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cj5_jeep said:

Yes I did. I've made a 3/4" and 1.5. they work great.

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Damn, aren't you all sorts of handy. Looks good. :awesomework:

Jokenring said:

Damn, aren't you all sorts of handy. Looks good. :awesomework:

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Thank you. Life would be so much easier if I had my own shop:booo:..........Someday

Lower control arm and coil mount brackets ready to be welded.

Starting upper coil spring frame mounts.

Okay this is a Dana 60 I've been lugging around for years. My plan is to cut off the outters, get some measurements, remove the brakes and hubs, and machine the axle tubes out to prep it for my other D60 I have.

The wms-wms will be 62.5"

This was originaly was going in my cj5 I built about six years ago when it had a Dana 20

All cut up in the back of the Burb waitin for their new home:laughing:

Here are the brakes and hubs being removed down to the spindles, getting preped for the lathe to remove the old axle tube.

Machined pilot to slip into tube

(Not to scale) But a version of keeping the spindles true. Slide a 72" peice of 1 3/8" 4140 clear through the housing held together with slip collars.

Like so....


This is my first attempt! Please let me know if I'm way off base here. So I don't look like a giant douche:haha:

The only thing I would do different is make the slip collars have a step in them. The first step should be the ID of the spindle and the rest of them can be the larger size. This way it trues the spindle and not just push it against the cut surface of the axle tube. Just an idea. Everything else looks great! :awesomework:

Maverick26 said:

The only thing I would do different is make the slip collars have a step in them. The first step should be the ID of the spindle and the rest of them can be the larger size. This way it trues the spindle and not just push it against the cut surface of the axle tube. Just an idea. Everything else looks great! :awesomework:

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I see what you mean and thats a good idea. I think the thing I did't mention and the pics don't show is that the 4140 shaft is 1 3/8" and it was almost a slip fit on the spindle so I ran a 1 3/8" reamer through the spinle just to clean it out and the tolerances are maybe a few thou.

This means I can slide both spindles on and lock them down without the housing in between, set the spinles at the exact width I need and get the measurment I need to cut the axle tubes.









Sorry the pictures are crap.

Nice! :awesomework: I need to say no more.

Maverick26 said:

Nice! :awesomework: I need to say no more.

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Thank you. I appreciate the input.

I checked out your build it looks great!:beer:

Ha Ha I just found an old video clip of my cj5. I can't wait to get back out wheeln'

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=4449048

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Yes I loved my '5' and I also cant wait to get out wheelin. I have not posted pics or updated the webside in over 3 months. I got it running 2 weeks ago and im doing the interier now and the last few items. :awesomework: Im stoked.

OOPS I guess that link didn't work. Here we go.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=4449048

Got some much needed cool parts for X-mas!

New TJ fender flares


Mustang 5.0 19lb injectors for the 4.0!!! WOO HOO lets get this pig running!:fawkdancesmiley:

Okay today I made some progress! I was able to get the jeep in the shop, up on jack stands, yard out the model 20 and 4" lift springs then cut off the mounts.














So my wife Racheal likes to get involved with my builds and I love it when she does. This girl is 4 1/2 months pregnant with our 3rd kid playing in old 90wt! What a trooper!

Setting up hubs at the desired wms-wms to 62.5 and found the housing needed to be cut at 53 3/8.


















Getting squared up to cut up.

Layout

Cut



My wife grinding off the spring pirch and shock mount welds.



My slip fit ended up being a shrink fit. Oh well




I will have it a roller by tomorow night

Nice job man keep up the good work. That's awesome you got the wife out there working. Just think in 5 months you will have a fourth wrench turner. You could set up your own pit crew. :cheer:

.... more pics of said "wife"... preferably in as little clothing as possible :redneck: