69x under the knife

[1983Bronco]

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After having the rear end of the jeep beat us to death at the last race, mainly due to limited uptravel, after ordering up some Profenders for the rear Tacoma747(Michael) is hooking it up, give him a shout for your fab needs, also has a burntable...View attachment 47264

 

[MarsFab]

:whiteflag:

 

[broncosbybart]

its gonna take a lot more than some purdy blingy shocks to keep up w/Mark Z

don't think that we'll make it to Durhamtown. would like to though. i'm sure it will be quite a race!!!!

 

[1983Bronco]

:whiteflag:

Come on dont give up that easy! Can't wait to have a few brews with you guys in Durhamtown you goin?

 

[MarsFab]

I hope so. I'm trying to get it worked out so I can make it.

 

[nctom]

He will be there. Sitting on an bucket wishing he was racing, just like me.

 

[Spence]

is it an illusion, or will the bumps bottom out with a few inches of shock uptravel leftover?

 

[Tacoma747]

Adam, lets just say he went from too short, to too long....

Here's a pic of the tube fender and number plate:

 

[1983Bronco]

better to be long than short

 

[Tacoma747]

 

[MarsFab]

Nice! love the jack mount.

 

[Tacoma747]

Thanks, gonna refine the design a little more to make for more bending and less welding, I also plan to make a 'skidplate' for the jack since the bottom is likely to get messed up on rough terrain. With the tires/jack mounted this way, a tire change would likely take about as much time as the time it would take to get out/back in the Jeep and buckle up. Plus, he could put a lock on it and lock the tires/jack in place in case to keep slick fingers from walking away with them.

Also, the jack box serves double duty here, it keeps the tires from kicking inwards at the bottom. The Jeep is all jacked up, the center of the rollbar is not necessarily the center of the tub, and the tire carrier setup shows this if you look where it is welded to the rollbar.

 

[1983Bronco]

The Jeep is all jacked up, the center of the rollbar is not necessarily the center of the tub, and the tire carrier setup shows this if you look where it is welded to the rollbar.

Easy, she might be a little damaged or "ugly"..........but she sure can cook!!!

 

[TJcrawler97]

 

[chris]

Can you HF jack lift your rig? I have the 1.5 ton and it has some trouble and is unstable if not on level ground. Hence, still carrying the heavy hi-lift.

 

[chris]

On another note, I can't wait to stop fixing my rig so I can start working on nice little doodads like jack mounts...

 

[1983Bronco]

Can you HF jack lift your rig? I have the 1.5 ton and it has some trouble and is unstable if not on level ground. Hence, still carrying the heavy hi-lift.

dont know yet?

 

[Tacoma747]

You must have gotten a bad one chris. I have had great luck with the HF jacks, won't lift a diesel truck, and might not lift both front tires on the jeep (although it probably would), but they will lift one corner easily. Being unstable, well, i didnt think there was a jack less stable than a hi-lift...

 

[chris]

Actually, come to think of it.. I've never tried lifting a single side of the jeep. I always lift both off the ground. It struggles, but does the job. Just don't kick it, it'll fall over!

 

[Tacoma747]

Did you get the ~$70 jack or the ~$140 jack? They are both 1.5 ton, the $140 one goes a little higher and has a larger base.

 

[RenegadeT]

I don't think I've ever had a floor jack fall over...dumped the hi-lift many times.

 

[chris]

I've got the $140 one. FYI, the rubber pad doesn't stay in there long.