“I don’t know how it happens but I call it skill”... “I think I’ve got a lowered spring in the back... found one” ... hahaha you crack me up . But seriously you have skill mate👌🏼
Big thumbs up for all the safety tips and your experiences about things going wrong if you don't do things a certain way. Spring tension, steering wheel replacement, etc...
Those KEI trucks are very popular in the US now, in certain areas. I have seen multiple different KEI importer 'stores' posted about on UA-cam on at least a half dozen different UA-cam channels. One importer in New Jersey had like 50 in stock based on one UA-cam video I saw about a year ago; you know how that goes, watch one video about a KEI truck and another one shows as "Up Next". Watch that 2nd one and 2 more appear. And that kills the better part of a Saturday.
Hi und viele Grüße aus Deutschland! 🇩🇪 Der kleine Kei-truck ist echt wunderschön und die goldenen Kreuzspeiche Felgen ein Traum! The tiny Kei-truck is really beautyfull and the golden crossspoke Rims are a dream!
Benny just a suggestion, use longer U bolts and double nut them with proper washers on the plate too. The whole weight of the rear end is now putting those u bolts permanently in tension and the threads/nuts need to resist that.
Barra the world The diff on top of the springs is actually super common and they all run standard nuts. We do have spring washers fitted + the rear end weights approx 150 kg
I did a similar job putting a 50 oldsmobile differential into my 48 chevy but I checked the parallel angles of pinion and trans tail shaft with the springs loaded to normal cary weight.
Somewhere around 8:30 I noticed that you were holding your hands really close to the cutting wheel. Then the grinder wheel mishap near the end and I just got to say that god damn, you are too fearless with the grinder. Glasses, gloves, long sleeves are on the list before I even think about reaching for the grinder.
Contact king springs with your spring dimensions and they can make up custom springs for you, or modify something they already have. It's surprisingly cheap, I think they only charge $250 or so for two custom springs
Levels and digital angle meters can be self tested, on a vertical or horizontal surface, by rotating it 180 degrees and checking the readings are the same
Im sure its already been mentioned, but before the body was sitting on the leafs, now the only thing holding the truck to the wheels is those 4 u bolts. Have you considered getting newer beefier u bolts if you're staying this way?
any type of angle measuring device or level can be checked using the self check method, put it on a surface take a reading, turn it around 180' and take another reading, the true level is the difference ( and hopefully not any,) between the first and second readings
The way i square those is i take a measurement,find the center of the distances between the sitting points of the wheels and place the level there. I know my floor is flat, but one can find the "flattest" spot in a shop with the help of a long ruler or concrete leveling rule (a tool you rarely use, but when you need one, there's no substitute at that price point, measuring flatness of a chassis, or of the running gear, worth having).
Perfect video, been looking to lower my Proton Jumbuck in the rear by doing this; don't have to deal with pinion angle as it's FWD but watching someone do something similar definitely helps, awesome work as always
I reckon a sweet set of airbags would have been a cool way to lower the baby truck... now it just needs some tiny stacks behind the cab and some air horns!!
Nice work on the lowering. So glad you finished by saying that your cut springs are an "interim measure". Was thinking you had suddenly turned dodgy AF for a second.
With the spring that short you should probably try and tack weld or metal strap it to the control arm to help keep it from bouncing out if you hit a hard bump.
You obviously never owned a cortina pretty sure if the mk3s 2 coils of a spring haven't come out ever in 21 years. The kei truck will be safe as at the slow speeds itl be doing
I just swapped Range Rover diffs into my Series land rover for the 4 wheel disc, I have just been through this. One thing I noticed was that you measured the pinion angle when the cars weight was on the springs, you then moved the mounts to the bottom of the axle and measured it with the axle hanging on the leaf springs. I did this too thinking it would be fine, once I tacked my leaf spring perches on and lowered it with weight back on the wheels the pinion angle was 3 degrees off! I think you might have a problem. Maybe you don't mind but thought I would see if you re-checked it once the weight was on it?
Apologies if this has been answered, but why shouldn’t the pinion angle change if you’ve raised the diff relative to the gearbox output shaft? Surely the higher you raise the diff relative to the gearbox the lower the angle should be?
I was just thinking about how much more confident you were than me with an angle grinder, then holy wow that was close to going as bad as I always worry about it going.
So, this might be a dumb question, but are the rear leaf springs actually doing anything with the diff mounted above them? Isn't the force basically directed to the wrong side of the leaf pack for it to be springy like that?
Would love to see you swinging a 9" diff & housing around like you were swinging that little diff around. lol. Another magic job mate. Looking forward to the next video.
@0m59s: Re: Move the diff to the other side of the spring. OMG!! I did that years ago, in the opposite direction. My 1972 Dodge Dart ended up about eight inches higher, simply by installing the rear axle under the rear leaf springs. Required welding mounts onto the axles tubes. Cranked up the front torsion bars to match. Very easy. Raised 4-door Dodge Dart. Completely silly.
Worth mentioning: When considering how to install the rear axle on the other side of the leaf springs, it might occur to some people (me for example) that the rear axle could simply be flipped over. Assuming you like one Forward gear and several Reverse gears.
Just an observation, 6.5deg with weight on rear wheels then reset pinion angle with 6.5deg with diff suspended, Was there much pinion angle change from ride ride height to full droop?
Red80 because its a leaf spring car the diff moves more or less vertically, on a high power car we’d have taken more time to set it holding weights but being that the rear of the truck weighs approx 150 kg and we really only put small items in we don’t have any issues plus its fully reversible :)
“I don’t know how it happens but I call it skill”... “I think I’ve got a lowered spring in the back... found one” ... hahaha you crack me up . But seriously you have skill mate👌🏼
11:19 Make the noise.....
Beeeep
Terry Jackson I’m glad someone got it
@@Lee0076 Waiting on the T-shirt to arrive... Now I'm off to make a bracket....
Now for a nice cup of tea.
No one appreciate's a well placed bracket more than Nick 😂
The "Threaded Jacky Thing" is now what I'll call screw jacks from now on. Thank you for that one.
17:20, wonder where that spring came from. Never knew Benny was a magician too
Have beer everytime he says fingers crossed haha needs to be on a t shirt.
Didn't have beer so I had water instead. Now I've pissed myself.
@@davidaxman haha!
Fingers crossed they make one!
No, thanks. It's 9 a.m. here! :D
13:47 Look like crossed fingers? Haha!
Big thumbs up for all the safety tips and your experiences about things going wrong if you don't do things a certain way. Spring tension, steering wheel replacement, etc...
Spaz 1966 thanks mate , we hope our experiences both good and bad help you guys in your diy ( and trade) endeavours
I see you've got those special Ryobi Lowered Springs. Choice as 🤙
ryobi are shit...dewalt for the win
Those KEI trucks are very popular in the US now, in certain areas. I have seen multiple different KEI importer 'stores' posted about on UA-cam on at least a half dozen different UA-cam channels. One importer in New Jersey had like 50 in stock based on one UA-cam video I saw about a year ago; you know how that goes, watch one video about a KEI truck and another one shows as "Up Next". Watch that 2nd one and 2 more appear. And that kills the better part of a Saturday.
by far the coolest car on the channel
Hi und viele Grüße aus Deutschland! 🇩🇪
Der kleine Kei-truck ist echt wunderschön und die goldenen Kreuzspeiche Felgen ein Traum!
The tiny Kei-truck is really beautyfull and the golden crossspoke Rims are a dream!
Would love cheeky BCW x WTAC video 👌👌👌
Benny just a suggestion, use longer U bolts and double nut them with proper washers on the plate too. The whole weight of the rear end is now putting those u bolts permanently in tension and the threads/nuts need to resist that.
Barra the world The diff on top of the springs is actually super common and they all run standard nuts. We do have spring washers fitted + the rear end weights approx 150 kg
@@BennysCustomWorks sounds good Benny all the best
You should get Scotty form Haltech or some other tall bloke to drive it around some!
I did a similar job putting a 50 oldsmobile differential into my 48 chevy but I checked the parallel angles of pinion and trans tail shaft with the springs loaded to normal cary weight.
Somewhere around 8:30 I noticed that you were holding your hands really close to the cutting wheel. Then the grinder wheel mishap near the end and I just got to say that god damn, you are too fearless with the grinder. Glasses, gloves, long sleeves are on the list before I even think about reaching for the grinder.
Gotta love having an OEM lowered spring just laying around in the back :) hehehe
18:20 music reminds me of Night By Night by Chromeo
Keep up all the great work Benny!
Looks so good Benny. What a diff......erence
Advice such as the piece given at 16:00 is great for less experienced punters.
There should be more of it. 👍
Nice job neat job cutting the bump stops.
Contact king springs with your spring dimensions and they can make up custom springs for you, or modify something they already have. It's surprisingly cheap, I think they only charge $250 or so for two custom springs
Andrew Langford we will be getting the fronts made later down the track :)
Pretty lucky that the spring you found out the back perfectly measures up with the mark you made on the other one.
Levels and digital angle meters can be self tested, on a vertical or horizontal surface, by rotating it 180 degrees and checking the readings are the same
Im sure its already been mentioned, but before the body was sitting on the leafs, now the only thing holding the truck to the wheels is those 4 u bolts. Have you considered getting newer beefier u bolts if you're staying this way?
Yeah i got some lowered springs out back walks through the door hears the grinder start cue instant laughter 🤣
Can't believe how close you were to opening your skull bro - mad.
yeeah that was gnarly
Was only a grinding disk.... =O
I had a fucken heart attack
@@geoffreyquail Yeah, wouldn't have been too bad provided it didn't grab cranium and dig into his eye socket.
Work mate has a glorious scar from ear to mouth from his hoodie string thing getting hooked after a kickback.
I got an angle finder from Bunnings. It's not the digital one, it's a dial guage. But works well.
Man, I bet that KEI truck is a beautiful thing to work on. Everything is so small and light weight.
any type of angle measuring device or level can be checked using the self check method, put it on a surface take a reading, turn it around 180' and take another reading, the true level is the difference ( and hopefully not any,) between the first and second readings
The way i square those is i take a measurement,find the center of the distances between the sitting points of the wheels and place the level there. I know my floor is flat, but one can find the "flattest" spot in a shop with the help of a long ruler or concrete leveling rule (a tool you rarely use, but when you need one, there's no substitute at that price point, measuring flatness of a chassis, or of the running gear, worth having).
Think I've some lowered springs out back door closes hears angle grinder love it lol
Perfect video, been looking to lower my Proton Jumbuck in the rear by doing this; don't have to deal with pinion angle as it's FWD but watching someone do something similar definitely helps, awesome work as always
If you want to obtain a digital angle gauge, you can get them through Carbatec in Auburn, Sydney.
Peter Lisyak I use my iPhone lol
Looks awesome Benny.
I reckon a sweet set of airbags would have been a cool way to lower the baby truck... now it just needs some tiny stacks behind the cab and some air horns!!
Benny, your beard is touching your mic! Cool little truck!
Great work. Kei-truks FTW. We finally know what's behind that door; it's the "Room of many pieces and parts" :-)
Portal to Japan.
Hell yeah dude! looks so sick! Really enjoying the show man, and also really enjoying the tracklist. Good vibes!
Was hoping for more drag week but, this just as good!
Bakers Dozen its not Friday :D
Sucks waiting, lol
Cheers for the reply!
Love the lowered springs out back lol
i might be able to see you at WTAC. I hope to also see Keiichi Tsuchiya
Tremec has an app for setting pinion angle that uses your phone as the protractor
19:37 my heart stopped for a sec
at 12:05, what was that device he hooked up to the battery?
Geez Benny where did you find the truck ??? in a museum its mint
Nice work on the lowering. So glad you finished by saying that your cut springs are an "interim measure". Was thinking you had suddenly turned dodgy AF for a second.
Pablo Jones we’re going to reset a second set approx 10mm higher and then make some extended rear shackles to lift the rear the same amount
With the spring that short you should probably try and tack weld or metal strap it to the control arm to help keep it from bouncing out if you hit a hard bump.
You obviously never owned a cortina pretty sure if the mk3s 2 coils of a spring haven't come out ever in 21 years. The kei truck will be safe as at the slow speeds itl be doing
The shock goes through the middle of the spring also : D
The lowered spring scene was funny as. Just had one out the back............."I just call it skill".
How did this hold up Benny? I am considering doing this to a mitsubishi minicab kei van.... It's the same set up and probably the same parts.....
I just swapped Range Rover diffs into my Series land rover for the 4 wheel disc, I have just been through this. One thing I noticed was that you measured the pinion angle when the cars weight was on the springs, you then moved the mounts to the bottom of the axle and measured it with the axle hanging on the leaf springs. I did this too thinking it would be fine, once I tacked my leaf spring perches on and lowered it with weight back on the wheels the pinion angle was 3 degrees off! I think you might have a problem. Maybe you don't mind but thought I would see if you re-checked it once the weight was on it?
Carbatec in Sydney has the digital anger finder, $80, or you can get them on amazon Australia for half that price, for future purchase reference 🤙
woodandmetalandstuff thanks, we have ordered one already :D
My heart dropped when the grinder hit his face!
Apologies if this has been answered, but why shouldn’t the pinion angle change if you’ve raised the diff relative to the gearbox output shaft? Surely the higher you raise the diff relative to the gearbox the lower the angle should be?
Bc coilovers made a set of custom adjustable coils for the Kei truck Hoonigan have been building. Maybe email them?
What size are those meshes? I’m seeing some 10x7js with a -10 offset but I’m just not sure if they will look ok.
awesome work cobba!
genius as always dude.
I would measure the transmission tail shaft angle as it is what has to be parallel to the differential pinion angle.
Good work BCW, loving the content
Will be at WTAC on the Friday
grinder close call...
luck for you Benny...
cheers
What is the name of the song that starts right around 7:10??
After doing so many Jeep axles and seeing that tiny lil dif lol. I know Benny is a big man, but when he lifts that dif around I had to laugh.
Love this truck. How cool are the 10" wheels.
I was just thinking about how much more confident you were than me with an angle grinder, then holy wow that was close to going as bad as I always worry about it going.
maybe a nice little mic foam cover piece thingy for the Beard rubbing the mic? drove me near nuts!
So, this might be a dumb question, but are the rear leaf springs actually doing anything with the diff mounted above them? Isn't the force basically directed to the wrong side of the leaf pack for it to be springy like that?
Welll... thinking about it, I guess not, since the bracket is pushing on the right side of the leaf.
what a sweet kei truck!
Aaah Makita coilovers in the front, my favourite suspension brand
love seeing the awesome content and makes me proud to be a patron, keep it up benny!
Your spring stock is amazing :D
Aussie vapor wave slick stuff cool stuff I like that.
Would love to see you swinging a 9" diff & housing around like you were swinging that little diff around. lol.
Another magic job mate.
Looking forward to the next video.
@0m59s: Re: Move the diff to the other side of the spring. OMG!! I did that years ago, in the opposite direction. My 1972 Dodge Dart ended up about eight inches higher, simply by installing the rear axle under the rear leaf springs. Required welding mounts onto the axles tubes. Cranked up the front torsion bars to match. Very easy. Raised 4-door Dodge Dart. Completely silly.
Worth mentioning: When considering how to install the rear axle on the other side of the leaf springs, it might occur to some people (me for example) that the rear axle could simply be flipped over. Assuming you like one Forward gear and several Reverse gears.
Benny's out here making me want to get a Kei van.
What sized rims are those? 12s or 13s?
Benny... you do know that Suzuki produced a turbo'd version of the F6A here in Japan...?
Zoom zoom, I love my Suzi kei truck.
Damn quality channel Benny. Deserves more subs.
Love the music benny keep up the good work
19:37 yeowtch, oh Benny, noooo
Fuckin loving the tunes and transitions Benny, excellent content my dude. Always look forward to ya vids man
More from "Giants working on trucks"
when he has the rear end on the work bench this kicked in hard lmao
They should get Scotty from Haltech do drive it around some haha!
Great music throughout the video! Any info on it?
And as always, really nice content!
I am assuming it is Moog's work but I too need to find it
@@dryjoint3727 I don't think Moog does it anymore. I thought they sourced their own guy.
Awesome video and excellent content
We must buy from the same lowering spring store.
Dear Mechanical Stig,
Wont the shocks bottom out with the " Ryobi lowering springs"?
is it advisable to cut the shock rods and rethread them?
Ash no the bump stops are still in place so won’t bottom out.
@@BennysCustomWorks awesome. love your vids. keep them coming. cheers
Got one out the back haha 😂
The music is incredible! Source?
Anyone know where i can get thos wheels?? Been trying to find wheels for my kei truck for months
Truck looks amazing now!! Loving background track artist or name of the song??
Can I ask why you don't wear hearing protection when grinding
What??
Just an observation, 6.5deg with weight on rear wheels then reset pinion angle with 6.5deg with diff suspended, Was there much pinion angle change from ride ride height to full droop?
Red80 because its a leaf spring car the diff moves more or less vertically, on a high power car we’d have taken more time to set it holding weights but being that the rear of the truck weighs approx 150 kg and we really only put small items in we don’t have any issues plus its fully reversible :)
Benny's Custom Works 100% was just curious if they have much change in travel. so no plans for 9 sec Kei truck...
ahaha love the part where you found that lowered spring :)
What song was used in this video?
If you get the other diff, would you consider doing a cut job for Mini Duallys?
Ahhh so you fitted the classic Makita Coilover kit to the front...
Benny when is the BCW “That’s less than ideal” shirt coming?😜
I think I’ve got a lowered spring out the back...that’s fucking mint😂😂
Lucky you only had a flap disk on and it's a battery one happened to me with wire wheel I was lucky it didn't RIP my face off 😂 just a few scrapes
The music is awesome! Is it available to download anywhere?
Thats what i want to know too. Did you ever find out if it is?
What’s that you put into the battery
Mathew Bartholomew disconnect battery before welding