landroversforever Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I was meaning more that its not going to be difficult to put forces on it that aren't just straight ahead. So bracing to somewhere else adds a load more resistance to it being twisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 2 hours ago, landroversforever said: I was meaning more that its not going to be difficult to put forces on it that aren't just straight ahead. So bracing to somewhere else adds a load more resistance to it being twisted. Ok, I see what you mean.... with the changed the design from the first with a bent plate to the shaped side plates that wrap down & around the existing mount, this should make the assembly significantly stronger, once I can measure up the clearance I can tie the front & bottom plates together too. Also looks like the front plate will jam nicely against the frame to prevent the whole assembly trying to rotate around the 1” bolt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) Got the new lower link frame mounts drawn up. Couldn’t find an easy way to tie into any other existing holes so will give it a go as is. These will give us this in the link calculator. The anti-dive is an improvement over the existing setup of 190%. As always when your having to work around fixed points and trying not to rebuild the truck again, packaging becomes a compromise of ideal numbers vs practical solutions. Once I get them fabricated up I’m planning on borrowing the truck lug nut torque wrench from work... click those 1” bolts of at 500lb ft 😀 Edited January 15, 2021 by landy_andy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 After some more deliberation with a few cold ones.... quite a few 😜 Figured if I extend the horizontal plate out I can tie it into the lower face of the frame rail where the radius arm mount is welded on and use a captive bolt plate inside the frame via a drain hole. This should hopefully prevent any rotational or shear loads affecting the mount. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 Dxf’s emailed out to the water jet company, sit back & wait now for an email to go fetch them..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Picked up the second batch of cut parts yesterday, the first got cut in 1/2” material.... oops, the second set were correct in 3/8”. Got them all welded out, finished the 3 link cross member. The lower link frame bracket locates into the frame radius arm hole and is secured with a 1” bolt. Will need to use the spare 1/2” spacers machined to a taper to fill the gap between the frame lower face and the link mount for the two 1/2” bolts that prevent the mount rotating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Front hubs back from m/c shop, holes plugged & ready to be redrilled to 5 lug. Spindles bored for the 35 spline stub shafts 😀 Makes LR ones look so skinny ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Working on drilling out for the new lug nuts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Measured up the new lower radius arm mounts and ran the numbers in the link calculator. Dropped the anti-dive down to 118%, much better than the 190% with my existing setup. Roll axis will change a bit once I get the axle under the truck and figure out the track bar frame side mount. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 Got the front hubs completed apart from a lick of fresh paint. Waiting on a set of Trail-gear HDPE spindle bushes before I can mock-up and measure the inner axle lengths. Am hoping that we can find some stock ones that’ll fit rather than going custom. First parts for the rear third have arrived, spool and a 3.50:1 ring/pinion set. As the exchange rate to the US sucks, having to shop around on EBay and use not ‘made in USA’ parts.... to be honest, I don’t really care as long as they perform and for what I’ll be doing, they’ll work just fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Some of the so called Made in the USA crown wheel & pinions are not actually made there ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Assembled up the front axle with the new spindles to get a rough length for the inner axle shafts. However, am now thinking I’m going to have to buy the drive pucks to set the correct location of the outer drive shafts to get the centre line of the UJ on the knuckle steering axis centre line. Did ‘eye ball’ it with a steel ruler and measured both short & long side. Unfortunately, neither are ‘stock’ lengths from the lists I got off Pirate 🙁 Couple of options, buy custom ones out of the US at $400+ a set or get some Super Duty ones cut down & resplined. Whilst searching for part numbers of 35 spline inner axles I found Amazon had some of the USA Standard Gear ones (~35” long) for $65 each... bargain 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgo70 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 That's looking beefy, nice work. Sean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 4 hours ago, landy_andy said: Assembled up the front axle with the new spindles to get a rough length for the inner axle shafts. However, am now thinking I’m going to have to buy the drive pucks to set the correct location of the outer drive shafts to get the centre line of the UJ on the knuckle steering axis centre line. Did ‘eye ball’ it with a steel ruler and measured both short & long side. Unfortunately, neither are ‘stock’ lengths from the lists I got off Pirate 🙁 Couple of options, buy custom ones out of the US at $400+ a set or get some Super Duty ones cut down & resplined. Whilst searching for part numbers of 35 spline inner axles I found Amazon had some of the USA Standard Gear ones (~35” long) for $65 each... bargain 👍 It would be interesting to see the profile of the super duty axles, im guessing only be 10xx material but probably forged and in the dia you will have, most likely fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 5 hours ago, landy_andy said: Assembled up the front axle with the new spindles to get a rough length for the inner axle shafts. However, am now thinking I’m going to have to buy the drive pucks to set the correct location of the outer drive shafts to get the centre line of the UJ on the knuckle steering axis centre line. Did ‘eye ball’ it with a steel ruler and measured both short & long side. Unfortunately, neither are ‘stock’ lengths from the lists I got off Pirate 🙁 Couple of options, buy custom ones out of the US at $400+ a set or get some Super Duty ones cut down & resplined. Whilst searching for part numbers of 35 spline inner axles I found Amazon had some of the USA Standard Gear ones (~35” long) for $65 each... bargain 👍 youre progressing much better than i am with these axles im building, not sure if its just the angle of the picture but the axle casings look very narrow, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 17 hours ago, RedLineMike said: youre progressing much better than i am with these axles im building, not sure if its just the angle of the picture but the axle casings look very narrow, The WMS-WMS of the axle is actually 3” wider than stock, the inner C’s and knuckles are ~12” from end of axle tube to wheel mounting face compared to ~8” for the LR axle. Main reason I’ve had to mount the spring perches partially onto the top of the inner C, makes the case really short. Have to remember these are off 1 ton axles that are around 75-80” WMS-WMS depending upon make & model, mine is 64.5”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 18 hours ago, uninformed said: It would be interesting to see the profile of the super duty axles, im guessing only be 10xx material but probably forged and in the dia you will have, most likely fine. Axles I picked up are 4340 CrMo, around 1.5” in diameter, will just need the end cleaning up to cut the 35 splines & polish a section for these inner axle seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Axles I picked up for $65 each on Amazon... just got relisted at $194 each.... 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 Whilst waiting for parts, made a moving frame using some of the spare axle assembly jig parts. Just need casters to arrive to finish it off now. Will make moving them around under the truck much easier come time to install. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) Made up & welded on some bosses for the brake lines, time to give it a good clean & coat of paint now ready for final assembly. Little transport trolley works great and will make swapping axles over easy. Edited February 28, 2021 by landy_andy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) Back onto the front axle to work on the steering. After looking at the two options of tie rod ends or heims, I decided to use the common Chevy 1 ton TRE’s for ease of replacement if necessary and tube bungs are widely available. Also, it keeps the steering looking more ‘factory’. So, I think they’ll make a definite upgrade over the stock LR ones 😉 The Chevy TRE’s are the same taper (1.5”/ft) as the Dodge ones but are a larger diameter, so the knuckles need drilling out to 5/8” for the thread & the taper will need reaming out to allow full engagement. Steering link will be 1.5” x .25” wall DOM with bungs and the drag link will attach with one of these that has a Chevy taper in it. I also picked up a couple of the ‘anti wobble’ kits that are designed for Dodge TRE’s as they have to be bent out to clear the diff and it helps with steering link rolling. My steering link will need bends in both ends to clear the lower shock brackets and with a bit of trimming they should fit and keep it all nice & taught. That’s it for now... waiting on more parts to arrive... tic toc... 🙄 Edited March 7, 2021 by landy_andy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 Was looking around for other parts & found these specifically designed for the Chevy Moog TRE’s that lots of people use in HD steering here... 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 So nice to be able to start assembling stuff 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 VERY smart looking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Oh that looks goooooooooood . You must be pleased with that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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