Cheap'ish 609 axle builds

[landy_andy]

16 hours ago, landroversforever said:

I was meaning more along the lines of if it gives you fine enough adjustment? 

Argh… we’ll I don’t really have much option as it’s needed to clear the centre section. Lots of 1 ton axle conversations here are done the same way.

[miketomcat]

If the thread pitch on the rod end is around 1mm or less I doubt you'll need it much finer than that. Let's face it, it's not a race car the handling will be some what loose. As long as it's toe out, 1 or 2mm will only show as slightly more inside tyre wear.

Mike

[landy_andy]

19 hours ago, miketomcat said:

If the thread pitch on the rod end is around 1mm or less I doubt you'll need it much finer than that. Let's face it, it's not a race car the handling will be some what loose. As long as it's toe out, 1 or 2mm will only show as slightly more inside tyre wear.

Mike

Also have to bear in mind from my house to the nearest forest road is only 10km…. after that it’s dirt until the road runs out. The truck won’t be highway driven, got a trailer for that 😉

[landy_andy]

Setup the steering link & ended up with about 1/8” toe out, will see how it drives once the roads not a sheet of compact snow & ice… is -12c tonight…. Brrrrr 🥶

[landy_andy]

Got the rear 1350 thick walled drive shaft back from the fab shop today, a couple of coats of chassis black & on it’ll go.

[B reg 90]

Interested in your rear 4 link set up. How have you done the top links as the chassis end to get enough link angle?

Looks a top job by the way.

 

Adrian

[landy_andy]

4 hours ago, B reg 90 said:

Interested in your rear 4 link set up. How have you done the top links as the chassis end to get enough link angle?

Looks a top job by the way.

Adrian

Hi, I used the existing ‘A’ frame mounting locations and just made new mounts that suited the Jonny Joints. The slight change in arm angle over the old ‘A’ frame due to the axle ends being separated hasn’t been an issue so far and I’ve seen this done on other D90’s here & in the US over the years. The lowers also got new mounts that locate into the stock trailing arm hole.

[landy_andy]

On 12/9/2022 at 6:22 PM, landy_andy said:

Got the rear 1350 thick walled drive shaft back from the fab shop today, a couple of coats of chassis black & on it’ll go.

We’ll, that didn’t go to plan… the slip yoke end was binding on the bearing cap U bolts, so have ordered a Tom Woods 1350 high angle offset UJ. The offset should fix the binding & offer more droop angle as stock 1350’s bind up at about 20 degrees…. The yoke can also get a bit of tickling with the die grinder too 😉

 

[landy_andy]

New TW 1350 offset joints arrived, decided to clearance the slip yoke to be on the safe side. Unfortunately, due to the 1350’s having a lower maximum angle than the 1310’s and the short rear drive shaft it still binds at maximum droop. So, going to switch the limit straps out from 28” long to 26” ones as that bring things into an acceptable range. Just one of the compromises when trying to build a bullet proof driveline & keep a decent level of flex in the suspension.

 

[landy_andy]

And what’s left to do….

- Fit new 26” limit straps when they arrive.

- Fit mini air compressor for the front locker & pipe up.

- Refit the passenger side floor plate (out to fit airline for locker).

- Last full nut & bolt check.

Wait for the snow to go or go buy some chains & go snow wheelin !

 

[landy_andy]

So… I was thinking… I wonder if I can squeeze a Currie Anti-Rock sway bar into the rear now 🤣

[landroversforever]

Those UJs are a clever idea! 

[landy_andy]

5 minutes ago, landroversforever said:

Those UJs are a clever idea! 

Yup… but they do cause a bit more vibration. Not a big deal on a truck that’ll not see much if any highway use.

[landy_andy]

On 12/21/2022 at 3:33 PM, landy_andy said:

So… I was thinking… I wonder if I can squeeze a Currie Anti-Rock sway bar into the rear now 🤣

Well… I ordered some of the anti-rock mounting tube bushes. Time to start a new thread 😀

[landy_andy]

Mini air compressor arrived & installed, just need to pipe up the front ARB now. Another job ticked off the list.

[landroversforever]

What diff are you running in the rear?

[landy_andy]

4 hours ago, landroversforever said:

What diff are you running in the rear?

Spool for the time being… the 9” ARB’s were in short supply when I built it up… thanks Covid-19 🤬

Will run that for a while till I can get a deal on another ARB.

[landy_andy]

 

Swapped out the rear 26” limit straps & we have just enough clearance to allow for a bit of stretch in them.

And what’s left to do….

- Refit the passenger side floor plate, just need a 6mm push fit ‘T’ for the breathers.

- Last full nut & bolt check.

- Work on the rear anti-rock install.

[landroversforever]

Will the anti rock be disconnectable? 

[landy_andy]

24 minutes ago, landroversforever said:

Will the anti rock be disconnectable? 

It can be, would need to see how it goes first. Most aren’t disconnected as there designed to allow flex.

[landy_andy]

And… I decided to add a skid plate under the transfer case & exhaust muffler. Will go from the front x-member to just behind the rear trailing arm mounts. Think it’ll be 1/4” aluminum with a 3/8” UHMW skin to make it slippery. Same as most of the ultra 4 and other race cars run, could also use AR400 plate but she’s already a heavy beast !

[landy_andy]

Well, the snow has finally quit… sun is out and things are starting to melt at last. Took the opportunity last weekend to get the custom trailer out and see how the truck fits. Crawled up & over the fenders real nice in low, low. Now to get the lights finished & wait for the local forest road to clear out… hopefully be out by late June.

[landroversforever]

That looks awesome Andy  

 

[landy_andy]

16 hours ago, landroversforever said:

That looks awesome Andy  

 

Thanks, been a very long time coming. Only problem now is I injured my hand climbing over a snow bank taking the pup a walk. Gotta keep a finger splint on for 6 weeks, so no shop time. Argh ! 😭

[landy_andy]

So, a couple more pics from the other weekend. Really happy in how the front steering has worked out, tucked up fairly high and well beefy !

Nice shot but gotta do something about the drivers door, is original and has the scars from its previous like as a RAF airfield run around. Maybe some nice large LR decals. Still waiting on the aluminum belly skid plate to be cut & bent, only been 8 weeks now… hopefully have it by the time my hands healed and we can finish off the last few parts then.

Finally, a sneak peek of my current design project. Took an older Jesse Haines chassis and drew it out in Bend-Tech with a few changes to make home construction easier. Shock hoops front & rear so it can be built to a rolling chassis without having to finish all the cage work first. Will have another set of 609 axles using the same housings as the D100 but retaining the 99-04 unit bearings. Lots of aftermarket wheels available then and we can use the wife’s winter wheels in the meantime to move it around. Full hydro steering and probably a GM 4.3L V6 with a TH350 behind it and probably a Behemoth t’case with 4:1 Lomax gears. Waiting on a few bits from Barnes 4WD as I wanted to keep the custom cut pieces to an absolute minimum due to the extended wait times.