Yup already accounted for bump stops. Got hockey pucks on the way.
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Yup already accounted for bump stops. Got hockey pucks on the way.
why not a tennis ball?
Cause my dog likes her tennis balls but doesn't play with her hockey pucks.:gigem:
Got some more work done on the new front axle. Was able to get it painted up and painted the track bar drop bracket, along with the knuckles. still need to drill them out for the 1 ton TRE's.
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front and rear axle are matching now!
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no aftermarket cover on the front?
He drives a lot in reverse.
Yup currently under the truck now on the bent d30
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You could've bought a set of rubi 44's or a kingpin 60 for all the money you've dumped into that axle. And at the end of the day, it's still a dana 30 with shafts the size of rebar. Just sayin
Well if I would have known that I was going to bend the front axle and have to replace it before I did the 8.8 swap, I would have just went with a full width 44/9 set up. Before I bought this new d30 I did look for a narrow width waggy 44 but could never find one. I also found a couple of front rubi 44s on CL but people were wanting 1500 bucks for them. Plus The shafts and tubes in the front d30's are the same size that is in the rubi 44s. The only strength gain to the rubi 44s would be the ring and pinon size.
And when It comes down to it I have spent under 1500 on a fully rebuilt, locked, beefed up, and geared d30, VS. spending 1500 on a wore out stock rubi d44.
A built dana 30 is just fine. A lot of people use the "coulda bought a 60" argument. It's true, you probably could buy the 60. But you have to replace the rear axle to match the front. Are you going to put a 60 on shortarms? No, so now you're into a 3 link. New driveshafts? New wheels? New tires if you bump to 16/16.5/17" wheels? Add a couple grand over what he has in that 30.
Build the 30, wheel the 30, realize it does have limitations, bring spares, have fun. :D
Oh ya, there's always some other jeep dummy looking for a built dana 30 when you're ready to sell and upgrayedd. :D
Don't feed the trolls
Maybe I shoulda just went with a king pin dana 30. That would make me a bad ass then right?:cool:
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I see balljoints
A) that axle has balljoints
B) kingpin 30s had closed knuckles and therefor blow donkey nuts
What's wrong with closed knuckles?
On 'Merican **** they usually have smaller u-joints than their open knuckle counterparts.
And they leak too
Went to a local offroad park (might as well be called a mud hole...) this weekend. Had fun, but got stuck quite a few times. I knew I would, seeing as how I only have 2wd right now because I still have the old front axle in with the non matching gears to the rear. Just made me want to get the long arms and new axle under even quicker. Did have some damage this weekend too. The rear break lines got wrapped up on something and pulled them and I don't think I have rear brakes right now. Something went in the front axle. Makes some got awful noise when I turn. I think It is a ball joint. Don't really care cause the whole axle will be sitting in the scrap yard in the next week or so anyway. Oh and some new pin stripes of course!
Most of the pictures I have is of when I was stuck...
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Local to College Station? 47?
Looks like fun though. Glad you can still get it out and drive it.
Looks like Texas off road ranch.
Yes it is.
gotcha
Got some more work done on the Turdy 30 this past weekend. Was able to drill the knuckles and pitman arm for the 1 ton steering. Ball Joints are pressed in and u-joints are also. Went an picked up some hub bearings from advance. Ordered "MOOG" ones but they gave me "National" and didn't have any Moog ones in stock, kinda ticked me off... Don't know much about "National", are they as good as Moog products? Anyway, had to order 2 spindle nut kits from Napa because I misplaced mine, from what I hear you are suppose to replace them every time you take them off anyway. Also lost the bolts that attach the hub bearing assembly to the knuckle. Going to head to fastenal today to get some. Called the dealership and they wanted like 6 bucks per bolt, Smh.... Highway robbery. Waiting on a buddy to get back in town next week to install it all and the lift. Then I will have to measure and have a custom front drive shaft made with multiple cardone joints on it to deal with the steep angle. Also Still need to install the locker in the rear. Hope to have this thing wrapped up by the 1st of July. Reds are starting to hit hard in matagorda bay and its killing me not having a 4wd.
comparison of the knuckle drilled out to 7/8ths to accept the 1 ton tie rod ends. Second time I have done this and its not very fun..... Burnt up my Dewalt hammer drill.
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With the tapered inserts installed.
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And the axle 95% complete
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Why were you using a hammer drill on metal?
All I had.
I bet it is a selectable hammer/no hammer drill. Full time hammer drills are usually pretty good size.
Has anyone asked what a penny sniffer is?
Yes it is selectable.
national is a good brand
National is Moog. They're just Moog's bearing and seal division....
If you really care about brand, get timken from autozone. Just bring part numbers with you because I've almost shot myself several times in that store.
IMO, for a rig that sees a lot of sand and mud I just buy the cheapest bearings. Sand and mud will tear up even the nicest bearings you can buy.