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    Axles: what should I do?

    Well, if I keep 'em. I have another problem. I have no parking brake. It wasn't a big deal when I had the 3-spd, but the auto makes me nervous. I don't have enough drive shaft to sacrifice room for a driveline brake. I guess my only other option is some kind of line-lock. Has anyone done this...
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    Axles: what should I do?

    Well, I didn't buy much at the swap meet. Thanx to everyone for their input. I still don't know what to do. Since I have lots of room to hack up a rig, it makes sense to buy a complete truck and rob what I need (and have a spare engine, trans, etc). On the other hand, I'll likely have to re-gear...
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    Axles: what should I do?

    My jeep: M38A1, 350, th350, 205, 4.10, 33" TSLs. Okay, here's my problem; I have D30 (with a locker) up front that's leaking & has a sloppy pinion bearing. The rear is a FJ 40, welded. I'm not in love with either of them. The FJ40 has no e-brake provision and the D30 is falling apart. I...
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    Going wheelin camping

    We're heading over tomorrow morning. We camp about 3 miles from 410 on the Little Naches river (below Raven's Roost). The jeep is giving me fits. I think she's still mad from the mudbog. I can't get 4-L to lock in both drive shafts. I've never heard of a 205 do that (at least without the obvious...
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    Cheap jeep 3-link

    That makes sense. At least I accidentally used bolts on the 3/4s. I don't think I need to worry about the 1".
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    Cheap jeep 3-link

    Nothing spectacular, but it twists better then before. After I added the rest of the lugs and re-tightened everything. It was time to beat on it a little and see how it handles. To my surprise, it handled much better than it ever did before. Very little body roll and zero axle wrap (duh...
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    Cheap jeep 3-link

    Finally, it was time to fire the engine and roll her out. I didn't have a shifter, so I used the grab-handle off my neighbors camper. The screw holes matched perfectly with the shift linkage tab on the th350. It looked like it was time to roll out and test drive. I was so excited, I forgot to...
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    Cheap jeep 3-link

    I've always had trouble keeping under 200deg. So I lost the old steel fan and got a new S-blade electric fan. I mounted it on the front since it would have been a little too close to the water pump pulley. I also welded tabs on the Griffin radiator to have something solid to mount to.
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    Cheap jeep 3-link

    I got the joints from the Ranch & Home in Pasco. But you can get them from Tractor Supply in Yakima or most Del's here in W. WA. Here in E-town, there's a few places that sell them for under $20/ea. the jeep side of the wishbone is bolted in. The rear end side uses a 1"dia pin. Curious, why...
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    Cheap jeep 3-link

    I'm the same, if this works on the rear, I'll do the same on the front. One major advantage is that I could crawl up a wall (in theory) but w/ leaves, you can't have a 90deg attack angle.
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    Cheap jeep 3-link

    I painted one of my lowers "Fab Tech blue" just to get at the guys who were flaming me on another forum. Now, I needed to cut the tub, again to clear the tires at full squat. At least, now, the wheel is in the middle of the well.
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    Cheap jeep 3-link

    Extending the tub was pretty easy. The most difficult part was bending the sheet metal for the door-jam. It came out okay, most of it will be covered w/ alum. diamond plate. I found matching roll bar tube, cut equal pieces and ta-da, it was a 1-day job. Pretty scary at 1st, though.
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    Cheap jeep 3-link

    After I saw how much of the tub I was going to have to cut, I started thinking about what it will look like. I thought it would look goofy w/ a mile of space in front of the wheel (in the fender well). So, I decided too saw the tub in half and add a few inches. I chose to cut it in the door...
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    Cheap jeep 3-link

    While I had it outside, I figured this was a good time to see how the tub wasn't going to fit. I didn't want to alter the jeep lines anymore than needed. That's all for now, I gotta go play w/ it now that I'm all motivated. Stay tuned, the best is yet to come.
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    Cheap jeep 3-link

    I designed the 3-link to take my wheelbase to about 100". I can easily change this with the long joints. One thing I didn't mention, I made the lowers adjustable on only one end. That way, it's impossible for them to back off on the trail. The jam nuts are just for extra strength. It also makes...
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