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![]() Doc put in some numbing drops and took the four stitches out of my eye today. Man does it feel great after those drops go in. Unfortunately, I can tell they're wearing off and it won't be long before I'm back doing the spastic itchy dance. Took advantage of the feel good time and did some more assembly. With everything loose, the front to back X measurement is only off 3/8" and I haven't even tried to move it yet. I'm confident when I get back on it tomorrow I'll be snugging down fasteners before you know it.
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
Glad to hear that your eye is doing better. Great work on the frame.
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The frame looks beautiful Vic! Nice work!
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Looks mucho bueno!
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Wow look at that, beauty!
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I've been away for a bit and just catching up here. Glad to hear your well into your recovery and have been able to get some done in the shop. The powder is fantastic. This is going to be a jaw dropping roller here in no time! I'm probably as anxious as you are to see more
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
Thanks, everyone. I've been puttering around a bit more in the shop hanging parts on the frame and getting subassemblies ready. I installed the new posi unit with a 3.73 gear into the rearend. I also upgraded the cover to a TA with the preload bolts. The rear disc brake setup from CPP has been giving me fits though. The pads are a bit too thick to fit over the rotors. The piston in the caliper was retracted as far as it would go, so I called their tech line to see what they had to say. The tech wearily explained that the e-brake required adjusting and pointed me to a tech bulletin online. Problem is, to get the piston to retract enough, you have to remove the retainer clip that holds the inside pad. Even then, the fit is still too tight. I'm of the opinion the pads are the main culprit, so I may have to cruise the auto parts to see if I can find a set that's thinner.
The next problem was the spacer for the disc brake bracket. It's also too thick which means the caliper won't go onto the bracket. The spacer is .400" thick and needs to be more like .250" but CPP only offers the one version. The tech said the flanges on the axle tubes are not consistent and they see this from time to time. He suggested cutting the spacers down... which I can do since I have a mill, but you have to wonder why they don't offer spacers in various widths. Besides, what's a person supposed to do if they don't have a mill? Paying a shop to do it can be expensive. And water jet cutting them out of thinner material probably wouldn't be very cost effective either. I really hate spending good money on parts then having to hack them up to get them to fit. I ended up deciding to keep the suspension parts black instead of painting them a dark grey metallic color. So much of the stuff was already powder coated black I figured it was easier. No one will know the difference except us chickens. ![]()
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Wow Vic, what a shame on that CCP stuff, I think the least they could do is offer different thickness spacers and even shims, it would be even better if it was all in the kit! I have been super interested in this brake kit too see how it works out with the E brake.
Glad to see your making strides again!
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This is gonna be the nicest DD pickup around.
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Tough to tell from the pic, but those housing flanges don't appear to be over .150" thicker than "normal"
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Geez. What a PITA.
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
I had a similar issue with my dropped spindles and stock disc brakes. The caliper wouldn't open up far enough to put in new disc pads. For now I put the worn pads back in. Do aftermarket disc pads possibly vary in thickness?
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
Same here on the fronts. I had to take the little thin plates off the back of my new pads to get the calipers on?
Nice work on the rear end Vic! I'll have to investigate that diff cover you used.
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One other thing that could have been a factor is the differential. Differences in gear sets and where the C-clip pocket ends up after setting backlash could cause the axles to be biased toward one side or the other. The rotors would follow along and you'd possibly have caliper fitment issues. I don't see that accounting for 1/8" of offset but who knows? No kidding! ![]() Quote:
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
New rolling stock arrived today. PVD coated AR TT2's, 18x8 fronts, 18x10 rears, with Sumitomo Z rated tires. Now I really gotta get the rest of the suspension assembled.
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Nice looking wheels Vic!
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Vic, I love your build! Amazing stuff man. I really love the TTII's, love the dark or black chrome look. Awesome!
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Looking good Vic, nice choice on the wheels also. That really stinks when you pay good money for parts and still end up with a struggle to get them to work...
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
Vic I purchased CPP's Deluxe bent bar and it adds a good deal of clearance and it should even clear that monster cover.
Don't hold me to it but if I remember I will get a picture with a tape showing how much clearance there is with it installed. Last edited by Xeen; 10-18-2016 at 11:46 PM. |
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Love then wheels!!!! style and color both!
I admit I debated on the caddy calipers but read some horror stories on the forum here about them, something about if you don't set them very frequently they end up malfunctioning somehow. If I start hearing more good stories about them then I may be persuaded to give them a go in the near future.
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Killer choice of wheels and tires! congrats on those puppies
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Spiffy!
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More pics...
I think the 18's are about the right size wheels for this brake package. 20's really need bigger calipers and rotors to fill the space behind the rims. Just my $.02 worth.
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