Ryan Larry Summer Salt ZJ Machine

[M4wdFab]

i only looked because the CAD shares about a 1" collar and just looks stupid weak

[M4wdFab]

this hawg drove to its parking spot the other day after a few hours here and there on the lift

[M4wdFab]

the front calipers on this unit would be dodge or ford?

they are 2 piston and use the slide in wedge retainers


rear axle has a 94 date, so maybe 94-95 dodge 2500?

[M4wdFab]

think i figured it out and ordered some hardware and pads for front brakes 94 F250.  calipers present look usable.  flap wheel should service the rotors present.  adapt ZJ flex lines to ford parts.

run new rear axle hard lines, leave rear drums. 



milled out donated 1410 yoke for ubolts today, need to find a ZJ slip yoke and make a rear shaft.   

[M4wdFab]

put some sweet rough country XJ shocks on this hawg and a nice exhaust tip.

full welded the rear axle.  i didnt realized it was only tac'd together until today haha! 

looks good with 40s



i thought it might be like Attica level wheeling with the steering, but no go.  turns OK to the right, only turns about half way to the left.  not sure the issue but i think i needs some hydro parts soon. 

[Nick]

Awesome! Glad it is getting worked on

[M4wdFab]

brake pads and caliper retainer clips came in yesterday.  boy is that ford stuff stupid.  at least Chevy has a bolt holding their stuff in. 

brake lines run and she is a 2-3 pump wonder.  (all bleeders seized so did what i could do)

bumpers and sliders capped. 

some sledge work up front to help the 40s live


working on floor tin and rear fender tin now (reclaimed van tin)

[M4wdFab]

finished up floors and some rear wheel well work after a good vacuum job. 

started looking at hydro parts




have a list written on the hood, its actually not too long. 

[Harrison]

Going to do assist or full hydro?

[M4wdFab]

would be open to either if any parts are donated. 

probably just go single ended ram and full hydro.  the steering on it now that i cobbed together with the dodge stuff is worthless for adding assist to, so it needs to be replaced either way. 



looks like surplus gets 54$ for a 2.5"x10" single ended dual acting ram. 

[M4wdFab]

the track bar at the axle has about 3/8" of play i might try to eliminate and maybe the steering will get closer to tolerable. 

i know that and the front CAD delete expense will be the point where some money will need to be spent, right now im in about 2 ujoints and some brake pads haha

[M4wdFab]

boo, front is 3.54 gears rear is 4.10



thats annoying

[M4wdFab]

dana70 sucks for aftermarket.  looks like only "thick" 4.56 gears exist and they are expensive. 

rock auto has some 5.86 gears for like 140$ a set, but carriers are expensive.  cant seem to find a carrier spacer either. 

going 3.54 in the rear to match would be the least painful and least cost, but thats useless. 

[M4wdFab]

hmm actually looks like a factory non thick 4.10 gear set would work for just the front and be the least amount of pain, weld the front carrier up.

i think its a 30 spline D60 carrier, not  like all our other 35 spline inner D60's?



what a disaster to try and make these work for a rock crawler- i guess that answers why you never see dodge stuff under things

[TrailTamer]

35 spline side gears are a direct swap in. I took one out of a Ford D60 into my truck’s carrier when I upgrade to 35 spline & delete CAD. FWIW