Mikes Samurai build / use / fixing broken bits after abuse

[mike harris]

Na blacks easier, for now anyway.

Got this fully floating kit to fit this weekend, need to get on with that. I am on the look out for an 8274 as well if anyone knows of any?

Mike

[ScottieJ]

Sweeeet! I just asks when it's being fitted in another thread! I'm gonna get my axles with the full float on over the next few weekends!

Have a look on the Devon 4x4 forum classifieds! There's quite often 8274s for sale on there!

[mike harris]

Yeh hopefully this weekend, and yeh I am keeping an eye out on there, bit to much money for me though usually ! They fetch super strong money !

[mike harris]

Bit done today

Another pic of the doors cut and some of the fully floating back axle kit

[mike harris]

All I need to do now is un seize the brakes, and fit new front wheel bearings (done three events !!) and replace all the oils again and make the other half door.

Then off to the Christmas drive round day after Boxing Day

Mike

[ScottieJ]

Awesome! Did you loctite the adapters on? I personally would! Well actually I'd weld them on Tim pink had issues with the bolts coming loose. You can loose the rear wheel spacers now too and just run spacers on the front to keep the track width similar. Is that what you did?

Looking damn good with the half doors! Where is the drive around?

[mike harris]

No I didn't lock tite them, there coming back off soon to re strengthen the back axle, and the speeds I do il just keep an eye on them, it only goes 10mph or so !!

And it's exactly the same width front and rear, the kit makes no difference what so ever. So there staying on to keep it all even

The drive round is at hogmoor common enclosure bordon 1.2 miles from my house

Mike

[mike harris]

You can see here there in line, Spacers front and rear

Mike

[ScottieJ]

Yeah will prob be ok at low speeds. You sure it's the same width? My kit is a rob stoor kit is exactly the same as yours and the rear axle ended up 3" wider than the front measured between the discs with no wheels on, will only be 1.5" each side so you'd probably need a tape measure on it to tell.

[mike harris]

Trust me there equal. I was told the same thing but mine isn't. There was no difference at all that I could see. You can see from the pic, if I took the spacers off the rears would be 32mm in. And there certainly not 32mm out are they !!

Mike