x2 on what Eskimo said about the military tires they suck azz.....and you are gonna def need thicker bottom links, i've bent the crap out of mine (.25" dom) with 39's and yota axles and about 2K less weight than your gonna have
The hobby my wife hates!
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I can't speak from experience - but after asking alot of questions here, I went ahead and ordered my rod end hardware for .500 wall x 2.25 lowers, and .375 wall by 2" uppers. I could prolly get by with .250 or .375 lowers - but with Rockwells .500 sounds better.
In the interest of weight, and less need for strength I'll probably drop the uppers down to .250 x 1.75.
In the interest of weight, and less need for strength I'll probably drop the uppers down to .250 x 1.75.
murf
Lifer
If youre busy wrenching on your rig, youre not out chasing skirt or causing trouble - a savvy wife should like at least she knows where you are at.
Dont forget to give your wife the at least 25% of the attention you give your cruiser.
Happy wife = Happy life.
Or just trade her in if she doesnt stop nagging!
Dont forget to give your wife the at least 25% of the attention you give your cruiser.
Happy wife = Happy life.
Or just trade her in if she doesnt stop nagging!
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spring hangers wtf?
So long story short, I dont have a torch! Those d**n spring hangers are a mutha****** to get off! Got the rear rockwell under the chassis and now I am lining up the link mounts and links. I will post some pics in a day or two. Since I am not back halving the rear of the fj I am going to have to put my link brackets (chassis side) more toward the center of the frame to get the full use of my coil overs. I was going to use the spring hangers in the rear for my lower link mounts but that would only give me a link length of 30" and that is just not enough. my shocks are set up for 6" of up travel and 12" of extension so putting them 8" back from the frame bend in the rear should work fine. anyone have any different ideas?
So long story short, I dont have a torch! Those d**n spring hangers are a mutha****** to get off! Got the rear rockwell under the chassis and now I am lining up the link mounts and links. I will post some pics in a day or two. Since I am not back halving the rear of the fj I am going to have to put my link brackets (chassis side) more toward the center of the frame to get the full use of my coil overs. I was going to use the spring hangers in the rear for my lower link mounts but that would only give me a link length of 30" and that is just not enough. my shocks are set up for 6" of up travel and 12" of extension so putting them 8" back from the frame bend in the rear should work fine. anyone have any different ideas?
removing hangers is one of those *FUN* parts of a build.. Even better when your trying to save them for use on a shackle reversal!
Putting the shocks 8" back, or the Link mount?? im a little confused on what your talking about, Pictures are worth 1000 words.. and i like pictures
Have you run the numbers into the 4 link calc?
Putting the shocks 8" back, or the Link mount?? im a little confused on what your talking about, Pictures are worth 1000 words.. and i like pictures
Have you run the numbers into the 4 link calc?
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moving the link mounts back 8", talked with jeremiah proffitt yesterday and he thinks that moving them towars the front 8" will get me the extra amount of travel I need.
i don't understand how your gonna get that rockwell under there without backhalving it and tubing the rear end out to get some clearance for the pinion? zero uptravel or jacked up way too high in the air?
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yes you are both right! i pulled out the plasma yesterday and started cutting all the brackets off and while i did that i decided to back halve it! so to day I am going to be cutting the back off after I put a xross member in. I am not moving the engine back though, I know the stance will be high because of the pinnions but when I put the 472 in I will move everything back and cut some of the trans tunnel out and make room to stuff it back along with tubing some of the front frame in. I really just want to wheel her now! its been a little over a year of collecting parts and i cant wait to wheel her!
yes you are both right! i pulled out the plasma yesterday and started cutting all the brackets off and while i did that i decided to back halve it! so to day I am going to be cutting the back off after I put a xross member in. I am not moving the engine back though, I know the stance will be high because of the pinnions but when I put the 472 in I will move everything back and cut some of the trans tunnel out and make room to stuff it back along with tubing some of the front frame in. I really just want to wheel her now! its been a little over a year of collecting parts and i cant wait to wheel her!
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well, no more back end on the cruiser. cut it off with the plasma to back halve it in.
are you doing rear steer? i think i would put the front axle in front of the engine that way you can still have a low stance, your tires are going to be huge so you can afford to have a really long wheelbase. i think i'm getting excited about this build
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I finally finished backhalving my cruiser today and linking it up to the rockwell. It only took me 3 different configurations of link set ups to get it right. the hardest part was trying to get the links to converge in the middle of the axle without getting in the way of the drive line. I took some pics today so I will get them up in a day or two.
PICS PICS PICS, can't wait to see them
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i have alot more pics on my other camera but they wont load up. so i took these with another camera. this is of the vehicle in full compression, with a wheel base of 145 1/2". havent linked up the front yet, just mocked it up.
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here are a couple more, and i know that my ram is broke on my rear axle, tried to put the pin through and the clevis ear broke off, hopefully tractor supply will take it back!
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gonna clean up the front end today and hopefully mock up links.
have you run the #'s on your link setup? it looks in the last pic like the upper and lower links converge at the frame? in other words the link brackets are on or very close to the same horizontal plane? i'm no expert but i think that might give you some pretty bad anti-squat problems
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yup! i am gonna have about 1 deg. squat but my front end will be 3 inches lower than my rear, it will also have 2 less inches of travel in the front.
