It might go right down to the wire but I will get it together in time.

 

If you ever need any help, ya know I'm not far from you. I would say I owe you a few favors.... Just saying

 

Thanks buddy I really appreciate it. Actually I do have a question you can answer. Did those damn shackle relocator brackets bolt right into your Jeep without any drilling??

 

Yup, 100% bolt on for me. Took me like an hour and a half

 

Well, tonight I made some really good forward progress as you can all see from the pictures. The Rough Country relocation shackles were kind of a disappointment as far as clarity of how to put them in. Once I got them in though the lift and flex they are going to give me is going to be amazing!!! I started out by trying to install the OEM shackle bolts through the relocators. That worked to get the passenger side one in. I still had to do a little gentle massaging with the grinder to get the bolt through the one on the driver's side. Maybe the frame is tweaked or the Jeeps been wrecked. i don't know why it wouldn't go through but, I also know a little ingenuity and I got it in. Then I set about drilling and dremeling the holes on both sides on the leading edge of the shackle pocket to install the 2 bolts that go through there to secure the relocator. Again the driver's side was a little more dramatic as the gas filler and breather hoses had to be disconnected and pulled down so I could drill the upper hole. Once those 4 mounting holes were drilled everything just kind of went to together smooth. I added the actual relocator bars. then I added the shackles. then I started getting a little excited about the progress and I went ahead and bolted on the leaf springs. That looked so cool that I decided to slide the rear axle underneath and put it right near where it will be once I install the U bolts and plates tomorrow. I'm really liking the way it is starting to look already. I hope you all enjoy the pics.

 

Here are more pictures....

 

Should be able to finish up the rear and even get some more work done on the front tomorrow.

 

Didn't do any work to my Jeep last night. Today I am down in Seattle doing my pre-employment processing for my new job that starts Friday at Boeing in Everett. When I get home this afternoon I am glimg straight to my shop to work on my Jeep.

 

I want to hear daily updates!! haha just giving you a bad time i have confidence in ya! Will the new job give you more time to work on the jeep? =D

 

Ha he wishes.... Boeing is going to work him like a dog

 

And pay me better....and its better than rebuilding airplane bins and ****ters like I was doing before.

 

So we met a huge milestone last night. I had some heavy work to do so Chris gave me a hand. Ole Red is actually sitting on two of his (new to me) 35 inch tires. The pictures really don't do it any justice...that is a 35 inch tire it is skying over!! It's a bit taller than I ever thought it would be. I think once the Jeep has sat on the springs for awhile and I twist it up a couple of times, that the leaf springs will relax a bit. Those are my same springs that were on my old gray Jeep and they were a bit flatter than that when I pulled them off.

 

Here are a couple more Pics...

 

holy crap thats pretty tall! I thought mine was tall lol.

 

Im counting on it settling a bit after flexing it and from the weight of the trail armor.