Bunny

[Wes Harden]

Curious about the rear shock set up, that gives Bunny her name

 

[obijuank5]

They are inboarded like we did on pirate in 2005. Sounds good doesn’t work.

 

[BoondocK5]

Note to self: don't mount shocks like that.

 

[nvrenuf]

They are inboarded like we did on pirate in 2005. Sounds good doesn’t work.View attachment 462888

This really isn’t what I wanted to read because I’m this >< close to installing an old MOO crossmember in my Blazer. I wasn’t going with as much angle as yours but inboard nonetheless.

I always figured the complaints of lack of control with inboarded shocks could be overcome with a traction bar but you have both and still have bad wheel hop?

 

[obijuank5]

Yes I have a traction bar. I was real mad when it didn’t fix it lmao

 

[70jimmy]

They are inboarded like we did on pirate in 2005. Sounds good doesn’t work.View attachment 462888

Yep getting ready to Un inboard mine.!

 

[fourwheelerjeff]

They are inboarded like we did on pirate in 2005. Sounds good doesn’t work.View attachment 462888

shock hoops through the bed?

 

[obijuank5]

I don’t think I have a lot of travel there but I was probably just gonna lean em back on both sides like the oem mounting is on the driver side. Just not as leaned I guess? Have never actually measured travel.

 

[tarussell]

The Jana 76 kit to put 70 gears in a 60 housing is done now. This with a load bolt should be the end of my gear failures for quite some time. I wasn’t about to put a THIRD set of 60 gears in. I did lose the Detroit in favor of a spool but turning radius does suck pretty bad now.
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Full hydro was done finally and I can say I should have done that even when it was on smaller tires. It’s just the best way for a dedicated wheeler to go. Assist is ok but I definitely see the drawbacks now that I have driven both.

Tmr customs arms with the knuckle tie in bolt to calm my nerves about breaking a knuckle. Also felt like it was time to go bronze kingpin bushings. Radial dynamics put together my “kit” and I can say that their service was far superior to psc and I can’t suggest their help enough.
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New Yukon super joints and the some 4340 g2 shafts.
I fixed a TON of crap on this thing and it did really well.

I only ended up with a bent set of front springs. Both sides in opposite direction. Leans like a cholo.

Another nice build thread!

A request for the next time you have your front diff cover off - could you take note of , or comment on, the contact of the thrust/deflection bolt on the Jana76 set up?
I’m curious if you find that it is heavily rubbed or minimally - I wish we would have done this on John’s front end but sadly we did not.

 

[Truckman4life]

The farther away from vertical they are the less effective they will be. I cut holes in my floor and mounted mine outboard as far as I could and straight vertical with just a little inboard lean to clear the tire at full stuff.

 

[mrk5]

The inboard lean helps to keep the shock inline with the axle travel as it articulates.

 

[obijuank5]

My tires rub everything so I’m not sure where they are gonna go.

 

[centexk5]

Delete the shocks. Solves that problem.