johnnybebad
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Post by johnnybebad on Feb 8, 2010 10:25:16 GMT -4
sort of a reduction box SPEED INCREASER for your steering. mounts either at the wheel or between the shaft and the steering box. this one is a 1.5:1 ratio, 1 full turn of the wheel equals a turn & a half at the gearbox. lots of racers use them, gives your steering a lot more response with less movement.
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Post by theonlybull on Feb 8, 2010 22:00:50 GMT -4
speed increaser, not a reduction box.. neat rig, never seen such a thing before
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Post by Creepy on Feb 8, 2010 23:36:15 GMT -4
speed increaser, not a reduction box.. yeah, overdrive as he described it, not reduction. then again, you could turn it around
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Post by theonlybull on Feb 9, 2010 7:18:35 GMT -4
speed increaser, not a reduction box.. yeah, overdrive as he described it, not reduction. then again, you could turn it around you might be able too, most manufactures won't let you do that. we've tried to buy increasers before, they won't let you run a reduction box backwards, and the increasers are usually ungodly expensive.. course we usually are looking for something a little bigger.. anywhere between 5-100 hp
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Post by johnnybebad on Feb 10, 2010 20:25:50 GMT -4
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Post by johnnybebad on Feb 12, 2010 7:35:21 GMT -4
took the front end out today, thinking maybe it`s time for a better lift kit and some new brakes lol... going to weld new spring perches and lower control arm mounts in, then going to swap in my 4.5 Rough Country springs,spacers,and tube lower control arms, going to fab up a set of adjustable uppers with heims later on.
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Post by johnnybebad on Feb 13, 2010 9:23:31 GMT -4
got the D30 all stripped down and cleaned up yesterday after 2 hours of grinding off rusty brackets . I had another D30 for parts that was a freebie, as a guy had hit a concrete embankment with it and bent the passengers side axle tube. It had great spring perches on it , so I took my time and cut them off with a grinder, breaking the welds off at the tube. I needed to make lower control arm brackets also, and just happened to stumble upon a piece of scrap 3/16 box metal, which fit my control arms perfect !!! I measure my XJ axle and these mounts are set at 85 degrees, pointing inward, from the factory. I have welded on LCA mounts at 90 degrees before, and while it works, it is hard on bushings, not to mention a PITA to get the bolts lined up.
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Post by coletrickle on Feb 13, 2010 12:56:14 GMT -4
Sweet front limiting straps and lift blocks! hahaha
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Post by johnnybebad on Feb 14, 2010 8:00:20 GMT -4
lol, yeah I had to beat the spring back in place just to get it on the tow dolly, she was quite a low rider in the beginning ! front axle is finished, going back in this week with a new set of springs
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Post by bill richards on Feb 15, 2010 11:38:07 GMT -4
Interesting truss design... I would think it would be much stronger if you added another piece from that short chunck down to the main bar.... make a triangle.
Bill
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Post by johnnybebad on Feb 16, 2010 6:42:29 GMT -4
yep thats exactly what I had planned, but ran didn`t have any more scraps of round bar lol
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Post by bill richards on Feb 16, 2010 10:48:28 GMT -4
Cool... will look like a steel roof truss! lol!
Bill
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Post by johnnybebad on Feb 16, 2010 16:18:48 GMT -4
Cool... will look like a steel roof truss! lol! Bill hopefully just as strong lol. i beat the other d30 for 2 years with no truss and saw a guy who had his trussed under, so I went copy-cat and did the same lol. should take some of the strain off of the knuckles during jumps
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Post by Sandboxcowboy on Feb 17, 2010 1:30:27 GMT -4
itll keep that housing from making a smiley face!!!
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Post by johnnybebad on Feb 18, 2010 7:17:02 GMT -4
yep, this is what i`m trying to avoid.... ;D ;D ;D
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