Fishboy's Weight Weenie Thread

[cracker]

Should we start taking bets on if he will get it put together before wanting to change it?

I bet he's already got the 1610 (he really should) rolling around in his head.

Blow me. Don't you have some campaigning to do?

 

[cal]

Kingpins -have- to be better .. I mean, the kingpin bearings on my f100's dana 44 usually last a good 18 to 30 months before i have to replace them.

Granted, I've driven the truck 21k miles in the last 5 years .. but still. I have a balljoint front end going in to fix that..

 

[XJ_ranger]

Kingpins -have- to be better .. I mean, the kingpin bearings on my f100's dana 44 usually last a good 18 to 30 months before i have to replace them.

Granted, I've driven the truck 21k miles in the last 5 years .. but still. I have a balljoint front end going in to fix that..

I was hopeing you'd chime in with the weight of your axle... that'd be interesting to compare... pretty much the same $$$, compare the ultra d30 to the 609?

 

[cal]

I'll weigh it when I get it all put together. Then I'll throw the new 44 under the truck and start a hp44 for the jeep.

 

[CRASH]

Balljoints do wear out under 7,000 pound diesel 1 ton pickups, usually it takes about 100,000 miles, but if you run a really big-dumb truck, they can go in as little as 50k. Usually the unit bearings freeze up long before the BJ's go, though.

Edited because I'm a moron.

 

[Lincoln]

Blow me. Don't you have some campaigning to do?

Sorry, I don't have any pepper and tweezers handy.

 

[Mike L]

Usually the balljoints freeze up long before the BJ's go, though.

Isn't a ball joint the same thing as a BJ? :laugh2:

-Mike

 

[GSequoia]

Isn't a ball joint the same thing as a BJ? :laugh2:

-Mike

What happens in JV stays in JV?

 

[Goatman]

What happens in JV stays in JV?

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[Paul S]

Still doesn't explain why comp 2500# buggies change their ball joints so often :lecture:

Either that's not true, or, it says a lot about the benefits of BJ's & unit bearings. If 9 out of 10 competitors are willing to change BJ's every other Comp., they must really dislike KP's &/or spindles.

At least your KP junk will net you a slightly cheaper 609 in the end, that's something you can feel good about.
As for me, I'm tired of cutting corners, this time I'm spending the $$$ & doing it right:laugh:

P

 

[BIGWOODY]

I've seen broke BJ's on a 60...I've yet to see or break a KP myself.

 

[David Taylor]

I've seen broke BJ's on a 60...I've yet to see or break a KP myself.

Was this after a u-joint going ? Or, did the ball joint just fail on it's own.

 

[cracker]

Was this after a u-joint going ? Or, did the ball joint just fail on it's own.

nervous? :kissyou:

 

[Paul S]

I've seen broke BJ's on a 60...I've yet to see or break a KP myself.

Have you ever seen a broken BJ that wasn't caused by an inexperienced driver thinking it was ok to drive on a broken axle/ujoint?
People say the same about D30 BJ's, of which I've seen a few break, but never without driver error as the cause.
Considering how long BJ's last under D44's running 37's, & I'm sure D60 BJ's will years under 40's.
In the meantime, Avery's going to be reshimming his springless KP's every month in a futile effort to rid himslef of death wobble, after a year or so he'll give up & try running the stock KP springs (as they were designed), of course we know from countless KP complaints that this will not solve his DW problem.
It's cool Avery, you can drive out to Hwy 20 & Outer Limits with Garry, he'll be the guy maxed out at 23MPH. We'll wait at the trailhead:wave:

P

 

[BIGWOODY]

The joint/shaft was undamaged, the same can't be said for the air shock that was mounted to the knuckle.
This buggy was running 42 irocs , was turning in deep rocks the BJ seperated. I ripped the knuckle of my 44 and only broke the inner shaft right where it exited the axle tube. All that said, most people I wheel with are a little beyond extreme when it comes to beating on their rigs.

 

[cracker]

Have you ever seen a broken BJ that wasn't caused by an inexperienced driver thinking it was ok to drive on a broken axle/ujoint?
People say the same about D30 BJ's, of which I've seen a few break, but never without driver error as the cause.
Considering how long BJ's last under D44's running 37's, & I'm sure D60 BJ's will years under 40's.
In the meantime, Avery's going to be reshimming his springless KP's every month in a futile effort to rid himslef of death wobble, after a year or so he'll give up & try running the stock KP springs (as they were designed), of course we know from countless KP complaints that this will not solve his DW problem.
It's cool Avery, you can drive out to Hwy 20 & Outer Limits with Garry, he'll be the guy maxed out at 23MPH. We'll wait at the trailhead:wave:

P

With the Spedo gear currently in the Atlas, it'll look like I am going 45

Garry and I will then have to race :laugh2:

 

[BIGWOODY]

of course we know from countless KP complaints that this will not solve his DW problem.
P

DW is soooooo 2003. I've never met a DW problem that hydro assist didn't take care of, not mention all the stress it takes off the track bar. Better yet full hydro, I can run the buggy at 70mph, on 39 krawlers with no balancing (water , bb's etc..).For the street and trail , there's no beating assist.

 

[Paul S]

DW is soooooo 2003. I've never met a DW problem that hydro assist didn't take care of, not mention all the stress it takes off the track bar. Better yet full hydro, I can run the buggy at 70mph, on 39 krawlers with no balancing (water , bb's etc..).

Damn, that's a good point...

P

 

[cracker]

TruHi9 Third Member 79.375 pounds

(didn't want to unwrap it before I took it home)

Less shafts, u-joints and calipers, I am at 338.75 pounds.

 

[NXJ]

You guys are simply insane (in the brain ), we're talking about freaking unsprung weight here!

Go and gut your interiors, or go on a diet or something.