tiptoptune
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anyone got a good way to measure caster when reinstalling Cs on D44?
I have used digital level on flat of lower ball joint stud surface but wondering how others do it.
Camber - anyone have a method to measure when setting C's on tubes?
Will have housing tacked to bench with pinon at desired angle, heat Cs on grill to 250 ish and setting on with weld gloves and a little tap tap.
Progress
Mounted rear leaf front fixed hangers. Made hangers with rounded ends and a bit oblong to have adjust ability to get rear shackle at desired angle. used 3/16 plate tacked to pipe, heated and bent. Did some more frankenstein boxing of frame and frenched in by drilling 3 inch hole saw holes 1 inch apart. Mounted at 42.5 eye to eye, did not like rear shackle angle so redrilled 1.25 back for 41.25 eye to eye. shackle angle with one leaf is 25* no load, 65 degrees when leaf flat. Will see how it is once loaded. Using same BDS YJ 2 or 2.5 inch lift springs that been using for 10 years. will be spring under again.
Do you think i need to plate the frame where frenched? Was thinking adding 1/8 to each side but.....
cleaned up the leafs and did a little diagnol end cut chamfering to help allow more twist. Read an article from Deaver Spring years ago to do this.
Began front axle conversion from psgr to driver diff. Was thinking making a metal puller jig to pull Cs but thought heck a chain worked fine. DId this converison before on a D30 for my Commando using pinion center line as reference and cut long tube to short length. Been working godd for 8 years so far. on highway and wheeling. On this one i am considering shortening short side for better d shaft and crankshaft pulley clearance. Gotta mock up axle, engine, trans tcase to ensure front d shaft will clear. will need to make spring perch along side and maybe nothced into diff housing a bit. Any suggestions?
I have used digital level on flat of lower ball joint stud surface but wondering how others do it.
Camber - anyone have a method to measure when setting C's on tubes?
Will have housing tacked to bench with pinon at desired angle, heat Cs on grill to 250 ish and setting on with weld gloves and a little tap tap.
Progress
Mounted rear leaf front fixed hangers. Made hangers with rounded ends and a bit oblong to have adjust ability to get rear shackle at desired angle. used 3/16 plate tacked to pipe, heated and bent. Did some more frankenstein boxing of frame and frenched in by drilling 3 inch hole saw holes 1 inch apart. Mounted at 42.5 eye to eye, did not like rear shackle angle so redrilled 1.25 back for 41.25 eye to eye. shackle angle with one leaf is 25* no load, 65 degrees when leaf flat. Will see how it is once loaded. Using same BDS YJ 2 or 2.5 inch lift springs that been using for 10 years. will be spring under again.
Do you think i need to plate the frame where frenched? Was thinking adding 1/8 to each side but.....
cleaned up the leafs and did a little diagnol end cut chamfering to help allow more twist. Read an article from Deaver Spring years ago to do this.
Began front axle conversion from psgr to driver diff. Was thinking making a metal puller jig to pull Cs but thought heck a chain worked fine. DId this converison before on a D30 for my Commando using pinion center line as reference and cut long tube to short length. Been working godd for 8 years so far. on highway and wheeling. On this one i am considering shortening short side for better d shaft and crankshaft pulley clearance. Gotta mock up axle, engine, trans tcase to ensure front d shaft will clear. will need to make spring perch along side and maybe nothced into diff housing a bit. Any suggestions?