Took some pics.. do you see anything that would concern you?

Altonymous

Altonymous

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It looks like your shocks are what's limiting your up travel.
That's not good.
You need some extended bump stops.
 
Control arms are too short.. The bump stop tube is not centered in the spring forward to rear. May not be too much concern but it is enough if it was mine I would put in adjustable U/L CA's.
 
Agree with stinkbomb, that track bar setup is super sketchy. I'd worry myself sick over that. I'd put a heim on that end. That is a lot of leverage on that bolt, not to mention I would imagine that would wear that bushing out pretty fast
 
Altonymous said:
What about the trackbar bolt scares you? That it's vertical instead of horizontal?
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That it's a cantilevered bolt in single shear instead of a tapered tie rod end style bolt.
 
tailpipe hangs way to low
single shear trackbar not good
Needs Tube Fenders
& last needs bump longer stops
But other that that all looks good
 
Like the rest said, longer bump stops, your brake lines also look like they ar just barely long enough, make sure they have slack and not pulled tight.
 
Altonymous said:
What about the trackbar bolt scares you? That it's vertical instead of horizontal?
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No, the part that it's enduring a massive load in single shear. Every bump you hit, every time you turn the steering wheel, that bolt is seeing a load. By the bolt being in single shear(versus going through a tab, then flex joint, then another tab, like a suspension link), it's strength is equivalent to a bolt 1/4-1/3 of it's size. Just to top it off, the load is all on the threaded portion of the bolt, aka, the weakest part of the bolt for shear loading.

Yes I'm nit-picky, but it's something that most people overlook or think, "it'll be alright, a bunch of companies do theirs that way". And 99% of that reasoning is to be able to say "all bolt on, no welding required". Sure, lots of people drive their jeeps around with this setup and no bus loads of nuns are harmed, that doesn't make it right/smart. There's quite a few easy fixes for it, all of which will require welding. The biggest pain is getting that factory bracket off the frame, but it can be done, neatly.

Otherwise, I'm not a big jeep fan, but there's just something about those LJ's that I like.
 
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I torched the factory bracket off and moved this one forward about 2"
 
Get rid of the bolts and weld the brackets in and everyone is right about the track bar bushing. It's going to smush you rubber out and give you bump steer, after replacing with poly it'll start wallering out the bolt hole. Hiem joint it...
 
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