43" tires on a BII

[D'cheat]

Ahh. That explains allot. The BII's coils have a extra wind to them to seat better in the buckets. So the top is offset to accommodate that. Id cut off the very top of the bucket and weld in some flat plate. That may well take care of your problem.

 

[spdcrazy]

Ahh. That explains allot. The BII's coils have a extra wind to them to seat better in the buckets. So the top is offset to accommodate that. Id cut off the very top of the bucket and weld in some flat plate. That may well take care of your problem.

that is exactly what i did!. however i left a little indent in the back to "capture" the coil and help level it out. had to even add a shim to one side.

sorry i don't have any pics for ya of the coils bowing, i need to make some minor changes, but i want to build new coil buckets. might just wait till summer. winter is for playing in the b2 and building the 300zx

 

[D'cheat]

Happy Thanksgiving! And to those of you who are asshats, Happy Holidays!

 

[59bisquik]

Im subscribing to this and the Pirate thread! I really like the idea of huge tires and little to no lift. It would take a bit of body work, but I have thought of doing this too.

 

[spdcrazy]

ya whats new on the b2 cheat?

 

[D'cheat]

Thanks for subscribing 59bisquik! Heh, little body work? I think by the end of this project, there will be little body to work with
She might look a little goofy, but im certain that it will prove to be a winning combination on the trails.

Absolutely no significant new progress to report. I burned in all the brackets for the hydro steering and welded the new rear spring perches in place. Converted the D70 to disk brakes. Picked up a set of 35 spline shafts for the rear as well. Thats about it. I shot Ballistic Fab another e-mail looking for an ETA on my rod ends and air shocks. Once they arrive I can get this show on the road.

 

[Andres629]

Subscribed. This thing is awesome!

 

[59bisquik]

:icon_welder:

 

[D'cheat]

:grinpimp:

The dulie hubs are still on. That problem will be fixed shortly. Untill then, it sure made it easy to slip that axle under.

 

[D'cheat]

FYI. Welding 3/8" plate sucks. I had to do 3 and sometimes 4 passes to get a nice solid weld. BlueTorch fab's bending skills didnt help much at all with this. The front truss/hydro steering kit was designed for a ford D60. Their crummy break bends must have been off by 1/4" to get this bad. Gaps all over the place. Up to 1/2" on the drivers side leaf perch. The game of "Weld, grind repeat." gets old after a few hours. Still not quite done with it. There are 2 welds that Im not completely happy with. Ill grind them down and do another pass or two when I get the time.

 

[country0001]

That b2 will be a monster!

 

[Andres629]

I think you're missing something here...

 

[The_Dealer]

half the body lol

lookin good keep the pics commin

 

[D'cheat]

I think you're missing something here...

Its so my passengers can spot for me with out even having to leave the truck.

 

[The_Dealer]

Its so my passengers can spot for me with out even having to leave the truck.

in the comfort of climate control...sorta

 

[D'cheat]

Ive been hassling Ballistic for an ETA on my parts. Short of it is they dont know when it will hit my door. Fawk it. I canceled the order. Once the $$ is refunded ill be getting my goodies elsewhere. Sucks. I was Really looking forward to getting their remote reservoir air shocks.

 

[RUTH]

sorry to hear you had to cancel the order.... but just so you know.. i got my doubler put in tonight

 

[D'cheat]

Ya did? Nice How did it go? Any major issues? I have got to get my ass over to you neck of the woods and check your rig out!

 

[Maverick]

Ive been hassling Ballistic for an ETA on my parts. Short of it is they dont know when it will hit my door. Fawk it. I canceled the order. Once the $$ is refunded ill be getting my goodies elsewhere. Sucks. I was Really looking forward to getting their remote reservoir air shocks.

Both times I've ordered from Ballistic I've had issues. Both times I waited weeks for parts. I know of more people that have had the experience I've had than people with good experiences. Their customer service and communication with each other within the business sucks. The quality of their parts is great and are reasonably priced too, but I can't say if they'll ever get my business again.

 

[RUTH]

it went good.. i built it all from scratch except the shaft, had dutchman build that, ill get some pics up, and the crawl ratio works out to be like 124:1 and im happy with that, but now i will deff have to find a HP 60. and you wouldnt have the need for any explorer parts (91) would you ???