I'm in the process of swapping a narrowed Waggy D44 front into my CJ7. What spring plates should I use?

The stock CJ plates are too small (larger axle tubes means larger u-bolts). I can re-drill the stock plates, but there just isn't enough metal left.

The stock Waggy plates don't have the mounts for the swaybar and shocks like the CJ plates do.

Are there any junkyard plates that work? Or do I just need to fab something up?

Thanks!

Its a plate with 5 holes......make your own.

i got mine from ruffstuff that i used for my waggy, i could take a picture of the plate for you if youd like

Its a plate with 5 holes......make your own.

Holy cow---why didn't I think of that?!?!

I don't have a welder, nor the skills to use one. I have a friend that is pretty handy with a welder, and I can usually bribe him with beer. However, I was hoping that there was a junkyard application to speed up the process.

Holy cow---why didn't I think of that?!?!

I don't have a welder, nor the skills to use one. I have a friend that is pretty handy with a welder, and I can usually bribe him with beer. However, I was hoping that there was a junkyard application to speed up the process.

Ummmmmmmmmm........why do you need a welder to make 5 holes in a piece of flat steel?

Ummmmmmmmmm........why do you need a welder to make 5 holes in a piece of flat steel?

He wants to beable to connect his stock sway bar to stock location wich would require a welder. Also, to build quality plates, you would need a torch and a drill press. Not to mention the metal needed. At least 3/8 thickness the minumum.

Cyclic, I remember that the stock plates from a 1977 FSJ has the attatchment locations for the swaybar. I use to have a 77 FSJ Chief, thats how I know. Im not to sure when they changed the setup over the years. Good luck.

You can always find scrap steel somewhere, mark out the holes, and take what you need to a welder. They'll drill & weld for you. The more work YOU do (marking), the cheaper it will be for you. Drill presses are cheap - you should really get one if you're going to start heavily modifying your rig. Same goes for a good 110 welder (fine for 90% of welding) & Oxy Ace setup. I got myself a stick welder - it's cheap and works great. Come to find out it's great for welding on axles with too. As an added benefit - you can do trail repairs with 2 batteries, good jumper cables & the rods!

He wants to beable to connect his stock sway bar to stock location wich would require a welder.
Cyclic, I remember that the stock plates from a 1977 FSJ has the attatchment locations for the swaybar. I use to have a 77 FSJ Chief, thats how I know. Im not to sure when they changed the setup over the years. Good luck.

Yes, I need to weld mounts for the shocks/swaybar.

I'll look into the FSJ plates--thanks!

You can use the waggy plate, the shocks should mount in stock waggy mount and the sway bar will mount on the waggy plate. Tim

You can use the waggy plate, the shocks should mount in stock waggy mount and the sway bar will mount on the waggy plate. Tim

I did this and it worked perfectly.


Jake

The stock shock mounts are no longer on the axle tube, so I'm kinda back to square one.