SNS 349: 4 Runner Suspension Modifications
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2021
- This week I'll be sharing a recent job I did to help out my buddy Phil. The parts I helped him modify were from some aftermarket lift kit company who's no longer in business and the parts that were sent for a 2x4 4 runner did not fit and work together. I did the mods needed to make all the parts work together and helped Phil get that vehicle finished and out of his shop. We'll be doing some lathe & mill work, as well as some Flexarm tapping.
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Been watching Adam's videos for several years now and never get tired of seeing the image of his dad and grandfather at the end.
Ayyye that’s my 4Runner that they were for. They’re definitely solid. Thanks for getting me in last minute! This project has been a headache
Squatted?
Are you dropping it? Raising it? Never seen a part like this before but only lifts I've been a part of were ford pickups and none were out of the park in terms of height adjustment.
Prob best not to drive it. You’ll be in trouble next time you need a tie rod end.
@@Dogpool
Should have machined a couple more pairs for future replacement.
@@Dogpool yeah, cause God forbid you should ever wear out another part. Best to just leave our ride parked in the driveway. No wear parts ever need replaced. Perhaps that's the way some enjoy their ride. Most of us, not so much...
Speaking as a newcomer to machining. This modification would have felt impossible before you tube and channels like this. Cheers ta Adam.
Pay attention to this guy. You will learn things!
I really like these smaller projects that finish in one video. Great video Abom
Maybe I'm making stuff up, but this video had a 2017-18 Abom feel to it. I liked it! Thanks for bringing us along!
We got to see a "cut - start over"! Thanks for the peek behind the scenes.
Would love to see a blooper reel for the shop some time.
Every video you show the picture of your Grandfather, your Dad and You, that is priceless. Keep up the good work. Thank You !!
it's a PLEASURE to see a man working...AND always knowing what he is doing - like you 👏🏻🏅
A couple flats on the ball joint threads would have been icing on the cake so you didn't have to use needle nose pliers. In a couple years it'll be rusted solid with no way to grip it when it need aligned.
Thought the same thing
Mill some flats on the ball-socket end as well. Just enough flat to get a 16-17mm wrench on that rascal.
When we were kids we always got excited when the Good Humor truck came down the street. Now it's when the UPS truck comes by!
Adam your filming and explaining is top notch. all the added tools and wall mounts are so helpful. FLEX ARM well it speaks for itself. Thanks for going all out Sir
I’ve been a car builder for 40+ years and in business for myself for more than half that and I have learned that everything is time & materials if people want a exact quote I can’t give it to them and if they insist I don’t need them as a customer because they obviously don’t understand what’s going on and what’s involved in “custom” work! It’s custom for a reason!
Man. That Flexarm just makes every tapping job look like you're cutting through warm butter.
Filling the entire void of the item to be tapped with cutting oil is something I'd never thought of. Smart!
The real benefit seems to be that the chips get flushed out by hydraulic action. Flexarm should issue this as a technical bulletin for everybody tapping blind holes :)
Fun watching a "true craftsman" work.
Look look lloo look ooo lol lol l lol look lol lol
Hope these never need replacing, always gonna need these remade
Really? Wow you are super smart! Thank god you left that comment!! Let me ask you a question, why the fuck do you or me or Adam care if the customer wants it that way?? Are you the only smart person in the room? Maybe the customer KNOWS THAT ALREADY but this it the only option they can going with and are OK with it??
Nice to see you use so many different tools and machines to make the parts for this project.
Adam, instead of a cup centre why not adapt a chuck to a live centre, opens a lot of doors when it comes to setting up. Kurtis at Cutting Edge Engineering has a video on how his came into being. I'd like to see your approach to this task. It might become as indispensable as that tapping machine. Enjoyed the vid, cheers!
Thanks for sharing with us Adam, awesome work. Keep up the good work and videos. Fred.🙏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👋👋
I was forced into early retirement from my machining job about six years ago due to medical reasons. Watching your videos bring back a lot of great memories. I have to figure out a way to get my own shop going!
You should slit the side of the tapered bushing. Otherwise you will not get tight fit when you bolt the tierod end to the steering arm.
I was thinking the same. I'm not sure that the bolts are a tight enough spec though.
Love simple one-off projects like this. Watching it unfold is sort of an adventure. Thanks!
"cut start over" at 33:45 made me laugh a good bit
Anyone who's ever tried to do a video like these understands!
Magical Machinist. Amazed every time you make something. It always looks great and so easy. You experience n knowledge shows in everything you do. Something to be proud of. The pride of Abom79. Thanks for sharing 👍.
Thoroughly enjoyed the project Adam. That FlexArm is a fantastic tool. Wish I had one.
This video reminds me how I got interested in machining by watching you always appreciate the quality of your work and the pride that you take and what you do
Nice to have friends with machine tools...
WOW, very impressive repair machine shop this individual machinist knows exactly what to do to make the part work for the customer well done as shown !!!
Thoroughly enjoyed seeing something from start to finish in one video. You make this stuff look so easy, great work.
"Cut, start over" haha!
A subscriber from Morocco, thank you Mr Adam.for your interesting lessons.
You always seem to have such interesting projects going Adam - very cool!
….and great advice on checking the pitch of threads with a scratch-pass. As my Grandpa used to say, “Measure it twice and cut it once”.
The problem with custom parts like this is that future repairs in the field will be impossible. It would be better to change it out to use standard Heim joints. Once the ball joints on this rig break or wear out, there will be no available replacement parts anywhere. I wondered if the tapered sleeve could have been slit so that it would compress like a collet. Good work!
Making the taper bushing slotted like a collett is a neat idea.
Definitely. Such thing already exist for this purpose.
camburg.com/shop/fabrication/fab-steering-clevis-kits/camburg-steering-heim-clevis-kits/
You are the absolute Master!!You make it look so easy,Perfect execusion!Cheers from Toronto Canada!!
Interesting job, machined Abom style as always. I never would have dreamed you could tap holes that deep in one pass without clearing the chips. Thanks to Flex-Arm technology and modern taps and lubricants it can be done.
A very pleasing job with a little bit of everything.
Project turned out great! 👍😁👍
I've had several discussions over the whole "you can't disengage the leadscrew when metric threading on an imperial lathe" argument since watching that video 🤣. My very first time using a big boy lathe I put it to the test and it worked great! 😁
Great SNS. Got my weekly fix. Thanks Adam.
I sharpen saw blades as a profession. Those metal cutting blades are prone to cracks in the gullets, between the teeth. Inspect them regularly for small cracks.
Hallo du,
Danke des Videos, hast wieder sehr gute Arbeit geleistet, vorallem sehr genau und prezise, Danke
LG.Herbst Johann
aus Österreich
Nice Job! Thank you for sharing, I appreciate the way you explain each step.
491K .Not too far short of half a million Abom, looking forward to that, you certainly have worked for it with excellent machining and camera work . long time subscriber from England.
500k sups around the corner--keep doing your thing it is literally paying off!!
I am very impressed with that thread tapping machine! Every time I see it in action I want to jump through the screen and take over, whoever engineered it deserves to be a millionaire!
Always enjoy seeing you machine some parts. NIce job just wish you could of made those 18mm left hand threads for the adjustment factor is all. Keep up the excellent work.
Great video, never get tired of the Abom jobshop projects.
On a cranky note, the machining sounds go from relaxing to annoying when you speed through stuff..
PHIL!!!!!!!!!! Cool video you sure know your stuff. Thanks for sharing really enjoy your content. Hope your staying cool.
Great video! Was nice to see a job start to dun. Love listening to those old machines running in real time.
Making those sleeves really made the job possible.
Great service to get those tool holders to you so fast.
All in all a clever engineering.
Just thank God for machinists and job shops, Bless you Adam.
As usual, you did a perfect job. It is always a pleasure to see you working and to have the chance to learn a few more tricks. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills.
Fantastic video! Tricky job for sure! The explanations along the way as you progressed were great! Thanks for another great vid, Adam!
I just found this in my feed, I'm surprised I missed this when it came out. Excellent video!
Good to get back to some machining Adam 👍
Fantastic video ABOM that flex arm is some bit of kit wow loved the machining in this video all the best
Adam, thanks for another awesome video. Nicely done.
Best SNS for a while! Thanks Adam
Most fun show in awhile and great camera kicks ass thank you .
Very interesting to watch a complete job start to finish - great video!
Great project and video Adam. Watching that flex-arm work is just amazing.
Super filming and machining. Fun to watch. Thanks
I just did same problem Mercedes suspension tie=rods to a Volks wagon rack conversion from a Sector style box Same process.
Good job Adam!!!!!!!!!!! Long time viewer....
you're a beast. if only all machinists operated on your level. glad to know you are around. thank you.
Your care and expertise is inspirational!
one word WoW, if we had YT in '83 this would help me alot
Thank you Adam you make it look very easy I always love watching your wonderful videos I am from South Africa
That power tapper is just amazing, cheers to the company to made it, and thanks for giving one to Abom...if one of the team retools, i now know a good name
Great to be able to find someone who makes quality parts when doing custom work! Have watched your videos from the very first. You have definitely came along great on video quality! Your work, as usual, is very professional.
Worth every penny! Top notch work as always Adam!
Good teachers are thin on the ground. Glad to have you showing us how.
Get you some pink or blue styrofoam about 1 1/2 thick and insulate that overhead door. Glue it on with cheap silicone caulk. The difference is absolutely amazing.
Great Job Adam. I enjoyed watching you work
Nice!! The Flex Arm is well worth the investment...:-)
Adam didn't pay for it. It's basically sponsored advertising for Flex Arm. That tapping job could have been done more easily in the lathe.
Hey Adam, great video. Always nice to see problem solving projects
We actually custom fabricate suspension parts all the time. People don't realize how accurate you have to be. If you are off by a very small amount it can throw off your steering and alignment and make the vehicle almost un-drivable. I loved this video and keep up the awesome content.
Love the safety squint comment from my fellow Canadian, AVE. He just mentioned you while bastardizing a hydraulic cylinder.
Nice work with that tricky lathe setup! Beautiful work as always! Your pal knows he's a lucky guy to have you backing him up.
33:44 I've found that if you clap once near the mic whenever you want to cut, you will see the audio spike in the video editor. It makes editing much easier, at least for me.
I appreciate your help. I find your videos very informative.
great stuff man!
64 years of age I absolutely love your attention to detail. I grew up in an automotive machine shop and spent my career as a master technician with Ford, Lincoln and Mercury. There are a lot of crap videos out there on social media. I am glad to see and offer my opinion, you are not one of them. Good job as always. I look forward to the next video. As a side note, have you ever considered letting your audience know what the retail pricing would be on some of the work you do?
Nice little project. Good to see some lathe work. 👍🐷
Great job and great video as usual. Thanks for sharing
Very entertaining and I really enjoyed this video, great job as always !! Greetings
Interesting little job, thanks for sharing.
Like always beautiful and clean job by Adam.
Gota like the flex arm
Like always everything comes out looking very well
This was amazing. Custom work requires custom prices.
I love the Automotive and even the Marine projects. To bad antique tractor pulling wasn't bigger there in Florida. Making antique tractor parts would definitely draw some viewers.
Nice work Adam...
Good advice. Always check, even when you know it's right.
Always enjoy your videos- really nice job!
As usual great great content , you are the machine god.... Kudos my man....
Superbly done
Bolts in single shear on steering joints have an annoying tendency to come loose. That's why track rod ends are always tapered. I'd recommend using a track rod end rather than that heim. Cheaper, longer lasting and less likely to come loose. Alternatively you can make the tapered bush a snug fit on the bolt then split it. When you tighten the bolt the bush effectively becomes a collet, gripping the bolt firmly.
Simple and perfect jobs.....I jist polish the tubs on the outside...👍
That power tapping arm is a beautiful thing.
Amazing work👍🏻
Really love these kind of videos!!