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reptile610:
do you know if the unibody has anything to stiffen it at all? i would recommend that also currie makes a good heavy duty steering kit for xj's and im sure they make them for mj's also.
Flex:
--- Quote from: gearhead1985B on July 16, 2010, 05:52:05 PM ---Them h1 tires are very stiff my buddy has them on his cj 8 and he took off the other day to go wheeling aka play in the sand he went um air down and realized he had NO VALVE STEM CORE and you could not tell he runs about 10 psi in them normally
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yea i told sam the tire where stiff but the goal is to keep this thing a cheap as we can, plus he will be locked front and rear with bullet prof axles so he can hammer this thing as hard as he want so that can really make up for any draw back. And did i say that this is sam first 4X4 rig, so he's gonna be pretty happy with anything.
--- Quote from: reptile610 on July 18, 2010, 06:39:02 AM ---do you know if the unibody has anything to stiffen it at all? i would recommend that also currie makes a good heavy duty steering kit for xj's and im sure they make them for mj's also.
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yes the whole bottom side of the trucks gonna be plated with 3/16" plate, u know i think if i didnt then no one would believe i built it. As for the steering we r using DOM tubing with not sure what the connecting ends r but they r something really beefy, the kit all came from ballistic fab, they came with the jeep and just need to be welded up, but thanks for the suggestions.
Flex:
Got the mj in to the garage today started ordering parts, the plan is to take care of the drive train and suspension first the worry about the body and armor, looks like both front and rear diffs are going to get lincoln locker and plan on running the the tnt longarms for suspension. So figure id just give an update hopefully this thing will be ready to go by next spring.
BlacXJeep:
sweet man, really makes me rethink the whole process of building a jeep. Sammy is doing it the right way. Cheap trail rig with the right axles and long arms and lockers right off the bat. Should be a hit on the trails along side the Chuggy!
Flex:
So last couple days ive been working on the the MJ figured id throw up some pics.
Started by pulling the rear axle just because this is the easiest part of the build and after its done i dont have to waste jack stands supporting the rear, just got done welding on all the bracketry for the leaf spring perches and shock mounts, i ended up using my Hobart 140 with .035 wire with the wire speed turned way down and i got plenty of penetration, (that's what she said).
Im really thinking its going to be just fine
After that i moved on to the spider gears and did a Hobart locker, originally the plan was to do a lunch box in the rear but after realizing that they where over $400 we decided to go a cheaper route, with a wheel base around 126" i dont four-see the issues that wranglers tend to have with a welded diff and if worst comes to worst Sam will just shell out the cash and put a detroit in the rear or maybe even a selectable so that we can run a cutting brake and help his turning we he gets sandwiched between trees.
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