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Post by XfaCtoR on Oct 31, 2005 8:32:08 GMT -3
there wasnt an impact with this. the passingers side has a nice rip along the weld all so. i notices at full flex the lcas hit the bracket where the shock bolt to, i asom that the ca was acking like a lever and pealed it off=\ im lucky if didnt brake ferther in the trail.. it took some thinking and a one ton recker with a boom to get out... you cant see it but i had to put an axle trap around me axle and use the winch to hold the axle up
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Post by dsgray16 on Oct 31, 2005 9:23:28 GMT -3
i guess new mounts and limmiting staps should take care of that, oh and new pinion seal too
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Post by SPYDER on Oct 31, 2005 11:37:50 GMT -3
thats a common problem with the RK lifts. you NEED to upgrade your CA mounts before installing them. with the loss of the passenger side upper it puts more strain on the one upper and 2 lowers and the lowers are weaker so they go. RE's are a great choice or to just box them in with some 1/4" plate...makes nice skids as well.
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Post by XfaCtoR on Oct 31, 2005 18:45:23 GMT -3
i found a 30 with 355s for kinda cheep monie..im gona notch out what is needs so they dont bind and weld them up...if its not one thing its another....rear pinion seal leeked i got an 8.8 and a lift..front leaks replace the axle=] at least ill be geared the same and wont have to worry about that for a while..
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Post by chrometj on Oct 31, 2005 18:51:26 GMT -3
youre going to replace the whole axle? instead of fixing the mounts? im confused??
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Post by XfaCtoR on Oct 31, 2005 20:13:17 GMT -3
yea. im getting a new to me d30 with 3.55s, this qhy i dot have to worry about a regear, ill deal with 33 and 355s for the winter. il beaf up the lower mounts and notch out what needs to be for clearance
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Post by chrometj on Oct 31, 2005 23:48:14 GMT -3
why not fix the original axle? just my 2 cents
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Post by dsgray16 on Oct 31, 2005 23:53:43 GMT -3
Wait, let me get this strait...as of right now your runing a different gear ratio in the front then you are in the back??? please tell me this isnt true
And second, replacing the whole axle to fix this problem, while being completly ridiculous, is also a wast of your time. The problem you have here is not weak LCA mounts, its two HUGE levers that when flexed are trying to pry your LCA mounts off. You need to stop this from happening (as i suggested earlier limiting straps would work) Even if you make LCA mounts out of 1inch steal plate you will still be fawking up the bushings or flex joints in the LCA's.
/end rant
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Post by jps4jeep on Nov 1, 2005 1:28:13 GMT -3
I agree, from what I read, you had a issue with the LCA mount on the axle, so your replacing the axle. thats like wiping your a** before you poop, makes no sence...
I would get some 3/8" stock and make some beefy LCA mount and weld them up to what you have. cheap and an upgrade. I have cut those mounts off before, easy enough to do. Your friends with that Creeper Kid and he apparently knows how to weld, so make some thing that has the proper amount of clearence for the Heim joints at the end of the LCA. I just don't understand why you want to make life harder than it needs to be?
also you might want to consider some limiting straps. if you do clearence the mounts, and that axle can droop even more, your gonna loose your front drive shaft. the slip shaft is not designed to extend that far for a Long arm 5 inch lift kit. (hence why the factory mount was not clearenced for that much droop)
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Post by XfaCtoR on Nov 1, 2005 2:01:40 GMT -3
I agree, from what I read, you had a issue with the LCA mount on the axle, so your replacing the axle. thats like wiping your a** before you poop, makes no sence... I would get some 3/8" stock and make some beefy LCA mount and weld them up to what you have. cheap and an upgrade. I have cut those mounts off before, easy enough to do. Your friends with that Creeper Kid and he apparently knows how to weld, so make some thing that has the proper amount of clearence for the Heim joints at the end of the LCA. I just don't understand why you want to make life harder than it needs to be? also you might want to consider some limiting straps. if you do clearence the mounts, and that axle can droop even more, your gonna loose your front drive shaft. the slip shaft is not designed to extend that far for a Long arm 5 inch lift kit. (hence why the factory mount was not clearenced for that much droop) thats what i plain on doing with the new axle.. the main reson im swoppig axles is to get the same gear.right now when im in 4wheel my fronts trun slower. and binds the tcase..i dont have the 2 grand for a gear swop right nowand i wanna to to 9" front and back..by geting a new to me d30 it wil fix to problems. like i said..im going to notch out where the lca would hit and beaf them up a lil befor throughing it in
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Post by dsgray16 on Nov 1, 2005 5:25:55 GMT -3
man no offense but if you cant afford 2 g's for gears you deff cant afford 9"'s front and rear
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Post by dsgray16 on Nov 1, 2005 5:29:13 GMT -3
.by geting a new to me d30 it wil fix to problems. like i said..im going to notch out where the lca would hit and beaf them up a lil befor throughing it in what are you going to do notch out the spring perch?? sounds like a good plan...
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Post by XfaCtoR on Nov 1, 2005 8:08:19 GMT -3
thats the shock mount....a small notch isnt going to hert anthing
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Post by bluerocket on Nov 1, 2005 10:45:10 GMT -3
It may not have totally been a problem with the mounts, if you were running mismatched gears in the axles that will put a LOT of stress on things.
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Post by jps4jeep on Nov 1, 2005 16:36:37 GMT -3
wait a sec, must have missed that.. you had 2 different gearings?
If your front whels are spinning slower, it is gonna cause your front end to wrap up , but in the oposite direction of where your LCA were contacting.
SO your swapping in the new axle to also fix the gearing issue as well.. I missed that part. still though, 3.55:1 gears are not really suitable for anything over 32" tires. and 2 G's to re-gear, your getting ripped off.
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