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Waggy 44 swap recommendations

JeepinCoastie

JeepinCoastie

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yea i cant see spending 500 BUCKS after all is said and done for all the brackets for that...

plus i know a few people who have had issues with the trusses ...

as for the upper control arms just gonna order tabs from Ballistic they are cheap
 
Made some changes to the set up

For the front Im going to stay with the Ballistic mounts that will take care of the springs, shocks, and LCA's
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/XJ--TJ-Jeep-combo-bracket-upgrade-kit_p_1542.html
And use the RE Bridge and UCA mounts
http://rubiconexpress.com/builderparts/Product.aspx?folder=BPBK&part=RE9968

As for the Rear im going to use Ballistic again for the springs
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Leaf-Spring-Conversion-Kit_p_1699.html
and these for the shock mounts.
http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/Universal-Fit-Lower-Shock-Mount-p-19074.html
 
Are you able to order just the upper control arm bridge and brackets, I didn't see a way on their site? I've got a waggy front sitting in the garage and I'm also looking at all the options for brackets. Good luck.
 
yes u can ...

Im getting mine thought a dealer, the guy who does all my major work
but i dont see why you couldnt just contact RE and order them.
 
JeepinCoastie said:
plus i know a few people who have had issues with the trusses ...
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I would like more info on the "issues" as I'm thinking of using a tnt truss when I do my new front hp d30 build.
 
You can order the bridge w/ bracket and bushing, and the passenger side separate. I would contact FULLSIZEXJ on here, he has always been good on price for the RE stuff I've ordered.
I used the RE uppers and the Ballistic stuff that you linked. I found that to be about the cheapest, pre-fab, way to go.
I had to trim the cast on the driver side of the pumpkin to get the bridge to fit, it took a little massaging. It comes fitted for Dana 30 tubes so you'll have to open them up. I ended up not using the track bar mount of the Ballistic brackets, because I went crossover steering.
 
JeepinCoastie said:
yea i cant see spending 500 BUCKS after all is said and done for all the brackets for that...

plus i know a few people who have had issues with the trusses ...

as for the upper control arms just gonna order tabs from Ballistic they are cheap
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I to would like to know what issues you are talking about. I for one have wheeled with numerous rigs that have the tnt truss and they are supper easy to install, keeps your housing straight. Never seen or heard of any issues........
 
I'm not going to speak for my friends and there opinions on TnT's stuff ... but i trust them with there Jeep Knowledge
 
JeepinCoastie said:
I'm not going to speak for my friends and there opinions on TnT's stuff ... but i trust them with there Jeep Knowledge
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lame reply....... post up what the issues are. I'm building a hp44 and might be buying tnt truss for it.

love it when someone doesn't like a product and says it has issues but has no first hand knowledge. Its all, "my buddies buddy, cousins, sisters, brother, had issue with the product".
 
JeepinCoastie said:
Made some changes to the set up

For the front Im going to stay with the Ballistic mounts that will take care of the springs, shocks, and LCA's
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/XJ--TJ-Jeep-combo-bracket-upgrade-kit_p_1542.html
And use the RE Bridge and UCA mounts
http://rubiconexpress.com/builderparts/Product.aspx?folder=BPBK&part=RE9968

As for the Rear im going to use Ballistic again for the springs
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Leaf-Spring-Conversion-Kit_p_1699.html
and these for the shock mounts.
http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/Universal-Fit-Lower-Shock-Mount-p-19074.html
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Looks like good options. I'd be curious as to what RE charges for that 'bridge' and UCA mounts.

What type of suspension are you running/planning on running?
Do you really need the UCA on the driver's side? You could save a bunch of cash just making/purchasing a single pass side UCA mount.

As for the shock mounts, I think the ones in the RuffStuff kit are a better choice over the stud mounted ones you liked from Poly.

XJOFFROAD said:
lame reply....... post up what the issues are. I'm building a hp44 and might be buying tnt truss for it.

love it when someone doesn't like a product and says it has issues but has no first hand knowledge. Its all, "my buddies buddy, cousins, sisters, brother, had issue with the product".
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More than a few of us have had a couple issues with the T&T trusses. I was one. I'm not going to start another T&T fan war over it. If you are truly interested do some searching, there are many threads out there.

Enough on that.
/offtopic
 
call me lame i don't care ... but thats exactly my point ... I'm not gonna bash a product on a public forum being I dont have first hand experience ... But I trust my buddy/installers word enough to not spend that much money on something ...
 
As for the shock mounts the reason i am going with the stud its will keep the bushings on the same plane as the axle flexes .. I dont want to rotate the lower mount 90 degrees and bind the bushings ...
 
I am running the stock setup ... not stock parts im on 4.5 inch lift but I am running the stock 4 link

PMed you BTW
 
Although I should say I have contemplated running a 3 Link such as RK's but dont u run the single upper link to the Drivers side or does it not matter?
 
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