04-29-2012, 10:27 PM
Wrenching time again!
I finished a few projects up here. Then, on Friday I scored a 78-79 Dana 60 front axle that won't go under this, but under another project. This freed up a few parts that I have stockpiled in the garage.
The racer is now going to be outfitted with ARB's in the front and rear. I started with the rear axle first. 9" rears are easy to work on and I had all the parts handy. I reused the 4.88's and swapped the carriers and gave the ARB some new carrier bearings. For some strange reason I did have to add a .005" shim to the pinion to get a good pattern. Wierd how that works. I really don't want to have to tear the front axle apart to reshim the pinion...
Here are some pics.
I finished a few projects up here. Then, on Friday I scored a 78-79 Dana 60 front axle that won't go under this, but under another project. This freed up a few parts that I have stockpiled in the garage.
The racer is now going to be outfitted with ARB's in the front and rear. I started with the rear axle first. 9" rears are easy to work on and I had all the parts handy. I reused the 4.88's and swapped the carriers and gave the ARB some new carrier bearings. For some strange reason I did have to add a .005" shim to the pinion to get a good pattern. Wierd how that works. I really don't want to have to tear the front axle apart to reshim the pinion...
Here are some pics.