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High travel, high clearance & high octane, a streetable adventure LJ story
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14" ORI's up front and i'd like to pair them with 12's in the rear. CO would be similarly mounted and could be an option. for this i want the rear frame up and slightly narrowed.
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Worst case I will remove the front airbumps.
I'm cruising Google Images for a fitting with a longer section of tube to clear the bumpstop before getting into the crimp portion. Somewhere in the ballpark of 3-1/2" length of tube. So far I've found what's called a "long drop" fitting but the extended portion is on the wrong side of the 90*. Does anyone know of such a fitting? It can be crimp or field serviceable. I created a mockup of what I'm looking for:
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I tried pointing my fittings up like you have them and they smash into the trackbar or draglink.
that might just get you enough room to influence the bend if needed. but just moving the fitting down the line may gain the clearance there just by the lessor diameter of the tube vs the fitting.
where's the witness mark on the fitting?
we do custom hydraulic lines and have quite an assortment of fittings, lemme look around tomrw. what size are the ends?
Parker offers a 56 series which they say is shorter and more compact.
https://ph.parker.com/us/en/global-fittings-56-series-inch
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If you have a fitting that will work I'll happily pay you for your time to make a hose.
It's weatherhead hose with #6 fittings. Other high pressure hose would be acceptable but would need to have a field serviceable end on the other side so I can clock it (if that's not possible I'll have to cross that bridge when I get to it).
Right near the scored depth markings on the nut. The fitting only moves in and out as the steering turns not across (aside from minute movement due to the track bar) .
It's weatherhead hose with #6 fittings. Other high pressure hose would be acceptable but would need to have a field serviceable end on the other side so I can clock it (if that's not possible I'll have to cross that bridge when I get to it).
Right near the scored depth markings on the nut. The fitting only moves in and out as the steering turns not across (aside from minute movement due to the track bar) .
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Is it hitting the cap screw end on the air bump clamp? Would a button head allen cap screw with the head facing the other direction make for more clearance? Just spit balling.
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I'm realizing just how difficult the perspective of these pictures are. Here's the problem areas circled.
this thing pictured is more like what i was thinking, small and lets the feed line enter along the body not 90* off. but i can't decipher their parts # sys
https://www.gates.com/us/en/fluid-p...lies/megacrimp-couplings/p/7100-000000-000000
i'll see whats at work, we don't make many hoses anymore, but have a lot of parts......i'll let you know.
https://www.gates.com/us/en/fluid-p...lies/megacrimp-couplings/p/7100-000000-000000
i'll see whats at work, we don't make many hoses anymore, but have a lot of parts......i'll let you know.
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That may work. However it's hard to tell without having a diagram or physical part to compare. I can't tell if the crimp is positioned the same distance from the cylinder just closer to the AN fitting?
@mrblaine is the sweeping 90 required for the flow rate or is a tight 90 like this okay?
It is typically recommended not to use the drilled fittings and use only the bent tube style. Given that will be the only one in the system, it may be worth a shot. Worst is you have slightly slower turn to the left under hard use.
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Earlier this week I sent my steering gear off to PSC to adjust which torsion bar is in it. So my Jeep is parked until I get it back.
When ordering the -10 AN fittings for the steering pump feed hose I was sent the wrong blue/red color and was told to keep them and was refunded my order since they were unable to get the correct color for me. I reordered the silver color from another store and they've been on back order since October. I finally got them on Friday and while I have a steering fluid mess going on I figured there's no better time to swap the hose.
When ordering the -10 AN fittings for the steering pump feed hose I was sent the wrong blue/red color and was told to keep them and was refunded my order since they were unable to get the correct color for me. I reordered the silver color from another store and they've been on back order since October. I finally got them on Friday and while I have a steering fluid mess going on I figured there's no better time to swap the hose.
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Hopefully a longer bent tube can be found. That still seems ideal. I'm still looking.
-12 and all you had to do was say something. I would have traded you -12 silver for yours. Color doesn't affect how they work.
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Correct, -12.
Don't worry about it, it was during a time of buying handfuls of fittings at a time so they slipped into another order.
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I cut the cargo area carpet to fit around the fuel cell. This should help cut down some noise. It seems like the short piece is staying put but if it moves around I'll put a strip of velcro under it. The wheel arch carpet will be going in after I secure the coilover covers (after I'm "done" tuning so removing the COs is easier).
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I custom ordered a tire tie down strap from Mac's. It's their 1" strap lengthened for a 37" tire. Normally they use a 2" strap and larger ratchet but I think it's overkill for this position. This 1" strap is rated to 2800lb minimum breaking strength. The spare tire is already wedged in the tub so all I'm looking to do by adding a strap is to prevent the tire from flying in the event of a rollover.
The ends are light weight adjustable loops. The tire is still quick to release by undoing the ratchet — the loops don't need to be touched.
(Painting the beadlock ring was something I tried. However I think I'm going to strip it back to raw aluminum.)
I'm starting to assemble my Jeep tool kit, spare parts, and recovery gear. Once I can lay it out and see the physical size I'm going to figure out how to best pack them in the Jeep.
The ends are light weight adjustable loops. The tire is still quick to release by undoing the ratchet — the loops don't need to be touched.
(Painting the beadlock ring was something I tried. However I think I'm going to strip it back to raw aluminum.)
I'm starting to assemble my Jeep tool kit, spare parts, and recovery gear. Once I can lay it out and see the physical size I'm going to figure out how to best pack them in the Jeep.
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To install the center rock lights I drilled and tapped 2 holes in the body mounts to #10-24. I had some leftover bolts that were the perfect length to thread into the body mount without sticking out on top — little things like that make it nice when you run your hand over it and don't snag skin.
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That spot looks pretty good for the rock light - have you tried them yet at night? Do they give enough light?