2011 EDIT! - I don't know why the link pics changed and won't show, but you can view them all at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...0&l=4dc64f8927 – highlights are below.
Here's one I just took, a few years later I'm back at it, finally.
I'm a wuss, and the Samurai just rides too rough on and off road... Which lead to a severely overboard conversion: replace the leaf spring suspension with a fully coil sprung long arm suspension, over the knuckle steering, etc. Big project, will update as stuff is completed.
All pics on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...0&l=4dc64f8927 – highlights are below.
This is a Rocky Road Outfitters kit. Do not buy from them. Period, end of story.
This is a work in progress…
Never buy from Rocky Road Outfitters, beyond their shady practices and slow shipping (and outright lies at times) - there is NO reason for a long arm kit to ship with the johny joints in pieces. Not everyone has an installation tool or 20 ton press.
Another reason not to order for them, at the cost of this kit, there is no reason for them to be using manufacturing processes which leave holes this freakin' out of round. That's pathetic.
Cutting old stuff off:
Rear truss welded on, Steve makes my welds look like buggers, and mine aren't bad!
This rig has definitely been jumped (even before I got it) -the kit (STUPIDLY) uses the old bump stop mount as a place for the coil to mount. It's crushed in and collapsing, so it's being cut off and replaced.
The view from my home office
Steve's new coil mounts to replace the crappy bumpstop style mounts: these are actually built out of an old style Claytons Off-Road upper control arm (1.5" box, 1/4" wall.)
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