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Crunched
Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 684 Location: Sth Bris
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 Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:02 pm |
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What are the options? Cut and shut?
I fitted a 2" bodylift to my trayback and even with the 1" steering shaft spacer that came with the kit, the shaft is still too short. With the spacer and a rag joint, I am still about 25mm off.
I was thinking of just fitting another rag joint, but was wondering what everyone else were doing?
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Bruce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 4003 Location: Brisbane
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 Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 4:03 pm |
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Don't understand why the 20mm spacer is still too short? Did you get the bodylift kit from Just_cruizin?
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89_tintop

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Joined: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 3159 Location: gold coast
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 Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 4:03 pm |
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The spacer should be thick enough...nindidnt realise it was a spacer I thought it was a replacement rag joint that was thicker
I am running the new thicker rag joint on mine and that is all.
How much do you have at either end on the spline?? Had to do one once by moving it on the spline.
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Bruce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 4003 Location: Brisbane
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 Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 4:08 pm |
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Yes tintip, my bad choice of wording there. It is a replacement rag joint.
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Crunched
Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 684 Location: Sth Bris
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 Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:07 pm |
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Bruce wrote: Don't understand why the 20mm spacer is still too short? Did you get the bodylift kit from Just_cruizin?
It's a NT 1L cab and chassis with virtually everything swapped from a 1.3L (including steering column and lower shaft as well as steering box), so my guess is this is why the spacer isn't big enough - differences in chassis/firewall steering mounts.
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Crunched
Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 684 Location: Sth Bris
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 Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:08 pm |
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89_tintop wrote: How much do you have at either end on the spline?? Had to do one once by moving it on the spline.
SFA - I need about 25mm, which I can't get from the spline at either end.
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ninjadaniel
Joined: Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 365 Location: Brisbane
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 Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:21 pm |
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use the spacer that came in the kit along with the standard spacer.
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89_tintop

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Joined: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 3159 Location: gold coast
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 Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:16 pm |
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ninjadaniel wrote: use the spacer that came in the kit along with the standard spacer.
he was mate.. still 25mm short.
dont know what is going on mate... it sounds a little weird to be that short.
was there a problem before the body lift?
we got about 25mm out of the splines when undone and redone up..
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Crunched
Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 684 Location: Sth Bris
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 Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:14 pm |
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As mentioned in my build thread, I made up a new lower shaft the other day - moved the rag joint up, fitted a second uni and is now all good.
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