ct67_72

one more angle of it lowered

TC's4drxj

Looks perfect right there!

ct67_72

yeah I like it. gonna move the axle forward about 2 inches from where it is and maybe go a little lower.
got to playing with the forklift last night

xj^REMY

loookin good

stretch's gonna be sweet too....i need some adjustable arms, so i can do it

ct67_72

Ive been slacking but heres a couple updates.
Ive been tired of looking at my rear quarters someone had cut above the pinch seam so I started to get it fixed.
I basically did a cut and fold, but pretty high up.






Also Dave sent me new spannew nuts for my ballistic joints so I can rebuild these either tonight or over the weekend.
Nxt on the agenda is lengthening the arms. They are non adjustable. which I like, nothing to go wrong, but they are too short. I want to get my axle forward.
They are 1.750" o/d so Im thinking of basically sleeving them, cutting the old arm, seporating it 2" inside the new sleeve, welding the ends, and drilling a bunch of holes and rosette welding them. should be fine, gonna be super strong where doubled up and should be plenty strong where the 2: gap inside will be. Ill use .250 wall 1.75" inside tube.
Any reccomendations on tube also appreciated.
oh and heres a clip from last weekend

http://www.youtube.com/user/driftsil.../0/CTrVO8nyggM

xj^REMY

u sleeving it because 1.75" OD is too small to go with a weld in threaded insert?? or just to get the length u want?

ive been thinkin to do this to my, what i think are RE, lowers, for the same reason....stretching the axle forward some & to try to get some of the bow out of the coils....just dont kno how feasible it is

cool crawlin clip...."how high's the rock?", shoulda responded, "DO IT VAGINE!!"...haha

ct67_72

Gonna sleeve it because I don't know the I/D, figured if we sleeve the outside it would be quicker , since I drive it everyday.

TC's4drxj

whats the plan with the quarter panels.. are you going to weld the cuts ect? or just seam seal with like fiberglass?

ct67_72

I think I'm just going to seam seal inside. They aren't very big, and I'm not too worried about them being perfect, they have been open for a long time. It's 1717284847362 times better than it was though.

ct67_72

Anyone following that likes my build, go vote for it for rig of the month!!!!!!

ct67_72

I have had a horribly annoying clunking noise for the past year in the jeep.
last year, I really only noticed it if I had a full tank or weight in the back. so it was obviously something in the suspension. after poking around I assumed it to be the leaf bushings.
up until late, it had become much, much worse, even with no fuel and smaller bumps, it was making cracking noises that hurt my ears. so I decided finally to really check it out.
I knew my shackles were hitting the body at full stuff, but never realized they were hitting over regular bumps.
I need longer shackles, but I have to remove a leaf or so to maintain height. so for the time being I did what Im best at and went at it with the sawzall. lol.
I clearanced the body where the shackle was hitting.
to my amazement it flexes better and even rides better. the body was like a bumpstop, when the shackle hit, it stopped upward travel of the spring.
anyway, heres some pics







and one more to show how it sits at the moment. aso how it looks overall after the rear fender re-do.

ct67_72

some pics of it doin work today

ct67_72

ct67_72

heres another angle of the rock ledge

OverlandZJ

Is that a roofrack or the campfire provisions?

Nice rig.. like what your doin.