Quick question what size pipe are you using for the roll cage?

 

Nice fab work. Glad I'm following this build. I dig the rear bumper too. Nice basic and simple idea. Gave me some ideas for my Grand!!

 

what about a spartan for the front?

 

a mix of 1 3/4 .120 wall and some .090 wall
my overhead console will be 1 1/2 .065 wall

yeah some kind of lunchbox locker, a vendor on pirate will give me a spartan for 230 out the door that is what i will most likely go with.




heres what the new rear bumper came out like....





and some goodies came in the mail today including these....






H1 recentered wheels, i still need rock rings and pvc inserts but its getting there.

ill have rings made at the same time as the brackets for the new long arm kits ill be making fairly soon



I picked up the wheels from these guyshttp://www.trailworthyfab.com/124-Do...l-Special.html

 

Thanks for the link where you got the Wheels, been on the hunt for something like.

 

thanks dude

 

no problem. any pieces that have bends in them close to the two front seats are .120 wall. anything like the bumpers and body protection is .090 wall to keep down on costs and weight, as if ill notice any at all this thing is going to be a pig lol

 

i thought i took pics of the t case before i put it in but apparently i didnt

anyway i went with a dana 300 case i got from a good wheeling buddy. i just put new seals in it and im going to run it for now,
i got my flip ring from northwestfab, the ring has 4 different clocking positions and is 7/8 thick which gives a lot of thread for the studs.
i did have to buy a new input shaft for the transfercase so it would bolt to my transmission.
i also had to buy longer studs since the ones that came in the kit were too short.
(i think they sent me studs for a 3/8 adapter not a 7/8 they were about 1/2 inch short) no problem that was a $5 fix.

i also bought some 1/2 allthread and female heims to make a shift linkage for it,
that will happen in a few days since tomorrow ill be re gearing the 8.8 and putting new bearings, seals, and the locker/gears in

 

not sure if i missed it, but how are you running your shocks for your 4 link?

 

^ i havnt figured that part out yet lol, im going to have to just put them where ever they fit. down the road i wouldnt be suprised if i end up with air shocks to get rid of the coils anyways

 

i ended up putting mine through the floorboard and built a hoop.

but, X2 on the air shocks. im already considering them because it is very hard to find a coil that wont unseat as fast mine currently do.

 

That not a bad idea but I'm trying to keep from having holes in my floor. The Jeep will see water at least weekly.
How do the coils do for you with no sway bar in the rear? Are you running one on the front? And how does it do on the street?

 

i dont know whether this is an option for you. but, i ended up building an 1/8 aluminum box and seam sealing the inside. and later adding a 3m foam/stick-on seal to the bottom of the box and using self tappers to secure it to the floorboard so it could still be removable for servicing the shocks. the seal is pretty air tight and i dont see how it couldnt also do a good job of keeping water out.


im currently not running any sway bars, and while there is a good change in body roll its not unmanageable...i just dont take on ramps/off ramps at a high speed anymore.

i do believe though that you could get away with only running a front sway bar and the jeep feeling good around corners.

otherwise though, i love the street ride of the 4 link/coils. rides like a caddy on the highway...lol

 

thats a good idea, i might have to do something like that. youll never keep the water out lol i just dont want a gaping hole in the floor board that you can see thru.

im glad to hear that its not too bad on the street. what is your spring rate on the front springs of yours?

i was going to get a sway bar but i might try it without one for now and see how much body roll it has, i still want it to be stable as possible

 

I like this build, lots of fabs. Keep it up!