Section525 - D44 2nd gen. leaves SAS

[410Fortune]

I have some Jeep goo somewhere on the underside of my BII, does that count?


(I had to pull my neighbors lifted cherokee out of the snow and I got some plastic Jeep crap under my tire and scrapped on my undercarriage

Oh wait I dont want to join a Jeep club what am I thinking

 

[mynameisaric]

oh you know what i just though of..... section... you used to be ifs.... with cv shafts..i know someone that needs cv shafts to make his truck 4wd again.... would you happen to still have those and be willing to part with em?

 

[section525]

Well I know everyone was tired of the driveway pics so I went to put some fuel in it and decided to take the digicam and find some dirt.

This is all I can offer as of now. I really need to disconnect the shocks and run it down to Bent and Twisted to I can measure for new ones. These Tom Davis specials are just sort of mock-ups. Other than that.. once I get some 4wd and lockers.. it should go better.

 

[section525]

Aric.. I already sold the CVs.

 

[FROADER]

sweet...

 

[410Fortune]

how does it ride? Flex looks good!

 

[section525]

how does it ride? Flex looks good!

It rides pretty good. I take it on the highway now. So that's a plus.

I sorta get this body sway deal going on occasionally. So.. I don't know what the deal is. When I pull the axle out to get it rebuilt I am probably going to re-do my shackle hangers. They are not 100% parallel with the leafs. So if the spings compress.. the leafs sorta go away from each other (in theory anyways). So I dont know if that has something to do with it or not. Plus the driver's side is noticably lower. Meaning A) the JCW springs sucks, or B) the perches aren't quite happy together. Once again, I'll check that, and swap the leafs to opposite sides, when the axle comes out.

 

[lifeguard379]

Your truck is realy clean. good job.

 

[Trckmagik]

Nice work sir....

 

[section525]

Picked up my 2 degree shims today and got on the RTI at the 4wd shop.


Don't mind the Swamp Thing tree. The ramp is chained to it so there wasn't much we could do.

I need bigger tires. This is as stuffed as a 35 will get.

...and how about an extended brakeline??

Results:
It ramped exactly the same as Phil's BII and Gordon's Taco. So it's a three-way tie. So far.....

 

[section525]

Need bumpstops too!

Check out the leaf:

 

[410Fortune]

hahahaha de-arched
Now RTI it with the shocks disconnected then you can measure for new ones...

are those perches welded on??? tack welded? dude run some beads on those suckers!

 

[section525]

are those perches welded on??? tack welded? dude run some beads on those suckers!

They're welded man! When's Amber coming to the forum?!

 

[Jefe]

Need bumpstops too!

Check out the leaf:

Wow, I still use my stock bumpstop even with SOA, your leaves suck at flexing. Take out that overload spring.

 

[410Fortune]

dont worry she'll be here, likely when work permits, shes only been at her job like 1 week....

 

[FROADER]

Nice spider webs on the leaf springs.

 

[zainyD]

Me gusta muchisimo! Nice work and an exceptionally clean Sploder.

 

[Stic-o]

Johnny, for the rear brake lines, get another passanger hose for the driver side, and then order a '96 F-150 4x4 Rear center brake line. then use hard lines to connect them. The 150 center hose is much longer. That is what I did, got alot more line now to flex


Edit:
Napa Part #'s

Exp pass line UP-380528
F-150 Center Hose UP-380936

 

[sn0border88]

the ramp at my local 4x shop is chained to an identical tree with woodchips underneath, i thought it was the same one.

 

[DB_1]

I cut 2" of each end of my overload springs and it seemed to help a little bit but the main reason I cut them was that they would swing out into my tire under heavy flexing. You might try that before anything else, it certainly can't hurt