CJ5 Jevy

i don't see them cut into either in those pics? you need to cut a "fishmouth" into the frame ends and the extension ends, or cut them into points like and arrow. some additional diamond shaped plating at the joints wouldn't hurt either.
 
What they're talking about is cutting like the purpleish line shows, it puts less stress on one point of that shitty jeep frame and gives you more weld area. Being that you're a welding newbie though, I would have to say cut it like the pink line...not only because I prefer pink to purple, but because vertical welding is hard to do correctly and really takes experience...this will give you a "ledge" for the bead to sit on making it much easier to lay a good bead as compared to the way you have it now or the > notch approach.

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Yea thats the diamond thing I was talking about, but I just cut the edges angled and figured it'd be enough cause a friend of mine with a good amount of welding experience said that should be enough but sounds like i should do it anyway, but yea I read a while ago that diamond shapes were the best welds on frames.
 
Ok Finnaly some updates been workin on the Jeep over Christmas Break. I've done two main things the body mounts and the rear suspension, but holy crap there is so much small stuff I've done in the process I've spent like almost two weeks on it minus a few days here and there. But yea its getting along, gonna try and do the front suspension by the end of Break and also work on my bros XJ a little more b4 I leave. Big props to Shane (Scarface) that man has helped me out big time and not only that but I think he has me like 70% convinced to ditch the axles I have and go with Rockwells but we'll see on that anyway here's some pics.

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The 14 will hold but the rig is pretty narrow the front axle is the concern. With the height i think some more width is in order.

This thing is moving along really well:)
 
if you ditch the axles and go rock lemme know, ill probably take em off your hands.
 
Looking good, now if I would only go get my cherokee running my life would be alot easier.
 
Well after getting the rear up and realizing how ridiculously tall this jeep is gonna be I started thinking about how skinny my current axles are. Then I started thinking about how when i turn and flex its probably gonna hit the front bumper and the fact that a Dana 44 regardless of how well its built is not a 44" tall tire axle. So Shane tryed to talk me into getting Rockwells and I'm definitly leaning towards agreeing with him. Plus, With the lift I have if i get rockwells then im probably gonna get some ridiculously huge ag tire or 52's but I hate how skinnny 52's are. Anyway for now the axles I have are going under so I can roll it around but when summer comes and I make some $$$ Rockwells just might be in order . . . .
 
Skinny? They're full width fergawds sake. you'll be around 85-90" wide with normal backspaced wheels and 15" wide tires.. How damn wide do you need to be?

I wouldn't worry yourself about "flex", you're not going to get any with those springs, and that's not a joke..
 
Ricky, What I see is:

Extreme drive line angles. which are gonna require some high dollar drive shafts. The front I do believe is going to be needing to have the diff rotated up. It may run like it is but once the diff drops or droops you will greatly increase the angles. I forsee exploding u-joints or at least very short u-joint lifespan.
I am guessing you are planing to cut out the rear quarters too.

You may want to concider different springs.

Also, thos headers,....if you are gonna take it to the rocks, they will be bashed in real quick.

Another observation. I don't know if you can get a drag link and drop pitman arm that will hold up to that much height difference.

just some food for thought
 
yeah the driveline angle looks like a big cocner.
How tall are you? cause that thing looks big and might be kinda tippy everyonce inawhile.
 
Yea that thing is scary tall, but at least you have the option of sitting in a lazy boy while working on it:D I'm with Chip.......new springs
 
My only advice is to get a full set of lug nuts.:flipoff2: Looks like fun to get into!
 
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