Tweaking a built TJ - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

BIG98XJ · 12-15-2008, 03:42 PM

Figured I`d do a slight build thread. After building many jeeps I decided it was cheaper and quicker to buy one already built.
Got it like this.......
4.0 Auto Stak 5.44:1
14 bolt 60 513s Detroits
High Angle Drivelines
BTF Leaf Kits front and rear 104"
39.5 Iroks

Day I got it

Morris Mtn

47LTBs

Still at 104" with the LTBs=retarded

Some goods to link the front. Ballistic tabs/brackets/joints. SAW 14" Air shocks, 2" .250 wall DOM for the links

3 linked front pushed out 112" with PSC full hydro and the chromolly shafts/joints in the 60

BIG98XJ · 12-15-2008, 03:55 PM

River Rock

Tellico

The jeep seems to do be pretty damn stable with the air shocks up front and the XJ leafs out back. Very happy with how it wheels. Comments? Suggestions? Insults?

kirbyiv · 12-15-2008, 04:03 PM

looks like a huge pile of shit to me

Austin4x4 · 12-15-2008, 04:12 PM

leafsprung TJ, well thats diffrent, if it works.

BIG98XJ · 12-15-2008, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirbyiv

looks like a huge pile of shit to me

thats because it is

jeep937 · 12-15-2008, 04:15 PM

Want 47"s now. Thanks

Rugger99 · 12-15-2008, 05:39 PM

Looks good. My TJ has the leafs in the rear and a three link up front with coils....very stable at 104 w/ 40's. Our club will be at RiverRock on the 26th of Feb - 1 Mar....bring your junk.

HoodBoogie · 12-15-2008, 06:30 PM

all that and factory cage?

FrkyMnky1487 · 12-15-2008, 06:31 PM

Nice looking Jeep... Maybe an upgraded roll cage??

joe's_yj · 12-15-2008, 06:32 PM

good god you got money, those LTB's are like almost 500 a peice i think!!!

Drummer79 · 12-15-2008, 06:43 PM

Damn you now I want 47"s. That's sick man. I would say x2 upgrade the cage but I still have to do that too.

itchy · 12-15-2008, 07:07 PM

Holly Mary Mother of God! Looks killer, but dont dem der huge fukcin tires hit the rear qtrs?

BIG98XJ · 12-15-2008, 07:08 PM

It will be getting a cage the first of the year. I got the LTBs for $335 a tire direct from interco since they were a cosmetic blem

kwrangln · 12-15-2008, 07:19 PM

From the sound of the first vid, you aint got the gearing for those tires yet, make that second in line after the cage.

Other than that, it looks pretty good.

BIG98XJ · 12-15-2008, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwrangln

From the sound of the first vid, you aint got the gearing for those tires yet, make that second in line after the cage.

Other than that, it looks pretty good.

Its got the gearing, you heard it shifting in and out of 2nd and 3rd gear

In the second video I kept it in 2nd.

513 · 12-15-2008, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIG98XJ

Its got the gearing, you heard it shifting in and out of 2nd and 3rd gear

In the second video I kept it in 2nd.

Damn that is a big bitch, but for some reason because of the stance it seems small for 47's. Maybe I'm just an idiot?

Hurry up and link the rear and get a cage and an LS series engine, then repost preferabley by tomorrow

gtxracer · 12-16-2008, 12:00 AM

Dayum, after I saw the 47s my jaw dropped. Badass man.

GSW · 12-16-2008, 06:14 AM

How are you liking the 2" air shocks up front? Do they unload on climbs, sidehills etc.?

BIG98XJ · 12-16-2008, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSW

How are you liking the 2" air shocks up front? Do they unload on climbs, sidehills etc.?

I like them alot, with a center limiting strap to limit the unloading on a climb its not bad at all. With leafs out back sidehilly arent bad either.

trailrig · 12-16-2008, 02:07 PM

sweet rig

check out that pic above the tire smoke pic, look at your driver side leaf spring did you put them in upside down?

jeeper8650 · 12-16-2008, 02:21 PM

47's look too big IMO, but to each thier own. Definetly link the rear and stretch it out a bunch more and it should look and perform better.

Oh and X2397572570498572049587!!! on the cage and harnesses.

Do I notice a lack of beadlocks as well?

BIG98XJ · 12-16-2008, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trailrig

sweet rig

check out that pic above the tire smoke pic, look at your driver side leaf spring did you put them in upside down?

They are XJ springs flipped around, there pretty damn soft.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeeper8650

47's look too big IMO, but to each thier own. Definetly link the rear and stretch it out a bunch more and it should look and perform better.

Oh and X2397572570498572049587!!! on the cage and harnesses.

Do I notice a lack of beadlocks as well?

Id like to link the rear also, put the Air Shocks out back with some Coilovers up front. But thats after a cage. It performs damn good as it sits.

GiS · 12-16-2008, 04:02 PM

Hey man, your panhard bracket...I would suggest bracing that up a little bit, people had pointed it out to me as well (I have the same bracket) .... Pay it forward right? Just passing it along, the 47's look great!

BIG98XJ · 12-17-2008, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GiS

Hey man, your panhard bracket...I would suggest bracing that up a little bit, people had pointed it out to me as well (I have the same bracket) .... Pay it forward right? Just passing it along, the 47's look great!

Which bracket are you talking about? If you are talking about the one at the axle, then yes. Im eventually going to tie the panhard and upper link mount into each other and gusset both sides. Few little things here and there I need to do. After another trip to Tellico I`ll start doing the small shit.

Mean_Green · 12-17-2008, 07:29 PM

are your airshocks what is bottoming out in full flex? or is their a bump stop?

12-15-2008, 03:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
BIG98XJ Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19613 Location: North Georgia, Alpharetta Posts: 667	Tweaking a built TJ Figured I`d do a slight build thread. After building many jeeps I decided it was cheaper and quicker to buy one already built. Got it like this....... 4.0 Auto Stak 5.44:1 14 bolt 60 513s Detroits High Angle Drivelines BTF Leaf Kits front and rear 104" 39.5 Iroks Day I got it Morris Mtn 47LTBs Still at 104" with the LTBs=retarded Some goods to link the front. Ballistic tabs/brackets/joints. SAW 14" Air shocks, 2" .250 wall DOM for the links 3 linked front pushed out 112" with PSC full hydro and the chromolly shafts/joints in the 60 __________________ TELLICO RALLY POST #127 YJ rolling on 47s

12-15-2008, 03:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
BIG98XJ Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19613 Location: North Georgia, Alpharetta Posts: 667	River Rock Tellico The jeep seems to do be pretty damn stable with the air shocks up front and the XJ leafs out back. Very happy with how it wheels. Comments? Suggestions? Insults? __________________ TELLICO RALLY POST #127 YJ rolling on 47s

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kirbyiv K^2 Join Date: Jun 2005 Member # 49704 Location: Cincinnasti, OH Posts: 2,425	looks like a huge pile of shit to me __________________ Walle Crawler /forum/general-4x4-discussion/1038946-project-walle-crawler.html Benz Buggy http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=877869 Slinky Blue Ballz /forum/jeep-hardcore-tech/551947-project-slinky-blue-ballz.html

12-15-2008, 05:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rugger99 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Member # 22646 Location: Tallahassee,FL Posts: 1,639	Looks good. My TJ has the leafs in the rear and a three link up front with coils....very stable at 104 w/ 40's. Our club will be at RiverRock on the 26th of Feb - 1 Mar....bring your junk. __________________ " Never underestimate the power of idiots in large groups"

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Drummer79 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Member # 91710 Location: Greenville, North Carolina Posts: 298	Damn you now I want 47"s. That's sick man. I would say x2 upgrade the cage but I still have to do that too. __________________ [QUOTE=No Agenda Show]New. World. Order. Shut up slave![/QUOTE]

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jeep937 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 103610 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 2,217	Want 47"s now. Thanks

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HoodBoogie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Member # 111692 Location: Quantico, VA Posts: 151	all that and factory cage?

12-15-2008, 06:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
FrkyMnky1487 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Member # 62686 Location: Abilene, tx Posts: 806	Nice looking Jeep... Maybe an upgraded roll cage??

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joe's_yj Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Member # 116032 Location: leesburg,va Posts: 34	good god you got money, those LTB's are like almost 500 a peice i think!!!

12-15-2008, 07:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
itchy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Member # 119281 Location: Detroit Posts: 340	Holly Mary Mother of God! Looks killer, but dont dem der huge fukcin tires hit the rear qtrs? __________________ We have done so much for so long, with so little.....That we can do anything with nothing.

12-15-2008, 07:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
BIG98XJ Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19613 Location: North Georgia, Alpharetta Posts: 667	It will be getting a cage the first of the year. I got the LTBs for $335 a tire direct from interco since they were a cosmetic blem __________________ TELLICO RALLY POST #127 YJ rolling on 47s

12-15-2008, 07:19 PM	#14 (permalink)
kwrangln Doublewide engineer Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 6971 Location: Gulf coast Posts: 5,904	From the sound of the first vid, you aint got the gearing for those tires yet, make that second in line after the cage. Other than that, it looks pretty good. __________________ I'm the "tack tack tack" welding nazi. http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showp...&postcount=218 "I didn't mean to kill nobody ... I just meant to shoot the sonofabitch in the head. Him dying was between him and the Lord." R. L. Burnside

12-16-2008, 12:00 AM	#17 (permalink)
gtxracer spot me? mydfghgfff! Join Date: Dec 2003 Member # 25303 Location: in the shop Posts: 3,753	Dayum, after I saw the 47s my jaw dropped. Badass man. __________________ 97 TJ 4.0/np435/d300/3link/4link in progress Ultimate Wrangler Build Ups and Swaps Thread Builds, Swaps, Axles, Engines, Turbos, Diesels, Suspensions, Fab, and more! Now incorporating a CJ and Willys section, post your tech and builds!

12-16-2008, 06:14 AM	#18 (permalink)
GSW Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Member # 40411 Location: NC Posts: 449	How are you liking the 2" air shocks up front? Do they unload on climbs, sidehills etc.?

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trailrig Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Member # 46541 Location: Flushing, MI Posts: 256	sweet rig check out that pic above the tire smoke pic, look at your driver side leaf spring did you put them in upside down?

12-16-2008, 02:21 PM	#21 (permalink)
jeeper8650 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Member # 78458 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 775	47's look too big IMO, but to each thier own. Definetly link the rear and stretch it out a bunch more and it should look and perform better. Oh and X2397572570498572049587!!! on the cage and harnesses. Do I notice a lack of beadlocks as well? __________________ Jeep

12-16-2008, 04:02 PM	#23 (permalink)
GiS Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Member # 31285 Location: Canada Eh! Posts: 1,658	Hey man, your panhard bracket...I would suggest bracing that up a little bit, people had pointed it out to me as well (I have the same bracket) .... Pay it forward right? Just passing it along, the 47's look great! __________________ Rock Posse Racing #686 Driver: Joey Weber

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