ZooMigo
04-04-2002, 07:01 PM
Getting everything I need to get my sammi running and I feel like Im missing something. So far I have -
Stock '88 tin-top
4 YJ springs
31" M/T tires
Front & Rear Trail Tough YJ spring kit
I feel like I need -
Some kind of steering mod?
different gears for the 31's?
anti-wrap bar?
Im starting with a spring-under, and looking at buying someone else's axles at the end of summer with a spring-over kit. This vehicle with be for trails only, so street manners are not important. So am I thinking right here or did I miss something real important.
Kevin
Rockrat
04-04-2002, 07:11 PM
your missing shocks! no really sounds like a good start
ZuksRule
04-04-2002, 07:59 PM
Lockers!! or maybe a spool in the rear since it won't see pavement.
my $0.02:D
tZUKnami
04-04-2002, 08:01 PM
Longer brake hoses and a longer driveshaft or spacers...
zukiman
04-04-2002, 09:02 PM
For steering, I would recommend AAPA's complete knuckle-over setup. I'll be selling my Higher Heights crossover steering so I can buy the full knuckle-over.
You won't need an anti-wrap device if your rear springs are set up right. I had 5-pack YJs and they caused quite a bit of axle wrap. I twisted them up so badly that they became permanently twisted, so I decided to experiment. I took all 4 leaves of a 4-pack YJ spring and added 2 leaves from a 5-pack spring to make a pair of 6-packs (not :beer: ) for the rear. They still flex like crazy and ride really smoothly, but it raised the rear of my zuk up where it's supposed to be, and so far it has eliminated about 80% of my spring wrap, to the point that I don't need a traction bar anymore!
As for other mods, I would definitely recommend at least 1 locker, in back. Get some shocks that will maximize the wheeltravel you should get from those springs. You might need longer brake lines. Talk to Brent at Trail Tough regarding extended slip yokes for the driveshafts if his YJ kit relocates the axles forward/rearward. After that, you should be good to go!
scwafish
04-04-2002, 09:40 PM
If its just gonna be a trail truck ditch the 31s.
dangerber
04-04-2002, 10:09 PM
What about t-case gears??