Rock Jock 60 and ladder bar - Pumpkin on the upgrade path...

rpenner54 · 02-13-2012, 07:30 PM

I am right down the street from spidertrax I can go by there and give them your credit card and pick out your axle for you.

*DB_1* · 02-20-2012, 09:40 PM

The RockJock 70 is almost ready for production...just sayin'

**Rick** · 02-20-2012, 09:50 PM

Axle is supposed to ship this week

**Rick** · 03-12-2012, 10:13 PM

Well the bouncing dude in the post above has been going for about 3 extra weeks now. I think I should delete him to give him a rest

The axle was delivered today

*DB_1* · 03-12-2012, 10:25 PM

Finally

Did you go wider or stay the same width?

*turboexplorer* · 03-13-2012, 06:09 PM

Glad it finally made it!

**Rick** · 03-13-2012, 06:12 PM

Same width.

*Stic-o* · 03-13-2012, 06:34 PM

**james t** · 03-16-2012, 08:39 AM

pikshures!!!!

kert0307 · 03-16-2012, 09:08 AM

If you upgrade in the future to a front d60, are you sure your 15" wheels will clear the brakes? Just something to think about since you sound like you only want to buy tires once...

**Rick** · 03-19-2012, 04:49 PM

All looks good except for the skid plate. I guess the Currie skid plate comes "pre-cracked" from the factory

*RockRanger* · 03-19-2012, 06:30 PM

Are you adding a traction bar?

**Rick** · 03-21-2012, 10:35 AM

Yes, there will be a traction bar this time.

**Diff Whack Daddy** · 03-21-2012, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

Yes, there will be a traction bar this time.

I am sure your u-joints will thank you for that.

**james t** · 03-22-2012, 07:39 AM

3/8" spring perches?

**Rick** · 03-22-2012, 09:20 AM

Yes, they are some beefy perches. Best of all, they are a bit longer than normal which should also help with spring wrap.

**Rick** · 04-03-2012, 05:39 PM

A few pics from today...

*Stic-o* · 04-03-2012, 09:04 PM

What are you doing for the driver side? Moving three gas tank?

**IZwack** · 04-03-2012, 09:08 PM

I think that's a anti-dive link for the pinion angle - no need for another side, the leaf springs still locate the axle housing.

*turboexplorer* · 04-03-2012, 10:56 PM

I assume the shackle is so it can move forward and backwards with the compression and rebound of the spring but not able to move up and down which in turn eliminates or minimizes axle wrap.

Never seen that before.

02-13-2012, 07:30 PM	#41
rpenner54 Moderator Emeritus Longmont, CO 99F350 93Sport 13Fusion Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 3,721 Vehicle Specs	I am right down the street from spidertrax I can go by there and give them your credit card and pick out your axle for you. __________________ Ryan 93 Sport 99 F350 PSD 13 Fusion SE 93 Isuzu Trooper 06 HD Sportster 1200 Custom

02-20-2012, 09:40 PM	#42
DB_1 Elite Ranger La Quinta, Ca. 97 SC Ranger xlt Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,428 Vehicle Specs	The RockJock 70 is almost ready for production...just sayin' __________________ 97 Ranger...what's left of it

02-20-2012, 09:50 PM	#43
Rick Admin Pumpkin Pilot Wayoutin, Aridzona '93 XL Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 27,230 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Axle is supposed to ship this week __________________ Rick Horwitz, AB7FH "Serious Exploration's" Admin Rick's '93/'98 Explorer "The Great Pumpkin" Dodge Dart 512 Resto/Race 10.29 @ 129 2004 Mustang Mach 1 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins Dually

03-12-2012, 10:13 PM	#44
Rick Admin Pumpkin Pilot Wayoutin, Aridzona '93 XL Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 27,230 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Well the bouncing dude in the post above has been going for about 3 extra weeks now. I think I should delete him to give him a rest The axle was delivered today __________________ Rick Horwitz, AB7FH "Serious Exploration's" Admin Rick's '93/'98 Explorer "The Great Pumpkin" Dodge Dart 512 Resto/Race 10.29 @ 129 2004 Mustang Mach 1 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins Dually

03-12-2012, 10:25 PM	#45
DB_1 Elite Ranger La Quinta, Ca. 97 SC Ranger xlt Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,428 Vehicle Specs	Finally Did you go wider or stay the same width? __________________ 97 Ranger...what's left of it

03-13-2012, 06:09 PM	#46
turboexplorer Slick Rock Wheelin Cottonwood Heights, Utah 98' XLT 5.0L 4X4 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,544 Vehicle Specs	Glad it finally made it! __________________ -98' XLT 5.0L 4X4, 4406 conversion is DONE! 4406 Thread Rock sliders are DONE! My Rock Sliders My front skid plate build 2nd Gen Front Skid Plate My SAS build! SAS is mostly done! -2004 Taurus Stock with wicked system. -1979 Trans Am, Olds 403 built Engine, dyno 379rwhp 533rwtq, TH400 manual valve body. http://www.explorerforum.com/photopo...5/May_2013.jpg

03-13-2012, 06:12 PM	#47
Rick Admin Pumpkin Pilot Wayoutin, Aridzona '93 XL Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 27,230 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Same width. __________________ Rick Horwitz, AB7FH "Serious Exploration's" Admin Rick's '93/'98 Explorer "The Great Pumpkin" Dodge Dart 512 Resto/Race 10.29 @ 129 2004 Mustang Mach 1 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins Dually

03-13-2012, 06:34 PM	#48
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03-16-2012, 08:39 AM	#49
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03-16-2012, 09:08 AM	#50
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03-19-2012, 04:49 PM	#51
Rick Admin Pumpkin Pilot Wayoutin, Aridzona '93 XL Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 27,230 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	All looks good except for the skid plate. I guess the Currie skid plate comes "pre-cracked" from the factory Attached Images __________________ Rick Horwitz, AB7FH "Serious Exploration's" Admin Rick's '93/'98 Explorer "The Great Pumpkin" Dodge Dart 512 Resto/Race 10.29 @ 129 2004 Mustang Mach 1 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins Dually

03-19-2012, 06:30 PM	#52
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03-21-2012, 10:35 AM	#53
Rick Admin Pumpkin Pilot Wayoutin, Aridzona '93 XL Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 27,230 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Yes, there will be a traction bar this time. __________________ Rick Horwitz, AB7FH "Serious Exploration's" Admin Rick's '93/'98 Explorer "The Great Pumpkin" Dodge Dart 512 Resto/Race 10.29 @ 129 2004 Mustang Mach 1 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins Dually

03-22-2012, 07:39 AM	#55
james t moderation Texarkana AR/TX 94 SAS sport Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 11,248 Vehicle Specs	3/8" spring perches? __________________ my rebuild "It started as a hobby, slowly turned into a lifestyle, then spiralled downward into mental illness. My lawnmower has tree rash on it."

03-22-2012, 09:20 AM	#56
Rick Admin Pumpkin Pilot Wayoutin, Aridzona '93 XL Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 27,230 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Yes, they are some beefy perches. Best of all, they are a bit longer than normal which should also help with spring wrap. __________________ Rick Horwitz, AB7FH "Serious Exploration's" Admin Rick's '93/'98 Explorer "The Great Pumpkin" Dodge Dart 512 Resto/Race 10.29 @ 129 2004 Mustang Mach 1 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins Dually

04-03-2012, 05:39 PM	#57
Rick Admin Pumpkin Pilot Wayoutin, Aridzona '93 XL Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 27,230 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	A few pics from today... Attached Images __________________ Rick Horwitz, AB7FH "Serious Exploration's" Admin Rick's '93/'98 Explorer "The Great Pumpkin" Dodge Dart 512 Resto/Race 10.29 @ 129 2004 Mustang Mach 1 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins Dually

04-03-2012, 09:04 PM	#58
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04-03-2012, 09:08 PM	#59
IZwack Germantown, MD Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 22,390 Vehicle Specs	I think that's a anti-dive link for the pinion angle - no need for another side, the leaf springs still locate the axle housing. __________________ »»»»»...how'd the moon get there, how'd the moon get there?

04-03-2012, 10:56 PM	#60
turboexplorer Slick Rock Wheelin Cottonwood Heights, Utah 98' XLT 5.0L 4X4 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,544 Vehicle Specs	I assume the shackle is so it can move forward and backwards with the compression and rebound of the spring but not able to move up and down which in turn eliminates or minimizes axle wrap. Never seen that before. __________________ -98' XLT 5.0L 4X4, 4406 conversion is DONE! 4406 Thread Rock sliders are DONE! My Rock Sliders My front skid plate build 2nd Gen Front Skid Plate My SAS build! SAS is mostly done! -2004 Taurus Stock with wicked system. -1979 Trans Am, Olds 403 built Engine, dyno 379rwhp 533rwtq, TH400 manual valve body. http://www.explorerforum.com/photopo...5/May_2013.jpg

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