Completed Project Kirby's Navajo Next Level

[Kirby N.]

whats so good about wristing just the passengers side? and also check out my thread on d44 brake lines, could u help me out with thoughts/ideas?

I think the wristed arm discussion has been beat in the ground. Use your search button at the top and you should have plenty of info to answer all your questions. If you wristed both sides, your axle would flop around like crazy. You wrist the passenger side only because the drivers has the driveshaft on it and you want the angle on that side to stay constant through travel. You wrist to aleviate the bind between radius arms during articulation.

On my front axle I used brake lines out of a Early Bronco at the wheels, then hard lines to the center of the diff, then explorer rear lines up to the frame. I did a write up on it sometime ago. You can search by threads I have written and read it. I like my setup because it has plenty of travel. I demo'd 2 stainless lines before I figured it out.

Good luck!

 

[Kirby N.]

looks soooo good. I love this truck. Have you gotten your DandD doubler yet? Whats the status?

I still haven't gotten it. Duffy said it was around 2 weeks ut last week so I am expecting to see it soon! My Tcase is making a horrible noise so I can't wait. I will post up some Moab pics when I get em!

 

[Kirby N.]

Moab/ 21 Road Pics

I thought you all would enjoy some of these.

Hells Revenge:

Matts Jeep

Marks Jeep

The Navajo

A Rolled YJ

THe Navajo on 21 Rd

Winching

 

[Kirby N.]

I found a manual 1354 this weekend at the local pick and pull. I was pretty excited. 135K on it and I got all the linkage and the boot as well. It was a score! I talked to duffy and it seems like my doubler will be on its way soon... maybe. I will use my loud 1354 for the crawl box and the new 1354 for the main box. Duffy seems to think the planetaries on the reduction part will not have any problems even though something is obviously comming apart in it.

I also picked upa Eaton Elocker for my rear axle that needs rebuilt. I plan on throwing that in eventually.

 

[colindo94]

Whats the problem over at duffy's shop? Im havin a hell of a time getting a hold of him. Have you paid him yet?

 

[Kirby N.]

He is just really busy. You will have to just keep trying his shop until you get an answer. I actually have a better time getting a hold of him in the morning on the shop land line, not his cell. I just try all day until I get him!

I paid him back in November or something. I told him I wasn't in a hurry, I just wanted to make sure I was getting one!

 

[RockRanger]

His doubler is worth the wait. It is the best Modification I made to my truck.

 

[Kirby N.]

I finally got the time to make my Moab repairs this weekend. Good news and bad news.

Good news is my hubs are fine. Bad news is my spider gears are not fine!! One has all the teeth completely gone!

I am going to throw in the electrac this week. I need to get some new parts because after rolling around with all those pieces I am sure the bearings are trashed. I have been pricing Chromo front shafts too. I think I need some. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Yomie]

I'm running Yukons right now, if these decide to let go, i'm going to use Alloy USA due to their warranty and customer service reviews i hear on Pirate, be warned though, if you use Alloy USA you must use a Spicer 760x joint, no CTM's or SuperJoints for alloy to warranty their shafts

 

[Kirby N.]

I read there is a list of joints alloy usa will allow you to use and still warranty. I saw a response on pirate from alloy usa (I assume it was a representative) with a list of joints that are acceptable. among those were 300M Longfield joints which I hear are the poop/ I read all those customer service thumbs up too. If you did have to use 760s then there would be no real benefit to the Chromo shafts. The only part I break are the u joints!


If they were priced the same I would vote Alloy for sure, but I am still not convinced on Alloy USA. I hear it will be $600-$700 for them and I have found Yukons for half that. Then the longfields are $150/ joint. Hows Yukons rep for warranty? I heard that if you use thier ujoints then you will not have issue with warranty claims. My goodness that is a ton of money.

 

[Yomie]

I don't know, i haven't borke a shaft yet, i'm also running 300m Longfield's joints, broke one joint so far, shaft held up

 

[colindo94]

Didi duffy sent out your kit yet. I talked to him last week and he said they would be sent out at the beginning of the week. Just wondering

 

[Kirby N.]

I talked to him last night and he said they were going out friday afternoon. Woo hoo! He also suggested a B&M cable shifter for the doubler. That sounds pretty cool. I think I am going to look into it.

This must be what he was talking about:
http://store.summitracing.com/partd...925134+4294839069+4294822071+115&autoview=sku

He said to just put a push/pull nob on it. That sounds like a sweet deal compared to the gob I was planning on doing.

Here is the close up

 

[Kirby N.]

I got the thing back together this morning at 1 am. I went to bed and drove it to Old Chinamans Gulch today. Good trail. Lots of fun. Either both hubs are trashed or my electrac is trashed. Oh, and my u joints are trash. I need some hubs and an ARB and some chromos and some supershafts. POOP!

Here is a good flex shot

 

[colindo94]

Bummer...Lets hope it was the hubs

 

[Kirby N.]

I got a present from FedEx today...


My doubler kit is here!! Woo Hoo!

Now I guess I need to figure out that front axle before I put some more torque to it. What a piece!

 

[Kirby N.]

I opened up the package for the doubler, but unfortunately it will be some time before I get to put it in. I will take some pics of my latest project that has sucking all my time tonight. My buddy Phil and I are building his 95 Bronco. Pics to come...

 

[Kirby N.]

Serious Time Investment Crossmember:

15" Extended Adjustable Radius Arms with Tera Flex Beef Joints

Side Shot As it sat tonight:

Specs:

Rear- 4.56 Yukons, Aussie Locker, Sky Shackle Flip, Ruff Stuff Spring perches etc.

Front- 6" Deaver Coils, Yukon Chomollys, 4.56s, Superjoints, Warn Premiums, Ballistic fab poly/ flex joint on trackbar, Chevy TRE conversion,

He also has a new set of 35" BFG Mudders he will be running.

It will be nice when it is done, but we are sick of working on it now!

 

[Kirby N.]

I got my ARB compressor and ARB air up kit yesterday. The Actual ARB is on its way. I still haven't gotten any chromo shafts, but that is next. Where is everyone mounting thier ARB switches?

 

[410Fortune]

Youposted the Bronco in the Navajo thread, threw me for a loop, I was like you ditched the electrac for an ARB??