This just about sums up the weekend...
On the flip side though, all of that ^^^ led to me finally getting mine out of the garage. sooooooooo....who wants to update my inspection?
I just realized Matt's 60 and the neighbors garage have something in common
Last edited by XJchris98; 05-26-2014 at 10:58 PM.
But where is the story of HOW it broke. Must have been a nasty trail or something right?
88YJ with some stuff
74 cj5. 360 powered!
F150 ecoboost.
Careful with that double low kids.
Women have clothes and shoes....we get welding and tools!....and the women!
Broke the three link mount? Double low can be a killer.
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
Yep. Double low is going to demand some more respect. The welds held but it sheared the truss allowing the axle to rotate forward. Bent both coilover shafts, but that appears to be the extent of the damage other than the truss itself....thankfully.
Some Artec and Fox goodies are on their way to replace the broken parts and get it back together. Trying to make Bantam if the parts get here in time. Its already on stands with the 60 stripped and ready.
Bad day for sure.
Women have clothes and shoes....we get welding and tools!....and the women!
Wasnt it you that saw me almost do the same thing to a t&t truss at charapp?
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
Jeff did you end up keeping your TnT truss or replacing it with something else? IIRC yours snapped around the TnT welds, Matts blew straight through the 2" rec. tube, lol. I was surprised it sheared the way that it did.
Last edited by XJchris98; 05-28-2014 at 12:06 AM.
Replaced with an Artec.
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
What the??? Ho-ly crap, That takes some talent man!
F T W
Hammered paint... The mullet of the jeep world
You guys don't have one in stock for the 78-79 ford do you? Drop shipping from Artec is going to put it close on my deadline. I guess they build to order?????Originally Posted by tjblair
Women have clothes and shoes....we get welding and tools!....and the women!
Sorry, wish we did.
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
Maybe try an give ECGS a shout.
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
Damn....See? Leaf springs are where its's at!!!
Chris, the XJ looks killer.
Heat the hole freeze the shaft
Damn....See? Leaf springs are where its's at!!!
Chris, the XJ looks killer.
agreed if I ever find another jeep to build I think ill keep it leaf. at least for a while
88YJ with some stuff
74 cj5. 360 powered!
F150 ecoboost.
Already did. They've always done me right before.
I have one on order through poly but everyone seems to Drop ship unless it's a dana 30/35 part lol.
No worries. If it shows up we'll get it together and try to make it, if not I'll see you guys on a later run. I'm going to the invasion either way to check everyone else's junk out. Think they'll notice if I being the wrx? lol
Women have clothes and shoes....we get welding and tools!....and the women!
Was this t&t truss that you broke as well?
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
No this was my design. 2x4x.187 rectangle cut to the profile and welded. It was just too thin and broke right where I would expect, even with a fish plate to double up the thickness on the bridge.
I think Chris was asking because we did a TnT on his HP44 and we started second guessing the strength of that design after seeing how mine broke and remembering your issue.
Women have clothes and shoes....we get welding and tools!....and the women!
If you haven't seen the artec truss in person they are stout. Did you order the over axle truss of the huge ram mount truss. Both are nice. I just went with the simple over axle truss. It is all 3/8 and 1/4. Beefey stuff.
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
Just the bridge for now. I'm still on a 2" ram assist and box. Might go full hydro later, but I can always add the ram mount at that point.
Women have clothes and shoes....we get welding and tools!....and the women!
Wild... post detailed carnage pics when you get a chance!
Josh
Damn... Makes me almost wish I never bought a house! LOL
1980 CJ-7 304 TH400 BW1339
1999 TJ Sport 4.0 32RH NP231
2001 XJ Sport 4.0 AW4 NP231
Finally getting around to going through my pics from this year...
My driveshafts hate me LOL
...After that fiasco, I got it back together with an ARTEC truss and some new FOX coil-overs for the front. Made it to the Jeep invasion for the Bantam Heritage Festival. Road tires HA!
Added some LED rock lights to make it nicer getting on/off the trailer at night.
Trailer Queens
We did some wheeling this fall out at Rock Run for a few shakedown runs. Nothing finds gremlins like blasting down rocky coal haul roads that have been washed out over the years. A few loose connections and one lost brake caliper retaining clip set me back the first trip. These pics are from the second trip we took towards the end of the season with PatF10 and XJChris98.
Good to have Chris' XJ back on the trails. This thing is sweet. True 3-link front, ORI's, RCV's in the Ford D44 locked F/R. Good balanced setup on 36's and should be bulletproof. While I'm not a big fan of exo-cages, this one is tight to the body and already saved the roof once.
Pat's new YJ works awesome. Typical Pat, point and shoot.
SERIOUS FACE!!!
Women have clothes and shoes....we get welding and tools!....and the women!
Great pics and absolutely love the YJ man. That thing is bad ass. I cant wait to finally get mine out on the trails.
Heat the hole freeze the shaft
Looking good!
F T W
Hammered paint... The mullet of the jeep world
You definitely need to bring the cj when we go out next time.
Women have clothes and shoes....we get welding and tools!....and the women!
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