coilovers on a TJ...

[foreman1063]

Come on Greg - let's see some updates!
Stewart

He is getting pretty slack Stewart.

 

[ProjekTJ]

Anything new? I'm bored with these old pictures!

 

[bigwaylon]

Anything new? I'm bored with these old pictures!

it's getting close...all the pics are here:

http://wrangler.rutgers.edu/gallery...001-TJ/Fuel+Cell+Coilovers+Wheelbase+Stretch/

starting w/ DSCN1356 on page 4...



I'll post up a couple later tonight...



Greg

 

[bigwaylon]

you want a complete step-by-step write-up with pics?

Greg

 

[ProjekTJ]

Nope, not needed for me...I'll know enough from the pictures.

 

[bigwaylon]

an "almost" done pic...

Greg

 

[MrShoeBoy]

an "almost" done pic...

Greg

Sweet! As usual it looks pretty good. For some reason you and your vehicle somehow get in and out of the shop faster than anybody elses I have seen...

AARON

 

[bigwaylon]

For some reason you and your vehicle somehow get in and out of the shop faster than anybody elses I have seen...
AARON

no comment....


lifted the body up and got all the joints welded across the top...got it almost all the way button-up today...including a fresh coat of paint:

e-brake cables back in (ones from TeraFlex conversion kit still fit)...ARB line tied down, and longer hard line for rear brakes put in:

just gotta swap out the lower coils tomorrow, install the three limiting straps...and possibly get the swaybar in...

then, decide what I'm gonna do about some comp corners...probably go BTF, but trying to sell the hard top first...

Greg

 

[madcowdungbeetle]

I gotta chance to poke around under it today. Looks good to me Greg

 

[bigwaylon]

got the center limiting strap and the outer straps hooked up:

swaybar got mounted by notching the frame and running a tube:

straps attached to the lower end of the links:

cut a little more off the corners to kinda clean it up for the weekend trail riding, and then will get to the comp cut corners later:

Chris pointing out the reservoirs mounted on the support bar:

and the "final" pic to show the wheelbase:

put it on the trailer ready to head to Uwharrie in the morning...

whatcha think?

Greg

 

[got4-lo]

time to push the front forward a few and bigger tars? like some 40's

 

[braxton357]

Bet the 30 and 44 would love that...

 

[SSWaters]

All looks great to me! Digging the sway bar notched into the frame.

Scott

 

[pstrokejunky]

why the sway bars?

 

[Beastforty]

why the sway bars?

Because every jeep with coils should run them.


Nice build, I look forward to a trail report.

 

[stewartgivens]

Greg, looks sweet. Looking forward to a trail report on how it performs.

Stewart

 

[choochoo]

Because every jeep with coils should run them.
Nice build, I look forward to a trail report.

I understand the resson for A sway bar but why two? I know it's not only a trail jeep but most buggy and trail jeeps only run one.

 

[Joel]

Looks good Greg. Those LCAs are freakin' huge.

 

[rockmafia]

Because every jeep with coils should run them.
Nice build, I look forward to a trail report.

Those are just band-aids

 

[pstrokejunky]

and not being quick disco's how well will it flex?

 

[braxton357]

They're tuned to the vehicle. It will handle/flex/work much better with them than without. They can be a band-aid, but by the same token they can and are used --in virtually every supermod buggy, trophy truck, and drag or track car--as a part of a well working suspension...
I used to think they were band-aids too...but have since learned otherwise.


:edit: And besides, maybe he just thinks they look cool?

 

[rockmafia]

and not being quick disco's how well will it flex?

mine will max out my 16" coil overs. It forces the front of mine to flex, othewise it will just flex the rear-body roll.

 

[bigwaylon]

and not being quick disco's how well will it flex?

you don't put quick disco's on that style swaybar...

the limiting straps catch before swaybar limits any droop...

Greg

 

[bigwaylon]

:edit: And besides, maybe he just thinks they look cool?

that's it...the aluminum arms are just the right amount of bling for me...


Greg

 

[bigwaylon]

mine will max out my 16" coil overs. It forces the front of mine to flex, othewise it will just flex the rear-body roll.

I'm running 12" coilovers...and as I mentioned before, neither swaybar is a limiting factor...

(I wasn't sure how to interpret you "mine will max out" comment)...didn't mean if you could still extend them completely (to the max) without the swaybar limiting, or if the swaybar maxed out before the coilovers did...


Greg