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[HeavyMetal]

good progress!

[Even]

Finally, after 11 pages of bullshit you are getting somewhere

[Pedro]

that is the stock trackbar bracket. shes gonna be sick. oh and I had to drill my shock mount bolts out and drop bolts in from the top as well. I used a telescoping magnet thingy to get the bolts in from the top. It was easy when I thought to use that.

[Mike]

a lot of duplicate pics. how long do you have to complete this? that track bar bracket looks stock to me. and use self tapping screws for the rear shocks.

fixed the dupes.


I dont have to go back to virginia till the 17th of Dec. I want this thing road ready next wednesday, wheelable by next weekend. Still waiting on my drop pitman arm, and caliper brackets for the rear. My rear 5150s should be here this week

[Mike]

I should be out there working on it till the wee hours of the morning but i need to catch up on sleep.Tomorrow this is my plans:

-ABC Co to get a bottle of Argon
-Strip my front 44, replace seals and weld the truss, and LCA mounts on, paint
-Strip my unibody, plate it.

Should be ready for suspension this weekend. Lots of work still to do.

[crosbike]

a lot of duplicate pics. how long do you have to complete this? that track bar bracket looks stock to me. and use self tapping screws for the rear shocks.

[Mike]

goodbye tiny axle!





had to torch out the bushing on the leaf springs, started a small fire



the floors are solid on this thing, it spent 12 years in connecticut. No rust!







is something missing here?



fuck you upper CA





need to fix this, adam told me i could drill em out and run bolts down through, but, you need to have the hands of a 3 year old to be able to reach the hole





i had an aftermarket tracbar, anyone know if this is a stock track bar bracket or after market?



rear main has a slight leak. might as well replace it while i have everything out



a mock up of how wide my tires will be when the axles are under neath it

[Mike]

how do you figure? havent seen a picture of it yet?

[HeavyMetal]

you still dont own a jeep

[Mike]

did you count each bb?

Nope. The container they came in was the same diameter from top to bottom. Measured 4 equal parts out on the bottle and drew lines, and then dumped 1/4 in each tire. Roughly 1/4 the bottle is 1200 bbs.

I used airsoft beads, which are obviously lighter, but i think i used 3000 in each tire (35s). I know you go by how many ounces and not number, but im just sayin. dont know if it makes a difference

I heard airsoft beads are bad to use because they disintegrate over time. If anything, I used too many BB's. You cant have too much weight, only too little. Some people use a couple golf balls to balance tires out.

[CumminsJeep]

I used airsoft beads, which are obviously lighter, but i think i used 3000 in each tire (35s). I know you go by how many ounces and not number, but im just sayin. dont know if it makes a difference

[SupermanIce-J]

1200 bb's per tire

did you count each bb?

[Mike]

1200 bb's per tire

[xjeeper]

i hope you put more bb's in there than the ones that are visible.

[Mike]

it my neighbors, but hes pretty much the coolest guy ever. Hes retired and hardly uses it anymore and lets me use all his shit as long as i dont fuck it up.