well... i just cant seem to get enough projects going at the same time right now.
the latest is a cross member to relocate the upper end of my shocks. as it was, i didnt have enough room to compress the shock.
i just started this project, and hope to have it finished tomorrow. i have a 2"x2" cross member welded between the frame rails, and will weld some 3/16" steel tabs to it to mount the shocks.
for now, i will leave my lower shock mounts as they are, which is on the spring plate. this is just until i fugure out exactly where to put them, and what to use to mount them to the axle tube.
here are a few pictures...
more to come.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p913ac74d34faebdef83c43b17ef809bb/fbd252fb.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p69c9e369b85f871ef7a2f36a418ed068/fbd25310.jpg

Looks good mang!! Can I stress test it for you?!?:D :D I'm really good at finding the weak spots in stuff :D :P

OK! the shocks are in there! the plan changed a bit, but now i have some huge shocks on there! i wound up cutting out a bit of the floor inside the jeep, and running the shocks that way. i /we raised the lower shock mount to the center of the axle tube, which should be well out of the way of the rocks. we created some towers that are welded to the cross member which i made, and installed earlier. the tower goes into the back area of the body tub about 5 inches. it makes for some great travel potential!
i'll post some pictures tomorrow.. too tired right now.
THANKS CHRIS!:duke:

Originally posted by NAILER341
OK! the shocks are in there! the plan changed a bit, but now i have some huge shocks on there! i wound up cutting out a bit of the floor inside the jeep, and running the shocks that way. i /we raised the lower shock mount to the center of the axle tube, which should be well out of the way of the rocks. we created some towers that are welded to the cross member which i made, and installed earlier. the tower goes into the back area of the body tub about 5 inches. it makes for some great travel potential!
i'll post some pictures tomorrow.. too tired right now.
THANKS CHRIS!:duke:

Anytime mang, Post them damn pics :P :D

who needs shocks:rolleyes: . I been running the rear with no shocks for 6 months!

Originally posted by TACOJ-7
who needs shocks:rolleyes: . I been running the rear with no shocks for 6 months!

People do :P

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/pe492b23195ae37000c5fa912f66a39a9/fbbe9a67.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/p679cc2aea113e408509cbe469c3fc421/fbbe9a49.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/pc1a572ed5186b0eab0715f806929e293/fbbe9a01.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/p328001861ff77c69358caef7c613a4a3/fbbe999a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/pe099ab52e89500aac7e667c7198dc5c8/fbbe998d.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/pfd81b49f6d3a5f046dfc7358476c0044/fbbe997b.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/p64574fe24c2e3cbf21d8ca005c10777a/fbbe9970.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/pf26483d694693b6321312c5c7343c95f/fbbe993a.jpg
nice self portrait, chris :) :duke:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/p5313758b42a3180ee1858e8fa9776c6c/fbbe9935.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/pbfc020d8a02b3f9b8c7ace2fa08204b5/fbbe992c.jpg
well... there you have it! i'll have to get out there and test this system out :)
it looks like it will work fine. these shocks have 10" of travel. i have to make a shim for the seat, and everything will be back to normal.

RIGHT ON!!!!!!

did any of the flex pics turn out?

Whos that sick bastard picking his nose?:D :D :P

Erik that looks great. Nice job

yea... well, i was a little nervous about it at first, but once the sparks started flying, and chris was screaming "CUT IT, CUT MORE!!!" it became pretty easy to slice er open:)
no... really, i wanted shocks long enough to get all i could out of the springs, and move the lower mounts up a bit so i didnt tear them off every time i went wheeling. i think this will do it. :D .
the back seat will be fine too.. i'll just have to raise it about 1" to make it work again. i'll cover the shocks with some undecided material to keep the heat, and dust out.
that is about it for that one.

Originally posted by Trailbst
Looks good Erik! Takes a lot of guts, to cut the tub to run the shocks up through. I like it though. Alot!

Who is that sick bastard picking his nose?? He didn't eat the booger, did he??

No I didnt, I mean, he didnt eat the booger. I wasnt that . . . ummm, he wasnt that hungry.

I asked him a couple times if he was sure he wanted to cut the tub. He said something like "its a damn Jeep" Or something like that:D

Originally posted by Trailbst

So Chris, you didn't... I mean he didn't want a salty little snack??

Naa, I was eating Eriks meat all day

Originally posted by Dukes69
No I didnt, I mean, he didnt eat the booger. I wasnt that . . . ummm, he wasnt that hungry.

I asked him a couple times if he was sure he wanted to cut the tub. He said something like "its a damn Jeep" Or something like that:D
YES! he DID eat the bugger. he smeared it on the tri tip he was eating :)
i think i said something like... im i being a fool, or am i entering a new level? it is after all a trail jeep.... right?:)

Originally posted by NAILER341

i think i said something like... im i being a fool, or am i entering a new level? it is after all a trail jeep.... right?:)

INDEED

Originally posted by Trailbst
Believe me, I know about cutting the tub, but then again mine is 32 this year. I had to cut to fit the T-18 in, and then again to put the PTO stick in. The PTO cut is UGLY, and I need to cover someday


So Chris, you didn't... I mean he didn't want a salty little snack??
this actually came out pretty clean. symetrical at least
i think i'll be able to cover it neatly.

Originally posted by Trailbst

Chris, you swing both ways, you were eating Erik's meat all day. :)

I dont know man, he kept on sayin there was more where that came from and stuff. Although, I have to admit, Erik's meat was very good. Probably some of the best I have put in my mouf

SSSHHH

thanks..
yea... i'm kind of a perfectionist in some ways. i like things to look good. now lets see how this works! :)

i tore the factory mounts off quick, then went to mounting plate shock mounts which got mangled every time i wheeled too
had to move them up
i wantt to look into rick's u bolt flip next :)

he said he was doing it... i expect it is finished by now. i think he is doing a write up on it.
i hope :)
i like the thought of that one. it will make thngs much cleaner under there

Originally posted by Dukes69
I dont know man, he kept on sayin there was more where that came from and stuff. Although, I have to admit, Erik's meat was very good. Probably some of the best I have put in my mouf
my new signature :)

Originally posted by NAILER341
he said he was doing it... i expect it is finished by now. i think he is doing a write up on it.
i hope :)
i like the thought of that one. it will make thngs much cleaner under there

Oh yes it does and less stuff hanging down. I bought mine from AP because it wasn't that much more and I ordered my springs though them.

not bad :D

Originally posted by Trailbst
I would use that as a sig line for sure. Not often you get a compliment like that.
yup I agree

i think rick fabbed his own using ford stuff?

Originally posted by NAILER341
i think rick fabbed his own using ford stuff?

Actually you use the Dodge 1/2 ton pickup or Ramcharger ones either works . We plasma cut the original shock mounts off the boneyard donors .

Did Rick do a U-bolt flip by himself??

Nope, Jim cut the original shock mounts off, and I'm hoping we can weld proper shock mounts to the axle tube this weekend. But, I did the install, pretty straightforward. Find some Dodge spring plates in the junkyard, hack the shock mounts off em, and then you just need to have the correct square ubolts bent. I did mine in 9/16" rather than 1/2", much beefier. I need to get the shock situation straightened out though, I had to half #^@ it together Friday night cuz I gots no welder mang. Ask Brian...lol. It worked for the weekend though. I will post some pics of it once I can do it before it's dark out, the pics dont turn out well in the dark....

Cost so far:

$20 Dodge spring plates
$28 Square 9/16" u-bolts, nuts, and washers

:shades:

Originally posted by rick


Cost so far:

$20 Dodge spring plates
$28 Square 9/16" u-bolts, nuts, and washers

:shades:

Having a friend with a welder ......... Priceless ! :D

LOL! True true! Thanks Jim!!!

Having a friend with a plasma cutter....priceless also! Made short work of cutting off the old shock mounts. I woulda spent two hours with a cutoff wheel doing that....lol.

Erik, while I was taking pics, I thought of you and your new shock setup. So I looked at mine. It looks like I need to do something about the front of my Jeep. The picture speaks very loudly. Extended bumpstops. Aftermarket shock tower. Here have a look:

yea, it looks like it could use some shock work :) nice avatar

Erik, how did those new shock towers work for you on the Rubicon??

they were great! i had no problems whatso ever with them, and had some pretty darn good flex for a leaf sprung jeep.

In my Biased Opinion, they worked pretty damn good. Its almost like we knew what we were doing:P

:wave: