people do weld on rocksliders, they are called boatsides. i ride with a bunch of guys who have done the frame stiffeners, and a few that have welded in rocksliders. they've been running them hard offroad for years, and nobodys 'frame' has come apart.

thanks for your input, but i am 100 percent sure that my unibody will be fine.

 

ok

 

my welder quit on me (its at repair shop now) so progress has slowed. my buddy is gonna bring his miller over tomorrow so i can finish up the crossmember. here's where im at on it:











also put the 44 under the jeep...i still need to replace the ball joints, and buy new shims for the pinion (they fell apart on me when i took it out)


currently deciding how i want to build my track bar

 

3 half inch drill bits later...

crossmember is bolted in



sits about 1/2 inch lower than stock, but its made entirely out of 1/4 inch steel, and has 5 1/2" bolts per side.

oh and i got my welder back

 

"im also now in the market for an a/c delete pulley if anyone has one. ill be removing all the a/c junk pretty soon, and i just found out my heater core is bad and leaking coolant...so ill be swapping a new one in soon."


You should have turned your ac pump into OBA... would have been sweet... Love the build tho!!!

 

hey man GREAT build!! Jw, do you still have the HP30? my crappy LP is gettin on my nerves and I live in Ga so the drive would be worth it if you'd like to sell it. Sorry if you posted something about it being gone and I just missed it. Pm me. Thanks!

 

thought about it, but ill be going with a hd electric one...so i can transfer it to other vehicles

 

thanks...I actually sold my axle set to a friend of mine. check your local u-pull-it junk yards, or car-part.com

 

to do list:

-replace ball joints in 44
-order long side inner chromo shaft (back ordered)
-clean up and paint hub/brake parts on 44 and install
-build trackbar mount on axle, weld on frame side mount, buy steel/build track bar
-replace shims in 44, reinstall carrier and pinion w/ new 1350 yoke
-install front axle/coils/shocks and get it sittin on 4 tires
-tear down dana 300, clean and rebuild w/ 32 spline rear output
-install dana 300/klune in jeep, tie into new crossmember
-measure and build rear driveshaft
-redo exhaust on the drivers side
-measure and build front axle
-install new fittings on all brakes, and new ss lines
-shave 14 bolt cover to match
-install hydro assist steering, build new tie rod
-some things im forgetting...
-test drive
-go wheeling

 

What if you normalized the hardened zone with a torch afterwards?

 

man this thing is insane!!! are you running full widths on there? how much lift you gonna end up with? what size are your tires? i know if you crawl alot it's better to keep a low COG but i'm more into mud and prefer tall on big!!! lol

 

full width hd 44, 14 bolt rear....around 6-7 inches of lift...37's on humvee double beadlocks. i may move up to 38's, but thats down the road (and only if the 44 can handle em...)

 

rebuilding the dana 300:
















bought ready to be cleaned and put back together with a jb conversions 32 spline rear output.

 

no updates for us?

 

feel like i did a ton of work and got nothing accomplished this weekend. turns out my JB Conversions 32 spline output...is the wrong one. they sent me the long output when i needed the short. that stopped me from finishin the transfercases.

i did put new ball joints in the knuckles, and drilled out the holes for a 3/4 heim joint steering setup...and started building my axle end track bar mount. ill get some pics up later