lil89ram50 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 yea, just trim the rubber up a little Quote Link to comment
southern620 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 If tHose are from beebani he told me you hade to buy the one with the metel ball bearing stile top and bottom inserts for them to b strait bolt in. Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Eric, just pm'd you the same advice. Trim them down and you should be fine. These were designed to use the bearing type ends like southern said. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 You can purchase just the spherical bearings from QA1 and swap the bushings out. Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Thanks Steve, I found these http://www.jegs.com/i/QA1/122/COM8T-102PK/10002/-1 . Will these work? Quote Link to comment
southern620 Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Those look just like the ones that came with my qa1s Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 They look like they will work i just dont want to drop sixty bucks and have them not fit in my shocks. Jegs doesn't have any info listed with them Quote Link to comment
southern620 Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Have you called qa1? I'm not 100% and I'd hate for you to waist your money but...... Wait when I get home from church I'll dig mine out and measure them for you to compare to the jegs ones. Oh and I found what went in all the blank hole on the transmission thanks man. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Those look right. Pull the bushing out of your shock an measure the bore. It should be 1" in diameter and have 1/2" between the where the c-clip grooves are. If it's different then you will just have to source the correct size for the measurements you get. I can dig mine out if that doesn't make any sense :) Quote Link to comment
southern620 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I thank I've lost my coilovers....... Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Thats not good! Quote Link to comment
sick620 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 keep up the hard work.. i like the dash in there and motor.. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I thank I've lost my coilovers....... I think your parts pile is stacked a little to high :lol: Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 2eDeYe' date='13 March 2012 - 06:30 AM' timestamp='1331649052' post='653293']I think your parts pile is stacked a little to high :lol: You should see mine! Its getting ridiculous!! - all new front end steering components - BeeBani custom upper control arms - coilovers - pathfinder calipers - hardbody spindles and rotors - header - benz fogs - bmw ellipsoids - tach - all new custom door panels - Extremely nice dash (was completely uncracked until I dropped it at the yard :angry:) - and many many more parts that I cant think of at the moment Maybe one of these days I will have actual time to spend installing all my parts. An hour or two here and there is just not cutting it. It always seems like when you have time to work on the truck you dont have the money and when you have the money you dont have the time... *Fingers crossed* she will be at Canby 2012 for your viewing pleasure :D Quote Link to comment
southern620 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Well I was givin a 5 speed last Tuesday so I'm about to shrink. I'm waitin on Eric here to put those sleeves to flip the center in so I can see if they work and order me a set. Sry man waitin for you to guine pig this one haha Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Well i dropped fifty bucks on them and it looks like the diameter of the jeep TRE's is bigger than the datsun. I will try to get some pictures up tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment
southern620 Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Well if there to big I wonder if jeep tie rods would fit ur truck....? Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 You could just build a center link with jeep tie-rods. Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Ok, I final got some time to work on the truck and I ran into issues again... The bearings fit but now the coilovers dont With the coilover just hanging there, the spring rests on the mount and the bottom looks like this Anyone have any ideas... Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Eric, this is why I have a different setup for the kc's. The lower mount needs to go out towards the spindle. On the kc my lower mount bolts on top of the lower ball joint. Quote Link to comment
southern620 Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Any updates man? Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Well it has been over a year since I last updated everyone, sorry about that! The truck is back under the knife and I am happy to be back in the game!! Its up on stands in the driveway (I moved to a new house last year) and I have the correct coilover mounts on the way. I am hoping to have the front end pretty close to buttoned up by the end of next weekend! I will get some pictures in the next couple of days, I dont have internet at home right now so I only have access on my phone or at work :). After that is put back together I am starting on my power steering setup and replacing my fuel tank. I just read through all this thread... I guess I didnt make it to Candy '12 lol Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 You have a month and a half to get ready for 2013 :D Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted April 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Haha, unfortunately I dont think that will be happening either :( Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted April 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Alright, finally got some work done on the truck last night. My truck came with the long distance fuel tank and when the previous owner lowered the truck, he caught it on something and tore it open. I bought that parts truck from Father Wild so I could use the stock tank and get rid of the fuel cell in the bed. I thought it would be easier to pull the tank if the bed was off.... Well it turns out that all you need is a 3/8 ratchet with an extention :facepalm: On with the pictures!! Fuel cell... This is for sale!! About to lift the bed off Bed off! Tank removal Tank damage Do you guys think anyone would be interested in this tank?? It can probably be repaired, might make a great tank for someone with a really nice GREEN 4x4 so they can stay on the trails longer ;) Quote Link to comment
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