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Re: Bubba's recycling project
nice...this past Fall, we swapped my '66 rear with 3.73's for a 72 rear with 3.07's...much better for driving the highway now
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I was really happy to find the 69 rear end.
I wanted to stay with the narrow width and the 6 lug wheels. Just put another coat of spray on tonight ,Things may be dry enough by tomorrow to start installing the trailing arms. ![]()
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You can jack it up and spin the wheel and count revolutions . Best way is to pull the rear cover and count the teeth on the pinion and ring gear and divide. Then you can check the oil for chunks or stray shrapnel. The ring gear should have a stamp with the tooth count and a date code
If it is a proper ratio, just swap them. The trailer does not care what the ratio is...As long as it turns
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It's 10 out. I'm going for it.
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Dave Does "no nothing"
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The funny thing is I don't drink.
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WOW I just discovered that they make conversion Universal joints.
As I was installing the drive line and discovered the new 69 yoke was wider than the old 64. It was the same diameter caps, just about 1/2" wider across the caps. A trip to the driveline shop found this conversion U-joint for about 20 bucks. I still had to press it in myself or leave the driveshaft until they had time next week. A lot easier than changing and rewelding the end of the driveline and a whole lot easier than trying to change the pinion yoke and tear the rear end apart
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I decided to build adjustable track bar while I had things apart.
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Why do you need an adjustable one?
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The longer the track bar, the less arc it travels and the less side to side movement of the axle occurs.. See........ longer is better
![]() I made it adjustable so the length could be changed if needed to center the axle under the truck. When you have the front wheel alignment done they should measure the thrust angle of the rear and see how true and square the frame is and if rear axle is mounted square in relationship to the front. Have you ever followed cars traveling done the road that have been badly wrecked? They now travel a little sideways down the road with the rear tires tracking offset from the path of the front tires. The frame is bent from true square the rear axle is mounted at an angle.
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Check out this u-tube video , Holy smokes!!!! What A ride....
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v...A0%C2%A0%C2%A0
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If the track bar is longer= less arc of movement up and down =less side to side movement of the axle under the truck
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I need to quit throwing things away. I had one of those brackets that attaches to the swing arm. I cut it off when I did my four link. I'll have to look around. I need a longer trac bar.
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Having your panhard bar parallel to the axle tube at ride height is what you want.
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Awesome video; watched it twice!!
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Good to see it on the road.
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Took a test drive in the warm 55*F sunshine this afternoon. Been raining too darn much and everything is well saturated and starting to slide. Spent the holiday reattaching the emergency brake cables and torquing everything down. Drove smooth but I ordered new gas shocks and they won't be here till tomorrow, So it bounces really bad with no shocks. did not go too fast, but all is working well. I did install all new rear brake shoes and hardware, the drums were still nice so they were not turned and are still in tolerances. The old shoes were about half worn , but now I won't have to do them again for a while. I will order the proper speedometer drive gears in the morning. It will be nice to have the speedometer accurate again.
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I like the track bar idea, you star guys are living "green".
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