Rad_Machine
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Figured I'd try my hand at this again. Been many many moons since I've done the forum dance and Irate seemed to be free of the garbage that most all forums turned into. I've had the Tj for a few years now and ahs been through a number of changes already. Currently in the middle of a rebuild of sorts and figured I'd start documenting here verses instagrizzle and facetubes as much. So as for how it sat before it went back on jack stands it had a pretty much stock d30 up front minus the spartan locker, rear axle is an 8.8 with the Yukon ultimate 88 kit, spartan locker, Barnes truss kit and also 4.10. It will keep the rubicon express short arms for the time being til I recover from this wave and it'll get a 3/4 link set up. Currently on stock springs front and rear with extended front upper shock mounts and outboard rears running 10" bilsteins front and rear and looking to keep it on that same set. May need to raise the front but we'll see. Really like the way it wheels down low. Most people have bashed that setup but its been working great for me. 231 case will stay till I can swing an atlas. It has an advance adapters sye and a woods rear shaft.4.0, ax15, 4.10 gears on 35s.
Jump to current build:
Wagoneer front 44 - A mix of barnes and rubicon express brackets, detriot locker, yukon 4.88, yukon chromo shafts, ford/gm outer parts to go 5x5.5" pattern, old school selectro hubs, barnes gm rod end steering, ruffstuff panhard kit, all new balljoints, bearings etc.
Rear axle - Will remain the same besides a Yukon 4.88 set and a grizzly locker.
Changing to 5x5.5 meant I had to change wheels as well. Being as I don't plan on going bigger than a 35 for quite some time I wanted to try my hand at a set of DIY beadlocks from TMI.
Front axle is almost ready to finish mock up. Waiting on some good weather and a little spare time(the hard part) to get that done. Really just need to cut the factory track bar mount off the frame and get the new track bar mocked and cycle the axle. After that I can finish weld, paint and set the internals up. Once the front is in I'll pull the rear and do the gears and what not in it.
I'll post pics and what not as i go along. Looking forward to being here.
Before tear down.
A little of what's happening now. I'll post more later when I have more pictures.
Mini truss as low as i could get it.
Barnes combo spring brackets welded up.
TMI beadlocks happening.
Jump to current build:
Wagoneer front 44 - A mix of barnes and rubicon express brackets, detriot locker, yukon 4.88, yukon chromo shafts, ford/gm outer parts to go 5x5.5" pattern, old school selectro hubs, barnes gm rod end steering, ruffstuff panhard kit, all new balljoints, bearings etc.
Rear axle - Will remain the same besides a Yukon 4.88 set and a grizzly locker.
Changing to 5x5.5 meant I had to change wheels as well. Being as I don't plan on going bigger than a 35 for quite some time I wanted to try my hand at a set of DIY beadlocks from TMI.
Front axle is almost ready to finish mock up. Waiting on some good weather and a little spare time(the hard part) to get that done. Really just need to cut the factory track bar mount off the frame and get the new track bar mocked and cycle the axle. After that I can finish weld, paint and set the internals up. Once the front is in I'll pull the rear and do the gears and what not in it.
I'll post pics and what not as i go along. Looking forward to being here.
Before tear down.
A little of what's happening now. I'll post more later when I have more pictures.
Mini truss as low as i could get it.
Barnes combo spring brackets welded up.
TMI beadlocks happening.
