Project 4x4 Commuter Mazda

[Ranger44]

Better get them parts put on then!

 

[88_Eddie]

K I'll get back to you on a better shipping estimate. yes they will fit a BII. yes paypal is the preferred method

sounds good, just let me know and i can paypal you the $$$$


nice looking coil buckets and such, hurry up and put that stuff on there, i wanna see it

 

[legoms013]

Better get them parts put on then!

sounds good, just let me know and i can paypal you the $$$$


nice looking coil buckets and such, hurry up and put that stuff on there, i wanna see it

I know, I can't hardly wait myself, for one being that every night I trip over steel parts in the dark at some point. Not this week and not the next but the following is when I have planned to get all this on....reminds me I gotta pick up some pipestands from work...And locktite, and spray paint...

I don't recall ever seein a truck here on TRS with SJ brackets and Duff Coil buckets...I hope there isn't any clearance issues. I foresee a possible one on the passenger side coil bucket where the SJ bracket will mount up against the bottom of the frame rail.

 

[legoms013]

Lookie what I got done today:

I swear the hardest part is getting the beam pivot bolts back into the drop brackets. I quit for the night after I smashed my finger with a 2lb sledge and used every cuss word in the book, including ones that didn't exist before I smashed my finger.

Tomorrow I gotta go to Napa Auto parts for a brake line fitting and some brake fluid. Also gonna clean up and paint misc. parts I'm selling.

Left to do:
Install last pivot bolt on passenger beam, install coils, measure for Bilsteins, install old Rancho shocks temporarily, bleed brakes and wash everything off. BTW, rivets suck, I can't imagine drilling them out.

 

[88_Eddie]

I quit for the night after I smashed my finger with a 2lb sledge and used every cuss word in the book, including ones that didn't exist before I smashed my finger.

i love making up new cuss words

looking good, cant wait to get ur old coils

i'm starting to get jealous of your plastic boot collection lol

 

[legoms013]

Dang it they always sneak into my pictures. Mine are the tall black ones in the back, trust me

Today I didn't get much done, other than find out Skyjacker sent me two different brakelines that don't match. And the fact they are only marginally longer than my stock ones In my angst tho I remembered the Tech Library's article on extended rubber lines and ran myself to Autozone. Picked up one of each and now I can use both of Skyjacker's lines with two short extensions, giving me plenty of brakeline length.

Tomorrow I'll try and wrap it all up and schedule and evening alignment. Hopefully.

Here's a question...I measured for shocks and looks like an 11" travel shock will work perfectly but I would like to know IF:
A Bilstein shock valved 170/60 would RIDE BETTER than the typical 255/70 valving. I know the lighter valving is better suited for dual shocks....which someday I might do with EB coils. Any thoughts on this????

 

[legoms013]

95% Finished. Still gotta bleed the brakes, rough the toe settings and modify the coil retaining tabs. And an alignment tomorrow morning. Truck sits just about dead on flippin' level now. Love it. If it settles I'll add some washers. Oh and keep my eyes open for a set of 33" mud terrains

 

[Ranger44]

I love the jack stands!

They sure do like to bow.......

 

[legoms013]

Yeah they bow alot

The jacks stand are awesome, tall, adjustable by hand and super stable. Way better than any kind of jack stand you can buy at a parts store. They are actually pipe stands but they serve a better purpose under my care

 

[legoms013]

Bled the brakes fixed coil retainers....Test drive was uneventful [thats a good thing]. Alignment tomorrow morning. Basically done other than ordering Bilsteins at the end of the week.

 

[88_Eddie]

Yeah they bow alot

i bet it's from running 6 inch drop brackets with 8 inch coils

 

[legoms013]

i bet it's from running 6 inch drop brackets with 8 inch coils

mmmmm maybe

Alignment went good. Used the stock 1.25 degree bushing on one side, and a new 2.5 degree bushing on the other. Still has a little positive camber on both sides, but thats what I wanted for when the springs settle a little in the coming months. All in all it drives just as good as before.

No alignment horror story here...

 

[Ranger44]

From my understanding skyjacker uses the same bracket for 4-8" lift. The that's why there is 2 holes in each bracket. The 6" actually aligns better in the 4" hole and the 8" actually aligns better in the 6" hole. But I could be wrong.

 

[Grunizzle]

Dang nice build I don't know how Ive missed it for so long. Do you plan on using EB coils with those new buckets any time soon?

 

[legoms013]

From my understanding skyjacker uses the same bracket for 4-8" lift. The that's why there is 2 holes in each bracket. The 6" actually aligns better in the 4" hole and the 8" actually aligns better in the 6" hole. But I could be wrong.

I believe you to be correct, especially with the heavier, super cab V6 variants. And it works even better in my case because of my heavy nose.

I'm not joking when I say the truck sits dead level now, and I will most likely have to add 1-3 washers in the future if the settle a bunch. Fender to center of hub front and rear is 11".

Dang nice build I don't know how Ive missed it for so long. Do you plan on using EB coils with those new buckets any time soon?

No EB coils for a while, though everything is in place for when I do, and all I'll have to really worry about is the steering setup.

To do list before school starts at the end of August (in order):
Oil Change lol
Limit straps
11" travel Bilsteins (5125's or 5150's)
Bump stops F/R
Rear extended brakeline