Busy day today - Truggy mods for Moab almost done.

[YELLAHEEP]

Spent the last couple days aquiring parts and today I put my nose to the grindstone and got several things done.

-Spare mounted on wheel
-All 4 bead locks inspected, broken/weak bolts replaced, rings pounded straight, 12oz of Air Soft plastic BB's added to each tire for balance.
-Broken gas tank mounts re-welded, filler neck bracket installed.
-Tie down points added to the bed.
-Replaced the headlight/turn signal harness (chaffed and shorting) with one from a '92. (Turn signals work now!)
-Fabbed up sway bar link brackets on the axle and pins to hold the links when disconnected.

I must say, the Truggy NEEDED that sway bar! Wow what a difference it is to drive on the street now! :thumbup: I got it up to 60 mph on Broadway and the tire balance seems to work great! I haven't tried it on the highway yet, but it will sure be nice to feel safer driving to/from the trails in Moab.

I'm still waiting for my CO2 tank to pass inspection before they'll fill it - hoping it'll be done Friday. I have a 9" pinion guard on order hopefully it'll be here Fri/Sat as well. Rebuild kits are enroute for the leaky coil overs too - I'm taking the kits as a precaution but I'm hoping they'll last through the Moab event without the rebuild.

Still lots to do though......

Here's pics of the sway bar link fab...... not "perfect" but it works.

This is the side that's always difficult to configure a mount for links - the drag link always gets in the way. I built the tall mounts with the idea of adding a triangle shaped piece of 1/4" plate extending forward above the steering to mount the pin to so that it was in front of the coil spring, but I was concerned about the leverage- so I opted to keep it simple. At full lock to the left, that bolt on the steering arm comes right under the link bushing. - so far so good!

The extra set of pins they sent with the kit worked perfect for mounts when disconnected!

 

[Smittty9785]

what size tires you running? is that a 44 and 9" combo?

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Yup - 44/9 on 37's.

 

[Smittty9785]

good deal, ever break any shafts or u-joints? and whats the gears and you locked?

 

[Kiefer316]

very nice day yella and don't forget ya helped me push that sleve into that bushing... i started the front of my lift today

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Well, the Truggy is a "new to me" rig. It use to be Led's and we traded rigs. He has my yellow "Heep II" now.

I've only 'wheeled this thing 3 times now - nothing real difficult yet, just a few gnarly obstacles but not a full hardcore dedicated trail..... yet. Moab is gonna be trial-by-fire.

Led built the 44/9 combo and ran it for a few months.... dunno how many H.C. trails he put them through. But they're built very well:

44: TNT truss, Rock Crawler 3-link, Alloy shafts, Yukon Super u-joints, 5:13 gears, Detroit, Chevy spindles (machined for big bearings), Ford hubs/rotors, Crane interlocking knuckles/steering arms, hydro assist.

9": Alloy shafts, 5:13, mini-spool, trussed, 4-linked, nitrogen air shock/coil over hybrids, stock drums, soon to have a pinion guard.

 

[Smittty9785]

you happy with the mini spool? i was thinking of going that route, much much cheaper than a locker

 

[YELLAHEEP]

So far, yeah. The ass-end of the Truggy is light enough that any binding just causes a tire to drag on the street. Works great on the trail.

 

[Skully]

I see one thing out of place...........


The track bar is still the old white LEd had before the skittles green and orange.

.....I still think fuchsia would be a cool color there Yella :jester:

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

got any overall pictures of the rig?

looks cool

 

[YELLAHEEP]

got any overall pictures of the rig?

looks cool

Several other pics taken by the guys that went on the Eagle Rock and Bill Moore runs. Check those threads. :thumbup:

 

[JohnJohn]

Nice work on the sway bar. That new mount on the axle might be a great spot for a limiting strap for the drivers side.

 

[Skully]

Nice work on the sway bar. That new mount on the axle might be a great spot for a limiting strap for the drivers side.

That is always fun to have happen in the middle of an obstacle :laugh:

Why limit your travel with a strap?.......................he should just weld a plate on the top bump stop holder with a captured nut or threaded hole and make a round plate to slip in the top of the coil so it catches the coil and stops it from falling out but doesn't limit his down travel.........or buy something like this from ruff stuff

I think it was meant for the back coils on a TJ but the pig tail in front is up top don't see why a little fabbing alteration would not work

 

[JohnJohn]

That is always fun to have happen in the middle of an obstacle :laugh:

Why limit your travel with a strap?....

To insure that coil slides back up properly. I poped one out on because mine did not go back in straight. Someone would be wheelchaired if they had been standing in-front of my rig.

Also the weight of the driverside axle puts a lot of strain on the passenger side tie rod ball joint. When this happens everyone usually gets out to take pictures and ooo and ahh. The whole time the tie rod ball joint and knuckle are under a lot of stress. I used to replace that joint twice a year.

Or just use your shock and a strap. That's what I did.

 

[Skully]

To insure that coil slides back up properly. I poped one out on because mine did not go back in straight. Someone would be wheelchaired if they had been standing in-front of my rig.

Also the weight of the driverside axle puts a lot of strain on the passenger side tie rod ball joint. When this happens everyone usually gets out to take pictures and ooo and ahh. The whole time the tie rod ball joint and knuckle are under a lot of stress. I used to replace that joint twice a year.

Or just use your shock and a strap. That's what I did.

:twak:...................that's why I was giving him the idea of the coil retainer on the, TOP end......this would stop the coil from coming out all the way and would allow the coil to streeeeetch a little to retain some travel but unlike a limit strap which would stop the axle in its tracks

 

[JohnJohn]

:twak:...................that's why I was giving him the idea of the coil retainer on the, TOP end......this would stop the coil from coming out all the way and would allow the coil to streeeeetch a little to retain some travel but unlike a limit strap which would stop the axle in its tracks

:wierd: or just use a strap on the mount he already has now.

 

[Skully]

:wierd: or just use a strap on the mount he already has now.

............but it would cost him more to buy the strap than to go to the hardware store and use some scrap steel.....................we could go on like this forever huh? :greensmok

:cheers:

 

[JohnJohn]

99cts Harbor Freight

We officially stole this thread.

 

[YELLAHEEP]

You'll notice how the coil is still sitting on the axle in that pic - Ruff Stuff coil retainers being used on the bottom of the springs.

Not a bad idea using a large "washer" and bolt into that extended bump stop tube......... Hmmmmm.

 

[JohnJohn]

You'll notice how the coil is still sitting on the axle in that pic - Ruff Stuff coil retainers being used on the bottom of the springs.

Not a bad idea using a large "washer" and bolt into that extended bump stop tube......... Hmmmmm.

Take his side. I'll remember that when my phone rings. :laugh3: