1994 S10 1Ton SAS

Vbb199 · Feb 16, 2020

We don't have a Lazer or plasma at the shop, so I just mill these brackets into the tubing and leave a little .020-.03 web, and that'd easy enough to take a cutoff and just free them from the tubing.

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bucket · Feb 16, 2020

Maybe a dumb question, why not just mill them all the way though?

Vbb199 · Feb 16, 2020

bucket said:
Maybe a dumb question, why not just mill them all the way though?

Sometimes with cold rolled steel, it likes to stress relieve when you mill it from its natural shape And it will have a tendency to "jump" out, I've done it a few times before, like with the k5 sway bar arms, I took 4 plates, welded them together, drilling the holes I needed in them, and then bolted them directly to the table.... I didn't mind doing it that way because there was no way they could stress relief

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Vbb199 · Feb 16, 2020

You can see it here @bucket
Look at the warping!!!

They didn't warp the other way however, it's general a linear warping, not so much the other way.

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Vbb199 · Feb 16, 2020

Shackle hangers are made.

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Vbb199 · Feb 16, 2020

I have the shackle hangers tacked to the 3x3 square tube.
I have to go and saw off a little excess, but I think the general idea is given here. They're setup 36.5" on center for a Ford 1 ton front.

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Vbb199 · Feb 16, 2020

Now it's time to finalize the welding.

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Vbb199 · Feb 16, 2020

Arc Weld quality: sub standard [emoji23]

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shiftpro · Feb 16, 2020

Vbb199 said:
Arc Weld quality: sub standard [emoji23]
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We'll let you by on this one...
I would peen it with air and then do a cover pass low hyd..
Or just clean it up better and get on with life.

Vbb199 · Feb 16, 2020

Bleh, I'm not too too concerned with the way it looks, I did 2 passes

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Vbb199 · Feb 16, 2020

There's that abomination

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bucket · Feb 16, 2020

Vbb199 said:
Bleh, I'm not too too concerned with the way it looks, I did 2 passes

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Looks really only matter if it falls off, lol. That ain't going anywhere.

Vbb199 · Feb 16, 2020

bucket said:
Looks really only matter if it falls off, lol. That ain't going anywhere.

First pass I filled up the gap nice and slow, beat all the slag off and cleaned it up, second pass was a little higher amps, nice slow fat welds with 7018

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Vbb199 · Feb 16, 2020

One more shot, that at least concludes all of the hardware needed to bolt the front axle up.

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Vbb199 · Mar 2, 2020

So, 1 tons made it in last Friday, two dana 60s, a 87-91.5 kingpin 60 and a 95-97 balljoint 60, that I have just for spare parts.
99-06 14 bolt ff rear, disc brakes with E brakes.

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