yeah i have a wj arm on mine and im noticing the box output shaft has horizontal play. ive been looking into durango and j20 boxes. i guess the j20 is the way to go, any input on that?

 

I currently have an AGR box tapped for a ram. The J20 box might be a good deal since it was a 3/4 ton truck. You might check Dodge 3/4 ton boxes too.

 

Very cool. Thank you for the info.

 

No problem, that is what forums are about

 

adapting the old links to a 44

 

Holy crap man. I love watchin this build. I thought the old pics with you crawlin up the rock were sick. Climin like a goat. I cant wait to see what this rendition performs like.

 

thanks, ive been bummed that i cant wheel. its been since thanksgiving and other vehicles have been getting my attention. i hope to be wheelin soon but the list goes like this:

plating everywhere
track bar and mounts
link mounts
(2) 1.25 hiems
u joints and ball joints
everything steering related
brakes

and then:

doubler
drivelines
lockers

 

What lengths did your links end up at? Are the brackets for your upper arm angled?

 

i dont recall what lengths the arms are and neither frame or axle mount were angled. i want to say in the 32"-36" range but i would have to measure. besides, its a 3 link, theres really no cookie-cutter set up. ive seen so many setups and they are all different

 

Sweet. What size joints did you end up using on the upper? What size tube? Im hoping to use 1.5" .25 wall DOM with 3/4" ruffstuff heims on my uppers.

 

I reckon that's why you were selling the LTBs huh? Keep us updated, I like this thing.

 

i just swapped in a d60 rear and d44 front out of 78/79 ford and did a custom 3 link.

2x.25 lowers with 7/8x3/4 heims on both ends 34" eye to eye

1.5x.25 upper on driver side with 3/4x3/4 heims on both ends 38" eye to eye

 

the upper i used 1.25" hiems, not as tight a fit as some say. you dont need .25 wall for your upper, it will never see a rock. i think i went 1.5 od dom with a .120 wall, cant remember.

 

yeah that got out of hand, my bad. i musta not had my coffee and thought i was on pirate......

mud digger.... sounds very close to the numbers on my setup, 3/4 hiems should work fine but make sure they are high quality. i went with a 1.25" because i figured the larger hiem would last longer. same forces applied to a larger area, less stress?

 

Yea i bought all my heims from ruff stuff