Installing Front 60?'s

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XJCRAWLER

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Flowery Branch,Ga.

• Feb 1, 2008

• #1

Installing 79 Ford 60 in my 98 XJ, already have rear 60 installed. Running Clayton longarm with limiting straps in the front. What recomendation do I need for frame suppport. I'm running homemade sliders welded to the rails now.

 

Ramsey

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Location

Shreveport, LA

• Feb 1, 2008

• #2

Sleeve the frame rails and tie a cage into it.

 

mk153smaw

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Location

Fort Lee, Va

• Feb 1, 2008

• #3

Hey can you list what you did to get it to work. That is my next add on that I want to do.

 

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XJCRAWLER

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Location

Flowery Branch,Ga.

• Feb 1, 2008

• #4

Already had a 79 F250 Dana 44 installed and kept breaking Yukon shafts. Don't know why, I was only running 39 1/2 Iroks with Staun beadlocks.

 

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redneck23ms

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Location

fort collins co

• Feb 1, 2008

• #5

heavy xj with 39.5 irocs is why you are breaking yukon shafts. plating the frame is a good idea. other than that you won't be putting much more stress on it by having a 60 than you did with the 44.

 

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XJCRAWLER

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Location

Flowery Branch,Ga.

• Feb 1, 2008

• #6

What is the weight differents between a 60 and 44?

 

Ramsey

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Location

Shreveport, LA

• Feb 1, 2008

• #7

Yeah but you can tear the frame running 30s on a 30. Much easier to prevent the problem than to fix it.

 

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XJCRAWLER

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Location

Flowery Branch,Ga.

• Feb 1, 2008

• #8

Ramsey said:

Yeah but you can tear the frame running 30s on a 30. Much easier to prevent the problem than to fix it.

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Very true, just working on a budget. A cage is next on the to-do list. On a different ? why couldn't I post in the fabrication forum?

 

vetteboy

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morganville, nj

• Feb 1, 2008

• #9

You have to pay to post there.

 

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CV95XJ

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Location

Hinckley, IL

• Feb 7, 2008

• #10

im planning to go 60's this summer too, and I was wondering the same thing, I was gonna do an internal cage, and probly plate the "frame rails" but I've never heard of sleaving them, what is that?

 

aparke4

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Location

Atlanta, Ga

• Feb 8, 2008

• #11

tnt customs makes some uni - sleeves

you can alsu use angle which seems to be quite popular along with tempermentals or roc dog fab uni plates - currie makes some stiffeners and well and t and j which does a lot of jeep speed - if you are a DIYer, look at some of these images and go from there - the complete cupping of the uni rail creates greater strength and better tie in points for cages, etc... remember the unibody is layered sheetmetal - not the best thing to tie into...