outlaw star Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Was gonna like your badass photo but there was just something wrong about posting a heart on another dudes page. Lmao
mnkyboy Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 I think the like button is broken on here,works on Facebook.
mnkyboy Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 I got some tube on Friday that i am going to use to sleeve and lengthen a couple front shafts for now. I figure i can at least get it to were i can test drive it before i get some nice ones made.
mnkyboy Posted April 19, 2015 Author Posted April 19, 2015 Scrapped the getto fab drive shaft idea,just took measurements to have proper driveshafts built. Today i took advantage of the new coil overs and redid my track bar,i was able to add quite a bit of length to it so everything will cycle better and i won't get steering issues when i flex like most over the axle track bar set ups tend to do.
mnkyboy Posted April 20, 2015 Author Posted April 20, 2015 Made a double shear track bar mount for the new track bar,also worked on a truss and boxing in the upper control arm mount.
Jacob Ochs Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Made a double shear track bar mount for the new track bar,also worked on a truss and boxing in the upper control arm mount. Awesome! What kind of coil overs are you using? And what lift height are they giving you?
mnkyboy Posted April 20, 2015 Author Posted April 20, 2015 They are 14" Fox,they came in on a buggy build at the shop so I'm not sure what springs are on there. Basically i just tossed them on the way i got them and they sat my truck around 7",i still need to tear them down and rebuild them.
mnkyboy Posted April 23, 2015 Author Posted April 23, 2015 Dropped off the drive shaft at the shop today. Gonna be 38 1/2" front and 40 3/8" rear.
buxmj Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Oh the things you could do with that pic and photoshop! Did you trust the forklift and operator enough to be in it during that photo shoot? Buck.
mnkyboy Posted April 23, 2015 Author Posted April 23, 2015 We were using the forklift to move the MJ,the forklift was pretty stable even while driving. I wasn't in the truck but i imagine i could have been,I was on the ground keeping watch while my brother was driving the forklift.
Jacob Ochs Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 Picked these up from the shop yesterday. Those look great! How much does a custom driveshaft run you (money wise) there?
mnkyboy Posted April 29, 2015 Author Posted April 29, 2015 These were $220 for both of them. These were pretty basic,we have some that get up around $350 each but they are pretty much indestructible.
Jacob Ochs Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 These were $220 for both of them. These were pretty basic,we have some that get up around $350 each but they are pretty much indestructible. That's not bad at all, those will look great under your truck.
mnkyboy Posted May 3, 2015 Author Posted May 3, 2015 Got the drive shafts in,little by little it's coming together.
mnkyboy Posted May 4, 2015 Author Posted May 4, 2015 Now on to brakes,i have 1 ton Ford dual piston front calipers on the D44 and Chevy 1 ton front calipers on the D60,the stock master isn't going to be adequate. Since i already have a dual diaphragm booster in the truck i decided to go with a Dodge 2500/3500 master cylinder which is nearly bolt on with my later booster. Here is the stock Jeep and Dodge masters side by side,the larger one bolted right on and with some minor tweaking the lines even fit it,i will still need to remove it again and build a spacer for the actuator rod inside the booster but that will be pretty easy.
CobraMarty Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 More details on the 2500/3500 master cylinder upgrade. What year? What do you have to do to the actuator rod?
mnkyboy Posted May 5, 2015 Author Posted May 5, 2015 Late 90s Dodge 2500/3500,not sure specific years. I believe this one is a 98. Basically you unthread the piece in the end of the booster and put in a longer one,most people Just find a longer bolt that threads in,cut the head off and round it off to fit the master cyl. its a 1/4" 28tpi bolt and it needs to be around 7/8" longer. To do this you must have the later dual diaphragm booster. stock master is a 15/16" bore,stock dual diaphram booster has a 1" bore,the 3500 booster is 1 1/4",you can also use a Durango which is 1 1/8". For the stock single diaphragm booster we have been using a master for a Mercury Marquis with rear disc brakes,its 1 1/18" and seems to work pretty well on my brothers MJ with 1ton disc on all 4 corners.
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