Next piece of the puzzle showed up today.
Bilstein 7100 with a 12" stroke for the rear.
The're soooo shiny.
Bilstein 7100 with a 12" stroke for the rear.
The're soooo shiny.
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Installed the bilstein 7100 shocks. Ride is much improved,needs a little more rebound dampening but overall much improved 
Had some time this weekend so I started on the front shock install. I got some furd towers and finally figured out how to mount them. I cut off the factory bump stop bracket and used one of the original holes with the upper hole on the shock mount and drilled the lower hole. The drivers side mount had to be trimmed to clear the steering shaft. Passenger side needed the ac lines bent slightly for clearance.
I made some quick lower shock mounts and burned them in right on the factory mounts,because I'm lazy.
Got the shocks mounted and went for a quick drive,definitely needed more rebound.
Pulled the shocks apart and replaced the 8 stack on rebound with a 12 stack. Its much better but still needs some tuning. Overall all a little more compression and some more low speed rebound and it should be perfect.
I made some quick lower shock mounts and burned them in right on the factory mounts,because I'm lazy.
Got the shocks mounted and went for a quick drive,definitely needed more rebound.
Pulled the shocks apart and replaced the 8 stack on rebound with a 12 stack. Its much better but still needs some tuning. Overall all a little more compression and some more low speed rebound and it should be perfect.
Decided to start on the front bumper today.
Started by cutting the front frame horns off square. Made some mounting plates out of 1/4x4 flat bar and welded the frame side on.
Whipped up some bumper brackets in CAD and cut them out of my sheet of 3/16 hot rolled with my chinee prasma cuttel.
Got them cleaned up and welded to the mounting plates. Spaced them at 3/4" and boxed them in with some 1/8 hot rolled.
Bolted the brackets up and started bending tube,decided I was hot and tired and called it a night.
I will pick it up again tomorrow.
Started by cutting the front frame horns off square. Made some mounting plates out of 1/4x4 flat bar and welded the frame side on.
Whipped up some bumper brackets in CAD and cut them out of my sheet of 3/16 hot rolled with my chinee prasma cuttel.
Got them cleaned up and welded to the mounting plates. Spaced them at 3/4" and boxed them in with some 1/8 hot rolled.Bolted the brackets up and started bending tube,decided I was hot and tired and called it a night.I will pick it up again tomorrow.
Today I got the tubing notched and fitted. Welded it together and capped the ends.
Hung the finished product and painted it with the finest krylon black.
Mounted it for the last time and installed the closeout/skid plate. Skid plate is made out of 3/16 aluminum and dimpled.
Also fitted it with 3/4" D rings for recovery points.
Hung the finished product and painted it with the finest krylon black.
Mounted it for the last time and installed the closeout/skid plate. Skid plate is made out of 3/16 aluminum and dimpled.
Also fitted it with 3/4" D rings for recovery points.
Nice work! I’m really digging the aluminum on there.
Thank you!
I took another picture showing the bumper from a different angle. I pretty happy with how this turned out.
Small update here.
Revalved the front shocks about 6 times and settled on a hybrid stack of .12 and .10 shims on compression and a straight. 008 stack on rebound.
Built a new steering drag link. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.
Revalved the front shocks about 6 times and settled on a hybrid stack of .12 and .10 shims on compression and a straight. 008 stack on rebound.
Built a new steering drag link. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.
Small update. Got some 2.0x12 fox shocks for the rear and mounted them up.
Also found a third row seat and seat belts,now the whole family can ride.
Also found a third row seat and seat belts,now the whole family can ride.
So it's been awhile since I've really done anything with the Sub other than drive it.
Recently the radiator started leaking and it was the wrong radiator anyway.
It was the 28x17x1.25 and it would cause the engine to overheat with the ac on,so I replaced with the big 28x19x2.5 rad.
I also decided to install an auxiliary transmission cooler and a pusher fan that comes on with the ac compressor.
Hopefully all that will keep the temps in check with this nuclear heat we have been having lately.
Of course I am terrible with pichers so all I have is one of the cooler/fan,also note the super bright chinee led offroad lights.
Recently the radiator started leaking and it was the wrong radiator anyway.
It was the 28x17x1.25 and it would cause the engine to overheat with the ac on,so I replaced with the big 28x19x2.5 rad.
I also decided to install an auxiliary transmission cooler and a pusher fan that comes on with the ac compressor.
Hopefully all that will keep the temps in check with this nuclear heat we have been having lately.
Of course I am terrible with pichers so all I have is one of the cooler/fan,also note the super bright chinee led offroad lights.
Time for an update.
Finally got my winch mounted. It's a Badlands 12k from Hazard Fraught and I used the Badlands universal mounting plate as a base.
I cut up the plate and integrated it into my front bumper. I also converted it to synthetic rope to lighten things up, losing the wire rope and roller fairlead took about 35 lbs off. The finished bumper/winch mount weighs 45 lbs,with winch installed I wound guess around 100 lbs total.
After getting it installed and wired it was time to wind the rope on the drum. Of course it was 1° and snowing when I got around to that. I hooked it to the hitch on my pickup and used the parking brake to make drag as the winch pulled it in. 85 feet of synthetic rope fit with room to spare.
I also recently installed a set of Hella valuefit 7 led lights,those suckers are bright!
Finally got my winch mounted. It's a Badlands 12k from Hazard Fraught and I used the Badlands universal mounting plate as a base.
I cut up the plate and integrated it into my front bumper. I also converted it to synthetic rope to lighten things up, losing the wire rope and roller fairlead took about 35 lbs off. The finished bumper/winch mount weighs 45 lbs,with winch installed I wound guess around 100 lbs total.
After getting it installed and wired it was time to wind the rope on the drum. Of course it was 1° and snowing when I got around to that. I hooked it to the hitch on my pickup and used the parking brake to make drag as the winch pulled it in. 85 feet of synthetic rope fit with room to spare.
I also recently installed a set of Hella valuefit 7 led lights,those suckers are bright!
So now we'll need to see a write up of the Hella vs the Red ring Chinee leds
Time for another update. Decided it was finally time to build a rear bumper with a spare tire carrier.
Found a chunk of 3x5 rectangle tubing with 3/16 wall.
Cut the back of the frame square and boxed the ends. Cut the tubing to size and made caps for the ends. Whipped up some frame brackets and got them tacked on. That's all the progress I have for now, more updates tomorrow
Found a chunk of 3x5 rectangle tubing with 3/16 wall.
Cut the back of the frame square and boxed the ends. Cut the tubing to size and made caps for the ends. Whipped up some frame brackets and got them tacked on. That's all the progress I have for now, more updates tomorrow
Finally got back on this project and got it wrapped up this weekend. Bent up some tube for the tailgate spare tire carrier and got looking good. Decided I wanted a recessed license plate so I cut and flipped the center of the bumper,boxed it all back in so it looks ok.
Made a Jerry can mount for the tailgate and got it all welded up. Painted it and installed a pair of led license plate lights.
Mounted the bumper,greased the bearings and installed tailgate.
Put the heavy af toyo mt spare up there and I am super happy with it. It swings smooth and seems very solid even with all that weight hanging off of it...
On to the pitchers
Made a Jerry can mount for the tailgate and got it all welded up. Painted it and installed a pair of led license plate lights.
Mounted the bumper,greased the bearings and installed tailgate.
Put the heavy af toyo mt spare up there and I am super happy with it. It swings smooth and seems very solid even with all that weight hanging off of it...
On to the pitchers
Looks great
You still got the shiny wheels? If so can you look to see if any markings as to what brand/model? Those look to have the old school hole spacing from a 15” rim on a 17” rim, which is what I’m after. All the 17’s I’ve found (in 6 lug so that may be the issue) have bigger holes or different spacing
You still got the shiny wheels? If so can you look to see if any markings as to what brand/model? Those look to have the old school hole spacing from a 15” rim on a 17” rim, which is what I’m after. All the 17’s I’ve found (in 6 lug so that may be the issue) have bigger holes or different spacing
Yeah, I am well aware of the hazards of using a hitch ball for recovery and as such do not do it. I am not stressing the ball using it to wind up the winch line lol
I recommend moving away from the trailer spindle and using a solid latch at the far end. Have you driven around much with the tire on there? Probably shakes, but should be OK to run for a while. Eventually they do crack and fall off, though. The double-shear style seems to hold up a lot better.
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/swing-out-tire-hinge.338642/
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/swing-out-tire-hinge.338642/
Just out of curiosity, where did the spindle fail? I looked though that thread and didn't see any pictures of the failure.
