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Doing the fit up of the Harbor Freight 18K winch. So far so good. Mistakes were made, but nothing I can't fix. Long plate will get cut off. Wanted to maintain attack angle of front by placing winch higher. Wanted winch tucked in grill for better physics and appearance. Will add cooling intakes...
Hi Guys,
Well the axles went in for balancing yesterday. Tiger Tool helped a lot. If you use one you must take the zerks out first. They get destroyed.
I need to drop in the 3.07 gears. Just curious about using a gantry and chain hoist vs. engine hoist vs?
I am putting in a locker at the time...
FYI According to the owner of Unicat, based in Germany, the 6x6 is generally the preferred design. He went so far as to say that many 4x4 vehicles when fully loaded with the camper and supplies are over the weight design of the truck. If you have not seen these live videos, it is worth a look...
I am assuming that there is no driveshaft phasing issue. I know that they are balanced. Phasing was incorrect on mine. Double check this. Are tires balanced?
For vibrations you have some options.
1. Steelman noise vibration system (around $200)
2. Put of lift and watch for movement
3...
I have seen pictures of cracked bell housing, broken alternator brackets, cracked water pumps, and air compressors and gears damaged. In my case the interface of the compressor and power steering pump opened up due to a loose bolt. Those pesky driveshafts need balancing. It's not worth driving...
Can't do stamping, but can do flat disks. Flat disks I can cut in the next month or so. I'm very busy. My cnc plasma table is not dialed in yet. Need dimensions. prefer in DXF file format.
If someone provides .dxf file with dimensions, I will cut you a deal when I make them. Pun intended lol Ha!