Well got a little more work on the rear Sterling axle today. I bought a universal truss from RuffStuff but had to widen it some to clear the pumpkin.

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Finished it up with RuffStuff upper link bracket.

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I'm going to fabricate some extension to incorporate the lower shock mounts but I need to find those locations first before I cut the plate (I'll be using 1/4" plate). Tomorrow I thinking about starting on the front Dana 60. I plan on making my own truss from scratch for this since I want to incorporate the shock mounts, track bar, upper links and 4500 style double end ram mount. I'd like to get the motor mounts done but I haven't figured out how I want to run the exhaust (some sort of headers or stock manifolds). But I think I need to finalize the front axle first to figure out where the front driveshaft will be and then I can finish the engine offset for the best clearance.

Started on the front truss.

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What do you do when you don't have one of those expensive iron worker, just use what you have.

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Finally have a weekend off, so off to the shop for some Jeep time. I ordered a couple of pairs of 1.25" hiems from RuffSutt to start the mock ups. I found a good deal on a Panosonic Toughbook to have out in the shop to run the Link calculator and BendTech software. I ran spome new numbers on the the 4-link calculator and this is what I'm going with.

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Mocked up the lowers using some pcv tubes.

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Hopefully RuffStuff will have a EJS sale so I can either get the rest of the Hiems.

Rear arms starting to take shape.

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Got the lower RuffStuff frame mount done.



Lowers arms mocked up. Bottom of the lower mount height is same as frame (25").


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Mockup of the uppers. It has 7.875" of separation in the middle hole.

Well I took a step backwards this weekend and redid the cage. I just didn't like how it was fitting for head room.
I so didn't quite like how my bender was so I upgraded it with a kit from Swagbucks Off-road.
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I started to make the cross over bars but my hole saw blade finally gave up the ghost and I didn't have a spare. This seems like a gained a 1/2"+ of head room.

Got a little more work done tonight.

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Made the the center windshield bar removable for street driving (mainly for the yearly vehicle inspection).

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Lookin sick!

Thanks Chipmaker.