Project Black Betty

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

or you can just put in 9/16 bolts and add frame stiffeners...bitch

If I was going to add a bolt I would really like it to almost be an interference fit. Drilling another hole just puts more stress on the frame rails when its in a tensile load

A weld in sheer takes out the horizontal movement caused by the force of the axle. If RE really wanted to do it right they would lower the placement of the two horizontal bolts which would remove most of the moment on the entire bracket

[crosbike]

If I was going to add a bolt I would really like it to almost be an interference fit. Drilling another hole just puts more stress on the frame rails when its in a tensile load

A weld in sheer takes out the horizontal movement caused by the force of the axle. If RE really wanted to do it right they would lower the placement of the two horizontal bolts which would remove most of the moment on the entire bracket

I didn't add a bolt. I made the bolt and according holes bigger.

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

I didn't add a bolt. I made the bolt and according holes bigger.

All four of them?

[HeavyMetal]

RE also makes a brace that goes across to the other side of the uni-frame for that exact reason. I've heard of those brackets coming loose all the time, even after welding similar to that(not sure if they did it in sheer like you did there). Hopefully that holds up.

yeah, mine is welded and still came fuckin loose until i loctited the shit outta it.

i want a cross brace.

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

So I think I'm going to direct my build toward beefing up the Jeep in general. A lot of my plans will go through depending on if I get a job at school or not but here is what I want to do in the near future:

-Steering box brace
-TNT Frame Stiffeners
-Gas Tank Skid
-Front and rear Diff Covers
-Possibly Lock the 27 Spline
-SYE


I hope that within the next year I'll have it geared but I really dont want to waste money in the 27 spline. I'm going to try to find an XJ 44 to build up, gear, and lock, then throw it in and then gear the D30 when I get a chance. Let me know what you guys think and if there is something I should look into as well

[HeavyMetal]

I'm going to try to find an XJ 44 to build up, gear, and lock, then throw it in and then gear the D30 when I get a chance.

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1005856

its near alex p and others. seems like a good deal to me. the powetrax itself is worth the whole cost.

[Burton58]

thats the guy that built my axles, he's good people and only 15 min up the road. if you buy it i'll pick it up for you

[crosbike]

All four of them?

the bottom ones. which cause all the problems

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

New diff cover to replace my pealed one on the 8.25

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

New corner armor

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

Next up:

-Plate the rear passenger side of my frame (found some cancer) and patch the rust holes in the floor (people are starting to complain their feet are cold).

-Install gas tank skid, new rear shocks, finish making bumper

[justtorchit]

ay.. you say u found cancer on the "frame"...

what year is your jeep???

[HeavyMetal]

what year is your jeep???

seriously?

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

ay.. you say u found cancer on the "frame"...

what year is your jeep???

You know what I mean.......and i'm not answering the other question

[Buffalo Phil]

seriously?

CLEARLY CLICHE OFFROAD FORUM NAMES ARE NOT THAT EFFECTIVE.