FSJ D44 swap and junk

[Tacedaddy]

I've been doing stuff...

Tacked on my Lower control arm brackets.. gotta drag it to the shop to weld it up with the miller, my little 90 amp doesnt want anything to do with it.

Shaved the top of the axle housing a little so the coil bucket sits flat

 

[Lowrange2]

Nice! It was a pain in the butt getting my coil bucket to sit flat.

 

[Tacedaddy]

Yeh, install directions on the TNT truss have you cut 2" off the axle housing so it will sit flush! :shocked: I was scared just taking an 1/8th of an inch off the top... but alas Im in Memphis tonight so no jeep stuff for a few days

 

[Tacedaddy]

Ok I got back from memphis yesterday and... went to work

Got the control arm mounts and perches burned on and then went about making a mini truss from my UCA mount

everything is 1/4 plate so i think it will be strong enough

 

[Tacedaddy]

You Guys think I should box the other side of the truss? it is VERY solid how it is, and with it all being 1/4 i'd like to not add too much more weight but if you guys think it wont hold my upper link ill go ahead and box the other side

 

[Ghost]

You Guys think I should box the other side of the truss? it is VERY solid how it is, and with it all being 1/4 i'd like to not add too much more weight but if you guys think it wont hold my upper link ill go ahead and box the other side

I would because the forces there to the flat plate will be strong. Not only that it would help it to resist bending.

 

[Tacedaddy]

ok tomorrow evening ill try to box it the rest of the way in

 

[Tacedaddy]

Screw explaining... Im doing work haha

For your viewing Pleasure

Doge approved

RUSTY

IRO ZJ coils... hoping to sit right at 6" of lift so my upper link will have some room

 

[Tacedaddy]

More tomorrow.. im tired

 

[Tacedaddy]

Cleaned out the shop today

then had a flexing contest with my co-workers YJ on tons.. my little XJ won even with its short arms

 

[Lowrange2]

Wow, that YJ needs some work if that's all it's got. That's pretty sad.

 

[Tacedaddy]

YEH LOL, He got made fun of hard. I think he ordered some waggy springs

On a side note, I picked up my 8.8 Gears a LSD carrier and a new set of shoes today

The guy that had the Rims was so drunk he bartered himself down

oh and heres da GEARZ

So should i shave a little off the ring gear or get a notched cross pin?

 

[Tacedaddy]

My 4.56's showed up for my D44 today!
so my first course of action was to slap that ring gear on, my pinion bearings should show up at work tomorrow

I know im gonna catch slack about it being open, but right now this is my Nurse recovery vehicle in the winter and with my 242 Tcase i'd prefer it open. I'll throw a mini spool in it once i buy the fiancee a subaru, but till then this is what im running

 

[Tacedaddy]

FINALLY...

Ballistic screwed up my order so i had to wait till they ran a new batch of tube adapters but whatever. They made it right and overnighted stuff to me

Prepare yourselves for an onslaught of posts on friday, I will be cutting out the old, welding in frame stiffiners and control arm mounts, and swapping the axle in a 12 hour period. Wish me luck

 

[Tacedaddy]

So

Goodbye Dana 30

CO-worker wanted to play with the cutting Torch so my Control arm Brackets disappeared quickly

You can see the frame stiffeners tacked into place, Pulled out the fancy jackstands and used my front bumper (there was some concern to its strength but it held

Annn here it is today with the control arms welded up and in, My upper Link is about 4 inches longer than the lowers and i got as much separation as i can manage.

Im running K10 blazer brake lines but right now my shocks are limiting travel, I can already tell im going to have to run limiting straps

 

[Tacedaddy]

BTW if anyone was wondering, Lug studs are rears out of a 1970 K20 Suburban 1/2" thread and long enough for alloy wheels.

Ford lockout hubs work Great!

 

[Tacedaddy]

ITS ALIVE!

gotta get some wheel spacers this week, stupid isuzu wheels

 

[Lowrange2]

Nice! I think you should wheel it just like that!

 

[Tacedaddy]

I was thinking the same thing... 2 lug nuts holding on the drivers side Toyota rim, thats spaced out with 6 washers per lug stud :confused1

 

[Luke95]

How did you adapt the rears to six lug?