I am thinking of doing a shackle reversal on my YJ but don't have much welding experience. How much welding is required? I have looked at the bolt on ones but I like the weld on design more. Can I use an arc welder for it? Or should I be using a MIG? I have a welder that can do both but I don't know how to use it yet.

yes, arc will work fine, yes the weld on are a whole lot better than the bolt on. pretty simple, a little bit of cutting and grinding involved too. you will want to remember that the reversal will net you about an inch of lift too.

if you just go buy the kit, follow the directions and you will be just fine. remember welding is all about the prep and taking your time.

so I am guessing that I will need to cut off the spring mounts and attach something new for the shackles. For cutting this off what would work best?

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Originally posted by sanyi83
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Wow, you waited a whole 15 minutes. The tech answer man must have signed off and went to the can.
Use a grinder to grind the welds off your spring mounts, if that's what the kit calls for. I have a Rubicon Express kit that is a bolt on, very solid. I'm happy with it. I'll probably throw some welds on it soon anyway. If you're just learning to weld I wouldn't make a weld on kit one of my first projects. Or 3rd, or 4th...
Keep in mind that if you have much of an arch in your springs, like a 4" lift, you're going to get some pretty hellish front end dive on braking. I'm SOA with stock springs up front so mine doesn't dive at all.
Also take a look at whether the kit moves your front axle forward at all. Depending on your steering setup, this could cause binding in your steering linkage.
On the plus side, it's much smoother, no more wandering.

M.O.R.E. sells a good kit. They also have bolt on buggy kit for their SRS.