MY SENIOR PROJECT DESIGN DRAWINGS

[redrider2911]

These are the drawing I drew that I went off of for my over all design. Yellow is the 3-link, white is the frame and axle/dif., the purple is the caster angle, and ofcourse the green are just a few dimensions.

A side view at ride height. (8 in. above stock)

Shows the axle flowing through the arc brought up about 7.5 in.

The top view.

The "ears" I had to add to clear the driveline and dif.

Feel free to comment or ask me any questions. I have more drawing but they are rough on peices of paper. I can draft them out if anybody wants anything... for a price. jk

 

[old_man]

Why isn't the top arm straight? Why the dogleg? What are you trying to clear?

 

[redrider2911]

You can't really tell in any of thes pictures but the wishbone crosses right over the driveline and the differential. If i wouldn't have moved it up on that end, beings I only have an 8 in lift, then I would be running right through both or sitting right on top of them and actually breaking my setup as my coils compress. If I had a 10 in lift or higher I probably wouldnt have incountered that problem.

 

[Vanquish]

One of your headlights fell out :gee:

 

[vetteboy]

...I only have an 8 in lift...If I had a 10 in lift or higher...

Holy crap!

What could you possibly need that much lift for?

 

[Yoda]

Holy crap!

What could you possibly need that much lift for?

gotta clear them 31's!!!


im wondering the same...and after seeing the missing headlight, im going to say "its NOT a show rig"....so yes why?:huh:

 

[redrider2911]

8 in is the highest i will go. i wanted to run 35's with minimal fender trimming. im already going to have to trim quite a bit as you can tell because my 33's already rub when im all flexed out. Not to mention have you ever tried to crame a wishbone under there while tryin to clear the driveline and diff and stay clear of the oil pan? It's not very easy even on an 8 in lift. I am actually buying the whole grill and headlight setup and new fenders to make it a little more presentable. Then im thinking of putting a coat of herculiner on the whole thing. Any reviews on that stuff?

 

[vetteboy]

Not to mention have you ever tried to crame a wishbone under there while tryin to clear the driveline and diff and stay clear of the oil pan? It's not very easy even on an 8 in lift.

No, and there are many very good reasons for that.

I have 39.5s on just under 8" lift. You've seen the travel I get from it and I haven't even cut it that excessively. With 33's I had roughly 4.5" lift and more travel out of stock arms than my shocks would allow. I like being stable I guess.

 

[PornstaR]

I say more pics of the actuall project and more pics flexing (side shots). Good looking project tho

 

[redrider2911]

All the pictures that I have are in this thread. I will be taking more when I go up this weekend.

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=923097

 

[Motorvated]

props for building yourself...Just seems like yo took the extra long way...when you could have gotten the same results much easier

 

[RyanM]

what springs are you running>? Looks more like 6" to me :dunno:

Is that a Stock rear driveshaft? :gee:

 

[redrider2911]

yea, im afraid that is the stock drive shaft. i did drop the t case down far enough to stop it from binding but have not replaced it for a stronger one yet.

 

[vetteboy]

but have not replaced it for a stronger one yet.

There's nothing inherently wrong with the strength of a stock one. I'm running a stock front shaft in the rear of mine, cut and sleeved to extend it.

I originally made that just to test driveline clearances and to be able to move the thing around, but so far it has held up great and isn't bent/warped or anything. It's also behind a NV4500 trans with granny low and a 7.12:1 t-case gearing, and has lived through many full-throttle hopping assaults and two broken from 60 shafts. I made another one to carry as a spare and at this point I have no plans to do anything different until I have a reason to.

However, if you still have the stock slip yoke configuration...that's something you probably will want to upgrade.

 

[KSXJ]

I too question if yours is 8in or not. It could be, but for fun I am posting a picture of my jeep with 8in and 33's for comparison.

 

[rocklandxjer]

that is with 8" and cut fenders... his still has the flares on in the stock locations. its probably around 7-8 inches

 

[KSXJ]

that is with 8" and cut fenders... his still has the flares on in the stock locations. its probably around 7-8 inches

i relized that, but look at the top of the tire and the bottom of the jeep compare.

 

[ZachMan]

Yeah man 5-6" of actual lift and 35s is where its at. Why you're afraid to cut fender on a $500 Jeep with that custom of suspension is odd.

and its called bumpstop

 

[camarors8992]

Holy crap, what do you have a 3" lift block in the rear ?

 

[ktm racer 419]

even if you had 14" of lift your 35's will rub just as bad. The only thing to keep your tire from rubbing is bumpstops.

trimmed and bumpstopped i comfortably run 37's on 4.5" of lift. my flex is only limited by my shocks.