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CJ

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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #435 on: December 05, 2015, 10:49:56 PM »
ECGS is a great company to work with. They just build our front Dana 60 housing, tubes and welded on the C's.

I'm not sure if Revolution Gear sells cut-to-length axle shafts, but worth an email.

Talk to Brook, he's the head dude there. If he says you need a dealer, I am a dealer.

brook @ revolutiongear. com
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #436 on: December 07, 2015, 10:22:55 PM »
Plugging away on the front axle.

Shock mounts burned in.
High steer arms drilled.
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #437 on: December 08, 2015, 02:55:49 PM »
Hydro steering links cut and heim bungs tacked
Ram ends fitted and secured w/Loctite
High steer arm spacers cut to fit
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #438 on: December 09, 2015, 08:03:59 PM »
Diff armor welded in place
Inner axle seals installed
Prepped/painted bottom of housing
Steering links welded and prepped/painted
High steer arm spacers prepped/painted

.750 x .120 steering shaft tube obtained
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #439 on: December 09, 2015, 08:19:53 PM »
Reference to rear 609 axle:

ECGS emailed and quoted $500/set
RCV emailed and called about shafts and quoted $400/side
Branik website says $245/side

Questions:
#1. order splines exactly long enough for ARB side gears and drive flanges, very limited side-to-side movement
                or....
      order splines a bit longer and use snap ring to limit inward movement (think D60 stub shaft) to prevent ARB side gear crossover

#2. keep inner axle seals = gear oil captured within diff, must remove spindle to pull shafts
                or....
      remove inner seals = diff oil to hubs (greater leak potential), shafts easy to remove
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #440 on: December 09, 2015, 08:41:06 PM »
I would have to take axle manufacturer advice on that question.

As far as axle seals...
I don't see "you" breaking many rear Chromoloy Dana 60 shafts.
Keep it simple!


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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #441 on: December 09, 2015, 11:53:13 PM »
arbs are clap trap, and you dont need snap rings on anything


get 300M and let them float
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #442 on: December 10, 2015, 08:03:49 AM »
My first thought is an outer snap ring would be the way to go, and hub seals like stock with no inner seals.


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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #443 on: December 10, 2015, 05:37:30 PM »
Mitchell quoted $529 shipped.  Have one more quote out to DMR.
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #444 on: December 10, 2015, 09:50:06 PM »
You can buy th rcv on my account
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I now have 4 very not common cars and they are all red.. :o

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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #445 on: December 11, 2015, 08:50:51 AM »
Front axle 'finished' and back in place




...pretend vroom vroom noises made  ;D
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #446 on: December 11, 2015, 09:05:02 AM »
is it schrong? :)
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #447 on: December 11, 2015, 11:31:16 AM »
Looks sweet. Cannot wait to see it in use.
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #448 on: December 11, 2015, 07:10:15 PM »
Put some square tube in place of shocks and raised the chassis to ride height (~70-72").
Cut apart current Y-link and set pinion angle.
New Y-link mocked up and ready for burn in.
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #449 on: December 13, 2015, 12:38:35 PM »
Crawl Mag worthy!

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