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xjnation · 11-11-07, 07:22 PM

The shackles front and rear were pretty rough so I ordered a set of 1.5" lift shackles from Ebay. (bad idea in retrospect. They hang WAY low in the front.) I pulled the axles front and rear, wire wheeled them to death, and gave them a fresh coat of paint. I sprayed them gloss black first with a coat of flat over top. I like flat black better but wanted the better rust protection of gloss. Should've not been so cheap and just gotten POR-15.
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The drums were hard to remove but I finally got them off. New wheel cylinders, shoes, springs, freshly turned drums.... it went together alot easier than coming apart.
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11-11-07, 07:22 PM	#17
xjnation IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 421	The shackles front and rear were pretty rough so I ordered a set of 1.5" lift shackles from Ebay. (bad idea in retrospect. They hang WAY low in the front.) I pulled the axles front and rear, wire wheeled them to death, and gave them a fresh coat of paint. I sprayed them gloss black first with a coat of flat over top. I like flat black better but wanted the better rust protection of gloss. Should've not been so cheap and just gotten POR-15. The drums were hard to remove but I finally got them off. New wheel cylinders, shoes, springs, freshly turned drums.... it went together alot easier than coming apart. __________________ 1973 FJ40 currently frame off, getting 4.3 CFi/4L60E/NP-205 and FJ-62 power steering. SOA, 35x12.50 MT/Rs, FJ62 FDB. Brought back from the grave(traded a shotgun for it, if that tells you anything). Turning out to be a sick 40!! Buildup Thread: ALMOST DONE!!!!! http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series...up-thread.html Sanity is over-rated!!