Project XTREME 40: Fabbing up the front 3 link Suspension!
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Project XTREME 40: Fabbing up the front 3 link Suspension!
In this video I fab up and install the universal 3 link suspension kit from www.tmrcustoms...
I also install some North West Fab double shear, high steer spring eliminator steering arms on the Dana 60. www.northwestf...
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We need the rest of the series! Great work!
Havent had much interest expressed in this series and to be honest i kinda lost interest while waiting on parts which take for ever these days, not sure at this point if i will continue.
I did buy a sweet 1986 chevy k20 with only 186xxx kms on it. Will definitely be working on that over the next few months!
Thanks for your interest in the xtreme 40 project, it may not be over yet.
@@FabbinAdventures I totally understand how that goes! I really like your editing style, I have 2 FJ’s and I’m researching linked set ups and your videos have been the most comprehensive I’ve found. Sooo I would be a loyal follower to this series!
Thanks for the kind words, i waited almost a year just to get the darn coil overs, kinda took the wind out of my sails..lol been trying to find the wind again.
Finally got a chance to watch. Another awesome video. It's a roll frame now yay !
Yeah man, finally a rolling chassis, even got my new lathe set up, now we wait for more parts.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Its comming together. Very nice.
Yeah it is slowly, thanks Sven!
Those are some very nice welds. Wish I could do that.
Thank you sir, a lot of hours and miles of wire burnt got me to this point.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome fab work as always! Sucks having to wait two weeks between videos now, but better than no videos at all
Thanks man! Yeah weekly videos really eats into life in general and it doesnt seembto be helping my channel grow. I took a 25% revenue kick to the nuts since jan 1 and it has not made a come back yet, just when it seems like it is i get kicked in the nuts again..lol
Oh well its not a race to the big time..haha
Thanks for your comment! And disgust in having to wait 2 weeks for a video lol make me feel better
Looking good Ron, project is coming along nicely! I like the way you explain your thought processes as you’re designing and fabricating, looks like it was a bit of a challenge to get the geometry and clearances right, nice work! Also got a sticker from you in the mail so thanks for that!
Thanks Man! It sure seems to be going slower than id like, but we are making progress. Some of the stuff is only lightly welded or tacked incase i need to make changes yet.
Once the drive train is in, ill know for sure about my clearances.
Ive been thinking of changing my video formats lately with a littlr more talking and explaining and less showing stuff that doesnt really need to be seen. Hopefully it shows in this video.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
The thing is lookin sick.. that Sami might be in trouble when that bad boy is done lol... keep them video's coming...
Thanks man, im trying to build my dream machine. It should definitely kick some butt!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Fellow Canadian here, I'm a Welder/Fabricator seems like we have similar interests. I Have a few projects of my own, an older Bronco, 1 ton axle conversion, I plan on 4 linking the rear on, bit undecided on how I want to deal with the front, there just isn't much room up front for moving parts, once you start modifying stuff and trying to keep it as functional as possible. Lots of trial and error involved and I like that you show the issues you had and solutions you came up with. Would have liked to see you continue on with the project, but understand you have to put your time where it makes most sense. I will say this though I have watched alot of videos on different suspensions and like your format of practical problem solving. I read in one of the other comments how you said, how it seemed there wasn't much interest in the series. The amount of views you get, isn't indicative of the quality of your content, it has alot more to do, these days with how fickle the UA-cam algorithm is. I have a channel of my own, (under a different account name, not 4x4 related) and know firsthand how hard it is to get views... no matter how good the content is. Analytics show that when UA-cam reccomended my content, people watch it, over 20% click through rate and good retention... its just UA-cam for whatever reason just doesn't offer up the content very often. I guess what I am trying to say is, the secret to cracking the algorithm is out there... maybe like setting up axles it requires a bit more trial and error to decode, exactly what it wants. Anyway, best of luck in the future.
Ahh yes the ole algorithm, sure is stupid..lol
Oh well it is what it is, the fj was bound to be cool, but the reality is i dont go wheeling much anymore and i have entirely to many hobbies and projects so some of them had to go.
I picked up a nice square body that im gonna build into a hunting/ go to town to get ice cream rig..lol
I kept the 1 tons from the fj and they are going in the square, then build the 400sbc that ive been hoarding for years. Should be a pretty sweet truck when its done and way more practical than a 4 linked crawler for the stuff i do around here.
Thanks for watching, i hope to get more videos out in the new year after my shoulder heals up from the tear.
@@FabbinAdventures Yeah, sometimes I question my sanity, when it comes to the practicality of a 600 hp, 4 linked off road beast running on 42's... The new project sounds cool, those square bodies are getting more rare all the time. Always had a soft spot for the short box stepsides, but those were rare even 20 years ago... can't remember last time I saw one of those. 400 SBC is a good choice, hard to go wrong with that plant.
Yeah this square is in pretty good shape for 1986 k20 with only 168,000 original km.
Floor boards are rust free which is unusual, and only a little rust in the typical places.
The 350 in it runs great, but the 400 when im done will be awesome!
@@FabbinAdventures Sounds like a good one, best of luck to you.
@@joetuktyyuktuk8635 thanks!
good looking brackets, welds and fabrication. looks stout. how much axel articulation is this going to give you?
thanks, well i`ll never know how much articulation, alot. but i have lost interest and sold the project. have a square body to build now.
Hey, killer job on those brackets and fit-up. The first time doing an axle swap it took me three trys to get my angles correct for the triangulated four link. Fit the 8.8 up and in with the brackets tacked, loosely put the links in, put a little weight on, and about shoved my pinion in the concrete. I didn’t take in to account the sprung weight of my rig. Kept jacking my pinion angle up resulting in a JWA (joint working angle$ of 8 degrees which was horrendous. Really learned a lot that build. Go figure, ten years later I’d be a full time Diesel Technology Professor at a large University in the western U.S. Looking back at first dipping my toes in to fabricobbling makes me laugh today, so many sins back then lol. Excited to keep checking out your vids. Great content.
Haha "fabricobbling" yeah tgat fitting of the 3 and 4 link isnt as simple as it seems, there are alot of things and angles to take into account for sure!
Thanks for watching and commenting man!
Great video as always. Are you picking this series back up at some point or are the views not worth the effort? In any event I would love to see more or at least see this in some wheeling videos.
Hopefully ill be picking back up this winter. Glad you like the series.
lookin good bud
Thanks man, i appreciate it! Cant wait to wheel this bad boy!
Thanks for your comment!
I guess I was mistaken on the Saginaw gearbox.....I was thinking it was linear motion......so I’ll keep researching them, great build, you are very talented and still having fun
Thanks man, these projects sure do turn the hair grey, if there is any left after all the head scratching...lol
@@FabbinAdventures yep, but sometimes the figuring although begins stressful, can sometimes be the greatest part, because sometimes you get a breakthrough that puts the project way over the top in uniqueness and durability 😁👍🏻
Oh yeah for sure, ive seen that happen!
Lovin all your different content...interesting and informative even for an old gal like me!
Lol, i do like to build stuff!
Great info about your build 👍
I know how much time it takes off camera to figure this stuff out but I know most people don’t realize.
This is going to be stout when finished!
Are you running a Hobart welder now?
Any Suzuki trail videos coming up soon? Take care 🙂
Thanks Mike! Yeah its a ton of work and figuring for sure, but this machine will be bad ass when its done!
That hobart is a buddy of mines, he bought it just for welding his jet boat, the thing has only ever welded aluminum..lol.
No Suzuki trail videos yet, its hard to get guys together lately and going out by myself gets old and boring to video. But we are trying to plan a get together soon, before the whipsaw trip!
Thanks for watching and commenting Mike!
I love this channel!
I love that you love this channel!
finish ? time to build mine ? XD nice made !
I lost interest in the build and sold it.
What axles are those Ron?
They are chevy 1 tons from a mid 80's square body. 14 bolt rear, dana 60 kingpin front.
Shes gonna be awesome!
Thanks for your comment.
Great!
Thanks for watching!
Awesome build Ron 👍 could you 3 link a stock 40 axle?
Thanks, unfortunately i sold the project, got something i like better, a square body 4x4!
Im sure you could 4 link stock axles, i was gonna go with the chevy axles because its way easier to find parts for them and cheaper than old fj axles.
Love your videos. Learned a lot from them especially I'm going to start working on my project on Fj45. I have a question related to the Panhard. Are you going to install Panhard on the rear axles ? And can you kindly explain why ?
Glad you like my videos, there will be no panhard bar in the rear because its a triangulated 4 link, so no need for a pan hard bar.
Thanks for watching, ill be starting to work on the extreme 40 project soon, parts should be here in the next week or so!
@@FabbinAdventures Hows that parts order coming along? ;)
Its been a long time waiting, took nearly a year for the 14" bilstein coil overs to show up. It kinda took the "wind out of my sails" on the project. I actually put it up for sale but no serious bites on it.
In the mean time i finally got a concrete floor poured in the shop this spring, so im getting the shop all set up permanently and been working on a belt grinder project the last few days.
Im starting to get the urge to work on the 40 again but will most likely not be till december after summer and hunting season, i'll just start accumulating parts now that are easier to get.
Thanks for the interest in the 40 project, im sure it will live before next summer...i hope.
@@FabbinAdventures Congrats on the concrete floor, I'm doing the same, hopefully this summer. I'm still working on gravel and plywood too, and being in my early 50s now, it sucks, and I have no excuse! Keep sharing the videos, and we'll keep watching!
Thanks! That concrete sure takes away the "dungeon feel"..lol
I got the grinder finished and videod, that will most likely be the next video up. Then ill be building some reactive targets for a shooting challenge this fall at a family gathering.
Definitely gonna be some different content coming up..lol
Don't the tubes that connect the suspension joints need to be welded? that is, are they free?
They are only tacked in the video, yes they need to be fully welded. I only tacked them for now as i may need to make changes yet.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@FabbinAdventures Got it, I'm really enjoying the project!! I'm watching here from Brazil!
Glad your enjoying the build, it is eating up money faster than i can make it..lol
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Keep those video’s coming.
I intend to man, the XTREME40 had a long way to go yet!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I have fj40 the same your vehicle how are the measurements 3 links?
I dont remember, i sold the project
What kind of front axle you have?
Thats a chevy dana 60
No updates on the build?
Was waiting for parts, finally got some, the build should resume after hunting season november.
Too many other things going on in life right now to work on the FJ40