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One Piece at a Time: My 1985 Diesel Suburban
- Thread starter AgDieseler
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Rear axle assembly continues, and I made a few contributions to the tuition pile. This time, it was stainless brake line.
Some quick modifications to the factory brake brackets to suit the bulkhead connectors.
Bending fluid lines is my happy place.
David
Some quick modifications to the factory brake brackets to suit the bulkhead connectors.
Bending fluid lines is my happy place.
David
I really like the tan on black. I think the red calipers are cool, but it would also be cool if they were tan too. I know I'm adding a lot of tech to this discussion with all the cool brake line work. 
Oh, I like that idea. Once I finish the videos, I can paint/powder coat it all to my taste, which is mostly just black. But, the ORD FDE has been growing on me.
Meanwhile. Brake lines are built.
David
Clean and sanitary as we have come to expect from you. Nice work.
I’ve been putting together a fresh design from our friends at ORD.
A new shackle designed specifically for the tension crowd. The boomerang shape brings the spring eye to level with the hanger mount, which adds about 2.5” of droop compared to using their standard compression shackle. I milled that pocket on the hanger a while back and will get a tad bit more down travel because of it, but the boomerang profile makes that mod far less useful or necessary. The shape is also revised to add a good bit of space to clear their taller custom spring packs, which also lets the leaves nest into the shackle as the springs flatten. It’s a tried and true way to get good geometry from a leaf rear. Kudos to Stephen and Chris - it’s another heavy duty design that gives us still greater choices in how we setup a rear suspension.
This is the prototype, and production versions should be available from ORD, soon.
The rear suspension is about to come together.
David
A new shackle designed specifically for the tension crowd. The boomerang shape brings the spring eye to level with the hanger mount, which adds about 2.5” of droop compared to using their standard compression shackle. I milled that pocket on the hanger a while back and will get a tad bit more down travel because of it, but the boomerang profile makes that mod far less useful or necessary. The shape is also revised to add a good bit of space to clear their taller custom spring packs, which also lets the leaves nest into the shackle as the springs flatten. It’s a tried and true way to get good geometry from a leaf rear. Kudos to Stephen and Chris - it’s another heavy duty design that gives us still greater choices in how we setup a rear suspension.
This is the prototype, and production versions should be available from ORD, soon.
The rear suspension is about to come together.
David
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Interesting.
That sir is epic.
New skill unlocked: bending brake lines in the dark. I’m trying to tidy up the details so this weekend is all rear suspension focused.
David
David
I should have routed these earlier in the project. Junk is now a bit crowded. The rear routes through the proportioning valve, which is all cozy under the master, while the front is an unrestricted straight shot to the large front calipers.
It’s all bent, flared, and pretty much ready for install. Then, on to the rear suspension.
David
It’s all bent, flared, and pretty much ready for install. Then, on to the rear suspension.
David
Who's hold down clamps are you using...???
You haven't cost me any money in almost a week..... that last trip to Hammerfab.com you sent me on was an expensive one.
-G
Fortunately, you can get these and keep your money. They’re just cheap line clamps from Allstar - great value add-ons while I fill a cart with Summit - and I just thread and tap whatever surface to M4x0.7.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all18320
David
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The fasteners are metric? I think I use same clamps years ago on my blazer and it was 8-32.
Yeah, even the line separators from Earl’s are metric. You could easily swap. I just happened to have those taps, so no biggie.
David
Rear brakes lines are done. Front is down to the crossmember, and now I just need to build the axle hardline.
It’s all pretty tight.
Switching to the rear suspension, tomorrow.
David
It’s all pretty tight.
Switching to the rear suspension, tomorrow.
David
I got waylaid with wrapping up front end assembly details. Small things like new fuel lines and heat sleeves, pulling seized exhaust studs and replacing with new, etc.
David
David
That cable gonna get pinched/rubbed by the line you bent and the frame? Wondering if the cable should be on top of the line..?
Are you talking about this? That’s the block heater power cord, and I did end up doing the final install where it goes over top of the brake line. Same thinking as you.
David
I thought the same thing when I first saw it, but figured meh, he’ll see it haha
