly that i broke at rocks/valleys two weeks ago.

I purchased them from Broncograveyard early last year. Shattered the LF inner/outer last summer. Blew all the ears off the inner and the stub. The 5-760x ujoint held though. So it wasn't a ujoint failure. So i got that one warrantied. But now i broke this one. But because i got the Left side warrantied already for free, now i cannot warranty this one because its only warrantieable one time. So I'm now SOL with the stub and would have to buy a new one at full price to replace it.

I think i may send yukon an email. I think its BS that i have eaten 2 chrome moly's on a stock warn style hub and the hub has held each time.

 

Seems wierd to me also, I cannot believe you are going through chrome-molys like that?

 

:sonicjay::sonicjay:

 

This break was with my 38's, last years break was on 36's

I could understand if i was running a stout V8 and the wieght of a fullsize truck. Or hell even a welded front axle.

Its just a dman explorer with a 4.0L and an aussie locker. Hell when this stub broke it didn't even take out the pins in the aussie.

 

john did you call yukon? i had 2 of the same side warrantied.you need to call them and complain..they will most likely take care of it.

 

I'll send an email first, and yes i know i should buy a 60 :teehee: i'll get it out of the way now :sonicjay:

 

i didnt say a word.....:sonicjay::sonicjay:

 

you don't have to oke:

I know you well enough to know what your thinking :teehee:

 

the bad part is..... when you broke this one, you werent even beating on it hard. a little hop, but not bad. ive put my stock shafts through more than that??

 

How about Moser axles they seem to work w/o breakage.

( I do not try hard enuff)

Sweet rig I have 88 bII that we are going to put on a 77 EB frame. Where did you get your arms . Make em? I Need a set.

PM me with some info Thankz keep up the good work

 

I had all the intentions in getting my driveshafts made today and finishing up my drivetrain.

But spent a few hours looking into a friends jeep and a whole lot of time trying regain my workbench and what not. needless to say after many hours i got the bench clean and then some in the garage. I got all done and felt like a 400 lb man who just lost 200 lbs and got to see his dick again after 20 years :teehee:

I got Tuesday off so i plan to spend the majority of my day working. Did i mention i am planning on running this thing in 3 weeks down in Harlin :teehee:

 

I got some stuff done....went and got my shocks, installed my tcase, made my driveshafts, worked on the front susp a little. Need to figure out what i want to do with the bed cage design and mounting of the gas tank. Have a few ideas.

Need to build the front bumper, mount winch, mount shocks, mount seats and reassemble the front axle.

Got my powersteering pump today, ended up ordering a pump from napa. Its the heavy duty option pump from a 86 FS Bronco. Just have to modify the bracket slightly for it to fit.

 

:woot: drove it around the yard for a few minutes.....no shocks=real bouncy

 

If your going to keep the 44 (I assume you are) I'd step up to Superior shafts. Yukon d44 shafts are of questionable quality.

 

yeah i learned that the hard way........thats what i get for saving a buck early to spend more later.

Hoenstly i'll probably just get a Left one......the Left side hates me.

 

that is weird with the lefty - i hate when that happens -

fwiw, i think the long side inner can a twist alittle more thereby soaking up a sudden load and saving the whole assembly. shorty cant dampen it the same so it goes to the weak point. also theres no way to tell (at least by looking at it) if a part is in spec interms of is actual make up, heat treat, etc. half the time the part comes from somehwere else to the supplier so they might not know either, theres usually ongoing quality measures of some sort but im guessing it varies widely.