Rally XJ - Team Hazard Rally

[sureshot007]

The odds of me winning with a 190hp 3500lb truck against a 300hp 2500lb car (with a better driver) is pretty slim. But I don't really care, I'm in it for the fun of it!

 

[WheelinJR]

Kristen and Jan Tabor run their RSX rally car with AC in it too, stereo too I think. Rally On!

Control Arms waiting if you want them:

 

[WheelinJR]

Oh and other stuff I have you might need.

- Steering Box Brace (braces to other side of unirail)

 

[sureshot007]

Oh hell yes I want! Are those stock length?

 

[WheelinJR]

They're slightly longer, 1/4" I believe. If you want, I can have someone get me eye to eye measurements on both. They're actually designed to give a bit more caster on a small lift. Our kit is 3". Are you stock height?

 

[Clean Racing]

I can get you control arms sponsored as well. Poly bushings in them though, but for your use should be ok.

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Damn Nice of You Jason, glad you are helping out a fellow rally-er..

 

[sureshot007]

They're slightly longer, 1/4" I believe. If you want, I can have someone get me eye to eye measurements on both. They're actually designed to give a bit more caster on a small lift. Our kit is 3". Are you stock height?

I am at stock height.

 

[WheelinJR]

My only concern would be that at stock height you have a pretty flat control arm. These have a bump in them to clear the shock tower at 3-4" of lift, so with a flat arm like that the bump would actually stick downward. Could be a ground clearance concern.

Your call though, if you want them we can get a sponsorship app started.

 

[sureshot007]

I would certainly be willing to do some testing to see if they will work

 

[WheelinJR]

PM me your email address

 

[WheelinJR]

Parts are on order, happy to jump in and help out!

 

[sureshot007]

Thank you so much for helping us out!

I talked to a collision shop the other day - $600 to pull the frame out...which is worse than I thought but not really that bad. Now I just have to strip everything down so he doesn't charge me any extra labor.

 

[sureshot007]

Courtesy of WheelinJR and Warrior Products, new control arms!!!!

Man, these things are beefy. I bet the ups guy didn't appreciate having to deliver them

I will try to get these installed by the weekend, and get some pics of them on the truck.

 

[WheelinJR]

Glad you like em, steering brace should follow soon!

 

[tbburg]

Look into a frame reinforcement for the steering box mount area. Not just a brace to the other frame rail(a good idea too) but plating for the frame around the box mount holes. It's a known weak area on the XJ when heavily stressed, and considering your dr-side frame rail has already been damaged, good idea to reinforce it.

Several manufacturers sell both inside and outside reinforcements. JKS makes a kit to do the whole thing:JKS steering brace kit
(It's what I got to put on my Comanche)'Has inner and outer plates, plus spacer inserts that weld to the cladding plates. The assembly does away with the factory aluminum steering box spacer.

 

[sureshot007]

WheelinJr sent me the Steering Box Brace as well. I will look into some reinforcement on the frame rails too.

Last night I picked up a parts Jeep off craigslist for donor parts. If anyone needs anything from a 96 4dr/4.0/auto/4wd let me know. I'm just going to strip what I can use and then junk the shell.

The weather has been miserable here, so I haven't had much of a chance to work on it. Hopefully I'll have some updates soon.

 

[bline]

Any progress?

 

[sureshot007]

After spending the last couple months trying to find affordable shop space near me, I've given up for now. With no daylight, and working outside in low temps (and weather), I'm severely lacking in the motivation department. This happens every year about this time. We usually work like fiends in April to get ready though.

 

[sureshot007]

I feel like I went into hibernation this winter.

But the last couple weeks I've been getting work done:

Got the old axle out

New controls arms courtesy Warrior Products (Thanks WheelinJR!!!)

New shocks

Got the body works mostly done

 

[sureshot007]

A nice little surprise - our old truck made it on the VIP passes for Saturday this year!