White Noise

[BigClay]

FINALLY, here is the brand new ZJ!

Specs:
- waggy 44 front, aussie locker, chromos, 300m joints, hydro assist, warn premium hubs
- explorer 8.8, aussie locker, dutchamn shafts with 6x5.5 bolt pattern to match the front
- Clayton long arm suspension with 4.5" RE springs
- Advance adapters SYE and Tom Woods rear drive shaft
- limit straps
- 35" Trxus MTs on steel wheels with 2.5" of backspacing to clear the springs

On to the pictures:

 

[BigClay]

 

[J.C.]

Can they adjust the castor when I take it for an alignment?

Seems like that would have been part of the install?

 

[rock-lucky]

It was offered to have an alignment done. The customer said that they would take care of getting it done. We are not an alignmet shop. We will however get one done if the customer wants to pay for it. Other wise if it is not talked about in the price it it up to the customer to take care of getting it done. That being said Clay has been a great customer and he seems to be pleased with the work which was done.

 

[BigClay]

rock-lucky (Travis) and 792.5cj5 (Chris) did an awesome job and I am 100% satisfied with their work. I highly recommend them. The pictures speak for themselves, it is top notch work.

Both of them have bent over backwards to get the jeep done. They both offered to take the jeep to an alignment shop, but it was me who was too anxious to get it back.

Thanks guys for the great work!!

 

[BigClay]

Well here are some before and after pictures showing the change in height.

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

I took some measurements when I had the 1" OME lift on the ZJ and the middle of the door handle on the passenger side was 42" so a 7" increase over that lift/tire combo. Also an increase of 4.5" over the RE 3.5" superflex lift/tire combo.

 

[spraypaintman]

Looking good! You need to have 5-7deg of castor for your jeep to ride right with that waggy dana 44. Does your steering wheel return to center at least?

 

[trev]

wanna sell it

 

[NickMaul]

dang i am way too jealous...that thing looks great. those axles are too clean and fresh. time to rough them up a little

 

[BigClay]

Looking good! You need to have 5-7deg of castor for your jeep to ride right with that waggy dana 44. Does your steering wheel return to center at least?

The steering wheel does return to center.

wanna sell it

No way man

dang i am way too jealous...that thing looks great. those axles are too clean and fresh. time to rough them up a little

Great to meet you this weekend! Yeah, the underside of the jeep looks way to clean, so once the gears are broken in, I am heading straight to URE! haha

 

[792.5cj5]

rock-lucky (Travis) and 792.5cj5 (Chris) did an awesome job and I am 100% satisfied with their work. I highly recommend them. The pictures speak for themselves, it is top notch work.
Both of them have bent over backwards to get the jeep done. They both offered to take the jeep to an alignment shop, but it was me who was too anxious to get it back.
Thanks guys for the great work!!

I thank you, Clay, for the buisness and it was great meeting you. Hopefully I can get some time to wheel with ya one day.

Chris

 

[trev]

got anything else planned?

 

[BigClay]

I have put about 200 miles on it since the new install, next on the list is changing the diff fluid, putting on the new diff covers, then installing the power steering cooler. After that she is done for a while so I can actually get to enjoy her on the trail

 

[BigClay]

Power steering cooler is installed; however, the ram has been taken off. I was having a horrible time keeping the jeep between the lines on the road. Took the ram off and had the tapped hole sin the steering box plugged, and the steering is great now.

Diff covers are installed.

ANother alignment is coming tomorrow.

URE Saturday!!

 

[BigClay]

Went to URE today, the jeep is a beast! Have a real sqeaky front end when in 4wd and turning, going to have to figure that out.

 

[BigClay]

A few of 95GrandZJ and OleBlue

 

[BigClay]

A few more from yesterday

 

[BigClay]

Cleaning off the jeep today I notcied the passenger side is sagging a little. I am going to install some 1" spacers just on the pass side and see if that helps.

 

[NickMaul]

also your tires were rubbing in the wheel well pretty good...you may have not heard them since your windows were closed but i heard it. may want to experiment with flex and scope out any thing that sticks out and terminate it with an angle grinder.....give me a shout if you need any help

 

[Lionandpsalter]

I love how you're "Apped out" in pretty every picture in the thread.

 

[BigClay]

also your tires were rubbing in the wheel well pretty good...you may have not heard them since your windows were closed but i heard it. may want to experiment with flex and scope out any thing that sticks out and terminate it with an angle grinder.....give me a shout if you need any help

Yeah, when I was washing off the mud yesterday, I noticed I was really hitting the rear pass tire as well.

When you saw me on the side of the road as we were leaving, I was re-connecting my sway bars, but I had to adjust the driver side down about an inch and a half. I was puzzled, but then I saw the lean, so I guess the jeep settled to the passenger side.

I love how you're "Apped out" in pretty every picture in the thread.

LOL, I am always Apped Out!

 

[Lionandpsalter]

I hear ya, I'm hoping to get accepted there next year!
looks like you guys had a good time from the photos... I can't wait to get lifted and get out there with you guys!

 

[BigClay]

I almost forgot, this little thing followed me home this weekend

 

[Cdubu52]

Looking good Puddin'. Maybe when the TJ is Lifted, we can get out there together.

 

[BigClay]

Anytime man, and the TJ in stock form could probably make it thorugh a lot of URE on a dry day.