Re: Bunny v2.0
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 11:35 am
Well, I had a goal of getting the explorer back on the ground over the long weekend, I made great progress, but didn't quite get there. Here are some pictures:
New wheel bearings and seals done:
Rear axle buttoned up with new brakes lines, wheel cylinders and Ruff Stuff cover:
Passenger beam plated and painted:
Cut and reflared the pesky rear brake fitting that wouldn't come loose:
Comparing the Duff Deavers to the stock springs:
Rear axle at home:
Front end progress:
I'm finding that the Duff 5.5" kit install isn't as easy as I anticipated. First, I received the wrong bolt kit for my coil buckets, so for the sake of time, I ran to the hardware store and bought all the hardware I needed. Then, to install this kit on an Explorer, there are a bunch of 1/2" holes that need to be drilled in to the frame. To add to that, some of the hole locations are through the double wall expanded portions of the frame, so they are a pain to drill, and require longer hardware. Aside from that little frustrating stuff, the kit once mounted fits really nice and looks really stout.
Hopefully a few more evenings and I will have it rolling again!
New wheel bearings and seals done:
Rear axle buttoned up with new brakes lines, wheel cylinders and Ruff Stuff cover:
Passenger beam plated and painted:
Cut and reflared the pesky rear brake fitting that wouldn't come loose:
Comparing the Duff Deavers to the stock springs:
Rear axle at home:
Front end progress:
I'm finding that the Duff 5.5" kit install isn't as easy as I anticipated. First, I received the wrong bolt kit for my coil buckets, so for the sake of time, I ran to the hardware store and bought all the hardware I needed. Then, to install this kit on an Explorer, there are a bunch of 1/2" holes that need to be drilled in to the frame. To add to that, some of the hole locations are through the double wall expanded portions of the frame, so they are a pain to drill, and require longer hardware. Aside from that little frustrating stuff, the kit once mounted fits really nice and looks really stout.
Hopefully a few more evenings and I will have it rolling again!