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I'd still like to help and my offer to be there with my 40 ft box truck still stands but I'm going to be in DC from Saturday tilll Sunday. Guess that doesn't help much does it?

Man, that thing's cute. I want it....but I don't think it'd go well in my apartment. Maybe I should move home? I don't think mom would mind a new pet....hehehe.

Yeah, you're suposed to have a permit but that shouldn't be hard for a person with your connections to get. Ryan's dad has one for a pet, it's domesticated and more civil than a dog. I'm on my way over.

hehehe, you inspired me mark. They work awesome. Had to swap some springs from the front pack to the rear to make it sit level. It worked out pretty good though.

a good friend to have.....he's part of this board too.

So what is correct castor? How's the best way to set it? With a angle finder on the pinion? The traction bar's on the way. I just forgot to put it in the long list of things it still needs.

Definitely, it only took about 2 hours to do. Took longer to find the parts.

I had to mount them pretty far back. That was just to mock the rear suspension though. I now have some bushings welded to the rear underside of my bumper for a little better angle on the shackles. You can kinda see it in the last picture. I'm sure I'm going to hit a lot of rocks with them.

I'm stretched out to 101.5 inches now on the wheelbase, and raised up to what I estimate about 5 inches of lift. The front is going to get pushed forward 1.5 inches more next week. I haven't flexed it yet but the springs are super squishy so I expect it'll do pretty well. Now, here's my...

Just finished the supsension. I have to work up some new axles now but untill then I'll have the stockers so I need to figure out some driveline angles. Before During After

Do you have a t-case drop?

So I ran another tank without it just to convince myself it really did work and I'm just about out and at 165 miles on this tank.

Wow, that's really interesting. I think I need to take a trip out there.

Yeah, if it was either the output or input shaft seals you won't have to split the case that's pretty easy.

Who did it for you?

There's only one thing you can do. Remove the T-case, split the case, clean and silicone the seam and replace the output shaft seal. It's really not as much work as it sounds but you should have someone who's done it before with you in case you run into something unexpected.

Ouch! I think Six States might be one of the more expensive driveline shops. Slyco and GRS are probably a lot cheaper. I haven't priced the work yet, just checking out my options.

Well Dave both my driveshafts are the double cardan style and I'd like to not lose that so I think I'm going to have to have them lengthened. I'm not sure how long they need to be, I'll take measurements tonight.

Hmmm...well, I guess I'll have to drive on them first. I've only bounced on them and comparatively to the XJ rears that are on the rear they're much stiffer (of course). I'm betting my little 4 cyl wrangler is much lighter than the V8's you've got.