Cut & Turn Project

[Shen2187]

Well, I scored a D35 TTB front axle, already mostly disassembled..

The pumpkin is toast apparently it was bracket lifted...

I got ALL of the parts though, even the calipers, rotors, pads, bearings all of which are good...

Here they are gutted and pressure washed, they had been painted a few times, Green, White, Red and black again..

 

[lifeguard379]

the best i can say is just read some more and then some more again. do to the risk involved most people won't give there measurements away.

and where do you plan on cutting?

 

[Shen2187]

Seems most people cut at the point behind the ball joints to make up for the longer springs. Being 4WD I don't think there is really much room there..

I would rather cut them where the factory bends are, much like the way the Zimmerman's did it. That way I can reinforce them as I like.. Including extended Heim'd radius arms that have been planned for quite some time now.

I'm not worried about the risk, if it fails, I still have the perfectly good ones under truck.

I've already got 4" lift springs, 4" lift shocks, steering stabilizer kit, drop pitman arm, Add-A-Leaf. I can easily build shackles as well. I even have 4" lift brackets.. but 7-8" of lift would take it out of the realm of DD by my standards..

 

[Pollarican]

I've always wanted to try this but lacked measurements. Looks like you have everything you need just waiting.

 

[Shen2187]

I've always wanted to try this but lacked measurements. Looks like you have everything you need just waiting.

Yeah, Now I just need the 3/16 plate steel for the patching, etc.

 

[Tiny ranger]

go to the ranger station website then clik on the tek page then check out thettb info. i seem to remember a article there with instructions,pictures and everthing on this.good luck!!!

 

[Shen2187]

go to the ranger station website then clik on the tek page then check out thettb info. i seem to remember a article there with instructions,pictures and everthing on this.good luck!!!

I've already looked it over, looking it over again right now, maybe I missed something.. Thanks though!

 

[Tiny ranger]

its in zimmermans ttb mod. under flexing your ttb

 

[Shen2187]

...I would rather cut them where the factory bends are, much like the way the Zimmerman's did it. That way I can reinforce them as I like...

Quoting yourself is fun!

 

[lifeguard379]

Seems most people cut at the point behind the ball joints to make up for the longer springs, but that seems to be a lazy way.. Plus, being 4WD there isn't really much room there anyway..

how so?

 

[Shen2187]

Looks like 20 degrees for the main beam, and a touch more for the smaller one, should achieve 4" of lift while maintaining a correct camber.

 

[Anime]

Assuming you want the stock track width, all you need to do is make a jig between two fixed points on the beam, and the pivot.

Modify whatever you want in the middle, and just raise the pivot point on the jig by however much lift you want.

It only gets complicated with measurements when you're increasing the track width.

 

[90ranajo]

Might try talking to 410Fortune on here; as I think he has done a set or two.

 

[Maniak]

But keep the thread going.. I want to do this for our X too..

I have 2.5" drop brackets, which I want to keep using but with a bigger lift..

~Mark

 

[Shen2187]

I'll keep updating the thread as I go, i just need to get the money for the steel to fill in the holes, make jigs, etc. The track width isn't too much of a concern for me, the front is about 1/2" or so wider than the rear on each side as it is... I just wanted to see what a good degree would be..

 

[cmhaah06]

You've got my attention...I want to do the same thing.

 

[Shen2187]

I thought about just bending the beams but me and my buddy decided it would be best not to compromise the strength of the steel by using a torch to heat it. Just going to cut it, move the pivot point up 4", angle it and plate it back together. When we're ready to do the work on them, I'll try to remember to take the camera and take pictures along the way.

 

[Maniak]

I'm thinking of doing the ball join method where you cut/move the lower ball joint out a little..

I'm "guessing" 3 degrees but I have to do some math I haven't done in years to figure out how much I want to "turn" it.

~Mark

 

[Shen2187]

Yeah, each way is just as effective, I just want to do it the way I want to lol.

I see you are from Vail, where about is that? I used to live in Maricopa County and Phoenix and Kingman for a short time.

 

[Maniak]

Just take lots of pics.. I'm not "sold" on either method.. Soo, the more info the better.

~Mark