monster yj mud project

[XXXJ]

glad to see your own here man.

 

[monkey]

Decided to take the links off of the rear and go with leafs. Had a set of 3/4 ton dodge rear springs that are 52" long. Used those because of the offset of the tie bolt. Added 4" of arch and an extra leaf. Have to move the rear hanger to the rear of the frame where the bumper bolts on because of the extra length.

Started fabbing the hangers today.

 

[sonsan95]

damn this project is lookin sick bro. nice fab work man.

 

[monkey]

Well did away with the radius arms on the front. Copied a design that seemed to work great on another yj I looked at.

 

[monkey]

I know the links look small, but it is in the preliminary stages to make sure everything works. They are gonna be 1 3/4 tubing when I get it all figured out. I know that it is not your typical setup, but it worked extremely well on the other rig.

 

[CT99XJ]

Please tell me you're going to paint it John Deere Green.

Holy 2.5 ton YJ, Batman.

 

[SUPERD]

I know the links look small

I was just about to comment on that, hell I'd still sleeve that 1.75 with some 2.5 if I was you, them rocks are kinda portly.
That ought to be a hell of a mud rig when you're done.
You & Steven friends?

 

[monkey]

Please tell me you're going to paint it John Deere Green.

like this?


I think I'm gonna leave it red and just paint the wheels.

 

[monkey]

You & Steven friends?

Yea, known him for a while. shhh.......don't tell anyone. lol:rofl:

I think he needs to post some pics of the xj hack in this section.

 

[monkey]

Haven't had much time to tinker with it lately, but I have the front spring situation under control now. These are 6" springs for a Ford.

 

[XtrmTJ]

Very Cool ! :drool::favorites13:
Nice build, I like home grown builds ! Good Job !

 

[monkey]

I set the motor in and got the mounts welded up. Built and installed the trans this week. tore down the np205 and installed a 27 spline input, installed a 32 spline front output and installed my 1410 yokes. Also modded the shift rail for twin sticks.

 

[XtrmTJ]

Nope, Didn't happen, not without PICS ! :birgits_tiredcoffee