BJ's are my specialty. I sell them all the time at work. I can get my hand on them for really cheap...
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The ultimate goal for this truck is tow duty/family camping trips/small offroad adventures.
Ah, then it all makes sense. It's all about how good/strong you can build them for the $ in my book. In that case, carryon.
I was just thinking of the prices ~78 ford d60's are going for around here and started to think of your build is all.
Its looking good either way!
I was just thinking of the prices ~78 ford d60's are going for around here and started to think of your build is all.
Its looking good either way!
Haha, I may have done that on purpose...
Yeah, looking back a kingpin 60 would have been a lot easier to do. I've had to modify tons of stuff to make this work. All in the name of being a tightwad!
Yeah, looking back a kingpin 60 would have been a lot easier to do. I've had to modify tons of stuff to make this work. All in the name of being a tightwad!
just the lug pattern and the spring pad width have been the issues right?
Once you get hubs and perches set up, what are the downsides of running ball joints? I know folks gravitate toward king pins but I am not sure why.
Here's a picture of a 4470
Here's a picture of a 4401. Close, very close.
Umm...I'm expecting the caption to read "spot the 7 differences in these two pictures" (otherwise identical). No differences are jumping right out at me. Are the guts different? Are they controlled differently? I'm confusticated over here.
Frame is also different. There's a couple things I can't think of, due to being slammed at work this afternoon.
NO issues with ball joints. The size of the shank on these are massive. Don't see any down side right now, other than not being able to add an after market steering cap.
I still don't know the difference. I read a couple posts about them only being internally different. Maybe with or without PTO?
Some of the kingpin guys complain about bushings and springs and inescapable looseness. This has never made sense to me, as ball joints either work or get replaced. Very simple. I must be missing something.
I still don't know the difference. I read a couple posts about them only being internally different. Maybe with or without PTO?
Does your case have a PTO? 'Cause mine doesn't. It's just a big, over-sized transfer case with ribs everywhere.
The kingpins are stronger and the KP bushings are really easy to replace. However, the D60 BJ axle is strong enough for what he's intending to use the rig for.
I can't remember the company at the moment, but some one makes a ball joint for these D60's that they claim are stronger than king pins. They are massive. I'll try to get the info to back that up. I have 2 friends down in OK running these BJ 60's on their buggies.
Here's one of them.
Here's one of them.
yes there is
No. Camping makes me a happy camper. Looking at happy pictures only makes me a happy looker.
Does this mean that tomorrow is test drive day? 
only thing I don't like in that pic is no threads past the locknuts . and I don t like nylock for frame/suspension use . stover is better .
but I am sure you know these points and this is still mockup stage and test/tune.
also those top plates if there slotted holes this could make the bolts walk off center and shift the axle.
but I am sure you know these points and this is still mockup stage and test/tune.
also those top plates if there slotted holes this could make the bolts walk off center and shift the axle.
And while we're at it, I'm sure you know that the lower plates make great salt collectors, right? 
So the center pin does nothing?
