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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:58 pm
by BadnewsCJ
Got some more work done this past week. Spring and shackler hangers welded up, springs in, 60 put together. Nice to have it back on 4 wheels for the time being.

I really need to suck it up and spend money on some full high steer arms to get it steering again. Hopefully Friday I can turn it around and start on the rear. Ugh.

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:02 pm
by zach119
Looking good Nick, run some H2s and you can get your width down some (buy mine :thumby:)

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:08 pm
by BadnewsCJ
dodgeguy119 wrote:Looking good Nick, run some H2s and you can get your width down some (buy mine :thumby:)
haha I figured there would be a sales pitch in there

I'm guessing my only complaint with H2's is that I can't just buy DIY beadlocks, weld em on, and go. Although Aluminum wheels would be sweet.

Whats the backspacing on those things? I'd like to get em as close in as possible without running my tires into the leaf springs.

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:14 pm
by zach119
I'm pretty sure the backspacing is somewhere around 5.5". Even if you don't really want them just let me know and i would be more than happy to pull two of them off so you could get an idea on how much backspacing you will be able to use.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:12 pm
by BadnewsCJ
Forum has been rather dead this week so I'm posting a picture of my new toy. Alec give up the gym and come bend some tube for me.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:02 pm
by BadAssEddie
BadnewsCJ wrote:Forum has been rather dead this week so I'm posting a picture of my new toy. Alec give up the gym and come bend some tube for me.
Call me whenever, itd be fun. Seriously

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:07 pm
by zach119
Are you going to leave it manual or convert it to hydraulic?

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:20 pm
by Jwlman
Manual really isn't as hard as people make it out to be

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:17 pm
by BadnewsCJ
dodgeguy119 wrote:Are you going to leave it manual or convert it to hydraulic?
Converting it to lumberjack....didn't you read Alec's post?

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:24 pm
by BadAssEddie
BadnewsCJ wrote:
dodgeguy119 wrote:Are you going to leave it manual or convert it to hydraulic?
Converting it to lumberjack....didn't you read Alec's post?
Since its not a wood bender I will need someone to learn me on it :flipoff2:

Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:47 pm
by BadnewsCJ
Got my old rusty rear frame cut out and new one welded in. Still needs fish plates and gussets but the hard part is at least done. Jeep really sucks at quality fabrication. My poor skills combined with the fact that nothing on a Jeep is perfectly square and true made this project interesting. My new rig will probably crab walk like my old rig did, oh well. Hopefully I get it reinforced and springs mounted on Wednesday and then I'll be more or less done with the bull shit fab work on this thing.

I've pretty much given up on the "driving by winter break" goal. I'd still like to get a majority of the work done before next semester though (wiring, plumbing, brakes.) Gotta find me a rear end asap.

Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:25 am
by BadAssEddie
is the rear crossmember still catawombus? That last picture looks pretty evenly spaced to me.

Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:38 am
by BadnewsCJ
BadAssEddie wrote:is the rear crossmember still catawombus? That last picture looks pretty evenly spaced to me.
It's still catawombus, but not that much. The tub is a little catawombus on the frame, and the frame is rather catawombus in general. But unless I point out where it's catawombus I doubt any one would really notice. Catawombus.

Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:43 am
by Username
catawampus

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Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:43 am
by willhf1011
BadAssEddie wrote:is the rear crossmember still catawombus? That last picture looks pretty evenly spaced to me.
I think you just wanted an opportunity to use catawombus