Mochamike
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No, I went with the club I'm in.... Webilt.
Mocha Mike's Scout 80
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No, I went with the club I'm in.... Webilt.
Scout-It-Out
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Great write up on your Scout! After seeing you on the trail it was weird to see the stock 80 on the first page of this thread! It's come a long way!
I was wondering about your d60s. Do you know what year, make of truck they came off of? I've started looking at 60s and there seem to be a lot of them. Thanks!
I enjoyed the ride in your Scout too! That was fun!
I was wondering about your d60s. Do you know what year, make of truck they came off of? I've started looking at 60s and there seem to be a lot of them. Thanks!
I enjoyed the ride in your Scout too! That was fun!
Mochamike
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The front is from a 1984 Chevy & the rear is off a 1999 Ford van.
Both have been modified a bit...
Front: is Ford knuckles out (from a 1979 f350) because I traded center sections with a guy who needed a ds drop pumkin.
The rear is a d60u (smooth bottom). It came with disc brakes, an open carrier & 32 spline shafts. The spindles are larger than regular d60s, so no machining was needed to fit 35 spline shafts (& a spool). The rear is offset a bit to the ps.
You/rig did well this past week.
Your axles are quite capable for your rig at this point in time, I wouldn't worry about d60s.. They are expensive.
Here are my suggestions:
gearing: do the tcase to start. If you still want to go lower, then do the axles. You might find that after you've been wheeling a while, that you May want to upgrade a locker as well.
Armor: rock sliders, bumpers, etc. Etc. A winch eventually as well. Oh, yeah a roll cage!
Suspension, do a SOA! If you can't afford the $$$ for the steering, SOA rear & some good 4" springs up front could be a temporary fix (don't forget you will need new brake lines, shocks, & eventually drive shafts).
All the things above I mention can be done in phases, which is important... Otherwise your rig will be on jack-stands for 1-2 years.
I would do them in this order: lift, armor, gearing.
Scout-It-Out
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Thank you! I really appreciate your advice!
I am looking at gears for my t-case. That will be my next big purchase. Since I have a welder I can do the rock sliders for not much money. I’m working on some plans for those now. I’m working on fixing the starting issue too. Thanks again for being patient with me on the trail! I had a great time!
I am looking at gears for my t-case. That will be my next big purchase. Since I have a welder I can do the rock sliders for not much money. I’m working on some plans for those now. I’m working on fixing the starting issue too. Thanks again for being patient with me on the trail! I had a great time!
Scout-It-Out
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I was curious about your doubler. How does the 241 part get lubricated? Also did you get the intermediate shaft from d&d machine? Cool pictures! Thanks for posting!
Tahoedonner
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I effin love this thing.
Mochamike
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I'm not sure how I missed these posts.
The doubler/241 section is 1/2-3/4 full of fluid (bath style), so it lubricates everything that way.
It's been a while, so I thought I'd update this a bit.
In October I bent a front spring on fordyce (rock hit front shackle).
The rear also started to sag.
This is the 2nd or 3rd time this has happened. (sagging & bent springs each).
I decided to ditch the yj leaf springs for hd/longer springs.
I installed f150/100 springs in the rear in January, & I should be finishing the front within the week.
I'm also on planning on installing front bump stops for the shackles (just in case).
These springs are 12" longer, so it should give me at least 4-5" more of flex.
I will post pix once I finish.
I also purchased some aluminum rock rings to try & keep me from destroying the h2 rims...
I just need to find someone with a tig to weld them on.
