Jeep Cheap Cherokee Build
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RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
Well, I've got to finish the cage, make a lot of little gussets, brake lines, drive shafts, exhaust, tranny and t-case shifters, tranny cooler, etc. Tons of smaller projects left. I have an unreasonable goal of finishing it by the end of this month, but realistically I'll be happy to have it done by early spring.
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RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
I just re-measured the amount of lift from page ten of this thread. I measured 28". My previous measurement was 31" and that was determined to be about 6 or 7" of lift. So now I'm somewhere around 3 or 4 inches of lift. I think that's pretty low for an XJ on 35s with as much suspension travel as this. 
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
I just re-measured the amount of lift from page ten of this thread. I measured 28". My previous measurement was 31" and that was determined to be about 6 or 7" of lift. So now I'm somewhere around 3 or 4 inches of lift. I think that's pretty low for an XJ on 35s with as much suspension travel as this.
With the way those fenders look on the tires, I'll agree. It's only about 3" of lift. That's awesome!
chadschoon
Well-Known Member
- Location
- lehi
strong work there!!!
Bucking Bronco
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- Location
- Layton
I just don't take pictures of the really ghetto parts.
HA HA HA
This was my philosophy when building my buggy. No up close pictures
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
Nate R
It's derby season!
- Location
- West Jordan, UT
I might have missed it, but can you post the part numbers for the tie rod ends you used?
-Nate
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yellowbronco
Cuts Through Grease !!!
- Location
- Moab
Wow, it looks like you are getting close!!
Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
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- far enough away
I'm digging that trackbar mount... doesn't look like there's gonna be much leverage to tear it off, sweet.
Love the stance, too. Nice and low, that's great.
Love the stance, too. Nice and low, that's great.
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
Yeah, I posted it in another thread. I should have put it here.
Tie Rod:
ES2233L for pass side (reamed hole for TRE)
ES2234R for driver side
Drag Link:
ES2027L mounted into reamed hole in the ES2233L
ES2026R at pitman arm
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
I'm digging that trackbar mount... doesn't look like there's gonna be much leverage to tear it off, sweet.
Love the stance, too. Nice and low, that's great.
Thanks.
When I built the frame side track bar mount I was planning on a flat top knuckle and high-steer arm, which would have meant a longer, flatter drag link, and corresponding track bar. With the change in plan, this is just where the track bar ended up. I'd be surprised if the mount ripped off the axle, but I am familiar with the forces involved.
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
Is it about time for an update?
It hasn't even been a month yet!
Yeah, I've been finishing up stuff that I mocked up earlier, or just tacked together. Not really much to take pictures of. Today I built a bolt-in brace between the two suspension crossmembers, as well as a bunch of permanent bracing for both crossmembers and the frame work for the flat skid plate.
The transmission mount is done, and the transfer case is put back together with the SYE. I need to swap the transmission out, get a tranny cooler, and some sort of shifter. Then I can run brake lines and build drive shafts and it will be drivable. There's eleventy billion things to finish still, like the cage, the interior, the headlights, the fenders, the fuel filler, the gas tank skid, the rear bumper plating and tow points, etc, etc, etc...