bolt on control arm mounts
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Sorry gents, balancing work and XJ thoughts. Trying not to ignore any help...
. I'll stitch a few 1" spots, but I'm still going to use the bolts if possible.
I want to be able to cleanly remove these mounts.
Yep individual mounts. You can get one with crossmember, but I didn't go with the combo.
Yes, please!
There is plenty of room down there at least. Lines won't be too horrible.
. I'll stitch a few 1" spots, but I'm still going to use the bolts if possible.
I want to be able to cleanly remove these mounts.
I already have a rusty fuel line to replace back at the tank area, and the quick-disco fitting right behind the drivers' wheel is about to crumble as well. I don't think that working the lines around the bolts would be a problem, you'd just have to make sure to move them out of the way somehow when drilling. Would hate to drill through those, lol. The RK 3-link has individual mounts for each control arm, right? It doesn't replace the crossmember?
I just bolted on the LA mounts for my Full Traction kit yesterday. You have to drill a 9/16" hole through the inside of the driver's frame rail, and it comes out just below the fuel and brake lines. I actually drilled straight through one of the plastic clips that holds the lines and had to pull it out and use a cable tie to pull the lines up out of the way. With that gone, the LA mount and the lines don't interfere with each other. The exhaust on the other side is a different story... I can upload a picture tonight if you're interested.
There is plenty of room down there at least. Lines won't be too horrible.
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The Full Traction mounts have a sleeved hole for a 9/16" bolt that goes through the frame rail. I don't have a 9/16" drill bit, but I have a long 1/2" bit, so I ran that through the hole from the outside of the frame rail. From the inside I took my dremel tool with a little grinder bit on a 90-deg attachment and ran it around to open the hole up a little more.
With these LA mounts you have to drill through the frame in about 10-12 places on each side. The Jeep was really fighting me yesterday. I broke 3 drill bits in the process.
With these LA mounts you have to drill through the frame in about 10-12 places on each side. The Jeep was really fighting me yesterday. I broke 3 drill bits in the process.
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Hardware store will rent me one for $14 a day. Milwaukee Electric brand. Probably the way to go.
I think the RK mounts require 2, the rest are already there for the cross member.
The Full Traction mounts have a sleeved hole for a 9/16" bolt that goes through the frame rail. I don't have a 9/16" drill bit, but I have a long 1/2" bit, so I ran that through the hole from the outside of the frame rail. From the inside I took my dremel tool with a little grinder bit on a 90-deg attachment and ran it around to open the hole up a little more.
With these LA mounts you have to drill through the frame in about 10-12 places on each side. The Jeep was really fighting me yesterday. I broke 3 drill bits in the process.
With these LA mounts you have to drill through the frame in about 10-12 places on each side. The Jeep was really fighting me yesterday. I broke 3 drill bits in the process.
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Can't argue with that. I ended up dropping $50 on a royabi, after the $20 for the pos adapter.
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