re: getting the spindle out and progress report on Grand Wagoneer swap

[Larry Soo <lars@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Chad Lloyd" <clloyd@tsi.bc.ca> wrote:

>After 8 weeks of not really getting much done (due to not being able to find
>much time to do it), I finally feel like I'm making progress on my axle
>swap, so I just hafta share. I realize that for you more experienced guys
>this will probably be REALLY boring, but for me, whose biggest
>accomplishment before this was helping/watching Dave Moulton change my throw
>out bearing, this is major.

We all gotta start somewhere!  I remember the first time I installed new
shocks and leaf packs!  <g>

[snip]
>Of course, now that THIS appears to moving along, I've started to think
>about gearing (need more crawl ratio)..... had a look at Chris Waterman's
>setup - that is ultimately what I really want to do, but considering that it
>took me eight weeks to grind off 7 brackets, I don't think I'm ready for all
>the custom machining involved. Went looking for a similar bolt up solution.
>Wild Horses sells an np435/203/D20 setup kit that goes for $1200 us, Off
>Road Design has an sm465/203/205 kit that is only $700, but it's WAY too

>long, Klune V, NV4500, and Atlas are all WAY out of my price range......
>keeping me awake at night. DOH!

Do you have a V8 or 4-cyl motor?  Chris' setup isn't going to work with a
straight 6, it's too long.

>Thanks for letting me vent, and if anyone about the spindle, let me know.

I dunno what the more knowledgable members of this list will have to say
about this suggestion but what about hitting it with some heat?  Don't make
it red hot but some heat might help.


...lars

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