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[Ol Yeller]

the only ones I found seem to match the rear backing plate bolts

Mud search sure works good

Just did this. Available from dealer. See part number in pic.

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[RUSH55]

They’ll be in the last place you look.

Love seeing this come together!

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

Rear axle is “in” with the spring hangers/shackles all torqued. I found the lower plates that need cleaning and straightening so not tightening U bolts just yet, realized I will need to re-drill the centre hole to match the offset axle pads.
Did also find the front 55 plates ones that appear will work with the 62 front housing? (Hopefully)

Parts trickling in
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FYI, not a fan of NiCoP. Its too soft. If on the axle, any your running throught brush, it will snag/kink much easier than PVC coated steel or steel lines.

 

[Ol Yeller]

FYI, not a fan of NiCoP. Its too soft. If on the axle, any your running throught brush, it will snag/kink much easier than PVC coated steel or steel lines.

Thanks for dropping in, appreciate the input

I’ll have to review line placement.

 

[RUSH55]

If anything were to snag, distort, bend, kink etc… a brake line, NiCopp is just that much more easy to replace. Steel line isn’t immune from damage when you’re abusing your rig.

 

[RUSH55]

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[Ol Yeller]

Some more dry paint, some more assembly.

Someone had said after the shock tower is on the PS box will just go where it fits…now I understand better.

With the motor mount to clear the box has to mount ahead of the rear vertical, no other choice.

 

[PabloCruise]

@LAMBCRUSHER had these words to say about locating the box (in my 40 series PS thread):

FJ60 Power Steering Conversion for FJ40 while keeping air pump

It's from an '89, going into a '79.

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[Ol Yeller]

Not on the location, but it’ll be close to here, lots of tight fit happening. Not sure why but I sure hate cutting vintage sheet metal

Might chain it down and cycle the axle up to see how close the U bolt gets to the pitman

 

[Ol Yeller]

@RUSH55 how thick did you plate the outter frame here?

In your pics it looks like the box is standing off a bit more than your fish plate?

 

[J Mack]

Might chain it down and cycle the axle up to see how close the U bolt gets to the pitman

I know it sucks to pull the leaf pack apart but....
You'll learn a lot about your front suspension if you do, just run the main leaf then cycle both sides to the bump stops before you weld everything in solid.
I got a hunch you'll make some changes.

 

[RUSH55]

@RUSH55 how thick did you plate the outter frame here?
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In your pics it looks like the box is standing off a bit more than your fish plate?

The fishplate is 3/16”.
The steering box is a Scout Saginaw and it’s sitting flush against the fishplate.

 

[Ol Yeller]

I know it sucks to pull the leaf pack apart but....
You'll learn a lot about your front suspension if you do, just run the main leaf then cycle both sides to the bump stops before you weld everything in solid.
I got a hunch you'll make some changes.

Not that much suck, and yes it was much needed, thanks for beating that drum Jim.

 

[Ol Yeller]

So tonight I broke the from suspension down and reassembled it. Then chained the frame down and cycled to the bump stop on drivers side, the PS box wants to be quite far forward to clear everything at full articulation.
So far that I wonder if other builds I’ve been using as reference actually clear. @J Mack keeps telling us not to believe everything we see on the internet, he ain’t lying.

Also noted the flex line bracket needs some tweaking on the pumpkin to be happy at full droop over there.

 

[J Mack]

do you have a straight arm or are you going to try to bend this one?

 

[Ol Yeller]

do you have a straight arm or are you going to try to bend this one?

That’s the only pitman I have, came off the 62.

 

[Pighead]

That’s the only pitman I have, came off the 62.

I got this one off a GRAND Wagoneer at a pick n pull. Seems to work

 

[J Mack]

I had to take some of the bend out of mine in the press.

Hard to get my phone in there to get a good angle but yeah like pighead it's pretty straight now compared to before.

The issue is when your wheel is turned to the left, drivers side at full bump, passenger side at full drop. The drag link and pitman arm/ball joint all want to occupy the same space.

 

[J Mack]

Just for Rush because it's been a minute since anybody has posted a forklift flex poser picture....

 

[RUSH55]

Just for Rush because it's been a minute since anybody has posted a forklift flex poser picture...

Yes it has, and I’ve been needing a fix