Re: JPOR: Front D44 Questions

[paul stelzig <pstelzig@xxxxxxx>]

I've been in QA1's plant in Minnesota to work on one of there lathes I talked
to one of there sales guys they sell some 1" joints to one of the lift
companies if I remember right it is Skyjacker.

Courtney Kerr wrote:

> BTW - I ordered three pairs (left and right thread) of 3/4" x 3/4"
> QA1 chrome-moly heim joints today. Screaming price of ~$30 each. I
> ordered them with zerk fittings. I'll use two pairs for the steering,
> and I'll keep one pair for spares. Now here's the best part, non-Jeep
> related, so all of you hard-core rock eaters can ignore it ;)
>
> I ordered them from a shop that a friend works at. No big deal,
> except that it's a Shelby shop. Cobras #13 and #19 were there, along
> with ten or twelve other more recent cars, including a few new cars
> still under construction. The best part was seeing a fuel injected
> 650 hp/650 ftlb big block, in a new Cobra. Wild ride.
>
> I figured that if it's ok for Shelby to use QA1 rod ends, it's ok for me ;)
>
> >You need spindles from a '74 to '76 Wagoneer or Chevy. Some very early
> >'77s may also have the right spindles for this, but latley I've seen
> >more '77s that had the larger inner wheel bearings.
> >
> >I'm pretty sure you told me that your axle is from a '76 Wag, so you
> >should be OK.
> >
> >  > Rotors: 78-up Ford F-150
> >  > Aimco #5492
> >  >
> >  >Wheel Bearings: 78-up Ford F-150
> >  >Timken Set 37
> >  >Timken Set 45
> >  >
> >  >Calipers & brake pads: '76 Wagoneer
> >  >Performance Friction #0524
> >  >
> >>  So my question is, will the Ford rotors and bearings work on the
> >  > Wagoneer spindles?
>
> -Courtney (just another day in Las Vegas)
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>
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