Post by Creepy on May 1, 2005 20:06:37 GMT -4
pretty dead in this section. so i'll make some arms for my zj. yeah, right!
I've been building this for a month, reading, learning about what combo's work, material selection, suspension geometry, stuff like that for a year. thx pirate4x4 and mallcrawlin.com. webwheelin at it's finest, hopefully i'll wind up with a suspension that works first time out and is suited to one ton axles and more lift in the future. I've tried to incorporate adjustability for wheelbase and lift height in the arm mounting locations. and have adjustable anti-squat.
and as much as this is a fun fab project, it is also to address the soft unibody. i've ripped off the rear upper uca mounts 4 times since x-mas, and haven't been able to get on my rig since i got new rubber and a locker. everytime, it just ripps the fawking uca mounts out.
i bought a dumb car to drive to work. it's white and has no lift. guess i'll have to change my sig.
yeah, they are square. yu gotta problem wit dat? ;D
don't make me show you the ultimate strength charts......
beginnings of belly-up skid and trans cross member unit.
subframe:
lots more to do. front radius arm, rear upper adjustable links, the subframe for the other side, finish the skid/crossmember. and get the subframe fitted and welded in.
rear will be 5-link, front will be 3-link, radius arm style.
keeping 33's and same lift directly after arms are done. then need to find some rims for michelin XL 36x9x16. when i get those, i'll throw some 2" spacers in. it's lifted with just coils right now, room to grow.
wb is at 110" now over stock 106". this new set-up will let me move the front forward another 4". and the rear can go back once the gas tank gets moved. rear is already +4"wb.
I've been building this for a month, reading, learning about what combo's work, material selection, suspension geometry, stuff like that for a year. thx pirate4x4 and mallcrawlin.com. webwheelin at it's finest, hopefully i'll wind up with a suspension that works first time out and is suited to one ton axles and more lift in the future. I've tried to incorporate adjustability for wheelbase and lift height in the arm mounting locations. and have adjustable anti-squat.
and as much as this is a fun fab project, it is also to address the soft unibody. i've ripped off the rear upper uca mounts 4 times since x-mas, and haven't been able to get on my rig since i got new rubber and a locker. everytime, it just ripps the fawking uca mounts out.
i bought a dumb car to drive to work. it's white and has no lift. guess i'll have to change my sig.
yeah, they are square. yu gotta problem wit dat? ;D
don't make me show you the ultimate strength charts......
beginnings of belly-up skid and trans cross member unit.
subframe:
lots more to do. front radius arm, rear upper adjustable links, the subframe for the other side, finish the skid/crossmember. and get the subframe fitted and welded in.
rear will be 5-link, front will be 3-link, radius arm style.
keeping 33's and same lift directly after arms are done. then need to find some rims for michelin XL 36x9x16. when i get those, i'll throw some 2" spacers in. it's lifted with just coils right now, room to grow.
wb is at 110" now over stock 106". this new set-up will let me move the front forward another 4". and the rear can go back once the gas tank gets moved. rear is already +4"wb.