MyNameIsAric's 98 FULL width SAS

[mynameisaric]

well i have shock towers and new coil buckets. going to try and do the coil buckets thursday/friday after work. and the shock towers this weekend. but in all reality 24/25th isnt going to happen. i need driveshafts too. these square things were a bad idea. too much slop. i'm going to keep it for a spare, but i cant use it full time.

 

[RFR2212]

Weaksauce! Get it done. I think theres a run to the cliffs in October. It's supposed to be a noob run, so it may be good for a shakedown run.

 

[mynameisaric]

that sounds better

 

[mynameisaric]

Moved the trac bar.

Started by throwing some tinfoil over all the rubber lines to protect them from flying plasma cutter slag.

Cut the old one off.

Cleaned up the frame.

Plated the frame for good measure

And apparently I forgot to take a picture of the finished product.....
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Fixed my coils. Used the old buckets. drilled a half inch hole in the center and used the retainers to clamp in place. My truck doesnt squeak when i bounce it in the driveway. When i drive it around the block i can hear all the other noises i need to fix.

Bought a winch for $400
Ramsey RE12000
Way overkill, slow line speed, but supposed to be bullet proof. Needs a little work though, and a cable.

The guy threw in his winch mount/brush guard for his old excursion. So i'm going to sell this and bring down the overall purchase price of the winch.

 

[RFR2212]

Possible wheelin trip on Halloween weekend. There's your next deadline

 

[GRNMACHINE]

Nice Welds!!!

 

[mynameisaric]

thanks grnmachine! Measured for shocks this weekend. just ordered 4 es9000 shocks last night. just need to call around for driveshaft shops for a real rear driveshaft.

 

[GRNMACHINE]

The ES9000 shocks have been decent especially for the money. They were Super Cheap. Was told a driveshaft place in Alsip area did decent work-never ever used them though.

 

[RFR2212]

Suburban driveline in Villa Park does excellent work. They're on North Ave only a few miles easy of 355

 

[mynameisaric]

thanks guys, when i have the specs of what i want, i'll give those places a call

 

[RFR2212]

Too bad you couldn't have had this together. I flopped the jeep!

 

[mynameisaric]

well a flop is better than a flip. how bad is your rig?

AND, i was working on it tonight. buttoned up a few small things. Had to replace the return line rubber hose. The crap i got from o'reilley's was swelling up and starting to split. so i bought a whole spool of what i thought was transmission hose (turned out to be fuel line hose, so we'll see how this stuff works out) from autozone and replaced the line. I have all my measurements for where i need the shock towers to be and such, so hopefully i'll have shocks this weekend if i can find some time.

 

[RFR2212]

It was easy.... Only some scratches in glass and dented a shock body from the brake line caliper bolt. Oh well. It'll last. I'm pretty sure I'm done wheelin for the year. I forgot to get my brakeline part numbers to order new ones and it's in WI. Oh well..

 

[mynameisaric]

well i hope mines done by winter! I'm just being ridiculous if its not done in the spring. so we'll go wheeling for sure in the spring.

 

[mynameisaric]

1 of 4

 

[mynameisaric]

2 of 4

Hopefully it doesnt rub since i out-boarded them.....

Almost got the other front shock done, but i need lower tabs... I messed up on the quantity for some reason... i need to stop buying things at 3 am....

 

[rookieshooter]

Coming along very nice. I think the shocks wll do just fine.

 

[mynameisaric]

Thanks Rookie!

3 of 4

I still have the factory shock on the other rear corner.... so technically i have shocks on all 4 corners now

 

[mynameisaric]

Slap one of these on

Put this in the diff cover (on a side note, the giant hole in the top for the sensor makes a very convenient filling location when you're trying to pour in 20 degree 80w90)

Still need to make my abs unit look like the thing circled in red and hope for the best.....

 

[mynameisaric]

hooked the ABS controller back up and drove it down the street.... and..... my speedo works!

However, my hydraulic steering valve leaks now. Planned on going off road this weekend, but with the leak, there was no way i'd be able to do anything without pissing Mercon V all over the trails, and having to refill the reservoir every 10 minutes. Time to research where to get parts at for these things....