Bama4door's Thread

[YotaJosh]

Awesome thanks guys. I saw a there's a thread in setting your own alignment, but haven't read through it yet. Is it doable and work ok? My alignment is wayyy off right now so it may be a lost cause trying to do it myself. It pulls to the left pretty bad when you let go of the steering wheel.

Really all you can set with hand tools is toe-in and toe-out. With a bigger tire, you want them slightly toed out (1/8" or so) to help prevent death wobble.

It's hard for a solid axle rig to pull hard one way or the other without having a bent axle housing, broken spring center pin (thus relocating the axle), brake issues, trunnion bearings going bad, wheel bearings going bad, or something else wrong. They will wander to one side or the other depending on the crown in the road, but if you are pulling hard one way, you probably have something more serious than just a simple alignment going on.

Also how much lift with the long AAL give me?

Not a lot. Probably an inch or so, but it will help with the weight of the winch and bumper.

Since you have OME springs, this might help:

http://cruiseroutfitters.com/sus_60series_dakar.html

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[Bama4door]

I have a set of AAL's for a 40 if that will work... Bought them new from man a fre never used them

Is it a short or long leaf?

Does anyone know if the 40 series AAL will work? I would rather get them from a local guy instead of ordering online.

 

[Bama4door]

Ok I got the drivers side done today, but have a few questions. I couldn't get the steering stabilizer back into the drag link. It seems like it's at a really weird angle and I can't budge it in. Should I take the stabilizer off completely and put it in the drag link and then bolt it to the frame? Also at the end of the draglink there's a really big screw on the end where it looks like you would put a huge flat head screwdriver in and torque it in and then place the cotter pin in. Any tips on how to get that piece screwed out? I don't have a screwdriver big enough.

Here's some pics of the carpet and 36s:






36's still seem huge

 

[Off Duty]

Carpet looks great!
What did you use?

 

[YotaJosh]

The big screw you are referring to on your drag link uses a socket called a drag link socket.

A big screwdriver works too.

I have no idea on your stabilizer issue.

 

[Bama4door]

How much do you want to screw it in? Just till you can stick the cotter pin in?

 

[YotaJosh]

I'm not 100% sure, but you want it pretty tight, but not so tight that you get binding when you steer.

 

[LittleRock80]

Interior looks fantastic. Did you do away with all the rotten-looking jute/insulation?

 

[Bama4door]

Yea the insulation is gone, but didn't come out easy haha. Finished up the tie rods this morning and found out I was putting the stabilizer on the bottom of the drag link instead of the top like it should be haha.

Left early this morning and headed out to Lake Sylvia and rode around on some of the national forest roads. Definitely going to go back in a couple weeks when it cools down and camp.

Few pics:

Next up is to order some AALs for the front leafs. The 36s still run pretty bad under flex

 

[jbsax]

Looks good. All of the area around lake Sylvia is great. We had a fun run out there earlier this year.

 

[sandj527]

The AAL'S I have are 43" long and are man a fre part number 60412. They are new.

 

[Bama4door]

I don't see why they wouldn't fit...how far are you from Conway/LR?

 

[sandj527]

Close to 200... I'm in Springdale.. Zip code 72762

 

[sandj527]

I will be going to crawl

 

[Bama4door]

Ok I will just get them from you then.

But I have been playing around with the idea of painting my LC and am not sure what color to go with. I'm definitely not going to get it professionally done, it will be a spray paint job. Does anyone have advice on what color to go with? I was thinking either keep close to the stock color, or go with a tan or olive drab but im open to suggestions

 

[Off Duty]

Yea the insulation is gone, but didn't come out easy haha...

Usually doesn't, but you did a great job!
Did you use OEM carpet or what?

Thanks,

OD

 

[Bama4door]

I'm honestly not sure on the carpet. The PO had purchased it and had it in a garbage bag sitting in the back. I had to cut out all the holes for seat brackets, shifter and Tcase shifter...it was kind of tricky I botched some of it around the 4wd shifter, but oh well it's not a show truck haha

 

[Bama4door]

Found a guy from Washington parting out a 60 and got a new drivers seat cushion and cover. Mine looked like a dog had ripped half of it up, but now it looks a lot better especially with the new carpet.



Also this is my other toy/DD that I just got new 35" Toyo's for last week. Eventually I'd like to get a car hauler for the cruiser as well.

 

[LittleRock80]

Seat looks good.

I like your other rig as well.

Still planning on painting your 62? Decided on a color yet?

 

[sandj527]

I sent AAL's with yodajosh..