LT.
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Los Alamos, New Mexico
I'll bet you will only be done with this part of the project. 4x4's are never really done, are they? You have done some amazing work. Job well done, sir!
LT.
LT.
Stretching the TJ - finally
- Thread starter Bart
- Start date
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Where did you get the control arms mount (frame side) from?
waynehartwig
www.jeeperman.com
- Location
- Mead, WA
BCGPER
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- Sunny Arizona
Man, that looks nice. So nice, you can hardly notice how ugly your neighbors house is... 
With the flush tail lights, are you going to need some sort of marker light now?
With the flush tail lights, are you going to need some sort of marker light now?
waynehartwig
www.jeeperman.com
- Location
- Mead, WA
Man, that looks nice. So nice, you can hardly notice how ugly your neighbors house is...
With the flush tail lights, are you going to need some sort of marker light now?
Nope, you can see in the one picture that they have it
There are 3? LED's on teh sides...They aren't DOT legal though, because they aren't reflective. So get you some red reflective tape and put under 'em.
Cascadia
Undecided
- Location
- Orem, Utah
LiteDot's actually have reflective tape that comes with them. It is red. I just put mine over the 2 mounting holes so you can't see the bolts.
GOAT
Back from the beyond
- Location
- Roanoke, VA
Good to see the build coming along bart, looks awesome. i wish it would have been done while mine was still on 35s. Seems that we cant get it right
A couple of things.
I think it would be worth it to notch/french the living p*ss out of the frame if you can. If not, you'll end up having to run stock coils that unseat on every obstacle. Hey, I'll bring the plasma if needed
You should also consider outboarding the rear shocks while you're here. It makes a HUGE difference in improving stability, especially in a triangulated setup. The ford towers can be had for pennies on the dollar. Aftermarkets aren't too pricey either. I believe TREKs has some a little cheaper than POLY.
My crappy 2c
MP
turbohaulic
I don't know it just is!
- Location
- Hyde Park, UT
Looks great, nice work. When my old man had his TJ I was trying to get him to stretch it but now he's got a JK Nice rig!
Nice rig!
Thanks all, and what Wayne said on the side marker lights. They look kewl. Good information on the springs and shocks. I am going to run it and see what happens but feel that I'll be doing some mods to the rear spring perches and shock mounts in the future.
You are correct LT, the next project is the front long arm stretch. I'd love to find a way to push it forward more than 3 inches. I'm selling my hard top to finance it. After that I may throw an AW4 tranny in. I want to be able to hop in and drive to Moab or Death Valley. The difference from how it rode before and after this project is night and day. It was so squirly before but feels real good at 80 mph now.
BC, you are correct as always, nothing helps the look of that monstrosity across the street.
You are correct LT, the next project is the front long arm stretch. I'd love to find a way to push it forward more than 3 inches. I'm selling my hard top to finance it. After that I may throw an AW4 tranny in. I want to be able to hop in and drive to Moab or Death Valley. The difference from how it rode before and after this project is night and day. It was so squirly before but feels real good at 80 mph now.
BC, you are correct as always, nothing helps the look of that monstrosity across the street.
waynehartwig
www.jeeperman.com
- Location
- Mead, WA
Yeah, what is it with pastels? They belong on Easter eggs, not houses!
BCGPER
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- Sunny Arizona
Where's Baker Ranch? What kind of wheeling. I'm jonesing to get this on the trail somewhere. I'll be adding rockers in the next week sometime then I'm ready. I need to flush my heater core to see if I can get some flow through there, otherwise I'll be spending a day replacing the heater core.
BCGPER
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- Sunny Arizona
Sorry, typo on my part. Barker sound more familiar?
No????
BCGPER
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- Sunny Arizona
Charlie Manson's hideout. Weren't you there earlier this year?
Ahhh, yes I was there, but it was about 20 months ago. What's your agenda for the trip? The guys I went with last time go every year and I've been playing with the idea of taking my junk down there in early spring.