Sterling 10.5 Artec Axle Truss Installation // FJ Cruiser Solid Axle Swap

[@jefferson9428]

Building and trussing your own axles.. teaching yourself to weld..yup, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. This Chanel is underrated, you’re a legend!

[@offroadhub.official]

Thank you! I don't know about legend, but I'm a nice guy at least, I think.

[@phantomwalker8251]

@@offroadhub.official gaps are good,upto 2mm,you need penatration. champher the rest. stitch weld it,dont fully weld.

[@phantomwalker8251]

@@offroadhub.official s/duty diff,under an fj,dont need trusses. just weld the tubes to the centre. fj weighs about 4 lb,yes.. s/duty weighs 4t..the front diff vacuum seals,. dont use them, fit manual hubs, where the vacuum line went in,fit a zerk. once that vac seal is done,bad,,so is your diff.

[@phantomwalker8251]

@@offroadhub.official buddy,mate,real vid guy,,you cant,,ruin steel..cut shut weld,anything.. .. now wood..never touch it..

[@phantomwalker8251]

@@offroadhub.official pre heating gets the atoms disturbed. running around tryin to stay cool. & like cast iron, 100 degs. depending...slower it cools the better..

[@fjoffrd1240]

Never to old to learn. Iam 60, and you have inspired me to do the same!

[@offroadhub.official]

Awesome! You're going to learn to weld or do a solid axle swap?

[@fjoffrd1240]

@@offroadhub.official weld first , build confidence, then jump in on sas!

[@markm235]

You get so much credit for just taking on this project.

[@dougbourdo2589]

You Rock Ken. From here the welds look A-Okay. You're not running the King if the Hammers so you will be just fine. Keep up the confidence. You've earned it.

[@DUNEATV]

I went to school to learn how to weld many moons ago...your welds look good! Great job!

[@offroadhub.official]

Thank you for the encouragement!

[@johncranfordpersonal4146]

Looks better than my first welds,, way better . I just found your channel and I'm going to go through your build, appreciate your content you're easy enough to watch. And I appreciate the time you've taken in your volume control between the music and your voice.

[@offroadhub.official]

Hey thanks for watching! I do try to keep the volume under control, both with music and loud tools. I watch KZbin videos myself, and I know what it's like having to adjust the volume constantly.

[@Nick.Barnes]

great work Ken! I have so much respect for you taking on this entire project and learning along the way, trial by fire is the best way sometimes...

[@dougjones7974]

Nice work, Ken. Looking forward to the end result. As someone who has done woodwork for about 45 years, I can tell you the hardest part about learning a new skill is just getting started. The first try will not be perfect. But as long as you learn from your mistakes and keep trying, you will get good at it in due time.

[@offroadhub.official]

That's what I figure. The only way to learn is to do!

[@Creekbreezy]

Your approach is very methodical. I appreciate the evident research here

[@michaelhickey8118]

Great first welds and they will only getter better over time. Transfixed on your build. Love the enthusiasm, we are loving this!

[@offroadhub.official]

Thank you for coming along for the journey!

[@gxmoose]

Nothing but respect, tackling such a big project. Can't wait to see the final build

[@thomasbarnhardt3102]

Looking good. Those welds look great for first time welding. Don’t sweat that gaps either. Get that heat and speed right and you can get them.

[@JamesSmith-zs8fl]

A Grinder is a welders best friend

[@ThisOldYota]

That’s it I’m getting a welder Looking good dude

[@offroadhub.official]

Welding is awesome!

[@phantomwalker8251]

you have to arc weld first,or mig you learn nothing.

[@pocoapocooffroad]

Nice welds! Cant wait to see this back in action

[@knightrc]

Thank you for sharing your work Ken!

[@offroadhub.official]

Thanks for watching!

[@4xhoser]

You have big Kahunas dude 🤘 props

[@explorehq]

Well done! I've officially been inspired to purchase a welding machine. Can't wait to see how the link mounts go on.

[@offroadhub.official]

Welding is pretty fun as it turns out! Being able to stick metal together is a game changer!

[@bradshutler9356]

Hey Ken, I've been welding 45 years and my first attempts were no better than this but they held and did not crack. Do in large part to preheating as you did which is vital to welding large thick material with long welds. I learned this from a friend and long time welder so your research will pay off. I don't weld much these days and my skill is not as good. As is said: If you don't use it, you loose it. ROCK ON!

[@offroadhub.official]

It's amazing how much you can learn on KZbin these days. Just being able to watch multiple people weld and get their thoughts on it is extremely helpful.

[@eqlibrium854]

🍿🍿🧈🧂😎 processing nicely! Looking forward to the next update.

[@offroadhub.official]

Thanks for watching!

[@wilstillens7836]

What a great build to watch, I want to do this very thing! Dude you wheel hard, you wrench hard. You're all right! More videos!

[@offroadhub.official]

Thanks! I hope that my experience will inspire you to do your build!

[@wilstillens7836]

@@offroadhub.official I have so many questions, so watching is very informative.

[@offroadhub.official]

@@wilstillens7836 Email me at [e-mail] if you have lots more questions!

[@lalalay7929]

Wow~ that's an excellent job.. can't believe that's your first welding.

[@offroadhub.official]

Thank you very much!

[@ryanhemming9546]

I've really been looking forward to your videos. It's exciting. FJ on 42's🤘

[@fernandoverduzco9247]

All inspiring videos! Great content, great work, and great info!

[@offroadhub.official]

Thank you!

[@dbh94]

Great content! Looking forward to seeing a lot more of the sas build!

[@mrtaz85]

awesome job bud, you have a hell of a task ahead of you and i can't wait to see it complete

[@offroadhub.official]

Thank you! Yes, one step at a time!

[@dirtysteez1569]

late night of editing i see ....lol doin a great job by the way.

[@offroadhub.official]

I got to bed early on this one, 11:00 I think!

[@jasontanner5656]

I think ya did great. I've been welding along time and I think ya did good. But at the end of the day it don't matter how it looks as long as it works

[@offroadhub.official]

Thank you. I'm totally confident that my welds are strong, and that's the important part.

[@treymann23]

Great job buddy ! Great content

[@FJREY]

Good job! Looking forward to more!

[@Bikesands]

Looking good so far. This is going to be a fun ride.

[@offroadhub.official]

Thank you for watching! It'll be fun to build and even more fun to drive!

[@kevinshaber8742]

Be proud of your welds. I’ve seen a lot worse from “experienced” welders. And don’t be afraid of the gaps. Rule of thumb: one material thickness is fine as a bridge-able gap. You just have to switch up your technique a little.

[@offroadhub.official]

Thanks for the insight!

[@davehedblom5941]

I think you'll be fine and I used to be a welder.

[@offroadhub.official]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@atch9790]

Nice work bro🍻

[@stevegreen245]

Your first welds look way better than my first attempt. You could aways just tack it in and hire a guy for the important burns. Anyway, great first welds.

[@offroadhub.official]

Thank you. The thought of doing that crossed my mind, but then I figured I may as well just get it done and learn it myself!

[@ajm8183]

Gonna run out and buy a welder !!!! thanks man.

[@offroadhub.official]

Do it! 😁

[@billymills7944]

Ken I think we went to the same welding school...it will work 💪

[@jeytex3161]

Hi Ken, gutsy is what I say. I learned a lot from this one and yeah I notice from reading comments that you are inspiring many others to “go for it”. It is clear that you understand metals and temperatures so thanks for putting it out there! Question, is your pumpkin empty of fluid when doing this and is the heat great enough to affect the seals? Thanks for your posts!

[@offroadhub.official]

Hey Jey! I drained the fluid when I disassembled the axle, but the guts are still in the differential which helps to stabilize and prevent warping. It's important to do all this welding and heating before rebuilding as it will change measurements and it will melt seals. So yes, everything inside got cooked, but it hasn't been rebuilt yet so that's fine.

[@jeytex3161]

@@offroadhub.official thanks Ken, good to know order/progression. With your welding skills you will be able to work on the sculpture soon! Hee hee

[@offroadhub.official]

@@jeytex3161 the sculpture... 😂

[@JayDee25895]

You know you did a good job when the fireman doesn't show up.....P e a c e

[@offroadhub.official]

😂 yeah that would be a bad day.

[@jeffgreenwood5159]

You are doing great !!

[@offroadhub.official]

Thanks Jeff!

[@jonc7371]

this might have convinced me to start welding, can you just plug the welder in to a socket?

[@offroadhub.official]

You should look into it, it's pretty fun. If you get a 110 volt welder and use flux core wire it would be about that simple. But you should really look at getting a 220 volt welder. I got a Hobart 210 and am using a 75% argon 25% co2 gas.

[@EricRushton]

Gnarly bruh!

[@EricBuenoo]

Nice! What welder do you have? I’ve been considering the Titan MiG 170

[@offroadhub.official]

I got a Hobart 210mvp. So far it's great!

[@jovannihernandez62]

Yo ken what brand welder is that? And what would you say you did on your technique on welding my neighbor told me to just draw the letter e but I would also like to know how you did it

[@offroadhub.official]

It's a Hobart 210. I basically draw a lower case cursive e. Except sometimes I do a U.

[@penguinsgarage]

Did you find a way to use the emergency brake?

[@offroadhub.official]

I have not. I haven't really missed it either. But if I really felt like I needed it I don't think it would be that hard to hook up the super duty parking brakes.

[@anthonytv2477]

Hey man what welder did you use on this entire build?

[@offroadhub.official]

A Hobart 210mvp. I really like it!

[@Kingsley7930]

😊🙌🏼

[@gammaboxer9765]

Great work, Ken. Can't wait to see the next video. Cheers

[@offroadhub.official]

Thanks for watching as always!

[@jstsend6020]

What welder did you use ? 110?

[@offroadhub.official]

No. It's a Hobart 210 mvp.

[@rfrazier113]

Lol, you need a welding hat. That head is either going to UV burn or a spark is going to light you up. Ask me how I know about the spark on the head.....It is hot.

[@offroadhub.official]

My helmet seems to be protecting my chrome dome from UV. A spark is always a risk I guess. 😄

[@cenccenc946]

well, now you did it. You will have put a welder in your FJ build, because the only way you will find out if they are any good is out on the trail. 😆

[@offroadhub.official]

Yup I'll have a portable welder! 😄

[@CACressida]

Your videos are the cause of blue balls. These videos are just cliff hangers one after the next.

[@toddhoffmaster6057]

SO, you are going from a stock Toyota axle to a Sterling and you need to truss it? Are they weaker than the Toyota axle? Just a bit over kill don't you think? It's your money, just seems like a waste to me.

[@jeffgreenwood5159]

The truss will allow him to have a nice surface to attach the upper link mount to

[@jpk0612]

He will be running 42s. You can't overbuild an axle for that. If you know, you know lol.

[@advanturecantstop901]

i feel it will be crack down..

[@phantomwalker8251]

12:45.....HOT DAAWWGG..

[@offroadhub.official]

HOT indeed!