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Nothing big... The axles are under the truck now, but only partially assembled. Hope to have it running in a couple weekends from now. I got the CaptainFab bracket powdercoated and received the flex lines from Kore3. Need to run new hardline as I removed all the old stuff.
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ill be excited to find out how it works! itll be a while before i get to the drive test on mine
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Heh, I am ready to test em out... just don't have anyone to cut nice clean brackets. Chevy 60, with 39" Pitbull rockers on 'em. |
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Any up date on how these work?
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Great work, can't wait to see it all assembled!
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Here are two pics of the big brake upgrade on the Dana 60.... Sorry I dont have the calipers installed yet, but you can the rotor fills up the 17" Hummer H2 wheel... http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...ps948d6493.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...pse63a2434.jpg |
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nice work. subscribed.
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nice!
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ok.. some not so good news.. the H2 hummer wheels don't clear the Dodge 3500 calipers. Its only a fraction off but it rubs... I could grind the edge of the caliper, but mine are already powder coated. I wanted aftermarket wheels, but just not yet. I wanted to stay with 17" rims but may need to go to 18" for clearance...
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here is the wheel I want to go with in 17"....
https://racelinewheels.com/images/Pr...medium/937.jpg |
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I am still very interested and I am keeping the H2 rims. |
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Not to take this off subject but is that a nwf steering setup or just the arms if its the whole thing how do you like it cause i almost bought it
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How much lift is on your rig? I want to go with crossover but I only have 2" of lift. ORD says a minimum of 4". It looks like it will work to me but I'd like to be sure. They say the bend is put in for '73 and up trucks to clear the engine crossmember. It looks like it wouldn't be an issue with 67-72s but I don't want to waste the $$$. What do you think?
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OK. I ordered ONE 17x9 Raceline Clutch 922 rim for a test fit... comes in on Tuesday/Wednesday... so I dont get to test it till NEXT Saturday....
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OK. Well I feel a little silly....
I went to test the Raceline wheel on the passenger side and it fit, but barely. So close that I went and assembled the driver side (I hadn't tried this before.) I tride to mount the Raceline wheel and it wouldn't fit over the wheel studs. The problem was I upgraded to 5/8" wheel studs and holes in the rim was too small. It had no allowance for being 27+ years old and slightly off center. So I grabbed the Hummer rim and .. TA DA... it fit the driver side, no problem.... 1/16" celarance between the caliper and rim.... So now I was thinking, what the hell is wrong with the other side.... I disassembled the passenger side brakes, then re-assembled making sure everything was aligned. There is a small amount of adjustment/play in the hole that the caliper mounting bolt goes through. I test the Hummer wheel again, and IT FIT.... again only 1/16" clearance, but it clears... as long as there is no deflection in my braket, I should be fine... Another note about the Raceline wheels. You have to use aftermarket slpined lug nuts. The fit was so tight that you couldn't even get a thin wall socket on the lugnut. Now that may be beacuse I upgraded to 5/8 wheel studs and the OD of the larger lugnut take up more space, but just and FYI. http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...ps12468ffa.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...ps7ebc13ad.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...ps7f311ca5.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...ps8288a98e.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...ps36a1d393.jpg |
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Id be concerned about the expansion of the aluminum rim and the caliper myself anyway
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Sounds like winner! i wouldn't worry about deflection. the action of the caliper is strait horizontal, so there is no force at angle to deflect the bracket. if there is, it would indicate a frozen caliper slide.
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I build enough old Kawasaki motorcycles to know how much aluminum will expand/contract in different temps,Id be really carefull about having enough clearance to allow for it.
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Mcmlxix, did you happen to have measured the inside of the wheel? I'd also like to go to bigger front brakes on my D60, but I have 16.5" H1 wheels. They're actually pretty big inside, something like 15 3/4".
Now that I'm taking a closer look at the inside of your wheels, I see they are pretty big, too.... |
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