1969 Patrol, Take 2: Action!

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Postby Esteban » Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:37 pm

:pray: I have no idea of both but I'm sure the size/pitch will be Standard.
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Postby yitzac1990 » Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:36 pm

In case anyone is wondering,

king pin bolt pattern: 2" x 2"
king pin stud thread size: 3/8-24

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Postby yitzac1990 » Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:46 pm

I just got the seats back from the upholstery shop. Simple, but I think they will look great!

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Postby yitzac1990 » Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:46 pm

Ayyyy! Now all I am missing are new tires and driveshafts....so close!!!

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Postby moore_rb » Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:10 am

yitzac1990 wrote:Starting to rethink my steering arm setup.....

Does anyone know if the studs at the top of the steering knuckle are removed easily? Are they simply threaded in? I am thinking of taking the cap off, removing the studs, and using longer studs so I can attach a high steer arm in this location.



I don't think 3/8" studs will be up to the task of handling the leverage that a steering arm would place on them (especially with bigger, heavier tires)

There is more than enough beef in the knuckle for what you are considering, but I think the studs would probably need to be hogged out and re-tapped to 7/16 -20, minimum, so they can be torqued to 90+

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Postby yitzac1990 » Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:00 pm

moore_rb wrote:I don't think 3/8" studs will be up to the task of handling the leverage that a steering arm would place on them (especially with bigger, heavier tires)

There is more than enough beef in the knuckle for what you are considering, but I think the studs would probably need to be hogged out and re-tapped to 7/16 -20, minimum, so they can be torqued to 90+

Just thinking out loud here... :think:


i didnt really think about that, good point!!
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Postby yitzac1990 » Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:09 am

got the 33" tires on! and the rusty wheels are a pretty good match :lol:

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I am waiting on a 5th matching tire for the spare, and then ill be making a custom spare tire carrier, mounted to the bumper.
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Postby mdawg4x4 » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:11 pm

Looks like your rear spring shackle inverted back in on itself. kinda like the leaf springs are not long enough?
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Postby yitzac1990 » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:48 pm

It's the opposite actually. Springs seem too long. I'll make some slightly longer shackles to help with it though. In person it does seem like the rear could use a little lifting
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Postby yitzac1990 » Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:54 pm

so I went ahead and put in slightly longer shackles in the rear. it looks much better now! I believe the original distance between holes was 3.14", and the shackles I made are 4" between holes.
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