Ford LT 110 Off-Road Build

Nice AK!  I'm not sure what was in place of the bushing, but the bronze one should work out fine!  Can't wait to see the old ford rollin' again!

Thanks, I'm looking forward to it!

Originally there was a *gulp* steel bushing for the pinion shaft, which is why they lock up with increased input speed. On the rat rod I used a needle bearing which has held up great, but I'm thinking a bronze bushing will work good too.

Oh, so the metals rubbing together getting hot was seizing it?

Oh yeah. Good ol' steel on steel contact, haha.

Okay so I went at the installation today as planned.

Got it bolted up to the frame without issue:



Then pulley, belt, hubs, and wheels:



Wasn't sure how it was gonna start after sitting for so long, but I just threw a battery in and she took right off.





Test drive went well!









She's back in action again, definitely happy about that.

the bronze bushing should stay lubricated better than the steel it bronze tends to hold oil a little better than steel does (if my metallurgy memory serves) and it will have more loading surface than the needles would have probably wont be as affected by impurities and the needle bearings were either since it's a single piece.

Those fronts are so narrow. Good look with the shocks. What they come off of?

@tinkering bob wrote:

the bronze bushing should stay lubricated better than the steel it bronze tends to hold oil a little better than steel does (if my metallurgy memory serves)  and it will have more loading surface than the needles would have probably wont be as affected by impurities and the needle bearings were either since it's a single piece.

Hey nice to hear from you again Bob! Been a minute or two, haha.

You're right about the oiling with bronze bushings, that's definitely a plus of using the bushing versus a needle bearing.

@Hillbilly Offroading wrote:

Those fronts are so narrow. Good look with the shocks. What they come off of?

Thanks, I'm not exactly sure what the coilovers are off of, I pretty much just found them and eventually painted them up, haha.

I personally like the narrow tall tires on the front of the Ford... Reminds me of the old school tractors. 

I agree with Mighty on this one. Btw what size tires are those?

Hey allis, do you see any slopping out of suspension joints after a while? And if you do, does it make the steering weird if the axle can wobble back and forth a bit? Kinda curious.

Thanks fellas, the fronts are 4.80 - 8's, should be about 16" tall I believe.

As far as having suspension link joints wearing out and causing play, I haven't had it happen on any of my builds so far. Same with the joints I use for steering components.

The skinny front look neat, but Ive wondered, if turned one way full lock would they be more likely to buckle if they hit something?