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- Aurora, Colorado
Hey guys,
I'm encountering a dilemma with my current HP44 build, and really could use some feedback.
Background - HP Ford Dana 44 from 1970's F100, radius arm's with weld on wedges. I've got it down to the bare housing (minus the carrier, and gears.) I wanted to narrow mine to Waggy width, thus having the ability to utilize post 80's Waggy shafts. Bracketry will be a TNT Truss, with TNT Coil buckets.
Now, I know Cruzin Illusion decided to cut his equally on both sides, utilizing custom length shafts. Starboard M modified his TNT Truss, as well as Coil buckets slightly in attempt to cancel out the .66 off center. Frankly, I'm not aware of another build (that's documented) following the build plan I hope to follow. I would like to use TNT's products, without modifying anything in hopes that running .66 off center will not be an issue.
Progress: Wedges are gone, Tubes have been narrowed (1.78625 on the short side, 3.10625 on the long side), Inner C's have been turned, Pinion/Caster angles are set, Coil buckets/LCA Mounts have been tack welded.
At this point, my measurements for having the axle centered under my 1997 XJ are off enough, to cause concern. For me anyway. :wierd:
ISSUE: Driver side distance, from center of coil bucket to inside flat edge of Inner C is 3". Passenger side distance, from center of coil bucket to inside flat edge of Inner C is 4.25". Which, in keeping the axle centered under the vehicle, gives me an overall difference of 1.25". This is where I am confused, and believe it should be a difference of .66", should it not? From what I can gather, all my other measurements are within spec.
You can see the difference in distance with these images:
Disregard the green level, i'm only using it to prop the passenger side shaft up.
The only idea I could come up with, to correct the distance, is to narrow the passenger side more than it currently is. I believe I have the room to do so, however I'm not quite sure.
With the shaft sitting as close to the tube as possible, on the passenger side, this is how much spline engagement I have:
For comparison purposes, this is the amount in which I have on the Driver side:
Yes, the focus on that last shot is awful, but it's clear enough for reference.
Any ideas? Is this something to worry about? This will be going under a Daily Driven rig, and I want to make sure I don't half-ass anything.
Thanks for your time, sorry about the long post.
Scott
I'm encountering a dilemma with my current HP44 build, and really could use some feedback.
Background - HP Ford Dana 44 from 1970's F100, radius arm's with weld on wedges. I've got it down to the bare housing (minus the carrier, and gears.) I wanted to narrow mine to Waggy width, thus having the ability to utilize post 80's Waggy shafts. Bracketry will be a TNT Truss, with TNT Coil buckets.
Now, I know Cruzin Illusion decided to cut his equally on both sides, utilizing custom length shafts. Starboard M modified his TNT Truss, as well as Coil buckets slightly in attempt to cancel out the .66 off center. Frankly, I'm not aware of another build (that's documented) following the build plan I hope to follow. I would like to use TNT's products, without modifying anything in hopes that running .66 off center will not be an issue.
Progress: Wedges are gone, Tubes have been narrowed (1.78625 on the short side, 3.10625 on the long side), Inner C's have been turned, Pinion/Caster angles are set, Coil buckets/LCA Mounts have been tack welded.
At this point, my measurements for having the axle centered under my 1997 XJ are off enough, to cause concern. For me anyway. :wierd:
ISSUE: Driver side distance, from center of coil bucket to inside flat edge of Inner C is 3". Passenger side distance, from center of coil bucket to inside flat edge of Inner C is 4.25". Which, in keeping the axle centered under the vehicle, gives me an overall difference of 1.25". This is where I am confused, and believe it should be a difference of .66", should it not? From what I can gather, all my other measurements are within spec.
You can see the difference in distance with these images:
Disregard the green level, i'm only using it to prop the passenger side shaft up.
The only idea I could come up with, to correct the distance, is to narrow the passenger side more than it currently is. I believe I have the room to do so, however I'm not quite sure.
With the shaft sitting as close to the tube as possible, on the passenger side, this is how much spline engagement I have:
For comparison purposes, this is the amount in which I have on the Driver side:
Yes, the focus on that last shot is awful, but it's clear enough for reference.
Any ideas? Is this something to worry about? This will be going under a Daily Driven rig, and I want to make sure I don't half-ass anything.
Thanks for your time, sorry about the long post.
Scott
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