Old Rusty Resurrection

[cruiserpilot]

I presome that truck didn't do much highway stuff, poster child for death wobble. I have never seen them
grooved like that either on anything I've ever taken apart. My own or parts trucks.

 

[Deny]

lol, I drove it from the lower mainland all the way to Fort St John about 15 years ago and it actually drove nice, no death wobble at all.

 

[Deny]

Step 1 of soa and cut and turn. Put weight of truck back on axles and measure angle of steering. Remove springs. Cut off bits and pieces, grind them down. Now just waiting for paint to dry on spring hangers then install leafs and start welding up new perches

 

[Deny]

Had to do a little persuading to get the damn leafs in

 

[Deny]

Had to do a bit of trimming to the rough stuff passenger perch, then got it all lined up to point the pinion at the transfer output about 15-18 degrees, then tacked it up.

 

[bladedog]

Nice work! Lots of Calcermulatin' going on there!

 

[Deny]

Thanks. Ha ha right? Who knew you’d need to know some math to build up these trucks

 

[Deny]

Welded up the perches. Not super pumped about it but the front bolt wouldn’t fit due to the front of the axle being in the way, so I cut the head off and welded it in there.

 

[Deny]

Step 2 the cutting and turning. Well that was a lot easier then I built it up to be. The hardest part was the passenger perch install and grinding it to fit the turned axle in step 1. I just zip disked it, then bolted it up, used a bar I had lying around and a hammer and rotated it to slightly positive angle cause from what I’ve read makes for easier steering and since I am going non power 60 series steering, a little easier will go a long way.

 

[Deny]

Then just tack it so it doesn’t move, grind wider for better weld, and weld er up.