1990 short bed resto; TDi, 3-link, coilovers, doubler, JK axles

[A-man930]

Not sure if this was really necessary; but hey its easy to get at right?!

 

[A-man930]

New UCA bushings in!

 

[A-man930]

Drop brackets mostly in.  

 

[A-man930]

Made some caster shims with the plasma cutter.  Anyone know why RE says "the use of shims is not recommended"??

 

[A-man930]

Pressed in all new OE-style rubber bushings.  She's all bolted up, aligned, and ready to roll!

 

 

 

 

 

[big66440]

WOW that looks awesome!!!!! :bowdown: :eek: :thumbsup:

[A-man930]

On 12/15/2014 at 7:17 PM, big66440 said:

WOW that looks awesome!!!!!

Hey thanks! 

SOA should come next.  After that I really should force myself to get the body fixed up so my wife will be seen in it again.

[91Pioneer]

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All new OE-style rubber bushings.  

Did you use a press to change out the bushings?

[benjy_26]

I don't know what A-Man used, but I use a ball joint press to install the axle side UCA bushings.

[91Pioneer]

OK, thanks I have one of those that I bought on sale but haven't used yet. I changed out the sway bar & end link bushings because they were rotten and I have a feeling my control arm bushings are probably pretty worn out too, so i think I'll have a job to do soon LOL.

[A-man930]

Yes I used a press. Had to get creative trying to keep the arms from collapsing; I used sockets and pieces of scrap sandwiched in the open part of the arms. I also tack welded the bushings in place once I was done.

For the axle side I used a sledge. Of course that's with the axle out from under the truck...

[benjy_26]

Yes I used a press. Had to get creative trying to keep the arms from collapsing; I used sockets and pieces of scrap sandwiched in the open part of the arms. I also tack welded the bushings in place once I was done.

For the axle side I used a sledge. Of course that's with the axle out from under the truck...

You rehab'd your arms? You're brave! I just bit the bullet and bought some new ones from Oreiley's.

[A-man930]

You rehab'd your arms? You're brave! I just bit the bullet and bought some new ones from Oreiley's.

 

Already over budget, lol

I don't see where it'll be a problem safety wise.

[benjy_26]

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure they're safe. I just meant that I was afraid to fubar them, so I just bought a new pair.

[A-man930]

Ah, well I figured it wasn't the end of the world if I messed them up so I gave it a shot

[benjy_26]

Ah, well I figured it wasn't the end of the world if I messed them up so I gave it a shot

Nice. lol I'll have to nut up and do it one of these days.

[A-man930]

Score!

 

[88whitemanche]

Nice!

[Kickinmule]

Butt end Gold!

[A-man930]

You bet it is!  If anyone else is wanting to look at a parts donor I can PM you this guy's info.  About an hour west of St. Louis.  

[A-man930]

Got an in-depth thread on the spring overhaul going:

http://comancheclub.com/topic/47414-leaf-spring-overhaul-bushings-bolts-pads-coating-shackles/

[A-man930]

The partially melted horn button has always bothered me. Fixed!

[A-man930]

Been making progress on the spring refurb and am midway through fixing my parking brake pedal.  Check it out! 

http://comancheclub.com/topic/48483-parking-brake-pedal-fix-unverified/

[A-man930]

Projects always seem to snowball around here.  I took advantage of the park brake pedal being out to clean up the firewall a bit.  

 

 

 

 

[A-man930]

If you've experienced the ridiculous roofing tar dielectric grease mess on this connector you'll appreciate how clean this guy is now 

 

 

 

 

This one is a little harder to clean out

 

 

 

This combo worked really well

 

 

 

I sealed the bulkhead connector and the clutch master cylinder against the firewall with some black RTV to keep the leaks out of the cabin. I really need to replace the weatherstrip across the cowling to keep the water from getting there in the first place.