Project Frankenstein
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hell yeah a great price, got em for $600! hopefully i'll get them on tomorrow or by the end of the weekend (dunno if i'll have time as i'm goin fishin for the weekend, but we'll see). after that they will definitely get tested to see if my new front & rear set up rides smoother on the trail!
Originally Posted by Chex_Mex
hell yeah a great price, got em for $600! hopefully i'll get them on tomorrow or by the end of the weekend (dunno if i'll have time as i'm goin fishin for the weekend, but we'll see). after that they will definitely get tested to see if my new front & rear set up rides smoother on the trail!
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Originally Posted by Chex_Mex
i hadn't heard there was an issue with the bushings......what was the issue, which bushings....?
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so it's definitely been a while, but i finally got around to installing the long arm kit (heat's let up a bit so i could work). i've got the cross member in and the passenger side radius arm. next up will be to hack off the driver side bracket, then install the arm. here's a few pics
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k, so i finally got the driver's side bracket cut off, and then bolted up the driver's side radius arm. everything said n done, it was fairly easy (minus the heat!). time to go test it out!
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so i got some rc swaybar discos in and put them on. the only difficult part was the fact that my old swaybar bolts on the axle were rusted onto the axle, so i had to drill them out
everything else went fairly quick 
next up will be some extended bumpstops for the front to keep that front fender from crunchin
everything else went fairly quick next up will be some extended bumpstops for the front to keep that front fender from crunchin
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I sir give you 100% credit where credit is due. You brought that xj a long way buddy. Looks great btw. Wish I could build one that big but my pockets aren't deep enough ha.
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Thanks 98cherokee531! People are actually suprised how much I have into it though (considering what most trucks and Jeeps cost these days, not to mention rock buggies). Most expensive mods were the rear axle swap, y-link arms, the rims / tires and the Jeep itself....(in order from least expensive to most). 

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so i must say i was very impressed at the rc y-link kit, excellent flex (with all links attached), didn't unload while going on some steep inclines (even though that's what i heard they do), soft ride all around, and excellent ride on the highway (to the trail & back!). so here's a few good shots of the trip to hidden falls. more pics and youtube video to come soon.
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So here's a vid. showing how the suspension handled over things. I do think I need to start offroading with my swaybars connected when I have my spare on the roof, it felt a little tippy on a few occassions. All in all I am extremely happy with how smooth these y-links ride (mainly cause I had been riding on 8" with short arms for a long time, lol)
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so i went on a trail ride with some buddies and ended up getting about half a foot of water in the inside of the cherokee
been workin hard
and have nearly everything sorted out. here are a few pics of the damage-water in the rear diff, water in the interior, winch motor was fried, and airbag light is on.....



