I lean told me I need to post up my build. I have a clear idea of the finished product, but I am open to ideas or criticisms. I lean is helping me a ton with ideas and alot of the tube work cause I am a slow bender!!!
The history:
I bought the jeep when I lived in MN upgraded then wheeled and upgraded it wheeled it broke etc. till I broke a front stub shaft. Then it sat when I moved to Salt Lake. I backed it in the garage and I started to fix the busted shaft. Then I found other problems and then I decided to do a full rebuild. (Thats right all this started because I broke a shaft.) It then sat longer as I went to school for a year.
Here is what it looked like:
It was a good jeep, but it was really wide and tall.
so I started ripping it apart
I'm reusing the axles and coilovers and steering components but most of the rest will be new
so heres the list:
5.3l w/reflashed comp to about 325 hp
turbo 400 w/ manual reverse valve body
3 speed stak 5.44/3.0/1.1
60's 5.13 t-locker in front w/ spool in rear
rear steer
full hydro
17 in allied beads
40" maxxis creepy crawlers (sticky comp compound)
Random teraflex parts
16" sway a way coilovers
f-o-a 4" airbumps
112-114ish wheel base
way over 90 degree approach and departure angles
will sit 22" to bottom of frame rail and will have 5" of up travel
already made a new cage before I decided to do the complete rebuild
other little things I forgot
motor mount plates
Cut off the front end
this chunk lost me about 200 lbs thats right the box frame is 4x3x1/4 wall..cut a similar chunk off of the back
Then got some chromo and bent up a new front end, which kicked it up and narrowed it, new shock hoops and built motor mounts off the frame
cheesy weld pic cause everyone does it
so with the front somewhat mocked up, (minus gussets and spreader tubing) I need to put the tub on so I can run the support tubing through it so it can bear weight. I will finish the front suspension then.
So I moved to the rear and linked it up. Then built a tranny crossmember and will end up cutting off the back of the frame to help in the lightening process. So I will only be using about 4 feet of the old frame, which is monster thick!
The history:
I bought the jeep when I lived in MN upgraded then wheeled and upgraded it wheeled it broke etc. till I broke a front stub shaft. Then it sat when I moved to Salt Lake. I backed it in the garage and I started to fix the busted shaft. Then I found other problems and then I decided to do a full rebuild. (Thats right all this started because I broke a shaft.) It then sat longer as I went to school for a year.
Here is what it looked like:
It was a good jeep, but it was really wide and tall.
so I started ripping it apart
I'm reusing the axles and coilovers and steering components but most of the rest will be new
so heres the list:
5.3l w/reflashed comp to about 325 hp
turbo 400 w/ manual reverse valve body
3 speed stak 5.44/3.0/1.1
60's 5.13 t-locker in front w/ spool in rear
rear steer
full hydro
17 in allied beads
40" maxxis creepy crawlers (sticky comp compound)
Random teraflex parts
16" sway a way coilovers
f-o-a 4" airbumps
112-114ish wheel base
way over 90 degree approach and departure angles
will sit 22" to bottom of frame rail and will have 5" of up travel
already made a new cage before I decided to do the complete rebuild
other little things I forgot
motor mount plates
Cut off the front end
this chunk lost me about 200 lbs thats right the box frame is 4x3x1/4 wall..cut a similar chunk off of the back
Then got some chromo and bent up a new front end, which kicked it up and narrowed it, new shock hoops and built motor mounts off the frame
cheesy weld pic cause everyone does it
so with the front somewhat mocked up, (minus gussets and spreader tubing) I need to put the tub on so I can run the support tubing through it so it can bear weight. I will finish the front suspension then.
So I moved to the rear and linked it up. Then built a tranny crossmember and will end up cutting off the back of the frame to help in the lightening process. So I will only be using about 4 feet of the old frame, which is monster thick!
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