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well i made a list of chit still to do on my truck......

there is prob. more......i made it at 7am......

Cut and make ¼” plate for knuckle support, drill to 1” hole, weld on.
finish t-case mounts
measure for tie-rod, Cut DOM and weld in tubing inserts, install Tie-Rod
Buy Coilovers and install, weld in top mounts, may need to trim bottom hole out
Measure for draglink, Cut DOM and weld in tubing inserts, install draglink
Design brackets (upper and lower) for panhard at the same angle as the draglink, and have them cut out.
Install brackets and weld in. Measure for panhard, Cut DOM and weld in tubing inserts, install panhard.
assemble front axle
Fix gas line??????? no clue how i'll do that
Support the weight of the rear of the truck from the frame.
Remove all rear suspension
clean and paint frame, sub-frame, links, etc
install rear axle
buy shackles
install rear hangers, shackles and leaf springs (hopefully it will be big enough)
Design front hangers and have them cut out, weld hanger together….
get desired shackle angle before drilling holes in frame to mount hangers
Measure for drive shafts and get them made, install drive shafts
Measure for brake lines, get lines made, install brake lines.
Get and install bumper back from friend


If there is time before mudfest (doubtful)



Buy 1.75”x9” ram from psc (have email of price)
Buy hydraulic lines and fittings.
Remove old steering box and install new hydro assist one, swap pitman arm over.
make mounts on axle and draglink for hydro ram, install ram and hydro lines.
purge lines with PS fluid
Test drive truck, get all quirks out.

 

questions:

how do i measure for my draglink? do i have the wheel turned at full lock and the steering on its steering stops, or do i have the pitman arm and the knuckle straight as possible then measure?


Do i have to have the coilovers charged before i install them for mockup?

 

i dont think im going to be able to make it to mudfest with this much work......maybe i will......we'll see

 

what're you doin on FTE? go get that thing done!

 

Come on, don't want to hear that!





Even though it is very understandable.

Good luck, hope this isn't just a way go get out of the pull contest with George. hahaha lol

 

Answer, you need to have the coilovers in the truck and the truck sitting on the suspension as it will be, meaning you need to get your track bar in and the axle centered 1st! After that, then with the pitman arm in the centered in the middle of the arc (your steering wheel should be straight), and the wheels straight forward with the tie rod in place (measured and built like we already talked about), then you can measure the distance from the pitman arm center to the passenger knuckle center. I threaded 1 end of the tube and put the rod end in, then held it in place to get the total lentgh that the tube needs to be after you subtract for the other rod end. Just don't forget to leave a couple of turns out on the rod ends in case you need to adjust it later.

 

im going to finish #1 tommarrow.....and measure for my tie rod.......just need to know the proper way to measure for them........

 

nothing would make me happier to get that thing to mudfest.....

 

thats all i needed to know.....i know the rest

im ordering my coilovers tomarrow.....

im going to build my draglink first, then design and build my panhard around the draglink......it will have the same angle AND the same length.....

 

I can only imagine.

Good luck, hope you finish everything.
I want finish everything with my Bronco, but just don't have time (or much money) right now.

 

Not too sure if you really want to do that. If you finish weld your draglink, and then do your panhard bar later, if the axle isn't exactly centered with the weight of the truck on the suspension and axles, your draglink could be off by a bit, and you may need to shorten or lengthen it depending on how it finally sits on the suspension. As a temporary to get an angle, tack the tube from the knuckle to the draglink to give the angle for the panhard, then finish that 1st, then go back and make the draklink second (actually 3rd as the tie rod needs to be done before the draglink).

 

dont even say that! you gotta get it done by mudfest, MINIONS UNITE! we need to all go help Nick finish his truck haha, id come help ya if i thought id be any help but probably wouldnt, ever need an extra set of hands though let me know

 

huh?.......my truck will be under the full weight of my coilovers when i measure for my draglink.......the axle is already centered up under the truck as it sits right now....nothing will move......the draglink and the panhard will be measured at ride height.......



but it is always good advice just to tack it up first.......but i really need to get the finished (at least tacked ) drag link in to copy the angle and have the exact same length (just as important as angle) panhard.......

 

i have prob. the best help i could get almost every weekend..........my mom......shes the one setting up the welder, running extension chords, blocking the wind (welding), handing me tools, fetching me parts all day long........i think shes done about as much grinding on my truck as i have......ehh, maybe not