Dingman's Build Thread

[Dingman.]

Heres a few pictures mitch took of my truck.

[basser530]

Mike,
That was a hella fun trip. I ended up snapping the axle, but I have a couple spares so no big deal. I need chromolies next. Thanks for posting pics. We'll have to go again soon.
Linnie

[Dingman.]

Made myself a nice driveline at work today!   

[86bobbedtoy]

pimpin
my buddy really needs a new rear.
hook it up
you might be able to trade him one for him to do the chop on your runner ? ? ?

[Dingman.]

I can't get discounts Heath otherwise I would.   

[Jud]

Where you workin Mike?

[Dingman.]

At high angle.  Been there about two months now.     I'll have to call Lennie back about that irok for you.    I'll call him tomorrow. It may be too late now

[86bobbedtoy]

Yeah I figured that.

[Jud]

At high angle.  Been there about two months now.     I'll have to call Lennie back about that irok for you.    I'll call him tomorrow. It may be too late now

Badass, probably be pretty cool workin there.

That would be awsome. No big hurry... You have my number still right?

[Dingman.]

So I just got home.  Ended up blowing up my welds. (kinda).   I fully welded my spider gears when I welded it and ended up breaking the side gears where the splines are.   So ended up taking it apart and returning it to open.  So I'm rocking an open rear diff now.


Took off my gay wheel spacers I was running and back to just the 1.5s in the front.   Turns soooooooo much better than before.

Bought a brand new set of 37" toyos and they are on my truck.   Rides a ton better.   

I'll post pics soon

[Dingman.]

Oh. As of now my gears still looked great.  No so bad go settin them up myself!  


Thanks for showing me what's up matt.  




When those splines on the side gear broke it ended up stripping the last 1/8" or so of my axle shafts.   I have another housing I will throw in soon since mine is all dented from blowing up so many diffs.   I will also get some new axle shafts as well

[Jud]

I will weld your carrier for you if you bring it down. I'm curious now, nobody has ever broke a dif I welded for them, I wonder if you can... lol

[P-DiseToy24]

Mike Matt Goospecker will buy those spacers

[Dingman.]

Thanks Jud but I'm going to run open for a little while.   My welds didn't break, but the side gears sheared apart.   

Kasey I'll keep him in mind but someone else wanted to buy the

[86bobbedtoy]

hay were going up to concow to wheel tomorrow at 11am,
U down?
going through some creeks, old back roads, and to some old mining cabins and junk.

[Dingman.]

 actually might be going to the highlakes in an hour or so.   Probably be too beat down to go tomorrow

[86bobbedtoy]

you suck

[Dingman.]

This is what broke on both sides..






i think my gears look alright stilll... 

[86bobbedtoy]

same thing happened to richardmud

[Greiner]

how hard was it to get the right spacing for the pinion? could i do it without a press?

[Dingman.]

same thing happened to richardmud

really?   Damn I've never heard of that happening.  I'm gonna rock an open rear for now maybe eventually get an elocker or another arb



How was wheeling Heath?

[Dingman.]

how hard was it to get the right spacing for the pinion? could i do it without a press?

it was kind of a pain in the ass.  The shim kit I ordered from work had shims that went under the race instead of under the bearing.   So I just pressed the bearing on at work and then went though trial and error with puttin shims under the race until I got a good pattern. 

I'd say a press would definitly make it easier but it could probably be done without one.   One thing that helps is to take some old bearings and Hone the inside out so it slides on a lot easier.   Think of it as just setup bearings.  Then once you get a good pattern you put the new bearings on.  I think it makes it a lot easier

[unclejpl4x4]

I'd say a press would definitly make it easier but it could probably be done without one.   One thing that helps is to take some old bearings and Hone the inside out so it slides on a lot easier.   Think of it as just setup bearings.  Then once you get a good pattern you put the new bearings on.  I think it makes it a lot easier

i learned that on 4x4extream lol

[Dingman.]

So far I've been up a few times on the toyos and at the moment I'm liking them.  Seem to do pretty well all around.  I'll see how they keep working as I break then in.  So far I've aired down to around 8psi and they bag decently.  I wonder how much more they will do in the future since at the moment I only have around 600 miles on them.

The biggest difference I can tell is no longer having a locker in the rear but things are more of a challenge.  I like seeinging how far I can go I'm 4wd open/open and then when I need it locking in the front.  I am really liking the selectable locker up front.  I would like to get one for the rear too.  It's nice not having the ass end sliding down on side hills anymore.

[lilbuddy]

Stop being a man-gina and air those tires down to where they need to be (2psi).... if you blow a bead, keep going up in 1psi increments until you stop blowing beads. Just get some midol for your puffy girl thingy and wheel your junk for once. Toyos "suck" so air them down!!!!!!!!!!

Tell Jess to stop sucking and give me my flanges!........even though he is on vacation.

[Daddys Lil Country Girl]

ooooo ouch!!!

[lilbuddy]

 

[Dingman.]

So I went camping Friday night and attempted some stupid boulders and ended up snapping a motor mount on my passenger side and cracked my frame a bit.  I think from my tie rod end hitting my drag link so bad.    So I ended up platting my frame and moving my box forward. Along with replacing my motor mount and chaining em down..


Thanks for the major help Thomas


1/4 plate


Thomas doing his thing with the grinder


plated all the way from the front of the frame to the shock hoop.  Shouldn't be too bad

[84t0y]

sweet, no pics of the boulder action?

[Dingman.]

Dammit Travis..    I knew someone would ask