gobbs_stopper

haha i luv that driveshaft

alloutperform

well i got the lowers in.. not finished but in..

used some of the 1.75" .120 wall for bushing ends (as that's what i order bushings to fit in):



and again got going and forgot to take pics but here is the 2x2 3/16" wall square all welded up with the bushings in....



frame brackets not sure the gauge but it's beefy and i had it:



and here's why we did it...4-5in lift stock ca's:



i installed the front half of the arm ratchet strapped the axle to my bumper to pull the axle into place and tacked my the brackets to my crossmember:



here it is just tacked together gonna pull it down weld it up and get going on the uppers tomorrow:

ZachsXJ

Looks strong, however without something OTHER than rubber bushings at the crossmember end the arms are going to bind and limit your flex severely.

that and I probably woulda used some 1.875" .188 wall or 2" .250 wall tube for the bushings.

projectmayhem

you could always run johnny joints or heims

projectmayhem

are theyre any pics at all of these long arms

alloutperform

not going for maximum flex..i have been driving and wheeling on stock control arms i had to do something.. this is a daily driver 70% of the time on the road 20% light wheeling 10% pushing it..i'm gonna finish off the lowers tomorrow so i can drive it and start on the uppers i'll have flex pics tomorrow

alloutperform

page 1 and 4 are all the pics so far... and heims on the street suck i did it on a street/strip car to solid for my liking

projectmayhem

thats weird i cant see them for some reason

ZachsXJ

If you have heims on both ends...yeah they SUCK on the street but the general usage is rubber bushings at one end and heims/JJs on the other and most people have zero complaints.

projectmayhem

thats how i built mine

BajaCrawler

which side has which type of end? just for when i build mine once i get a job.

ZachsXJ

The advised way is rubber bushings on the axle ends and then some nice beefy joints for the body end. I say beefy because if you do the typical and simple y-link long arm setup, those TWO joints basically hold the ENTIRE front suspension in place. Definitely not a place to cheap out and save a few bucks.

projectmayhem

I have the RE JJ at the crossmember and RE bushings on the axle it's on my build thread

96_xj

Alright I am going to step in and say keep this thread on track for his long arm build.

There is an older thread on here for long arm discussion and how it is built

kellan_musseau

Ever heard the saying if your going to do it, do it right the first time?

It seems a few things could be improved on your setup. Just because your not going for maximum flex, why not build the arms for it anyways? Or just because you dont run rocks, why not build them strong just in case (like you decided to)
I agree on the belly as well. Seems a little low.

Anyways, good work so far. Look forward to seeing the creation finished.