I did just pull the 4.10 gears outta the old axle housing tonight. I haven’t done a front shaft yet cause I didnt want it 4wd until front and rear gears matched. So soon it’ll be fully 4wd functional again
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I did just pull the 4.10 gears outta the old axle housing tonight. I haven’t done a front shaft yet cause I didnt want it 4wd until front and rear gears matched. So soon it’ll be fully 4wd functional again
Built some sliders for the suburban. Used 2x2 .250 wall square tubing for the sliders themselves
Then had an idea...
Took some 2x6 square tubing I had sitting around and built some steps. Considering this thing is just a mild trail rig, and considering my wife and kids were complaining about how hard it was to get up in this thing, figured maximizing ground clearance wasn’t as important and I could sacrifice some to make it easier for all of us to get up in the rig when being used for all the other things we plan to use this rig for. They’re still plenty strong and could take some hits on a mild trail, but should make overall use much easier. It was a give/take situation
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All painted up. I’ll get some grip tape to put on the tops to make it harder to slip off and jack my shins. I’m pretty happy with how they turned out.
I like it. Nice work. As far as the steps go, you still got a hell of a lot of clearance there. Only change I'd make is to box in a little corner gusset on each side of the step that would eliminate the hard 90* corner where the step meets the slider. By bridging that gap with a chunk of 1/4" flat stock from the bottom of the step to the bottom of the slider would allow it to slide over an obstacle rather than getting hung up on it. Box in the inside and outside with more 1/4" flat stock and it should be very sturdy.
Yeah, I had thought about that. I very well may end up doing that.
Another step closer. Decided to give it a try by myself to swap gears into the rear 14bff. If everyone remembers from earlier in the thread, this burban had 3.73’s when I bought it. The d60 I swapped in has 4.10’s. But I picked up a while ago a 14bff outta a 76 K20 for dirt cheap and it had 4.10’s in it. So I pulled the whole ring gear/carrier (open diff) and the entire pinion and pinion assembly and swapped them into this 90’s ribbed style 14bff. Everything bolted up just fine. I was able to get backlash within spec, and then got a pattern I was pretty darn happy with. Especially since this is a temp solution to get matching gears to make it 4wd again, I know the pattern is plenty good. My plan is to eventually swap either 4.88’s or 5.13’s at some point in the future. Buttoned everything up, filled it with fluid, and then took it for a drive. Everything felt and sounded perfect, so calling it a success. Now I just need to get a front driveshaft in this thing
I was going to say something in this spirit
Wait! This thing is just a 2wd.....
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Sounds like @GWeakland620 problems.. cough, cough
They need to start a support group...
beags86
Eastbound and Down
2wd anonymous. Lol
I'm telling you, it's hard to finish a project when it runs and drives.
Most of my projects do not stay down for years at a time while the MAW bug keeps biting. I like to use mine, regardless of condition. They just have to be safe and reliable.
Most of my projects do not stay down for years at a time while the MAW bug keeps biting. I like to use mine, regardless of condition. They just have to be safe and reliable.
Most of my projects are like this now because I have a lot of projects that are sitting not running, can't keep doing this, so now I work on it enough to drive then I work on it as I get more time
Well, when the gears don't match, I ain't gonna put a driveshaft in it to tempt me to ruin something
But now the gears do match. So literally the last piece is just get the driveshaft done. Next week I'm gonna call my local driveshaft buddy up here in Boise and talk through my options. So don't worry, it won't be 2wd for long
I will agree with that. I did the whole MAW/rig down for years build with my crew cab, and I freaking hated it. Both this burban and my K5 were build as I go and keep using...and I like that MUCH better
beags86
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Well clearly your not buying enough non-running/driving shit.
Get with the program bud.
Well clearly your not buying enough non-running/driving shit.
Get with the program bud.
That made me laugh out loud
I can probably take him on as a protege, teach him the ropes.Well clearly your not buying enough non-running/driving shit.
Get with the program bud.
