tractionbar build by camcruise .... boring

[rockcod]

Cam,

Nice work, now finish it already!!!!

 

[LC_Hamma]

as usual.......
You built 2 link bars okay. Fab 2 more, buy some longer shocks, coil springs & perches from a TJ, build a truss on the housing & yer there No mo stinkin leafs! ;p

 

[camcruiser13]

Very nice work. I want to redo my crossmember and may copy your set up. Doing my 60 later this summer, so thanks!

Did RuffStuff sell you the Jonny Joint?

Looking forward to the rest of it.

copy away my friends, thats why i do write ups to give others ideas, as i struggled to find ideas of my own.

no i bought it from some online place, let me look i can get that info.

let me know if i can help

 

[camcruiser13]

Looking at your crossmember. Are you going to bolt it in or weld it in.

If you weld it. Dont forget to take into consideration the future removal of Tranny and T-case.

i will weld it in. should be ok though as its in the stock location. i thought about bolts but the frame has to many voids and holes so no good on that

 

[camcruiser13]

whats a pain in the ass regarding the joint assembly? I can imagine that welding on the shell will shrink it, requiring a bit of force or honing to get it together... even shrinkage as small as a few thousanths with make re-assembly a bitch... typical press fit interference is .001-.003", and on the upper end of that will require a big hydraulic press to get it together.

Its not unusual for folks that are building lots of A-arms or other suspension pieces with uni-balls or johnny joints to machine a bronze puck to fit in the shell, to help keep the ID uniform when welding. even then some final honing will be required.

damn now you tell me, im going to try to figure it out tomorrow

 

[camcruiser13]

as usual.......
You built 2 link bars okay. Fab 2 more, buy some longer shocks, coil springs & perches from a TJ, build a truss on the housing & yer there No mo stinkin leafs! ;p

som day my friend. i need another cruza

 

[73fj]

Looking good, nice fab work.

 

[1973Guppie]

looks good cam, BTW, don't ever say gettin er done again,

 

[camcruiser13]

looks good cam, BTW, don't ever say gettin er done again,

 

['74 UA FJ]

looks good cam. I will be building one very similar. Not sure if I will use a johnny joint though. Let us know how that works out.

 

[camcruiser13]

looks good cam. I will be building one very similar. Not sure if I will use a johnny joint though. Let us know how that works out.

i almost didnt, but then i saw my brothers when it flexed and it seems to bind up pretty good, and i thought the joint would ease some of that. its probably not a necesity. sp

 

[Cruiserdrew]

i almost didnt, but then i saw my brothers when it flexed and it seems to bind up pretty good, and i thought the joint would ease some of that. its probably not a necesity. sp

Maybe not, but it looks like an excellent idea. Post up where you got the joint and the shell.

 

[camcruiser13]

i got it here, probably not the cheapest or the best place but i was in a hurry to get it started and they had what i needed,

Sam's Offroad Equipment-Your source for Warn Winch, Teraflex, Rancho, Service and Installation i think it was 45 bucks or so. shipping was ridiculously retarded $$$$ and i thought sor was bad

 

[inkpot]

looks good cam. I will be building one very similar. Not sure if I will use a johnny joint though. Let us know how that works out.

Howdy! I used a double joint on the front of mine to allow slight axle movement front to rear. I put a fixed bushing on the cross member, and then made a 4" shackle to drop off of that. My "Y" arms join a few inches before the shackle and they are mounted onto a heim joint I picked up for about $20 at the local John Deere dealership. They have some nice BIG stuff there, like shackles, D rings, chains, PTO drives, etc. John

 

[Cruiserdrew]

i got it here, probably not the cheapest or the best place but i was in a hurry to get it started and they had what i needed,

Sam's Offroad Equipment-Your source for Warn Winch, Teraflex, Rancho, Service and Installation i think it was 45 bucks or so. shipping was ridiculously retarded $$$$ and i thought sor was bad

Thanks. Bookmarked.

 

[camcruiser13]

ok ok were did i leave off??


oh yes the jonny joint, got it in and the snap ring in its place. now i could hang the baby shackle and start getting my lengths for my bars

as i now knew the length of the lower bar i notched it as well
also i notched and tacked the upper link end that is fixed to the axle

and here is the thickness of the bars, i told you they were thick

perfect to crush rocks with

 

[camcruiser13]

i then loosly put it together ti get the upper link length, as i already tacked one end of the upper i ran a bolt through it for proper alignment

now in this pic you can see just how well it will protect the driveline

another angle,

i wanted it below, but not too far hangin down

 

[camcruiser13]

now i knew the length of the upper and lower i could notch the upper to sit tight on top of the lower, now im not one to bitch and moan but notching this peice almost put me in my grave,

and after the grinder and some elbow grease, i got the fit i was looking for

so then tacked it and got it set for the burn

 

[camcruiser13]

not that kinda of burn (although it prbably wouldnt hurt)

got em burned

and then it was time to attch the half moon pieces

another

 

[camcruiser13]

got that done

and it was time to let them cool make sure it all fits right too