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"JeepJeep" YJ build on a broke mans budget
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<blockquote data-quote="jeepjeep" data-source="post: 294511" data-attributes="member: 4795"><p>This is all pretty much going to be old news for most of yall, If nobody cares just axe this thread so it ain't wasting space. </p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0258.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Started with this, pretty much standard issue YJ, 4" SUA lift, 33's, 30/35, aussie in front, I6, 5 speed. I've had the Jeep almost 6 years, DD'd it through high school and mostly just wheeled it and fix what broke since then. Everything was showing its age, the gears in the front where almost toast so when I grenaded the rear end I decided enough was enough. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0265.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Hit up the pull a part for XJ springs and driveshafts from a 90's F250.</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0264.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Got a set of stock YJ front springs from a friend and got them all roughly in place to see what I was working with</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0275.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0276.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>For axles I had remnants of a 77 F250 behind the shop, 30 spline FF 60 and a LP Dana 44 "HD", best part was the price $0.00</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0279.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Bought a BTF stretch bumper off a guy real cheap and got it welded on</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0288.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Got the axles roughly in place and got it back on its own weight again</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0294.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0297.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>My shackle angle on both ends sucked so I was going to have to cut and move some brackets around so I moved the Jeep into the shop so I could be on a good smooth level floor to work.</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0308.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0309.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I ended up cutting the springs hangers off the frame, moving the rear back and the front forward a couple inches and I moved them up a inch or so while I was at it to lose a little height. Got another couple inches of stretch and a much better shackle angle.</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0309.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0334.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Discovered some binding issues at full droop which opened up another can of worms for me to sort through. </p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0347.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The pinion was pointing 2* DOWN so I made some 8* shims to get it up some</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0388.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Now my caster was miles away from being right so I proceeded to cut the C's off to turn them. I tried to make a nice little cut all the way around and found out I was kidding myself If I thought it would be that simple.</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0756_zps5a247448.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Got my big grinder out and went to work and finally got enough weld gone so they would turn loose.</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0808_zps83c7606e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0809_zps5075fbb6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Got them back on, set my caster, then burned them in.</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0826_zps932cf97f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0828_zps2a5259eb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>While I had everything tore down I milled, drilled, and tapped the passenger side knuckles for highsteer</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0761_zpsf8761cc4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0762_zps52caf8d0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Latest thing I've done is started shorting the driveshaft for the rear and caught myself on fire in the process. Carhartt jackets burn way too good by the way.</p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0853_zpsf802d8d3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0852_zpsd4dc3e62.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeepjeep, post: 294511, member: 4795"] This is all pretty much going to be old news for most of yall, If nobody cares just axe this thread so it ain't wasting space. [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0258.jpg[/IMG] Started with this, pretty much standard issue YJ, 4" SUA lift, 33's, 30/35, aussie in front, I6, 5 speed. I've had the Jeep almost 6 years, DD'd it through high school and mostly just wheeled it and fix what broke since then. Everything was showing its age, the gears in the front where almost toast so when I grenaded the rear end I decided enough was enough. [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0265.jpg[/IMG] Hit up the pull a part for XJ springs and driveshafts from a 90's F250. [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0264.jpg[/IMG] Got a set of stock YJ front springs from a friend and got them all roughly in place to see what I was working with [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0275.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0276.jpg[/IMG] For axles I had remnants of a 77 F250 behind the shop, 30 spline FF 60 and a LP Dana 44 "HD", best part was the price $0.00 [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0279.jpg[/IMG] Bought a BTF stretch bumper off a guy real cheap and got it welded on [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0288.jpg[/IMG] Got the axles roughly in place and got it back on its own weight again [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0294.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0297.jpg[/IMG] My shackle angle on both ends sucked so I was going to have to cut and move some brackets around so I moved the Jeep into the shop so I could be on a good smooth level floor to work. [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0308.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0309.jpg[/IMG] I ended up cutting the springs hangers off the frame, moving the rear back and the front forward a couple inches and I moved them up a inch or so while I was at it to lose a little height. Got another couple inches of stretch and a much better shackle angle. [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0309.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0334.jpg[/IMG] Discovered some binding issues at full droop which opened up another can of worms for me to sort through. [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0347.jpg[/IMG] The pinion was pointing 2* DOWN so I made some 8* shims to get it up some [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0388.jpg[/IMG] Now my caster was miles away from being right so I proceeded to cut the C's off to turn them. I tried to make a nice little cut all the way around and found out I was kidding myself If I thought it would be that simple. [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0756_zps5a247448.jpg[/IMG] Got my big grinder out and went to work and finally got enough weld gone so they would turn loose. [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0808_zps83c7606e.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0809_zps5075fbb6.jpg[/IMG] Got them back on, set my caster, then burned them in. [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0826_zps932cf97f.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0828_zps2a5259eb.jpg[/IMG] While I had everything tore down I milled, drilled, and tapped the passenger side knuckles for highsteer [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0761_zpsf8761cc4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0762_zps52caf8d0.jpg[/IMG] Latest thing I've done is started shorting the driveshaft for the rear and caught myself on fire in the process. Carhartt jackets burn way too good by the way. [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0853_zpsf802d8d3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr200/two_wheel_hill/IMG_0852_zpsd4dc3e62.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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