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Benny87

Member
Location
Clarkston, MI
Alright everyone after questoins and many answers and parts that came from many of you here on the forum. I've finally started my build. Specs are going to be as follow:

106 WB
SAW 2.5x14" air shocks (thank you John)
Poly mounts for the suspension
new tcase (undecided between stak or atlas)
front 60 and rear 14
And full hydro....
Ohh and 40" Iroks with some 17(undecided again)

Picture time..
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Bart

Bart

Registered User
Location
Arm Utah
Goona be sweet. Looks like you've been planning this for a while. I like the invisible 14 in the rear. Gives it a real light weight look. ;)

Good luck and keep the updates coming.
 
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Benny87

Member
Location
Clarkston, MI
OK so for some updates. The rear is all tacked in and the front didnt go was planned with the 3 link so I am going to go with a triangulated 4 link..;) The poly mounts worked out extremely well and I was very please...

For pics:
Front Mount
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FULLLL STUFFFF.. now thats up there..
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Rear axle tacked in place..
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Greg

Greg

I run a tight ship... wreck
Admin
Location
Grand Junction, CO
Looks like a fun build! You seem to be making good progress, I'm jealous of the Fox Air Shocks. Where'd you get your poly link mounts and rod ends?
 
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Benny87

Member
Location
Clarkston, MI
update

sorry for taken so long to get some updates just been busy.. I decided that I am going to do an auto swap aswell because its a pain in the ass 3 footing with 2 feet. So my NV4500 trans is in the for sale section. i have my fenders finised front aswell was the suspension.. so heres some pics.. Enjoy.


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Bart

Bart

Registered User
Location
Arm Utah
Good progress and I like the auto swap. It adds some work but you'll have a whole new feel when you're finished.
 
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Benny87

Member
Location
Clarkston, MI
Ya thats what a guy said on a forum here in MI.. He loves it, he did a aw4 swap running maxxis 40s so i hoping to do the same but only if I can get rid of that 4500.. I also ditched the 3 link front in favor of the track bar was going to be really bendy and if i did my math right my ride height shoud be about 72" to the top of the cab on my 40s. Both axles at full stuff are about 1"+ CL of axle tube above the bottom side of the frame. My next issue is steering so thankfully im doing full hydro but that will stil be tight making the ram fit.
 
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Benny87

Member
Location
Clarkston, MI
updates

Its been awhile, I turned 21 oct. 5 and now this coming monday im off to the bahamas for a cruise. So the progress: swapped out the manual for the auto. Got my full hydro kit and I have started designing my ram mount and so one. Did my own back half. heres some pictures


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Steering: Pics are shown with 40* steering. The links are almost parallel in both the top view and the front but not perfect. I can really ajust them because fixing one make the other worse. Also by moving the ram up I will hit the bottom of my rad at full compression.

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I will post some more pics of the frame and such when I get back. But some info on it. Its only .50" away from the body and flush with the inside of the wheel well. For my rear shock mount ideas I was going along the ideas of these:
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Than I will be tieing the cage into the new frame and the A,B pillers aswell.
 
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Benny87

Member
Location
Clarkston, MI
Updates

As promised, after I got back from my trip to the bahamas I had 4 days to get to work on my jeep. I got the frame in and all painted and got the front axle somewhat together so that this weekend when my dad gets his toys in storage I can get my jeep in the garage to finish it up. So here are some pictures.
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