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putting rockwells under my XJ

offroadjack

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Location
bridgeport,tx
i have been putting off starting this thread. but its getting closer to being done. so i guess i can start it now

i bought my XJ about a year ago. and have wheeled the shit out of it.
all i have broke was a stock upper controle arm and stock brake lines. and i found out the computer dont like water
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in till now.

my last trip to Gilmer i broke the ring and pinion in the 9inch first then with a little more beer and a 10 dollar bet. i broke the front dana 30 ring gear.

what i started with

89 Xj auto
about 5 inch lift
ford 9 inch rear with full spool and 4:88
dana 30 front with LS and 4:88
and 35 MTR's on black rockcrawlers


now im going with roc's and 39.5's and 1 link with full hydro steering
got the roc's torn down and cleaned.
have the front and rear welded
have the rear flat paned
have the metal for the crossmember and axle brackets
still need to get them made

she still needs a name. so any one that can come up with a good name i will buy you a beer

now i will get some pics up
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ok got quite a bit done
went to a radius arm front and rear
about 113 wheel base
will have about 8inches up travel front and rear
still need to finish the front passanger arm mount
brakes
stearing
and shock mounts
driveshafts

front driver side
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rear
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rear driver
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rear passanger
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got some more done
front is now sitting on its own
plated some of the rear and the front
built front panhard bar. still have to do some bracing in the frame side of the front mount. and thinking of running another plate from the traiangle gear plate up to the top mount
here are some pics of the front mount
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here is some of the frame plating. and ya the spring is leaning back. it wasnt that way when i started. i THINK it will be alright
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it still will go up about 4 inches but this is about what it will look like
roof will be about 6 foot 6 inches tall
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Hey took ya 4 years, but nice first posts!

Good luck on the rest of the build :thumbup:
 
Got more pics of your frame bracing? radius arm mounts?
 
Any particular reason why you chose to do a radius arm out back? Why not a 4/3 link?
 
Are you raising your gas tank? is it limiting your up travel?
 
Any particular reason why you chose to do a radius arm out back? Why not a 4/3 link?

its more for the room. and cost i have about 500 in everything in this build.
with the hime joints, tube. brakes,tires,rims and a exo cage i might hit 800 dollars.

the only thing left to buy is 1 more stick of tube for the other arms and bolts:cheers:
 
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