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Forum: 4x4 03-15-2023, 12:03 AM
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Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
Yeehaw

Yeehaw — I think it’s been about three years since I started this project… it was done about 8 months ago… and then I found out my rear axle was bent…

Found a new one and just buttoned it up…
...
Forum: 4x4 07-30-2022, 10:56 AM
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Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
RE: driveshafts — Tom Woods. Full stop. They...

RE: driveshafts — Tom Woods. Full stop. They are priced competitively and had them to me in 3 days.

RE: that bracket — mine is tucked up very nicely inside the trimmed crossmember. Very...
Forum: Online, Craigslist, eBay and Local Ads 07-28-2022, 09:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 811
Posted By winnievan
Get a serious inspection of the 4x4 system if AJs...

Get a serious inspection of the 4x4 system if AJs did it -- that shop puts out very suspect work.
Forum: 4x4 07-21-2022, 06:31 PM
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Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
Hrm -- I just re-read the MG email -- and it says...

Hrm -- I just re-read the MG email -- and it says RSC should be plug-and-play...

I forgot I have the 2012 F-Series diagrams, too.

Those sensors definitely look polarity sensitive -- there is...
Forum: 4x4 07-21-2022, 05:12 PM
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Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
I'm shooting from the hip here -- but I do...

I'm shooting from the hip here -- but I do believe the polarity matters on the newer ABS sensors -- or it could be your sensors are too "new" and not compatible with the computer.

What year is...
Forum: 4x4 07-20-2022, 06:13 PM
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Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
Ah I'm guessing your have a later model year van...

Ah I'm guessing your have a later model year van - on my 2000 - the pigtail is the same Molex family -- just the other gender.

If you have the newer Molex connectors -- I'd probably do similar to...
Forum: 4x4 07-20-2022, 02:17 PM
Replies: 708
Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
Nicely done -- I also found that you can buy the...

Nicely done -- I also found that you can buy the terminals and housings (even though they're discontinued from Molex) on Aliexpress:
...
Forum: 4x4 07-20-2022, 01:23 AM
Replies: 708
Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
Regarding the ERA -- I found a device that is...

Regarding the ERA -- I found a device that is much cheaper than the Abbott and works just as good -- and is way more user friendly.

eBay link below...
UNIVERSAL SPEEDO SPEEDOMETER CORRECTOR...
Forum: 4x4 07-20-2022, 01:01 AM
Replies: 708
Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
I kept a small remnant of that large bracket on...

I kept a small remnant of that large bracket on my lines and used the hole in it to attach a spring between it and the radius arm...

Keeps the brake line away from the tire but it can still move...
Forum: 4x4 05-30-2022, 01:19 PM
Replies: 708
Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
A few other things I thought I'd share, too re:...

A few other things I thought I'd share, too re: the sterling 10.5

1 - before you attach your axle to the leaf springs --make sure your upper brake caliper bolt is through the eye on the rear...
Forum: 4x4 05-30-2022, 12:56 PM
Replies: 708
Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
Hey MG -- yeah that was my hunch look at...

Hey MG -- yeah that was my hunch look at RockAuto, too -- it'd have to be PERFECT length to work... I'll try calling Dorman -- sometimes if you insist on talking to an engineer -- they can look...
Forum: 4x4 05-30-2022, 01:18 AM
Replies: 708
Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
Finishing up my Sterling 10.5 install -- anyone...

Finishing up my Sterling 10.5 install -- anyone have an off-the-shelf part number for a parking brake intermediate cable that can work on an extended e350 (2000 is the year if it matters).

The...
Forum: 4x4 05-01-2022, 10:29 AM
Replies: 708
Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
Great post. Thanks for saving me from myself. ...

Great post. Thanks for saving me from myself.

Sounds easier to just bend the hardline and use the OEM f250 lines and drill and tap (or rivnut) the frame as MG shows way back in this thread.
Forum: 4x4 05-01-2022, 01:56 AM
Replies: 708
Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
As a side note -- you should really put a diode...

As a side note -- you should really put a diode between the two wires on this circuit -- the electronic locking differential is basically a giant electromagnetic coil -- and when it disengages -- it...
Forum: 4x4 05-01-2022, 01:49 AM
Replies: 708
Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
Thought I'd also share this -- if you didn't get...

Thought I'd also share this -- if you didn't get the pigtail with your electronic locking differential (as mentioned in this thread as Motorcraft WPT-829)... here's a list of vehicles that use that...
Forum: 4x4 05-01-2022, 01:24 AM
Replies: 708
Views: 225,031
Posted By winnievan
Well after having a baby and having my van sit...

Well after having a baby and having my van sit about 95% finished -- it's time to get this puppy rolling...

I'm going to give Rough Country 89710 a shot for front brake lines......
Forum: Engines and Drivetrain 06-10-2021, 10:05 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,227
Posted By winnievan
What do you mean you’ve been going round and...

What do you mean you’ve been going round and round with the muffler shop?

Try a different muffler — or heck — add a second one where your CATS were….

This happens all the time with exhaust —...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 06-03-2021, 11:07 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,148
Posted By winnievan
#3 is smart... I should have thought about that...

#3 is smart... I should have thought about that before lopping of the shock mounts on my Sterling.

#2 is only partially true -- you don't NEED the center tone ring to restore ABS -- you just need...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 06-03-2021, 10:20 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,148
Posted By winnievan
Get a 2012+ Sterling Axle with a factory ford...

Get a 2012+ Sterling Axle with a factory ford E-Locker - they come with 4.30 gears from the gasser trucks.

To restore ABS -- add a tone ring to the output flange of your transfer case that has...
Forum: 4x4 05-05-2021, 08:21 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,723
Posted By winnievan
Well I dug into this as well... and have a few...

Well I dug into this as well... and have a few things to add based on my read of some Eaton resources:

1 - The diode supression for the Eaton unit is actually there to protect your chassis wiring...
Forum: 4x4 05-05-2021, 03:40 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,723
Posted By winnievan
For other people doing this swap and didn't get...

For other people doing this swap and didn't get the pigtail with their axle -- it looks like this is used for the "hood ajar" sensor on Ford Explorer and Ford Focus....

I doubt that's a high...
Forum: Van Body 03-26-2021, 06:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,607
Posted By winnievan
Saweet didn't know they were making them for...

Saweet didn't know they were making them for E-Series.

Now I'm wishing my van didn't have conversion windows!!
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 03-15-2021, 12:25 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 21,728
Posted By winnievan
Not to revive an 8 year old thread -- but here's...

Not to revive an 8 year old thread -- but here's something I threw together for my 7.3L starting batteries -- I wanted dual Group 31 AGMs...

Still deciding if I should do this or just go with the...
Forum: 4x4 03-12-2021, 01:56 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 58,099
Posted By winnievan
Purcy -- you still around? Those bumpers man --...

Purcy -- you still around? Those bumpers man -- so sick. Great work yet again.


Very impressed at this build and I hope you get your own so I can watch that happen too.
Forum: Member Classifieds 03-07-2021, 10:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,964
Posted By winnievan
MG -- beautiful notching and killer rack. ...

MG -- beautiful notching and killer rack.

CNC cut?
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