McGuire's '87 FJ60 Build: SOA/ 12H-T swap

[mcguirejohnson]

Well don't have anything to show y'all as far as progress goes.. But all of my parts are in so looks like this weekend I can start assembling! Pretty pumped about getting my wagon back on the ground! Oh and if anyone wants the templates I used to make the knuckle gussets just hit me up. Planning the design was honestly half the battle.
Mj

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Finally getting it back together! Going to tack the perches and adjust the pinion angles tomorrow!












Mj

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Awesome!! Keep it up!

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Awesome!! Keep it up!

Thanks! Feels good too be putting it back together now, I was getting tired of seeing parts laying around!
Mj

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Rear perches burned on, I set my pinion at the transfer case and dropped it 1 degree. Feeling good about it since I am going to be getting a track bar soon! Going to set the front tomorrow and get them painted.
Enjoy,
Mj

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Full weight on my 35s, they look like training wheels now.. Having dreams of 37s.. Must resist for a while ha! It should settle a little once I get all my bumpers and sliders on.

Mj

 

[Tapage]

are you keeping or putting sway bars .. ?

 

[cruisedeisel]

nice height! makes me want lift springs

 

[cruisedeisel]

oh ya. sway bars a must. unless you like replacing rear springs. it took me 3 sets to realize but got my sway bar in now.

 

[mcguirejohnson]

are you keeping or putting sway bars .. ?

I was planning on making my front one fit, should I get a rear one aswell?

 

[mcguirejohnson]

nice height! makes me want lift springs

Thanks man! I'm just running stock 62 packs with a long add a leaf!

 

[mcguirejohnson]

oh ya. sway bars a must. unless you like replacing rear springs. it took me 3 sets to realize but got my sway bar in now.

Could you post up a pic of how you installed yours? Were they hard to fit? I don't have a rear sway bar so I need to source one somehow.
Mj

 

[bluehawk]

Man you are moving along at a good pace. Could you take some good pictures of where your front spring hanger and shackle mounts are sitting on the frame. Thanks and looks good Mj

Ryan

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Man you are moving along at a good pace. Could you take some good pictures of where your front spring hanger and shackle mounts are sitting on the frame. Thanks and looks good Mj Ryan

Thanks Ryan, I stayed up late last night to get the rear axle all set up so I could slap the tires on it! And yes I will take some pics when I get home for you.

Mj

 

[Tapage]

I was planning on making my front one fit, should I get a rear one aswell?

that's going to depend on how much body roll you are comfortable handling ..

 

[mcguirejohnson]

that's going to depend on how much body roll you are comfortable handling ..

I will take that into consideration Tapage thank you for your help!

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Man you are moving along at a good pace. Could you take some good pictures of where your front spring hanger and shackle mounts are sitting on the frame. Thanks and looks good Mj Ryan

Here are the pics Ryan, hope it helps!
Mj

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Well I got the front hung tonight, planning on doing the cut and turn tomorrow!




One thing I have to say is that the passenger side front spring pad was a b***h to fit. Spent an hour on the grinding wheel to make it go on properly.

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Cut up a spare axle housing that was bent to see what I'm working with while doing the cut and turn.

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Cut and turn done! Ending up setting my castor angle at 5.5 degrees turned back. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Now just getting the axles ready to paint and then I am going to start assembling! My 110 mig struggled when I was welding the thick spring perches so don't hate on the crappy welds ha.
Enjoy,

Mj Marked and ready to cut Pretty clean cut with the angle grinder, the guide helped out a lot. Setting the castor angle Welded up with the knuckle gussets.