L.A Xmember

[LittleD]

Does anybody have or can take some photos of a Long Arm Xmember for a Cherokee? Gonna look into building one and i think im under thinking the design by alot. Ideas are greatly appreciated.

[Burton58]

i used to have the clayton crossmember. its a very simple 3 piece design. take a look at that for ideas

[LittleD]

Thanks, i have steel from the front bumper build so it's 3x6x3/16. Just so happens i have enough to make that a xmember, use angle iron or something as the unibody mount, and use some of the 1/4 steel i have left over from tie ins as the arm bracket

Does this look good for strength wise? Also is there any places i can get just the lower arm? Making them would be just as much as getting the rustys lowers

[Even]

rustys lowers

Bleh.

If they don't fuck you over on shipping costs, they will wear out somehow and you will hate them.

A good rule of thumb is just avoid Rustys altogether.

[LittleD]

The only reason i said rusty's, is because they sell the lowers for $270 a pair

[Burton58]

most typical radius arm lowers are very similar. take a look at re, rc, clayton and treks. i'm sure you can get a good price on the lowers through one of them

[Ktmracer419]

if you are building a longarm crossmember...

you can EASILY fabricate some solid arms using joints of your choice

[LittleD]

I know i can fab them, but last time i priced it out, it was like $250 for all of it.

Where do you recommend getting the joints and the nut inserts? prefer to buy from one place if possible

[LittleD]

What size pitch and bore would anyone recomend? And if i buy these will i also have to get nut inserts?

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/...ot_p_1646.html

[Even]

What size pitch and bore would anyone recomend? And if i buy these will i also have to get nut inserts?

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/...ot_p_1646.html

If you get those, I would go with 1.25" 12tpi thread and 5/8 bolt hole.

1.25" 12tpi is a very common size and plenty strong. You could go with a 3/4" bolt hole if you really wanted, but that's a big ass bolt and kindof overkill for somebody like you and me. I'm going to be running 5/8" bolts on the track bar I'm building.

[Ktmracer419]

all you need is 9/16" bolts

ballistic joints are garbage
they either creak or knock

i like the currie jhonny joints

just remember if you are building a radius arm setup you need rubber bushings at the axle end to compensate for the binding

[Even]

ballistic joints are garbage

Yours already giving you shit?

[Ktmracer419]

Yours already giving you shit?

yep.

ive had to tighten em up 3 times

they will creak right after you tighten them for a week

then be nice and quiet for about a week, then begin knocking

then tighten again when you get sick of the knocking

[HeavyMetal]

http://www1.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=892128

[LittleD]

Im thinking of just buying a kit, with my luck ill end up making a simple mistake and causing many headaches in the future. I would probably get tired of the project half way through and just wing the last half of it