Recent content by bedheadben

Yes the surface is flat but no I haven't capped the ends. Great idea, thanks!

My problem is NOT axle wrap. It was that my lift blocks had broken and one of them didn't even have a locating stud and they were just slipping around under the springs. I will be removing the blocks entirely. I still have a lot to learn about shackles and relocation brackets for them. Will I...

Well, I'll be going to upgraded leafs and shackles in a couple of months so it's not like this set-up is going to get a ton of miles put on it. Quite frankly I don't give a hoot if it ruins my current springs because I'll be replacing them anyways!

Explain to me how my former "real" lift blocks were better. I welded studs on the buttom just like the other blocks had. These are definitely way stronger than the previous ones.

I understand that it's not the best solution, but you guys are talking to me like I'm the biggest retard in the world, like you've never seen such idiocy. I'm in the process of getting new leaf springs and U bolts but this is what I have to run for now until I have the funds to buy those things...

Thank you all for the great help! I know it's not the best solution, but for now I just replaced the transfer case with an NP231J. I also replaced the diff yoke with one with U bolts and made my own lift blocks out of 2" x 1/8" x 12" steel square tube. Here are some pics of the carnage of the...

That's what I'm planning, upgraded leafs and shackles with ditching the blocks. Only problem now is that I need a new T-case :smsoap:

Thanks for all the help guys. Here are some pictures of the damage. IMG_3895 by bedheadben, on Flickr IMG_3897 by bedheadben, on Flickr IMG_3899 by bedheadben, on Flickr IMG_3900 by bedheadben, on Flickr IMG_3901 by bedheadben, on Flickr IMG_3902 by bedheadben, on Flickr IMG_3903 by...

The only thing I'm not so sure about is if my current leafs are stock or lifted, and how much if they are. So therefore I'm not sure how much of a lift of leaf springs I need to make it sit level. I'll post pics of the setup tomorrow so you gurus can help me discern if what I have is stock or not.

There is a bolt going through the spring and it appears to go through the block but it got all cockeyed the first time this happened and its been bad ever since.

Could anyone recommend an affordable solution to the blocks? I was told when I got the Jeep that it had a 4" lift. I know it has Skyjacker springs in the front and 2" blocks in the rear but I'm not sure if it has upgraded leaf springs or not. Would pics of the leafs and/or shackles help? This is...

Yes, the spring perches are welded to the axle tubes. I'm thinking that welding the U bolts to the axle tubes will keep the axle from rotating like that. Upon further investigation, there is no bolt or anything like that holding the block in place. I bought the car setup this way.

Thanks for the help from both of you but to clarify it's not the leaf springs twisting. The entire axle housing will twist back so much that the nose of the diff will be pointing so far up that it's maxing out the U joint. I will park and get out of the car and I can see the nose of the diff...

After a thorough search on Google and here on :NAXJA: I was unable to find an answer to my problem other than traction bars. I ran into a fellow Jeeper today when I had this problem again who said that he has been able to fix this issue with some sort of 2x4 solution but I couldn't quite...