bought a 8" stroke PSC ram off a guy on pirate, so the hydro assist build should be starting soon

 

Added some cage tubing

And have the cage and tan half of the Jeep a coat of paint

 

Hey got a question or two.. I know if I waded through the 44 pages of tourer build I could find it, but asking Is faster.

What coils did you use in rear?
how long are your lowers?
How long are thre uppers?
how much separation at frame?
Any pics of the frame side and axle side?

Last question what would you change if anything

I have decided once wheeling is over this season.. I am linking my chop top.

 

-currenty rear LJ rubicon coils, but with the added weight of the cage and the front end sitting up a little higher because of the 44 swap im going to be switching up coils
-ill measure in the morning, i dont remember
-see above
-4 at frame, 8 at axle
-ill get some

i love how it works, but if were to build it again i would probably french the coils into the frame so i could run a longer coil.

 

You could always run a soft larger diameter coil

 

im probably going to run a cut down TJ or XJ front coil. at full length both coils give too much lift and are wayyyy to soft for street driving. but, i think if i cut a few coils off i can improve the spring rate and ride height to where i want.

or ill pick up another pair of 2" lift rear TJ coils, i liked how those where and they should be about the right ride height now. BUT, i bent the hell out of one of the ones i had after just one wheeling trip

 

Front v8 zj coil is a bit stiffer if the tj/XJ ones end up being too soft. I used to have 90s Thunderbird coils on my old Jeep. those would work as well and they are significantly stiffer but still flex well. You would need to cut them down though.

 

Maybe the longer coils will let you run more travel without your coil falling out.

 

I'm currently running v8 GC front coils in the rear with my link set up. They are perfect for my application. I cut off 1.75 coils to get the ride height right where I wanted it. I had stock fronts from a xj with a 1.25" puck but Rey were just too soft. They were great for driving offroad but were soft for road driving since it's my DD. plus they had no load capacity for when I had all my tools and gear the Jeep was almost bottomed out.

 

Thanks for the answers man.. I ended up on my Truggy build changing from rear to front coils. I guess I am just going to measure and see what fits when the time comes. My rig see maybe 5 or 10 miles total asphalt time so being squirley isnt a big deal.... as for bombing down the trails.. squirley makes drivng more fun

 

ram came in today.


painted my steering to stop the rust



made my 2 piece driveshaft to clear my crossmember at full droop
cut up my old front shaft and took 6.5" out of it


welded it back up


made my stub out of an NP231 output yoke, sliced up dana 30 pinion, a driveshaft carrier bearing, and a piece of an old driveshaft.


and bolted it all together



and some pictures

 

What made u decide to run the inverted T set up for steering rather then a crossover style? Just wondering...

Love the cage man. Jeep is look good as always man.

 

I couldn't mount the track bar over any further, and I wanted the drag link and track bar the same length and angles.

And thanks!

 

Gotcha. Do u have the common dead spot that tends to come with T set ups?

 

I do not. I have 7/8" heims with no misalignment spacers which have a pretty wide face, and my safety washers. along with the heims being slightly clocked from each other . So there is no tie rod roll