Bell Off Road/ Jonasson Motorsports YJ Build

[Ba-Riedo]

Rumor is that my FOA coilovers and air bumps shipped today. Also the cage is out for final TIG welding, because MIG is for suckers.

[Ba-Riedo]

Out for welding, FOA air bumps coilovers will be here tuesday.

[clean4drxj]

I love this build, nicely done..

[Ba-Riedo]

The FOA coilovers came in early this morning:



We puled apart the suspension and started to clean up the axles. The rear is looking like it will be around 6 inches of stretch once we are all said and done:





Unwrapped all my Johnny Joints to assemble the Clayton Off Road links:



Jonni built these grab handles that are slightly angled, and also added a top gusset tube:

[rckymntn05]

I love seeing builds with tons of fab work. Looks great so far. Love the cage!

[Ba-Riedo]

Jonni notched the frame today:

[Ba-Riedo]

Started mocking up the front end and placed the coilovers:


Mini gusset to keep the knuckle intact:


Clayton Off Road arms installed w/ Johnny Joints on both ends:


We used Barnes 4wd brackets on the axle and frame end:

[Ba-Riedo]

Rear shock hoops:


Got the rear coilovers in place today and bolted the tires on:


Time to do some more cutting on the rear fenders:






Onto the fronts:









Jonni and I are gonna add some bracing tomorrow, connect the front hoops to the cage, rear hoops to the cage, and then start cycling the suspension for clearance.

[Ba-Riedo]

[Dirtyjeep92]

OOF

[Ba-Riedo]

Hold the drool in for a few more days, leaving for Moab next sunday...

Shot of the rear 4 link, need to do some trimming on the body to make sure the upper links clear during compression:

Jonni built the bracing for the coilover hoops:


Used these joints to make it removable, and Jonni did some tig welding to get them in there:




I trimmed the inner fenders and threw the MCE Flexible Fenders back on to check clearances:

[Ba-Riedo]

Started moving the rear suspension around and ended up cutting a bit of the frame:



Jonni boxed it in, built a cross brace and added some more tube work.

Just about full bump:



We will be using MCE Flexible Fenders on the front, but since we pushed the rear front so far I didn't like the huge gap between the fender and the tire so after talking with Jason and Mike I cut my brand new fenders:



Shortened vs original:



It's just about 3 inches but It looks better then having a huge gap between the tire and the fender.

[Ba-Riedo]

Getting closer.

[CntStpTheStnk06]

Such a cool build! Great work!

[Ba-Riedo]

Shot of the rear Clayton 4 link all finished up and painted:



The frame cutouts and bracing behind them:



Jonni cut the frame and moved it about 4.5" forward:



Steering box moved forward:



Cross brace installed:



Barnes 4wd winch bumper trimmed for the steering box: