Well after doing the knuckle twisting and rewelding. I just noticed that the long side is bent at the housing so the tube is off about 1/2" FAWK!!!

So I am trying to line up another front axle from another scout 44.

I tried going the dodge route and cutting down the long side to fit the scout shaft, but I couldnt find a axle in the yards.

So heres the delema. I seen a while back on the boards that there was a adjuster sleeve for the top ball joint that gave it close to the caster I will need.

If I didnt drive the stupid thing on the road I wouldnt even bother with it.

The jeep is at a friends house in his garage so cutting the knuckles off the other housing I * may get isnt a option.

So what should I do? Where do I get the sleeves?

Any help you guys can give on this subject would be great.

Thanks

specialty products (http://www.specprod.com/PROD_DIR/PROD_TRUCK.html) ...call them on the 800 number and ask for a local dealer, these things work great, i found mine locally for 12 bucks per side...

Do you remeber what sleeves I need to ask for? What deg of caster did you get with the sleeves?

Thanks!!!

http://www.offroaders.com/info/tech-corner/project-cj7/project-cj7-castor.htm

http://www.cafes.net/epp/TSRhomepage.htm

-Josh

Napa sells them, and you don't need them - to use those sleeve requires that you don't torque the inserts correctly since you have to set them by location rather than torque. Scout axles work just fine the way they are. I've got one on the front of my willys and havn't had any problems with it. Strangely enough people also manage to drive scouts with those axles in them.

Yeah, that's been my question. If these things are so hard to drive and wander so badly if you put them in a CJ complete with no caster, how the hell do people drive scouts around? Something about the vehicle not make them wander like an altheimers patient? What's the deal?

If it wasn't going to be LIFE THREATENING I could deal with a minor loss in streetability, especially when my CJ is no longer my daily driver.

What gives?

Boots

Originally posted by BootsntheJeep
Yeah, that's been my question. If these things are so hard to drive and wander so badly if you put them in a CJ complete with no caster, how the hell do people drive scouts around? Something about the vehicle not make them wander like an altheimers patient? What's the deal?

If it wasn't going to be LIFE THREATENING I could deal with a minor loss in streetability, especially when my CJ is no longer my daily driver.

What gives?

Boots

No answers??? Inquiring minds want to know...

FWIW- My CJ is not my DD, yet I travel 300 miles at 55+ to trailheads. I do not want a trailer queen and this swap is easy but for this one question.

Maybe Scouts have their spring hangers situated so that they rotate the housing backwards some to help the caster?

Maybe not..

Mainly its the return to center fell..

I have friends that run 1 degree on there TJS.

I am going to try the 0 degree and see what happens. My only concern is the angles of the pinon, but like I said I am not overly concerned with it.

Ask me again once I start driving it more

Originally posted by oldjeep
Strangely enough people also manage to drive scouts with those axles in them. :D

Originally posted by BootsntheJeep
....how the hell do people drive scouts around?

What gives?


You can't drive a Scout while sipping a latte and talking on the cell phone driving through the mall.:flipoff2:

Driving a Scout with no caster requires two hands on the wheel and concentration. Before I did the SOA swap driving down the freeway was an adventure :D

Originally posted by oldjeep
Napa sells them, and you don't need them - to use those sleeve requires that you don't torque the inserts correctly since you have to set them by location rather than torque. Scout axles work just fine the way they are. I've got one on the front of my willys and havn't had any problems with it. Strangely enough people also manage to drive scouts with those axles in them.


Maybe, maybe not. A good friend put a Scout D44 in the front
of his CJ and it was flat out impossible to flat tow it behind his
motorhome. He took it out, tore it down and had the knuckles
turned to 5*. No more flat towing problems. BTW, NO OTHER
MODS WERE DONE.

So what you all are saying is toss it in, if I can't stand it pull the ends and plop 'em back on at 5* and I'll be good?

Done.

So what you all are saying is toss it in, if I can't stand it pull the ends and plop 'em back on at 5* and I'll be good?

Heh. Sounds easy, doesn't it?

Originally posted by BootsntheJeep


Heh. Sounds easy, doesn't it?

Yeah...if I need the knuckles rotated I know Big Hammer Technologies will probably do a deal if I can get 2 done the same weekend.:flipoff2: