xj's gonna get a makeover

[Burton58]

2nd one. Looks awesome

[ct67_72]

Got a few things done today that I have been putting off.
Actually started last night, cut the rear quarters a bit more. Started to cut out the inners to make room for some new inner wheel tubs.
This morning I woke up and pulled the rear out. I redrilled the perches and spring plates 1.25" farther back, to make for a total of 2.25" back.
Once I got that done I moved on to my brakes. My pedal was low, and the brakes just didnt feel great for being what it is.
I grabbed a 99+ dodge ram 1500-2500 van master cylinder and installed it. It is shorter than the pickup version, but still the 1.25" bore over the 1.0625" XJ.
Now the pedal has a stock feel and the little bit I drove it feels much better than it was.

[ct67_72]

I got a little done today. Really needed to redo bumps up front. I wanted to do something a little different. Heres what I came up with.

[CntStpTheStnk06]

purrrrdddddyyyyyyy

[Harry]

Does look good. Gonna make an adjustable height pad I assume?

[ct67_72]

Does look good. Gonna make an adjustable height pad I assume?

Im thinking about making a "U" that would bolt in through the original shock bolt holes. Then mounting a hockey puck to it as a bump pad. Then it would be removeable to make adjustments easy.
I really wish I had a plasma. Id like to cut basically a circle with legs. So the legs could be folded 90 degrees to bolt through and then I would have a nice circular bump pad/support to hold a puck or later a piece of uhmw.

[Harry]

I really wish I had a plasma.

Me too. But we do have a torch you could use.

Sounds like a good plan though... I've got a plan for my bumpstops too.

[ct67_72]

Me too. But we do have a torch you could use.

Sounds like a good plan though... I've got a plan for my bumpstops too.

hmmm, I might cut them at work with the torch. I cant do what I want with a cut off wheel lol. If I dont I might take you up on that.

[clean4drxj]

I think you made good use of what you had available there and it looks like it will function perfectly..

[murdered out manche]

bumps look good, im going to do something similar.

are your irok's bias or radial? how do you like them soo far?

[ct67_72]

bumps look good, im going to do something similar.

are your irok's bias or radial? how do you like them soo far?

Bias. I would never run the radials, they do NOT work the same. The bias sidewall is a lot stronger too.

[ct67_72]

I put the bumps in tonight. I did it outside in the dark and Im not really happy with them. They looked good but when I flexed it they arent contacting exactly where I want them to.
Im going to have to redo something, not sure exactly what yet.
But here it is for now

[kracker]

you should only have to move it forward just a tad ,no? wheres the pad sit once compressed? shouldnt be too much to move it a little ...you gonna beef up the top at all?

[ct67_72]

It needs to point out more. I thought the lower pad would be more inside once it came up.
I wish I didn't weld the plate on the inside of the tube too, I'd just cut it at the tube and pull the bottom out and reweld.

[ct67_72]

I think for right now Im going to modify the bottom part. I just cut 2 circular pieces of 1/4". Im going to weld them over the plate that I have already welded to the bottom a bit offset, and redrill the pucks a bit offset to move them in, but have enough support. Because part of the other issue is the the bump hits the puck towards the backside, where there is no plate under it so it bends it over. So I think with a plate just bigger than the puck and it moved back a little bit it will work out fine. It wont hit dead center or perfectly straight, but who cares. It will work. Next year its getting air bumps and this is all getting cut off anyway.
Or if it goes the way I want it will have ORI's up front and I wont need bumps