Next Phase of my Mopar Life
I had a few friends swing by yesterday and we got a little work done on the Duster. I started the morning off by installing all new studs in the rear end housing as well as new axle seals. The third member went in next without a hitch, but when we went to install the new axles I remembered that they had 3" studs in them. I've ordered 2" screw in studs but they won't be here for three days, so I couldn't install the axles.
I had previously glass beaded the backing plates and painted them. I installed all new hardware on the brakes and cleaned up the drums a bit. New parking brake cables came from InlineTube as did the new brake lines.
The ESPO six leaf +1" leafs were next along with the Dr. Diff offset spring hanger kit. Everything was snugged up but will be torqued down when the weight of the vehicle is back on the suspension.
We lifted the rear end on a floor jack and walked it around and into place. The only snag we hit was that now one of the tail pipes is up against one of the offset springs, but that should be an easy fix.
I'm going with the Calvert 9 way adjustable rear shocks. They should be here with the axle studs later this week.
I've got a few things I can do while I wait on parts. The brake lines need be hooked up and bled, and the parking brake cables can be hooked up and adjusted. After that, I'll start working on putting the QuickTime bellhousing on and checking it for run out. As soon as I can get the transmission in, I can measure and get my driveshaft built. Maybe I'll be back on the road for the start of car show season next month!
Note to self. Calvert shocks are set at 4 per their tech line.
I had a few friends swing by yesterday and we got a little work done on the Duster. I started the morning off by installing all new studs in the rear end housing as well as new axle seals. The third member went in next without a hitch, but when we went to install the new axles I remembered that they had 3" studs in them. I've ordered 2" screw in studs but they won't be here for three days, so I couldn't install the axles.
I had previously glass beaded the backing plates and painted them. I installed all new hardware on the brakes and cleaned up the drums a bit. New parking brake cables came from InlineTube as did the new brake lines.
The ESPO six leaf +1" leafs were next along with the Dr. Diff offset spring hanger kit. Everything was snugged up but will be torqued down when the weight of the vehicle is back on the suspension.
We lifted the rear end on a floor jack and walked it around and into place. The only snag we hit was that now one of the tail pipes is up against one of the offset springs, but that should be an easy fix.
I'm going with the Calvert 9 way adjustable rear shocks. They should be here with the axle studs later this week.
I've got a few things I can do while I wait on parts. The brake lines need be hooked up and bled, and the parking brake cables can be hooked up and adjusted. After that, I'll start working on putting the QuickTime bellhousing on and checking it for run out. As soon as I can get the transmission in, I can measure and get my driveshaft built. Maybe I'll be back on the road for the start of car show season next month!
Note to self. Calvert shocks are set at 4 per their tech line.