The vendor was named and apparently the OP didn't want to drag their name through the mud. If you play nice the vendor might correct the mistake. You play hardball and they might tell you to go pound sand. It was the OP's choice.
THere were a couple old drag racers that used to narrow housings. They were crude but they worked without issues. They always said that if the axles slid in easily it was close enough. A torch, a grinder, a stick welder and 3 jack stands. Right or wrong, that's how they did them.
Yup....I've seen some really rough narrowing jobs over the years. I have a narrowing jig and was surprised to see just how much a housing can move just by doing some welding on it and yup, most of the rough ones still worked well most of the time. Anyone that welds on spring pads for instance just do not realize how much doing that makes the housing move.
You do realize that just because the housing end isn't perfectly aligned with the tube doesn't necessarily mean it was done incorrectly, right? To me, that's a sign that whoever narrowed it most likely used a proper jig and did it correctly. I've done a few using pucks and a straight rod. They were all off by at least 1/8"-1/4". At some point, it's probably worth straightening the housing, but I never have and they all worked great and the axles slid in like butter.
Yup....I put the bar through the 'dummy' bearings in the carrier and then place the bearing housings on the bar. I then tack weld them on and recheck and if they are still on the money, I place more but larger tacks and recheck and if good, it gets 'stitch' welded. 1/2" long stitches and let it cool and recheck. If good, solid welding commences and then check again. Any misalignment after that is usually pretty minor and for the ones that are off a bit, straightening with a little bit of heat usually brings it in.
I'd be happy to quote a pile of my posts that have been deleted without explanation by mods through the years as an example, but...oh, yeah, that's right.
Probably the biggest reason that I have seen over the years for not paying up is that those people expect everything for nothing and whine about it when they don't get their way or what they want.
I've seen you tube vids of a guy shortening the long axle side of an explorer 8.8 with a couple pieces of angle iron and a couple c-clamps. It actually wasnt as ugly as you might think.
I've used angle iron and band clamps before and it actually came out great. Doesn't mater what kind of clamps used so long as things are tight and align with the bar....
And more important - you can have a larger mailbox so that you don't have to keep clearing it out as often. And you can post pictures or video in your messages.
Plus you can see some titties too.And more important - you can have a larger mailbox so that you don't have to keep clearing it out as often. And you can post pictures or video in your messages.
Thank you for your support.
Really? Nobody told me about that.
No blue room for you? Maybe we try to keep you Kiwi`s innocent and pure?
No blue room for you? Maybe we try to keep you Kiwi`s innocent and pure?
Then a quick glance at your shirt... wait, what?
The Blue forum here isn't anywhere close to B Bodies. They got it goin' on over there. Or so I've been told!No blue room for you? Maybe we try to keep you Kiwi`s innocent and pure?
Then a quick glance at your shirt... wait, what?
It's literally pumping over there.They got it goin' on over there. Or so I've been told!
