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Tworley build
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My buddy sent me this, just a mockup
The plan is to burn everything on next weekend, then take it to the stripper/media blaster that same week. One step closer to the hpd30. The 5.13 regear should be complete by end of January I'm hoping
The plan is to burn everything on next weekend, then take it to the stripper/media blaster that same week. One step closer to the hpd30. The 5.13 regear should be complete by end of January I'm hoping
If that's for sale let me knowI’ve been in need for months. Sick of hauling the spare in the tub. Someone local has a genright aluminum swing out for $800 but I’d rather spend $135
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More axle shots
Perches are currently tacked in place but will be burned in tonight. Control arm mounts next. We debated placement on the arms for awhile, but aside from cutting and moving the inner C we decided against it and the work wasn't worth the payout. Should be wrapped up by Saturday and off to media blast next week if no hiccups occur
Perches are currently tacked in place but will be burned in tonight. Control arm mounts next. We debated placement on the arms for awhile, but aside from cutting and moving the inner C we decided against it and the work wasn't worth the payout. Should be wrapped up by Saturday and off to media blast next week if no hiccups occur
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Mike is definitely getting better. I'd love to buy a welder and learn how to do it again but I just dont have the space or electrical to do it
looks good. i like those nice thick sway brackets, might have to snag a pair of those.
take the flat end of a hardened file to that spatter, it'll chip it right away
take the flat end of a hardened file to that spatter, it'll chip it right away
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Everything attached to the spring pad is 3/16" thick. The control arm mounts are 1/4" thick. I'll have to modify the antirock links but thatll be easy. We'll definitely get it all cleaned up before the blasting.
those sway link brackets aren't 1/4"? they look think.
and i have no doubt you'll clean it up, just meant to offer a tip.
a hard file works better than any chisel or chipping hammer.
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Double check that your steering clears those sway bar links and 1/4" thick trackbar mount. I previously had an axle with those brackets on them and they were all in the way of my Currie steering.
Double check that... Artec says they fit, and they might with the stock steering linkages (which have no business being on a Jeep with these brackets), but in my experience they don't. I even shortened the control arms shorter than the jam nuts would allow and I still couldn't get the steering to clear.
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Interesting and good to know. Thanks for the heads up! I recall last year holding the perch up to another axle and it seemed like everything was in the same location but I could have overlooked it. Ill do some measuring
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Do you have any pictures of that axle? Did you do the install? Im not near the build right now so Ill have to check it tomorrow when I go back to my welders shop. I have spare knuckles that I can toss on and do some rough mockups.
The axle was from ECGS. I did not do the fab on it. Iirc the tube diameter was slightly larger than TJ so that may have caused more offset since ECGS didn't understand that they had to account for the offset. It's part of my old build thread: https://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f22/red-lj-2485961/index5.html#post39860025
The antisway bar mount made contact wit the frame at full flex.
Here I shaved the driver's side antisway bar mount to clear the steering linkage:
Unfortunately that only allowed the other side to hit:
The stabilizer is tied out of the way for simplicity.
Here's how much steering stop would have to be added for things to not touch (what I have there plus another 1/4"):
This much had to be shaved away to get to that point:
The control arms are now the length of unicorn arms because arms that short don't exist:
Basically all kinds of wrong had to happen to even get it to sorta kinda fit.