Project: Rebuilt

[Pedro]

Ask your brother for help this weekend. If I'm not mistaken, hes having one of his lazy Sundays


DO WORK!

[CumminsJeep]

Jeepspeed v. 2.0 has begun. FINALLY got around to doing my lower shock mounts so my Foxs dont keep gettin killed.

A tech thread if you will.

First started by Cutting off the old mounting perch.


I used Ruff Stuff Shock mounts that I had from my 8.8 swap kit and welded them up in place where I wanted them.


This is the passenger side but I did the same thing on the driver side. I used some 1/8 plate I had laying around and gave it some gussetting. This ties into not only the shock mount itself, but also the LCA mount so it strengthens the whole thing.


I used some shock bushing sleeves I had laying around to act as spacers in between the heims and the shock mount. Got some grade 8 hardware and tightened it all up. All painted and ready to go





and bam, done. The pics suck but you get the point.

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

get some.

At full flex, with the angle the mounts are at, are you worried about the shock getting bound up on the edge? If you can see what I'm trying to get across?

[Pedro]

Your welds are becoming medium-medium well

[iant333]

I'm a fan of the shock mount's. I think I might try that.

What about the stock mount's was killing your shocks though?

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

I'm a fan of the shock mount's. I think I might try that.

What about the stock mount's was killing your shocks though?

probably a little too high up, it looks like he gained around an inch and a half of extra space by dropping them to where they are. If the Foxes are longer fo' droop, it'll keep em from bottoming out better.

[HeavyMetal]

very not gay

[Pedro]

What about the stock mount's was killing your shocks though?

Shocks were too long, so he lowered the mounts

[CumminsJeep]

get some.

At full flex, with the angle the mounts are at, are you worried about the shock getting bound up on the edge? If you can see what I'm trying to get across?

I have done no testing yet but I did think about that as well and they SHOULD be ok.

I'm a fan of the shock mount's. I think I might try that.

What about the stock mount's was killing your shocks though?

They were bottoming out all over the place. I didnt like shocks as bump stops. this should give me more up-travel and my prothanes will do their job

[CumminsJeep]

oh and i FINALLY got somewhere with Rough Country and the UCA joints. They didnt send me new joints but they did send me rebuild kits. So I will be doing those on friday. I also noticed that my axle is tilted way to far forward so thats why my coils look sad. So when i put the joints back in, I will adjust that

[HeavyMetal]

watch out for the fawkin hurricane friday

[CumminsJeep]

watch out for the fawkin hurricane friday

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[HeavyMetal]

?

apparently it isnt reaching you, nvm


we are getting nuked by a tropical storm on friday, or so i hear

[CumminsJeep]

holy crape

[Lawn Guyland]

its supposed to be pretty insane here...but then again LI is just waiting to be washed away