So only the Driver rear front shoe was affected all others were good. I blame the installer, me or possibly the Cylinder or even the ER wire correctly?@fyffer - did your Carquest shoes only last 6 months? If so, that's rather shocking. FJ60 drum brakes are not much fun - good job on cleaning up the mess.
Yeah, I cleaned the Housing, boot and added some grease to it. It was not horribly dirty to start with.Nice work, did you lube the bellcrank? Those things tend to collect debris under the boot and get harder to move. The last set of shoes I did on that truck lasted quite a while.
What made you go Alcan?Well, we installed new ALCAN front springs, steering damper/ stabilizer and OME front shocks today, much thanks to @PhatFJ for the help, expertice and few mods needed to get it done.
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Previous owner @rover67 done the due diligence and research for me and I trust it a LOT (got tons of invoices for the build at purchase) and from another knowledgeable source. I called them with and Invoice number from 2011. They knew about the extra 300# carried up front which I would have not ever even thought about, seriously important to leaf spring build.What made you go Alcan?
Well I cant upload vid to illustrate, dont help much.Well Im literally screwed, attempting to adjust ER brake some. It got worse by the minute. Im pretty damned sure I got it in right, but heck no, to driver rear.
Problem solving time, go back to check, remove most of the install. The ratchet bolt was all the way in, explains some. Checked a previous one to compare. Shit, discovered an opposite travel direction turning the bolt.
Top one is from Man Afree (no bueno), bottom from previous install from Carquest packet deal.
Shoes still good after about a 6 mile drive, from Oreilley’s.
From now on I will only get either OEM or from Carquest.
I share because I don’t want anyone to have to deal with some of these headaches.
New to the forum and the area. Not sure if this counts but I installed some ceiling winches to take the RTT on and off as needed.
I had Alcan's on my 60 in the late 90's. 100% loved them.@fyffer - 300lbs plus an extra 1.5”, makes sense. Just asking because I’m considering going with custom Alcans for my shackle reversal up front. I want the springs longer and flatter than stock but rated for an extra 100-200lb constant load. One day…
I have used Sika self leveling garage sealant many times. Good stuff. It eventually will pull away from the edges a bit. Sand will eventually settle farther into the control joints. But it will last a long time and be better than the large control joint. @nakman it will stretch enough to not crack.@allen.wrench I'm curious how well this works, how hard does it get? If you can roll the creeper over it great, but better yet could the floor jack roll over it when it needs to scoot forward that last little bit to to lift the tires? will the floor jack crack it? it looks really soft in the pictures but I'm sure that's because it was at the time.
I installed a https://www.deltavs.com/all-products/fj-fzj80-lx450-panhard-lift-bracket I'll report back after driving
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