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<blockquote data-quote="hokie_yj" data-source="post: 1572938" data-attributes="member: 4238"><p>That pretty much catches up to where I am now. Like I said I've got a single seat buggy sitting here that's been broken for almost 5 years. In that time I got married and had two kids, so shop time is a bit limited these days. I'm ever so slowly working on try to get the buggy sorted out too, but my main focus has been this LJ so the family can enjoy it too. I have most of the major stuff here for the axle swap minus the tires, but I don't want to tear it apart until I have everything ready to knock it out as quick as possible. </p><p></p><p>A little preview of what's coming:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]208796[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]208797[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This will be the base of the suspension. It's a 3/4 link subframe kit designed by the guy who went by GTXRacer on Pirate back in the day. He designed and sold a few of these, but they never really took off. I was planning to get the Motobilt kit, but ran across one of these on Facebook for stupid cheap so I couldn't pass it up. I guess the popcorn welds on it may have something to do with the price, but it's all stuff that can be ground out and re-welded.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]208799[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The plan for now is the axle swap with a small stretch staying on coil springs, with a swap to coilovers and more stretch down the road. And who knows if a LS might not find it's way under the hood one day.</p><p></p><p>Here's the parts list so far:</p><p>-05+ 60/10.5 w/5.38 gears Detroit front and factory Ford e-locker rear</p><p>-4.3 Atlas (this is an old case that still has the small front output, but I've talked to AA and the upgrade is still available)</p><p>-3.5" Rock Krawler triple rate springs</p><p>-Rock Krawler 1.25" rebuildable flex joints</p><p>-PSC big bore hydro assist kit</p><p>-Dirty Life Mesa beadlocks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hokie_yj, post: 1572938, member: 4238"] That pretty much catches up to where I am now. Like I said I've got a single seat buggy sitting here that's been broken for almost 5 years. In that time I got married and had two kids, so shop time is a bit limited these days. I'm ever so slowly working on try to get the buggy sorted out too, but my main focus has been this LJ so the family can enjoy it too. I have most of the major stuff here for the axle swap minus the tires, but I don't want to tear it apart until I have everything ready to knock it out as quick as possible. A little preview of what's coming: [ATTACH type="full"]208796[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]208797[/ATTACH] This will be the base of the suspension. It's a 3/4 link subframe kit designed by the guy who went by GTXRacer on Pirate back in the day. He designed and sold a few of these, but they never really took off. I was planning to get the Motobilt kit, but ran across one of these on Facebook for stupid cheap so I couldn't pass it up. I guess the popcorn welds on it may have something to do with the price, but it's all stuff that can be ground out and re-welded. [ATTACH type="full"]208799[/ATTACH] The plan for now is the axle swap with a small stretch staying on coil springs, with a swap to coilovers and more stretch down the road. And who knows if a LS might not find it's way under the hood one day. Here's the parts list so far: -05+ 60/10.5 w/5.38 gears Detroit front and factory Ford e-locker rear -4.3 Atlas (this is an old case that still has the small front output, but I've talked to AA and the upgrade is still available) -3.5" Rock Krawler triple rate springs -Rock Krawler 1.25" rebuildable flex joints -PSC big bore hydro assist kit -Dirty Life Mesa beadlocks [/QUOTE]
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