Looking good!!

Yep, a good place to work makes all the difference in the world.

Curious to know why you choose to go rear drum brakes on your new D60
instead of a dual-disc setup. I went disc rear on my D60 along with a
dual-disc master cyl and have MUCH better braking than the previous drum
setup. My old drums used to lock up on me all the time when damp too.

What size output yokes did you go with? 1350s?

Terry
92YJ




"Cal Wheeler" <cal@whee.ler> wrote in message
news:bkmcuf$abj$0@pita.alt.net...
> Hey Gerald, and any other YJ owners...here are the pics of my current YJ
> progress to date!
>
> http://pages.sbcglobal.net/calwheele...yjproject.html
>

 

Terry Jeffrey wrote:

> Looking good!!

Thanks!
>
> Yep, a good place to work makes all the difference in the world.

Yeah, it's a nice space. Mills, lathes, tools, and welders all at my
disposal!
>
> Curious to know why you choose to go rear drum brakes on your new D60
> instead of a dual-disc setup. I went disc rear on my D60 along with a
> dual-disc master cyl and have MUCH better braking than the previous drum
> setup. My old drums used to lock up on me all the time when damp too.

I may have this problem, too. I figured that the original setup was drum
rear/disk front, so scaling up the diameters of each would be
sufficient. I actually requested it, but believe it or not, Steve at
Dynatrac actually pooh-poohed it and said it wasnt really necessary. So
I figured, what the hey. I guess I'll see how it goes.

I also should have chosen a high-pinion option on the front Dana 44.
Since the t-case is still angled to favor the rear, the front driveline
angle is not so hot and it also leaves the front driveshaft more
exposed; clearance is the main reason I did all this stuff so that's
kind of disappointing for me.
>
> What size output yokes did you go with? 1350s?

(wincing) 1310s. Yet another feature requested and pooh-poohed. Oh well,
I guess I have to have a weak link *somewhere* in the driveline!
>
> Terry
> 92YJ
>
>
>
>
> "Cal Wheeler" <cal@whee.ler> wrote in message
> news:bkmcuf$abj$0@pita.alt.net...
>
>>Hey Gerald, and any other YJ owners...here are the pics of my current YJ
>>progress to date!
>>
>>http://pages.sbcglobal.net/calwheele...yjproject.html
>>
>
>
>
>

 

Terry Jeffrey wrote:

> Looking good!!

Thanks!
>
> Yep, a good place to work makes all the difference in the world.

Yeah, it's a nice space. Mills, lathes, tools, and welders all at my
disposal!
>
> Curious to know why you choose to go rear drum brakes on your new D60
> instead of a dual-disc setup. I went disc rear on my D60 along with a
> dual-disc master cyl and have MUCH better braking than the previous drum
> setup. My old drums used to lock up on me all the time when damp too.

I may have this problem, too. I figured that the original setup was drum
rear/disk front, so scaling up the diameters of each would be
sufficient. I actually requested it, but believe it or not, Steve at
Dynatrac actually pooh-poohed it and said it wasnt really necessary. So
I figured, what the hey. I guess I'll see how it goes.

I also should have chosen a high-pinion option on the front Dana 44.
Since the t-case is still angled to favor the rear, the front driveline
angle is not so hot and it also leaves the front driveshaft more
exposed; clearance is the main reason I did all this stuff so that's
kind of disappointing for me.
>
> What size output yokes did you go with? 1350s?

(wincing) 1310s. Yet another feature requested and pooh-poohed. Oh well,
I guess I have to have a weak link *somewhere* in the driveline!
>
> Terry
> 92YJ
>
>
>
>
> "Cal Wheeler" <cal@whee.ler> wrote in message
> news:bkmcuf$abj$0@pita.alt.net...
>
>>Hey Gerald, and any other YJ owners...here are the pics of my current YJ
>>progress to date!
>>
>>http://pages.sbcglobal.net/calwheele...yjproject.html
>>
>
>
>
>

 

> (wincing) 1310s. Yet another feature requested and pooh-poohed. Oh well,
> I guess I have to have a weak link *somewhere* in the driveline!

Actually, 1310s isn't a bad choice. A lot of guys choose the 1310s when
building a rig. The thought process here being if you get into a
predicament where something is gonna break in the rear drive train, better
to break a u-joint that something in the t-case. That D60 isn't gonna
break, so make the weakest link the u-joint. You may get less articulation
with the bigger u-joints too.

I opted for the 1350s just to be "middle of the road", instead of going with
the smaller 1310s or 1330s on one end, or the 1480s at the other extreme.

Terry.

 

> (wincing) 1310s. Yet another feature requested and pooh-poohed. Oh well,
> I guess I have to have a weak link *somewhere* in the driveline!

Actually, 1310s isn't a bad choice. A lot of guys choose the 1310s when
building a rig. The thought process here being if you get into a
predicament where something is gonna break in the rear drive train, better
to break a u-joint that something in the t-case. That D60 isn't gonna
break, so make the weakest link the u-joint. You may get less articulation
with the bigger u-joints too.

I opted for the 1350s just to be "middle of the road", instead of going with
the smaller 1310s or 1330s on one end, or the 1480s at the other extreme.

Terry.

 

Terry Jeffrey wrote:

>>(wincing) 1310s. Yet another feature requested and pooh-poohed. Oh well,
>>I guess I have to have a weak link *somewhere* in the driveline!
>
>
> Actually, 1310s isn't a bad choice. A lot of guys choose the 1310s when
> building a rig. The thought process here being if you get into a
> predicament where something is gonna break in the rear drive train, better
> to break a u-joint that something in the t-case. That D60 isn't gonna
> break, so make the weakest link the u-joint. You may get less articulation
> with the bigger u-joints too.

Good. Now I don't feel so bad!
>
> I opted for the 1350s just to be "middle of the road", instead of going with
> the smaller 1310s or 1330s on one end, or the 1480s at the other extreme.
>

Righty-o. I'm investing in a spare driveshaft, u-joint, and a couple
sets of yoke u-bolts as part of my spares kit.

 

Terry Jeffrey wrote:

>>(wincing) 1310s. Yet another feature requested and pooh-poohed. Oh well,
>>I guess I have to have a weak link *somewhere* in the driveline!
>
>
> Actually, 1310s isn't a bad choice. A lot of guys choose the 1310s when
> building a rig. The thought process here being if you get into a
> predicament where something is gonna break in the rear drive train, better
> to break a u-joint that something in the t-case. That D60 isn't gonna
> break, so make the weakest link the u-joint. You may get less articulation
> with the bigger u-joints too.

Good. Now I don't feel so bad!
>
> I opted for the 1350s just to be "middle of the road", instead of going with
> the smaller 1310s or 1330s on one end, or the 1480s at the other extreme.
>

Righty-o. I'm investing in a spare driveshaft, u-joint, and a couple
sets of yoke u-bolts as part of my spares kit.