ajohnson's horunner

I worked 8 hours today and am pretty tired. I'm gonna throw some paint on some of the parts before the rain comes, and then I'll get the axles back together tomorrow.

 

Fucking love this build. Gonna have to resist the temptation to do something like this once the Taco's paid off.

 

Dude I have loved working on it so far and I appreciate your input. Unfortunately I didn't beat the rain so now I will just get drunk and wait 'til tomorrow. I'm hoping to have it rolling on the 35's next weekend if the weather starts cooperating.

 

My leg hurts like shit today (specifically the left ass cheek muscle, can't remember what its called) with this nerve damage so I didn't get much done. I got the front 3rd in and reassembled the driver side and said fuck it.

I added a pic of where the tire should sit in the wheel well when the correct spacers show up at 4wp.

 

I got all the brake parts in line. Still need to reassemble the rear axle. I'll probly call a buddy over to help with that tomorrow. Then I'm ready to bleed and wait on my wheel spacers.

 

Keep up the work!!!!!! Oct is right around the corner

 

Oh yea. I am getting excited. My nerve was feeling a lot better today too, I'm really glad about that! After this week it should be good to go for the fall, just need to be careful not to break a birf for a while

 

We are going camping/light wheeling this weekend at URE. Yall should ride out, I sent you an invite/info on FB.

 

Nice! I will have to run the 33's unless someone has a set of spacers I can borrow. My new wheels don't clear the calipers and my spacers won't arrive 'til next week probably.

 

Thanks!

 

If it comes down to it I have 1/4" spacers and a grinder

 

YES!!!!

 

Came home after an 11 hour day and got right to work. Got almost everything buttoned up. I just need to fill the MC and bleed everything, hook up the driveshafts and add diff oil. Working in the dark sucks, I'm beat

 

Be sure to get a proper break-in on them 3rd's before you wheel it to hard this weekend. Hate to see ya burn up a brand new set of gears. Great build you have going!

 

Thanks! And yes I plan to drive it around friday night for break-in, and i don't plan on any hard wheeling this weekend.

 

The wheel spacers came in today! Perfect timing. I got the brakes bled, bolted the shafts up, filled the diff's with fluid and mounted the shoes.





The brakes are so much better now. I still need to dial in the manual prop. valve but DAMN what a difference.

The gearing made a huge difference. Take-off's are much easier. I can't wait to test it out on a trail.

 

35" KM2's, 4" Trail-Gear front and rear

 

The 4" springs are pretty tall, its more like 5-6" lift. I kind of wish I had gotten 3" springs so I may pull some leaves in the future to drop it some.

I want to get 37's down the road but I will upgrade the drivetrain before I go bigger than 35's

 

It's hard to say. You can get a good .5 to 1" of settle with wheeling. I'd take it on a few trips before pullin' leaves.