1994 ford explorer!

[Baconcreekmetal]

Looking great.
Are you flaring the stainless lines?

 

[marcytech]

Looking great.
Are you flaring the stainless lines?

Of course! Single flare 37°

 

[theycallmeWALLY]

Did you hardline the brake line to the caliper?

 

[the bodj]

Did you hardline the brake line to the caliper?

He did not. You can see the hardline terminates after the tab to a flared nut. Braided line will connect to that banjo fitting that's pointed up.

 

[marcytech]

Did you hardline the brake line to the caliper?

What bodj said. Here’s a pic of an old crusty braided steel line I used to gauge what length I need

 

[Baconcreekmetal]

You must have a better flare tool than I do. Stainless is tough stuff if I remember correctly.

 

[marcytech]

You must have a better flare tool than I do. Stainless is tough stuff if I remember correctly.

Yeah you gotta have a good one. I really like the one from rigid. It works super well and the tooling on it isn’t too big so you can flare pretty close to bends.
The Eastwood one is awesome but the die that holds the tube is 1.5” or 1.75” long so you gotta make sure there’s no bends at least that far away from the end of the tube

 

[marcytech]

We welcomed our new baby girl to the world last week so I had to take some time away from this pile but I got a bunch of shit done lastnight on it
Picked up the cookcraft explorer pack from atlas and tore it down.
Cycled the rear to make sure everything was a ok. The shocks bump out right when the axle hits the frame so that’s good. Gonna throw a bump stop on the frame so that the shocks never bottom out. I need a bump that stops the axle about an inch away from the frame for 2 reasons. 1 they go far negative arch and it’s a bit concerning.
2. 35s hit the top of the wheel well if I let the axle hit the frame
Looks like 14.5” of travel overall. Not sure where ride height will be so I don’t know what bump travel is yet.
I hope to do final assembly on this thing by Saturday and drive it about of the garage to turn it around and start on the front!

 

[FENDERFAB]

Looks great Marcel, Congrats on your daughter!

 

[the_fablab_]

That's a fuck ton of dearch.

 

[the bodj]

Good thing these don't make a ton of power, otherwise I'd see a ton of broken leafs in your future!

 

[marcytech]

Negative arch is a myth.

It’s ok if the leafs break, I’m homing they do cuz I need any little excuse to throw them away and link it

 

[FasterNU]

funny, just asked what travel these new family things are getting in Nick's thread. I feel like 14-15" of good tuned uasable travel would work fairly well

 

[84projectFORD]

Comin out clean as hell Marcel, like uou usually do. Congrats on the girl!!

funny, just asked what travel these new family things are getting in Nick's thread. I feel like 14-15" of good tuned uasable travel would work fairly well

It does. Im 15” rear and 16.5” front and you can mash alot of shit at a comfortable speed yet still keep the shocks soft enough it doesnt beat the shit out of you

 

[marcytech]

Finished up the back yesterday!
Replaced the junk center pins in the leafs with grade 8 bolts
Ride height is pretty tall right now. 10” of up travel. I’m hoping the springs settle

 

[marcytech]

Took her for a spin, ride like shit. Time to back her into the garage and start on the front

 

[marcytech]

Whose idea was this! Someone must have shit in his Cheerios that morning

 

[troysladeck]

Whose idea was this! Someone must have shit in his Cheerios that morning

Doesn’t the axle shaft have to come out first? Then you can put a socket on it

 

[UR_Mawm69]

Whose idea was this! Someone must have shit in his Cheerios that morning

he's a newb to this 4WD stuff.........

yes, i'm pretty sure i always had to remove the axle first.

 

[marcytech]

Doesn’t the axle shaft have to come out first? Then you can put a socket on it

Wow. So I just went into the garage and gave the axle a tug and a
It slid right out

Ignore me I’m an idiot