Jefe's SAS

[boominXplorer]

Will it make it out off the garage without taking the door with it?

 

[Jefe]

Originally posted by boominXplorer
Will it make it out off the garage without taking the door with it?

If not, my brother will have not 1, but 2 4x4's stuck in his garage (he just put a new lift on his Jeep and its too tall)

I'll just have to take the tires down to 3 or 5 lbs and it'll make it out no problem.

 

[Jefe]

Build Day 16

Finished welding the crossbrace and got it in, and then checked out the suspension with everything attached:

Drivers side droop:

This should be droop both sides. Found that my steering is going to bind. Looks like I'll be adding some custom steering links when I get the D44 in. Or I could just go with a drop pitman arm, but then my track bar would need to be lowered also and its already 4" below the frame.

Pass. side droop: steering binding

Stuffed both sides:

droop both sides (without steering):

Then I welded on the hoops. . . And now its sitting on its own.

Looks like my guesstimate at spring rates (250/350) was dead on. Its sitting perfectly level.

Who's taller? Jeep w/ 5.5" lift or Ex with 7" SAS?

fender well view:

Left to do:
nitrogen charge shocks
mount shock reservoirs
track bar bracket
plumb brake lines

 

[taxx]

Looking good jefe.

If you lower your steering with a drop pitman you don't have to drop the track bar at the frame, you could raise it at the axle.

 

[JoshC]

Jefe, where did you mount the trac bar on the axle? I had mine bolted to the old steering stablizer bracket that is connected to the PS coil seat and it broke right off at Tellico.

 

[JoshC]

I don't even know where it went stock. That's why i was asking.

 

[Jefe]

Originally posted by JoshC
Jefe, where did you mount the trac bar on the axle? I had mine bolted to the old steering stablizer bracket that is connected to the PS coil seat and it broke right off at Tellico.

Track bar is in the stock location, a couple inches below the steering stabilizer bracket.

 

[BKennedy]

Looking good Jefe!

One thing your Brother can do to get his J%p out of the garage is take the roof and roll cage out, you have to cut your roof off or remove the garage door for clearance. I say you need to modify the garage to suit the 4X4. Priorities.

The J%$p seems to be taller in the pictures.

 

[Rick]

Excellent you guys are quick!

 

[Jefe]

Got the brakes plumbed. It looked really nice and clean until I found my least favorite tool; double flare/bubble flare tool

 

[Brother_of_Jefe]

HA!! My J**p emerged from it's cocoon last night. Made it under the garage door with less than an inch to spare (Which means I need to wait for the suspension and coils to settle in before I can consider getting the 35's?) Also means I need to look at a removable light bar, I guess.

Jefe's probably only a day or two behind me . . . .can't wait to see it in action!

 

[BKennedy]

When I put the new lift and 35's on my truck the roof rack scrapes the garage door, but somehow makes it under. Another 1/4 inch and it would not have fit.

Looks good, want to see it in action also.

 

[Jefe]

Build Day 20

Its out of the garage

Just gotta bleed the brakes and it'll be ready to go.

 

[GaSouthern1]

congrats..cant wait to see some pics.

 

[JoshC]

Good Lord that was fast

You going to show us some pictures of your control arm mounts?

 

[Jefe]

Originally posted by JoshC
Good Lord that was fast

You going to show us some pictures of your control arm mounts?

Well, lets see, at least 4 hours every week night for the past 3 weeks + 12 hours every saturday = at least 100 hours labor.

Control arm mount pics were posted here a long time ago.

 

[jobunn]

Nice.

When is the maiden voyage to Rowher? Is the front locked now or are you waiting for the D44?

 

[Jefe]

Originally posted by jobunn
Nice.

When is the maiden voyage to Rowher? Is the front locked now or are you waiting for the D44?

Not even bothering with the D30. I'll be 2wd until my D44 gets in. But that won't stop me from doing Rowher in the next week or so

 

[JoshC]

Originally posted by Jefe
...Control arm mount pics were posted here a long time ago.

Huh, funny you must have deleted that picture cause it's not in the thread.

 

[Jefe]

Originally posted by JoshC
Huh, funny you must have deleted that picture cause it's not in the thread.

Sure it is. But just for you:

They have obviously been finished now. . I'll see about getting a current pic up later.