Very informative and well documented post as always. How did you have the Wilwood proportioning valve set?
U-Bolt flip is on my summer to-do list but I think there is an interference with the cable locker on either the front or rear, if I recall from a few post CDan made about them. You have ARB lockers correct?
It will be sweet to have a brand new HZJ70 when your done!
When I had the proportional valve I was surprise on how much I needed to restrict the flow to rear wheels (close the valve) to get even braking. I just took it for a drive, slam on the brakes, adjust and repeat until I was happy with the performance of the brakes.
I have cable lockers on mine, bought them from Sheldon a few years ago. Love them!
Regarding the new HZJ70, it will be the same 1985 beater, just hope it is a little better than in was before all this started
It interferes in the rear and only on the right side, at least on mine. I was communicating with
@lcwizard over a year ago about trying to get a plate modification for the right rear to run his setup on all 4 corners but it kind of fell by the wayside. If you're interested at least that'd be 2 customers...I'm going to reach out to him again.
As usual, sweet build and documentation Alberto!
The current flip menu does not include an extended shock mount necessary for the difflock-equipped right hand mount.
Group buying power would be in order, along with a vehicle so equipped for engineering purposes.
It looks like Alberto has flipped the right rear shock to behind the housing. A custom top mount then?
That would solve the no right lower mount problem unless some of the other brake mods he has done are also needed to clear the rest of the shock body. IE deletion of the LSPV et al.
Thanks for all the props. It has been a long time coming and I hope its coming closer to being done.
Regarding the U-bolt flip kit,
@cruiserdan is correct, I had modified the upper shock mount so both shocks can be mounted behind the rear axle, like most newer 70-series are from factory. The aux fuel filter and proportional valve location would not interfere with any of the rear shock configurations.
A friend of mine, however, modified his lower plate so it could still be mounted forward of the axle on his BJ74. I can inquire as to what exactly he modified, but I seem to remember him mentioning it was not very difficult to do (when you own a welder). Below is a photo he sent me when I was considering modifying the lower plate instead.
I wonder if the 60-series right rear one would work without any modification?
One cool thing that Dave has incorporated on his new plate design is that he pre-drills the lower plate for axle displacement (forward, centered, or rear), which saves you having to do so if you wish to move your front axle 1" forward like I did for the 35" tires (and also from damaging the powder coating when drilling).
