4.0l & Np435 & 1356

[In2Fords]

good to hear.

 

[Rulebreaker]

Drive shafts are finished. Went to a two piece for more ground clearance.

 

[Rulebreaker]

This shows how tight the exhaust is. RB

 

[Combs Customs]

what are you using to disengage the clutch? Stock hydraulics, cable, or linkage setup. I'll have to keep an eye on this, for when i do my D60 swap, this would be a good upgrade.

 

[bobbywalter]

this was a job for grem...he was making these kits..would have saved ya a shit ton of work...



bummer on that but looks good now. been looking at a two piece d shaft setups myself...funny how that works out isnt it

 

[Rulebreaker]

what are you using to disengage the clutch? Stock hydraulics, cable, or linkage setup. I'll have to keep an eye on this, for when i do my D60 swap, this would be a good upgrade.

Pull style hydro slave with stock ranger master. (Probably not stock for an Aerostar) LOL

 

[Rulebreaker]

this was a job for grem...he was making these kits..would have saved ya a shit ton of work...



bummer on that but looks good now. been looking at a two piece d shaft setups myself...funny how that works out isnt it

You know I wont spend $500 on an adapter! LOL I like to tinker with things so it all worked out. RB

 

[Rulebreaker]

Exhaust is done and I'm headed out for my shake down drive. RB

 

[Rulebreaker]

Went two tracking for about 15 miles. I have some tranny shutter in 1st and second when engaging the clutch and 3rd sounds funny at speed. So I've got some sort of issue. I think this trans is better than the last but it certainly has some issue's. It's good enough to take to Drummond Island this coming week. I'll know more after putting a day of wheeling under my belt. RB

 

[bobbywalter]

well i am all the way at the other end of I75.....



so i will have to be jealouse

 

[Rulebreaker]

Well I'm back from Drummond Island. I had trouble the whole trip. I blew a trailer tire so hard on the freeway it damaged the cords in the tire in front of it so there I was with two bad tires and only one spare. The spare was low on air so i had a soft tire and a leaking tire with broken cords. Once on the Island the shutter I thought was in the trans showed it's ugly head. We were 3 hours out when I realized my two piece rear drive shaft was the problem. So i pulled the back half out and wheeled in front wheel drive. Then after another hour or so I spit a cap on the DS axle shaft so i was down to 1 wheel drive. Rock crawling in 1 wheel drive sucks! When we got back to base camp I eliminated the rubber bushing in the carrier bearing and clamped and welded the bearing to the retainer. A friend of mine had a spare axle shaft so i threw that in. Day two was great until we got to a big rock wall called the citadel. I made it up but the rear shaft was destroyed in the process. Needless to say I'm going back to a 1 piece rear drive shaft. The problem seems to be that the length of the shaft in front of the bearing is less than the length behind the bearing and the rear half of the drive shaft has too much leverage. I had 0 issues with the 4.0L/np435 conversion so if any brave soul want to give this a try give me a shout. RB

 

[In2Fords]

whats the total price with shipping?
Ill be ready fo one in 3 weeks, next paycheck is allready consumed with a 5.0 swap in my capri.

 

[Rulebreaker]

whats the total price with shipping?
Ill be ready fo one in 3 weeks, next paycheck is allready consumed with a 5.0 swap in my capri.

Zip code?

 

[In2Fords]

97367

Thanks, Jeremy

 

[Rulebreaker]

I'm building 3 more kits as we speak. Once I get one boxed up I'll run it down to the post office and get a shipping chart. Thanks for your patience. RB