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Sweet thanks.
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Been super busy with life and just now getting a good look under the 80 after the Rubicon trip 
Man I don’t think I’ve ever done the much damage in one trip in the 8+ years I have been wheeling it.
Funny almost zero body damage it’s all under carriage, skid plates, armor, drive shaft and parking brake.
For the most part everything did its intended job protecting the rig and keeping me moving down the trail.
I think most of the damage was done coming back from the springs at the top of the big sluice where I got hung up and had to winch.
Would I do it again
in a heartbeat was a great trip and I enjoyed the challenge!!
Man I don’t think I’ve ever done the much damage in one trip in the 8+ years I have been wheeling it.
Funny almost zero body damage it’s all under carriage, skid plates, armor, drive shaft and parking brake.
For the most part everything did its intended job protecting the rig and keeping me moving down the trail.
I think most of the damage was done coming back from the springs at the top of the big sluice where I got hung up and had to winch.
Would I do it again
in a heartbeat was a great trip and I enjoyed the challenge!!
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Shared the cable retainer right off, the nut inside is also snapped in two.
So I cut the hole thing off.
Fab up a new mount for the new retainer and welded it on
A little paint and done !
Next up was the rear drive shaft, swap out the beater for the good one.
While I had the drive shaft out I decided to pull the gas tank skid plate and give it a once over
I was able to get it flattened out and reinstalled
Thing were going so well I decided to pull the transfer case skid and work on that.
This thing is made of 1/4" plate and it's just hammered, It flattened out enough that it was putting a side load on the bolts, so much that it popped one of the nut loose inside the frame by then it was getting late so I called it a day. I have to think about how I want to move forward with this skid.
It definitely need some reinforcement and bigger bolts holding it on !
So I cut the hole thing off.
Fab up a new mount for the new retainer and welded it on
A little paint and done !
Next up was the rear drive shaft, swap out the beater for the good one.
While I had the drive shaft out I decided to pull the gas tank skid plate and give it a once over
I was able to get it flattened out and reinstalled
Thing were going so well I decided to pull the transfer case skid and work on that.
This thing is made of 1/4" plate and it's just hammered, It flattened out enough that it was putting a side load on the bolts, so much that it popped one of the nut loose inside the frame
by then it was getting late so I called it a day. I have to think about how I want to move forward with this skid.It definitely need some reinforcement and bigger bolts holding it on !
DANG Broski, Nice work but I think you need a high steer version for the brake cable.
Between these posts and your videos, I'm getting lots of ideas for what, where and how to armor up.
Between these posts and your videos, I'm getting lots of ideas for what, where and how to armor up.
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You’re right about that brake cable, it been a thorn in my side from the beginning.DANG Broski, Nice work but I think you need a high steer version for the brake cable.
Between these posts and your videos, I'm getting lots of ideas for what, where and how to armor up.
If you look to the left in the first picture you see the small skid I made for the swing arm after smashing it several times.
Second time I fixed the center retainer.
Really surprised it hasn’t happened sooner but if you look closely you see the cable is now kinked.
But it’s still working and we all agree got to have a E-Brake.
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Horrible idea
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Na, just keep fixing the bad design
Not looking forward to replacing that cable though.
I'm curious why you suggest this.
They have their pros and cons.
I have used them on grain trucks, but have also seen their downfalls and not something I'd want on a trail truck.
Downfalls:
Break a driveshaft and have a runaway truck
Have the brake on and both wheels on a slippery surface (without a locked diff) and have the wheels spinning opposite directions as the truck slides downhill uncontrolled.
I'm not used to a t-case that isn't 100% locked
So stopping either output in 4wd will stop both.
If the wheels slip on a slick surface no brake is going to stop that.
Again, I'm never off road without the diff locked so neither of your points was a thought.
We've run pinion brakes on wheelers for years. Infuxking love em. So much more stopping power. Smaller, less complicated.
Agreed. Biggest problems with traditional ebrakes are avoided with the pinion type. Long cable that prematurely stretches with hard use because of the second problem which is lack of proper adjustment of shoes inside of a drum. Disk brakes are superior and pinion brake is usually more accessible and independent of wheel brakes. Location of pinion ebrake is also less exposed to elements. IMHO, more pluses than minuses.
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Probably whole lot of fabrication to get one on an 80, I doubt anyone makes a kit.
If anyone knows of a kit post a link.
If anyone knows of a kit post a link.
There is and I bought one. But turns out it doesn't fit our tcases with the VC. Vendor wasn't aware of the fitment issues at the time so I returned it. Bummer too because it's a super nice option.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend?
1832 miles to Moab and back, with a few trails in between:)
forum.ih8mud.com
So now I have a pair of manual Wilwood parking brake calipers that I'm wanting to install on the rear discs.
You might want to look at this...
Been wanting this.
Been wanting this.
See my post above. Doesn't work with HF2AV transfer cases, which is almost every 80 in the US market. You could probably swap out the tail housing of an HF2A after deleting the VC, but it becomes an expensive and very involved project.
There is also the option of a hydraulic line lock. I did this on a different rig a decade ago using a chemical resistant, hand operated ball valve. Yes, this meant plumbing brake lines into the cab but it worked fantastically and being a manual valve I wasn’t dependent on an electrically commanded device.
I’ve been running 80’s pretty hard about 9 years now and have had very minimal problems with my E-brake cable that were easy enough to repair.
I’ve been running 80’s pretty hard about 9 years now and have had very minimal problems with my E-brake cable that were easy enough to repair.
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By looks of the TC skid and drive shaft this would most likely have take a big hit or two on the trail.
Maybe even needing repairs to continue
