milling

[kevoson]

Does anyone know a place in sacramento who can or will mill some DOM.I'm building the LARS bars ( or similar) but i need the ends milled to fit the radius arms.

[crawlin68]

Re: milling

I need to slot mine still too. I was just going to use the ol' grinder with a cutoff wheel to cut the slots.

[kevoson]

Re: milling

thats going to be last resort.. might see if i can get the milling bit and just use the drill press. I have a small vice that clamps to the press so I'm thinking i can use that to hold the DOM straight and just push it into the bit.

[gddyap]

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If you can borrow Lars' welding fixture, a milled slot isn't as important. Milling is easier and saves time, though. Check with Ruff Stuff in Loomis. I'd guess that they have a mill with all the stuff they make. Also, when we did a few sets of Lars bars, we (I) did the milling of the slot after the tubing was bent. It was easier to align the slot to the bend than have to align the bend to the slot.

[Fungus232]

Re: milling

If you can borrow Lars' welding fixture, a milled slot isn't as important. Milling is easier and saves time, though. Check with Ruff Stuff in Loomis. I'd guess that they have a mill with all the stuff they make. Also, when we did a few sets of Lars bars, we (I) did the milling of the slot after the tubing was bent. It was easier to align the slot to the bend than have to align the bend to the slot.

I'm just gonna use 2x .25 wall square tubing. Right angles make more easy for Mongo...

[kevoson]

Re: milling

If you can borrow Lars' welding fixture, a milled slot isn't as important. Milling is easier and saves time, though. Check with Ruff Stuff in Loomis. I'd guess that they have a mill with all the stuff they make. Also, when we did a few sets of Lars bars, we (I) did the milling of the slot after the tubing was bent. It was easier to align the slot to the bend than have to align the bend to the slot.

I'm not going to add the bend. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong but the bend seems to be more of a tire clearance issue."I'm sure I'm wrong" I have extended arms now and the fitment is good but they have the center bolt and bushings now but they bind bad with the FW 44. So I'm hoping that with the same style arm and a Rod end with the high misalignment spacers The bind will go away?? Or until I go dana 60 and 70 linked..

[TBS-POPS]

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You got some old rad arms kevin?? If not, there are some here you can have in the popx pile.

[kevoson]

Re: milling

You got some old rad arms kevin?? If not, there are some here you can have in the popx pile.

Ya I have a set of arms. I kept the set off the truck I got my axels from, I actually thought ahead... But thanks for the offer

[Efibroncoman]

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I have an extended set of arms using 2" square tube and weld-on ballistic joints. I took them off of my bronco in favor of the Duff arms. Now they're just sitting around. Don't know if you can use them or not. On another note, I don't think Ruff Stuff has a milling machine but WFO does!

[kevoson]

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I have found a few places in sac that will mill the DOM but I think I will do it on my own.. I just need to get the bronco closer to the welder...

[gddyap]

Re: milling

The bend in the Lars Bars is not for tire clearance. The stock radius arms are at an 8-10* angle from the axle. Lars measured it and I think it's in his thread. If you extended the stock arms using stock width axles, the end of the arms would end up inside the frame rails. By bending them, the ends of the extended arms are put directly under the frame rail and parallel to them. That puts the joints in a neutral position with equal movement in all directions. I did not know you have FW axles. Depending on the length of the radius arms, your joints may end up directly underneath the frame. You could angle your brackets so the joints are in a neutral position. You could still make a simple fixture to hold the tubing straight on the radius arm for welding. Then the slot doesn't have to be perfect. Take a look at Lars' fixture in his thread.

[kevoson]

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I added a picture of the style of extended arm I have now. Maybe It would be better to just use the arm I have now and and add the heim joint to the end??

[slvregl]

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Am I looking at that right...that rod is just welded to the end of a stock arm??? that looks scary!!! I would say a new "Beefier" set-up is in order. Just my .02

[kevoson]

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Am I looking at that right...that rod is just welded to the end of a stock arm??? that looks scary!!! I would say a new "Beefier" set-up is in order. Just my .02

They tread on to the old stud on the arm and then welded.. I think It puts alot of torque / leverage on the old mounting stud. I talked to the people at stonecrusher and they assured me they are strong and safe. ( I don't know what brand I have they were done by the PO but ) hence the reason I have the stuff to make a new set..

[Fungus232]

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My buddy runs those extentions front & rear. No problems whatsoever in over 3 years of hard wheeling. Busted plenty of other shit but not the arms. This last 'Con trip the arms and C bushings actually put so much leverage on the FW 9" that it opened up the factory seam weld on the housing like a tuna can (poor 3 link design!). No problem with the arms though...