Vanimal
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ill be in truckhaven tomorrow!
work party, escondido
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Vanimal
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souske
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- The land of competition
No problems on the way home. I thought you would have pulled a little harder though with 4.56/31 vs. 4.10/33
souske
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Sure had an Oh Tone! Moment when that hole jumped under my tire
Vanimal
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mine was actually faster off the line with the 3.07's. it runs out of gear too soon with the 4.56's. also, my ghetto shift knob came off in my hand between 1-2.
Vanimal
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so i bumped it up to 33's and 5" of lift. I took it out yesterday and it was getting hung up on everything underneath and the rear springrate seemed too soft so i exchanged the 200lb coilover springs for 300lb and cranked down the preload a hair. i also made 2" spacers for the front until i find some new coils. i did an alignment and the road manners are much better now, but i think one tire is out of balance as it has a little shake at highway speeds.
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hawkeye 1
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Looking very good there Dan, nice work. Don't you love it when a plan comes together.
Vanimal
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thanks dude!
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Lookin real nice Dan! any flex pics? Curious to see the rear in action.
Now ya gotta do something about that stock steering next!
Now ya gotta do something about that stock steering next!
Vanimal
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no pics flexed out yet, but it does flex pretty good on the back.
as for steering, i have a built/modded durango box waiting to go in, and when i swap the d44 into the front i will be using chevy flat top knuckles with high steer. that will come in time though.
Looking very good there Dan, nice work. Don't you love it when a plan comes together.
Hell yes Hannibal!!!
jeeperjohn
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I find that you have to be patient and stitch weld when welding upside down.
2stix
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faster wire speed helps also.
Vanimal
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yea, figured that one out, getting a little better at it.
2stix
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damn, i thought there were 10 posts per page. Sorry Burt Reynolds, you have to stay. well here's some pics.
hope i can learn to weld before the end of this project. getting a little better as it progresses.
these welds are not bad at all. but if you can, turn up the heat and speed a little more. you want to be able to see just a little more of a burn in on the edge of the bead. remember you are trying to MELT both pieces together, not just glue them sort of speak.
Vanimal
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LOL it's cranked man! it's a little 90a 115v lincoln. i just need a bigger welder
2stix
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ha ha, thats what i figured (hence the "if you can" comment). with that, try and go back over the weld back and forth as you go. sort of like bigger circles. this will help melt more of the steel as it is all ready heated. it is sort of like pushing your weld into the project and pushing out a little to each side. i use this technique when i use my little lincoln SP125 and projects that max it out.
Vanimal
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so i FINALLY got a chance to do some decent wheeling with the new setup this weekend at socalfest. all in all, i was pretty happy with it. i still want to tinker with the rear spring rates, but it wasnt anything that caused issues. I do need a doubler or an atlas, it's geared just a little too high to be able to creep up stuff without having to work the clutch a little. however, i do not want to go much lower than what i have (4.56's) since i want it to be streetable.
next step is a cage, hp d44, and coilovers for the front.
next step is a cage, hp d44, and coilovers for the front.
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Give it some time and you will have no problems. I said the same thing when I first put my jeep together, now I like the set up.
Vanimal
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here's what makes me think the spring rates are a little off, the rear flexes and the front barely does. i think if it was sprung a little more evenly front to back (needs to go heavier in the rear) then the front driver's side spring would compress more making the heep a little more level. im not sure if im on the right track with this though, any experts want to chime in?
