Adam's 98 5-speed Build

[5-Speed XJ]

 

[5-Speed XJ]

did you end up cutting and rotating the c's?

what are you doing about the bolt pattern for the wheels? Going 5x5.5 or keeping the 6 lug

6 lug getting shafts made for the 8.8

 

[Outlander560]

6 lug getting shafts made for the 8.8

fancy..did you cut and rotate the c's from the looks of it i'm going to say no

 

[5-Speed XJ]

No I did not rotate the c's.

I found out yesterday that I needed high angle tre's for the draglink and that the taper is deeper than the taper on my pitman arm and my high steer arm so I can do the track bar or the steering until i get a 1.5" per foot tapered reamer to ream it lower. Currently searching locally if anyone has one that I can use or I'm going to buy one.

 

[5-Speed XJ]

leds are done a working like they should

 

[5-Speed XJ]

Got my high steer arms machined and used the reamer I bought to ream the arms deeper. Now I can finish the steering finally.

 

[5-Speed XJ]

Cut off the passenger side upper control arm mount and cut up the axle side track bar mount to fit the truss and got some PVC to test track bar lengths. now i just need to move back the uppers so the track bar clears it at full bump and the move the other upper back just as far so the are the same length.

 

[clean4drxj]

I would move the tb as far out as possible(closer to the coil), Ideally you want the tb longer than that..

 

[5-Speed XJ]

I would move the tb as far out as possible(closer to the coil), Ideally you want the tb longer than that..

Yeah this was just the first try at it, its going to be as far over as I can get it on the axle side the body side is staying where it is.

 

[clean4drxj]

ok good deal!

 

[chedisme]

I would move the tb as far out as possible(closer to the coil), Ideally you want the tb longer than that..

I was going to say the same thing. I posted my first track bar that was about that length and everyone laughed at me.

Edit: I just looked at you second pick again and see why you cant do what I suggested.

I managed to get mine on the other side of my coil bucket.
It originaly went to that incredibly ugly UCA tower just to the right of the coil perch

just clears my HS arms at full lock with a small amount of material removed.

 

[5-Speed XJ]

Yeah its just how it worked out I can't put it in front of the coil like you did because the tierod gets in the way.

 

[clean4drxj]

Take a look at goatman's XJ build, they went and mounted the TB to the inner C.

 

[5-Speed XJ]

fabbed new upper link mounts after figuring that what i had was just thrown together crap

 

[MoparManiac]

Nice work.

The only thing I'm not too fond of are your upper control arm mounts at the axle.

Instead of just welding the DOM sleeve to the tubing, I'd take a piece of 3/8-1/2" plate and cut a half circle out of it to follow the sleeve right in the middle. Something similar to what Clayton does.

Gonna be hard to use square tubing of any strength since the joints are really narrow.

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Nice job, keep it up. When do you think you'll be finished?

Underground Jeeps has a big weekend event at the end of May...

 

[5-Speed XJ]

I should be done soon I'm hoping within two weeks it will be a roller got my rims yesterday just need to get all my brake parts together and gear it. Then I have to get cromo shafts made for the 8.8 and thats another 2 weeks to wait so by the beginning of may I should be ready.

 

[Outlander560]

nice work, I know you answered my question about you not rotating the c's, but do you mind if I ask why you chose not to rotate them?

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

nice work, I know you answered my question about you not rotating the c's, but do you mind if I ask why you chose not to rotate them?

lock out hubs=no need to

 

[GordoSmasho]

Doesn't rotating the knuckles have to do with caster angle and steering? Not the hubs right? If it will never see street time then it doesn't really matter. But propper caster setting helps with tracking and the wheels returning to center. At least that's what I have found.

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

Doesn't rotating the knuckles have to do with caster angle and steering? Not the hubs right? If it will never see street time then it doesn't really matter. But propper caster setting helps with tracking and the wheels returning to center. At least that's what I have found.

you can adjust the caster with the control arms just like a stock xj