Eagle_Adam Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 i also got my new tires in the mail the other day and mounted up! Michelin Pilot spot AS high performance 235/40/R18's 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Got the truck starting again, ended up needing a new electric choke coil, a carb tune, and a throttle cable adjustment. Back up and running!! Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 she fired right up this morning!!! WOOT WOOT! Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 bolt on the glow sticks now that shes a runner Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Gotta hog out the centers now that I have disc fronts first Jrock But before that I gotta get a new starter cus mine just shit out on a coffee run @ work..... What yr Z has a gear reduction starter that will work on my truck? Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Intermittent wipers is the single greatest option that Datsun offered. Just saying. 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 NO SHIT HUH!!!! ive never had em and i thought the wipers werent working them BAM Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 just piced up a new gear reduction starter from an 84 maxima Headed to the truck to swap em out! Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 A starter and 2 thermostats later and I'm back in business. The starter only had one bolt in it and it..... Quote Link to comment
831Sunny Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Nice find adam.. :thumbup: I am jealous Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 we machined the hubs down on a my 521.....instead of doing the wheels.... I got a pretty good arm operated intermittent wiper in my 521.....lol Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 I am jealous of intermittent wipers.. B) Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 we machined the hubs down on a my 521.....instead of doing the wheels.... And they machine like butter, well mine did :) Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 yup ^^^^^ then any wheel from gm can be installed at the drop of a hat... Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 i really should do the hubs, but thats more down time than i anticipated.......... decisions decisions Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 yup ^^^^^ then any wheel from gm can be installed at the drop of a hat... agreed. These came off a Chevy Tahoe Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 anybody have a link to the hub mods needed to run titans? Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 redeyes sig has the faq Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Measure the ID of the hub opening on the wheel. Pull your hub & machine it a 0.25-0.375" or so smaller than the opening. SUPER easy. Mine are 2 3/4" at the base & taper up to the stock dimension. It doesn't have to taper. I just preferred how it looked. Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 damn heretic beat me and trumped me wth solid info ..... its real the best way ... the router to the wheel trick is fawking dangerous and loud....in the rears i just massaged the axle casting with a grinder...as typical .... use a straight edge and make sure its flat to the drum ......... i eyeballed mine and had a wobler at first .....all bonered out to run new shoes Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 damn heretic beat me and trumped me wth solid info ..... its real the best way ... the router to the wheel trick is fawking dangerous and loud....in the rears i just massaged the axle casting with a grinder...as typical .... use a straight edge and make sure its flat to the drum ......... i eyeballed mine and had a wobler at first .....all bonered out to run new shoes hahahaha jrock, I'm trying to compile all my pics to do a write up on my build. I just loaded these pics the other day :) I lucked out in the rear. My particular wheels sat perfectly into the depression of the drums but if they hadn't a 0.25" wheel spacer would have solved the issue, no problem. I've actually been thinking of putting them in just to push the rear wheels out closer to the fender. Quote Link to comment
yello620 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Measure the ID of the hub opening on the wheel. Pull your hub & machine it a 0.25-0.375" or so smaller than the opening. SUPER easy. WHY would you machine the hubs down that far?? Machine them down just so that the wheels fit on the hubs, this is known as a hubcentric fit. This is how all newer vehicles wheels fit. Doing this solves so many vibration problems, since the wheel is perfectly centered on the hub every time. Lugnuts/wheels studs will not center the wheels PERFECTLY. Sure, they are very close, and this method worked for many years and doesn't have any safety concerns, but why would you take a step backwards :( in technology when you can step forward and get a smoother riding :thumbup: vehicle out of it? What is the hub bore of the stock titan wheels? Is it smaller than the Frontier/Xterra/D21? Adam, maybe now is the time to do a little planning and not machine the stock hubs at all. Maybe consider getting D21 spindles/hubs/brakes and having those hubs machined, then just do a quick spindle/brake swap one day with less down time on your driver? Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 WHY would you machine the hubs down that far?? Machine them down just so that the wheels fit on the hubs, this is known as a hubcentric fit. This is how all newer vehicles wheels fit. Doing this solves so many vibration problems, since the wheel is perfectly centered on the hub every time. I did consider machining to be hubcentric but I wanted to have as many wheel options available as possible. My particular after market wheels utilize conical lug nuts so I went that route. I have zero vibrations issue thus far at least. Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 What is the hub bore of the stock titan wheels? Is it smaller than the Frontier/Xterra/D21? Adam, maybe now is the time to do a little planning and not machine the stock hubs at all. Maybe consider getting D21 spindles/hubs/brakes and having those hubs machined, then just do a quick spindle/brake swap one day with less down time on your driver? They must not have the same center on them. I had Xterra wheels prior to the swap. PS- thanks again yello620 for all your info/help in my spindle/hubs/brakes swap.!!!! Quote Link to comment
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