Crawlin's Build Thread

[PaleBlue90]

I like the psycadelic liscence plate. Whats up with your rangers mike? are they wheelable, heard u had a tranny issue?

my 90 aint finished, it will be come dec...i hope....my 89.....i lost 4th gear then 2 weeks later it started wineing and i could hear the gears sizzleing. im lookin for a tranny but im haveing no luck

 

[crawlin91]

a4ld right? Ill keep my eye out.

 

[PaleBlue90]

a4ld right? Ill keep my eye out.

no the fm146. my truck is a 5 speed

 

[crawlin91]

Got an extreme hi-lift yesterday and the winching kit that goes with it. Went out to this field in the middle of nowhere to test the new gears and Truetrac.

 

[BlackBII]

Cool pic.

Even cooler truck! I think it looks perfect, combo of lift/tire size and black wheels on a gen2 ext cab. Sexy!

 

[KELLY88]

Amazing! Haven't posted before but have been following this build. It's looking really good.

 

[crawlin91]

d35 aussie locker and spring eliminator(echo) set to go in this weekend...weather permitting Ive read through all the tech, any advice from those that have done either before...? also doing ujoint/full circle clip swap while im in there

 

[97BlackBetty]

Ive got the full circle clips and c-clip emil. (echo) All I can say is that mjones wasnt kidding when he said that it goes on hard, but really does a nice job. One I got the spring started on the shaft, I used a flat head and small hammer to work it down and over the splines. The full circle clips just take a while to do, really tedious work, but take your time and be careful with it, I didnt run into any trouble really doing them.

 

[mjonesjr]

All I can say is that mjones wasnt kidding when he said that it goes on hard, but really does a nice job. One I got the spring started on the shaft, I used a flat head and small hammer to work it down and over the splines.

It does go on hard, but it fits the shaft perfectly and sits on the outside of the female yoke perfectly. I have had my suspension flexed out to the max and the Echo spring worked perfectly. The stock rubber boot even fits over the spring nicely. Just remember to put some hose clamps on the boot to keep it in one place.

It will be easier to get the spring on if you place the shaft in a vice.

If you can, run a bead weld around the lip on the male shaft to prevent the spring from jumping over the lip. The picture below is what I am talking about.

As for the locker, the instructions are really straight forward on it. It is super easy to install. It will probably take you 20 minutes. Here is a picture of my Lock-Rite installed (same design).

 

[crawlin91]

awesome. looks pretty straight forward. ive got a nice mig setup now. I see you had to helicoil your pumpkin as well, damn aluminum

 

[crawlin91]

Ive got the full circle clips and c-clip emil. (echo) All I can say is that mjones wasnt kidding when he said that it goes on hard, but really does a nice job. One I got the spring started on the shaft, I used a flat head and small hammer to work it down and over the splines. The full circle clips just take a while to do, really tedious work, but take your time and be careful with it, I didnt run into any trouble really doing them.

ive got some spare shafts that I started grinding on. u joints out and grinding went well. ruined a stub shaft and slip yoke though with the harbor freight c press tool, i bent the ears and the c press trying to remove a ujoint after the end of the cap broke off one end of the joint

 

[4x4junkie]

Heat and contraction from welding creates a huge stress riser on the shaft there, I wouldn't do that. The hose clamp alone holds the spring just fine
(fortunately it's not on the smallest part of the shaft).

Also, when u-joints get stubborn like that, smack the yoke with a hammer. I've always had good luck doing this.

 

[mjonesjr]

Heat and contraction from welding creates a huge stress riser on the shaft there, I wouldn't do that. The hose clamp alone holds the spring just fine
(fortunately it's not on the smallest part of the shaft).

As thick as that part of the shaft is and if you do it properly (spacing out sections) it wont cause any harm to the shaft.

 

[crawlin91]

so I can weld it without making it weaker long as i dont let it heat up too much, say 3-4 sections letting the shaft cool in between each?

 

[mjonesjr]

so I can weld it without making it weaker long as i dont let it heat up too much, say 3-4 sections letting the shaft cool in between each?

You will be fine doing it that way. That is how I did mine.