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Strike2 · Post by **Strike2** » Sun May 03, 2020 7:51 pm

Your making great progress Tim! Let me know if you need help installing the T-case I can swing by with the transmission jack

Post by **landshark** » Mon May 04, 2020 1:46 pm

Press it into place! Tcase is easy...

Post by **BroncoRaider** » Mon May 04, 2020 4:48 pm

Like a glove. Thanks for the help today Bobby.

Post by **phyler** » Mon May 04, 2020 6:17 pm

Sweet!

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Post by **landshark** » Mon May 04, 2020 7:43 pm

Nice. Just missing a unicorn

Post by **BroncoRaider** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:33 pm

Garry, Jeff, & Rob came over for Chick-fil-A this morning. Then this happened. Turns out, I didnΓÇÖt have everything needed to finish, but we will get it ready for the Platte River lunch on the 10th.

Also Rob helped get the trans cooler lines built and installed. Down to a driveshaft and exhaust once the rear springs are finished up.

Post by **phyler** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:35 pm

Awesome! Bummed I had to miss out.

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Post by **BroncoRaider** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:34 pm

BroncoRaider wrote:Garry, Jeff, & Rob came over for Chick-fil-A this morning. Then this happened. Turns out, I didnΓÇÖt have everything needed to finish, but we will get it ready for the Platte River lunch on the 10th.

Also Rob helped get the trans cooler lines built and installed. Down to a driveshaft and exhaust once the rear springs are finished up.

I also forgot to rub something in. The old leaf springs came off without needing to cut any of the bolts. Buddy rules!

Post by **Rox Crusher** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 8:48 am

BroncoRaider wrote:
BroncoRaider wrote:Garry, Jeff, & Rob came over for Chick-fil-A this morning. Then this happened. Turns out, I didnΓÇÖt have everything needed to finish, but we will get it ready for the Platte River lunch on the 10th.

Also Rob helped get the trans cooler lines built and installed. Down to a driveshaft and exhaust once the rear springs are finished up.

I also forgot to rub something in. The old leaf springs came off without needing to cut any of the bolts. Buddy rules!

IΓÇÖve never seen a set of spring hardware come out that easy. Your truck amazes me.

Post by **BroncoRaider** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:16 pm

Finished installing the new springs. IΓÇÖm guessing they added about 4ΓÇ¥-4.5ΓÇ¥ compared to the stock springs. I had lift blocks on the rear and the new springs raised it about 1ΓÇ¥-1.5ΓÇ¥ over how it was sitting before.

Post by **Eck** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:23 pm

Nice man- canΓÇÖt wait to finally see this in motion. Hopefully at the Platte River Grill?!

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Post by **BroncoRaider** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:37 pm

ThatΓÇÖs the plan

Post by **mickphatmac** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 5:55 pm

Looks BOMB Tim!
Welcome to Club LUBR!!!

Post by **BroncoRaider** » Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:24 pm

Thanks to a long day with Jeff, Garry, and John yesterday, we are almost ready to roll. The lift is installed, exhaust fits better than it ever has, Garry fixed a wiring error of mine, and we figured out my hubs have some issues. IΓÇÖm dropping off the driveshaft to get cut down tomorrow, new hubs will be here Wednesday, and then IΓÇÖll finish topping off fluids on Thursday.

We got to hear it run for the first time in several months. So pumped to go for a drive later this week.

Post by **TOOLMAN** » Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:07 pm

That's awesome! I may not be able to make it Saturday...have to get the house ready to go on the market.

Strike2 · Post by **Strike2** » Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:03 am

We got to hear it run for the first time in several months. So pumped to go for a drive later this week.[/quote]

That's awesome news Tim! thumbs up

Post by **BroncoRaider** » Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:29 pm

Huge thanks to everyone thatΓÇÖs helped with the 4r70w swap, especially Garry for getting me a new trans harness so quickly.
We got to go for a ride today. The new spring make a HUGE difference in the ride. IΓÇÖve got 3.50 gears and it seems like it is hunting for gears a little, but I may just need to stretch itΓÇÖs legs a little more. Or thereΓÇÖs a gearing change in my future. Either way, right now IΓÇÖve just got some wiring to clean up and a few minor adjustments to make.

Post by **phyler** » Sun Oct 11, 2020 6:00 pm

Awesome! So glad you're back on the road.

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Post by **ZOSO** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:11 am

That's awesome Tim!!! Glad to see you out driving it again.

Post by **Justin** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:10 am

Nice! OD is awesome.

Post by **landshark** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:14 am

Sweet!

Post by **BroncoRaider** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:02 pm

Justin wrote:Nice! OD is awesome.

I hear it's sweet, i've got to re-gear to be able to use it!

Post by **Justin** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:10 pm

Mine isn't useful until about 60mph but I'm at 4.56 on 37s. Turns 1800 or 2k rpm at that speed, which is quiet and lovely (for a trail EB)

Post by **mickphatmac** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:43 pm

BroncoRaider wrote:
Justin wrote:Nice! OD is awesome.

I hear it's sweet, i've got to re-gear to be able to use it!

IΓÇÖll trade you my Front and Rear axles 4.11ΓÇÖs for your 3.50ΓÇÖs!?

Post by **Rox Crusher** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:51 pm

Glad to see buddy back on the road !

Post by **BroncoRaider** » Sun Nov 07, 2021 3:34 pm

In an effort to get rid of the play in my steering, IΓÇÖve jumped down the drag link/tie rod rabbit hole. Got the old linkage out, and attempted to read the knuckles on the truckΓÇªoops. Sorry Garry, I owe you a new reamer.

So, time to take off the knuckles. While IΓÇÖm there, might as well exchange the c-bushings and radius arm bushings for some new poly ones. The look much nicer, the 47 yr old. rubber bushings have seen better days. When we got the front axles out, it was very obvious that the u-joints are shot. So thatΓÇÖs on the list now. While I have the axles out, I might as well regear right?

Post by **phyler** » Sun Nov 07, 2021 3:35 pm

Welcome to the spiral. [emoji1787]

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Post by **Jesus_man** » Sun Nov 07, 2021 4:24 pm

Two words...Dana sixty. LOL!

Post by **BroncoRaider** » Sun Nov 07, 2021 4:52 pm

Jesus_man wrote:Two words...Dana sixty. LOL!

Two wordsΓÇªover kill. poke

ThatΓÇÖs a bit extreme for my needs.

Strike2 · Post by **Strike2** » Sun Nov 07, 2021 6:55 pm

Nice upgrades Tim! Are you regearing because of the new automatic transmission ?

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