Tomorrow it's time to do work. Im gonna Finish up the rear end and start figuring out the front end placement and start cutting and plating..... Weeee

 

Thanks for the props guys!

 

awsome build with awsome plans bro!!

i skimmed back thru and never saw what kind of leafs you are using??????

im eventually stretching mine with ford explorer leafs....i have done it before with great results.

 

Definitely gonna be watching this one! subscribed

 

Thanks man. I'm using 63 inch chevy springs out of a half ton chevy pickup. They do really well as far as flexing ad they are cheap and easy to come by. They give you about 10 inches of stretch.

 

Thanks man and that's a good looking rig in your sig!

 

oh ya COIL OVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sick lol

 

FINALLY got the rear off jack stands tonight. This is actuall ride height as of now and it looks pretty sick I think. Whats the crews opinion maybe go a little lower or try it out and see how it does. It's a little over 6 ft tall and almost 8 ft wide and 120ish Inch wheelbase the way it sits.

 

Here's some pics of the back. I might just add more tube to that bumper but more than likely just redo it when the tube bending starts. I just tacked it all for now until I decide which way to go with it.

 

Lookin good, any plans to plate the frame? Those 42's will rip it apart, are you getting chromo shafts or anything for your 60's?? I have seen rear 60's snap shafts and destroy ring and pinions with smaller then 39's- I definitly wouldn't run it with 42's, why not go 14 bolt, Sterling, Dana 70, or even Dana 80? Any of those would be a much better choice with that large of tire. But that stance looks dam good, and nice job on the comp cut! Interested to see where this goes!

 

omg

 

Can I make a suggestion? Your rear shackle mounts are welded to teh bumper that's bolted to the stock bumper mount locations? That's going to destroy the rear unibody first time you drive it. You need some real structure back there to support the rig's weight, not just hanging them off the rear bumper mounts.



You can use your stock XJ rear springs turned around for the stretch, and with a better-than-stock shackle angle they'll flex as good as those Chevy springs.

I like your rear fender cut out too. Are you planning any similar clearance cuts for the front fender openings? Perhaps I'm getting ahead of you a bit?

 

Thanks man! As far as plating yes I'm gonna plate everywhere the suspension meets the body leafs, links, and coilovers. As for the 60 I think I'm gonna keep it for now simply for ground clearance. We wheel a lot of snow and mud although I do want to get into the rock scene next year. Me and a buddy built a ton of trails over the summer on my parents property and they are nasty steep and littered with axle grabbers. If it gives me issues I might chromo it or switch to a 70. My last Cherokee was on 40s with a 60 rear and 44 front and the 60 never gave me a problem. So I guess I'm back and forth on the 60 for now. Thanks for the advice and feel free to debate with The subject.

 

Thanks for the suggestion. As soon as the jeep is rollable it's going to my buddy's shop for the cage and tube work and one of the first things will be the rear leaf mounts. They will stay on the bumper weather it's that one or a new one but it will be tied into the cage and plated into the body. As far as stock xj springs vs chevy I don't think they even compare in flex. We flipped my buddies around and I wasn't that impressed and he gained about 3 inches less stretch than I did. As for the front you are ahead of me by about 10 hours lol I'm gonna start cutting and plating it similar to the rear tonight thanks for your input and keeping me on my toes on the rear leaf mounts

 

I have no idea how I missed this....this rocks!!! Cant wait to see more