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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by sandaddik2
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
Eh, not sure... they're pretty soft though. Rustys 4.5" coils
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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ahh i hate those coils haha, i went from those to re springs... rides like a cadillac lol

how is it in off camber spots compared to having leafs?


update: im doing the gears in the rear end today, what a friggin pita to do, but it has to be done
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by sandaddik2
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've got my rear sway bar sitting in the garage. You can have it if you decide you want to try one. I also have left over 1" square aluminum stock that I used for lifting my hood if you want that too.

Some MyJeepRocks folks are hitting Cougar Buttes and some new lines this Saturday if you're interested. I think I'm going to be able to make it.

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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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I've got my rear sway bar sitting in the garage. You can have it if you decide you want to try one. I also have left over 1" square aluminum stock that I used for lifting my hood if you want that too.

Some MyJeepRocks folks are hitting Cougar Buttes and some new lines this Saturday if you're interested. I think I'm going to be able to make it.

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im in the middle of moving right now and i still need to hook up the hydro assist, buy tires, build a track bar and tie rod and driveshafts
i think this saturday is out of the question.

do you have the stock rear sway bar or a currie anti rock style?
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by sandaddik2
do you have the stock rear sway bar or a currie anti rock style?
Stock. If it was a currie I wouldn't be giving it away.
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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Stock. If it was a currie I wouldn't be giving it away.
i figured so, thanks for the offer but i took my stock one off and cut it up and threw it away quite a while ago...
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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any updates on this?
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Old Oct 15, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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any updates on this?
heck i didnt think anyone was keeping an eye on this thread

not many pics but heres a pic of where its at as of today...

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Old Oct 15, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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I ended up using a currie sway bar on the front even as much as i hate currie i will say that the sway bar makes a big difference.

it needs little things finished up in it. needs some more wiring, skin the fenders, add a porp valve on it to get rid of the squishy pedal ect.
im thinking of selling the rear end and putting a full width 9 inch in the front and run spacers on the front for a little while to make it a little wider. different tires would help too, i want some 37" goodyear mts for it, the 38 inch swamper tsls on it right now are pretty bald and drive like a typical super swamper bias tire.



I need a dana 44 pinion yoke for the front so if you have one to get rid of pm me

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Old Oct 15, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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I am watching this one. Keep us updated!
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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well last night i hit a rear shock on a boulder and bent the shaft then it tried to compress and broke the lower mount.
the front shocks are too long for the front so i am going to put the front shocks on the rear for now and get a decent pair of shocks for the front end.

I am selling the rear axle after halloween to buy a ford 9 inch. so ill sell the 8.8 or trade for a ford 9 with a detroit locker

going to calico for halloween, should be a good time
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 11:07 PM
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got my junk together and wheeled it at calico for halloween.
tried gatekeeper but out of all things the starter went out when i had to shut it off after the passenger rear coil un seated. owell at least its a cheap fix since i have a spare starter, i did manage to put it on its side two times on saturday






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Old Nov 1, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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very cool man! Looks like your doing good with it. Keep it up.
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Old Nov 1, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jbetit
very cool man! Looks like your doing good with it. Keep it up.
meh yeah... i found a leak in the radiator and the starter went bad, i have a sterter, im going to spend some money on a new radiator.

thinking about picking this up
http://radiatorbarn.com/search.php?product=radiator option 2

also need to pick up an optima battery and fix the grill since its pushed back.
i managed to use a big hammer and fix the rock sliders
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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Thats funny, my starter just went out on Sunday, i had to change the dang thing in the Safeway parking lot. Conveniently there was an Auto-zone 1 block away. Great build, have you thought about adding a roof rack?
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