anybody have long arm pics from their own build?

[98XJROKS]

does the square tubing present any strength issues as opposed to round, and the same question of strength goes to how you cut and welded the lower control arms. Looks like a nice design, and one badass jeep

This looks like a stout set up. Very cleam! I'm not sure about the way they were cut and butt welded together, since your life depends on their strength. The only way I could see this being acceptable would be to sleeve the tubes. I would have tubed and bent them first.
My two cents

 

[hadfield4wd]

I saw his thread on Pirate. He added a strap to the seem.

 

[85cherokeechief]

The square tubing is actually stronger than round, and much cheaper. That is what I used for my arms, but I would not trust them if they were cut and welded back together.

 

[scottsxj]

I'm not sure about the way they were cut and butt welded together

im guessing to clear the frame rails since he mounted them inboard of the frame. I could have sworn i heard somewhere though that square was weaker than round, any other thoughts

 

[BrettM]

im guessing to clear the frame rails since he mounted them inboard of the frame. I could have sworn i heard somewhere though that square was weaker than round, any other thoughts

depends on the application. square is stronger in bending for a given size when the force is coming from a predictable direction. for lower links square makes more sense, though lots of people don't like the aesthetics.

 

[85cherokeechief]

Round is stronger as far as denting is concerned, but for a bending load, square tubing is much stronger. I do not feel like doing the calculations now, but I calculated the strength difference when I built mine.

 

[vetteboy]

Yikes. To all those aspiring fabbers out there getting ready to hack your framerails......buy a holesaw.

Wouldn't have helped. The entire reason I had to do that was because I ripped all the factory welded nuts out on a rock. Old crossmember (not the longarm one) caught and pulled all the nuts through. Obviously the spotter's fault.

There's now 3x3 angle iron stitch welded from the old LCA mounts back to the rear bumper on both sides. With two very stout crossmembers in the middle and cage tie-ins all around. I don't think the original unibody is doing very much anymore.

 

[ponyracer1]

Looks WAY better vetteboy!! That inch is gonna get ya, you should have cut out the floor!!!

 

[vetteboy]

Looks WAY better vetteboy!! That inch is gonna get ya, you should have cut out the floor!!!

:looney:

It's bad enough as it is!

rear upper mounts:

Most of the passenger floor was already gone due to rust anyway.

 

[ponyracer1]

WOW!! Nice, what tranny/transfer you running that you needed to cut that much?? I've got the auto/231 and mines above the framerails but still doesn't hit the floor.

 

[vetteboy]

NV4500, half of an NP231 (crawl box), to a non-flipped Dana 300.

 

[ponyracer1]

Man no wonder you've had to cut so much, that setup looks like something out of a battleship..

Nice setup

 

[hadfield4wd]

NV4500, half of an NP231 (crawl box), to a non-flipped Dana 300.

Not bad for a guy from jersey. Wow looks nice.

 

[vintagespeed]

:looney:

It's bad enough as it is!

I dig it! You coulda saved a little tunnel by cutting down that stock shift housing on the 300....

I have my 300 blown apart on my bench at the moment, I'll be doing the 231/300 as well, but mine will be flipped cause I'm a moron & flipped my front axle housing and trussed it before realizing that I should've left it pass side drop......damnit.

 

[vetteboy]

I dig it! You coulda saved a little tunnel by cutting down that stock shift housing on the 300....

I know...at the time I did that I was still planning on using the stock shifters, and putting a little boot over that area. Then I boogered all the threads up, didn't like the positioning, and couldn't fit them anyway. It'll be taken care of before I reskin everything.

 

[Mosephus]

For those of you who made raduis arm setups, hows it drive/ride on the street? Or if you have any complaints?

 

[rehab]

For those of you who made raduis arm setups, hows it drive/ride on the street? Or if you have any complaints?

i love the new ride with the long arms. the arms are more level to the ground which is alot better than my short arms pretty much pointing stright to the ground! but all i have to do to get it to ride slightly better is to get rid of the crapy blown out rusty's shocks.

 

[ponyracer1]

For those of you who made raduis arm setups, hows it drive/ride on the street? Or if you have any complaints?

I did a radius arm 3 link with jonny joints and it rides about the same as with short arms and drop down brackets. Pretty much rides like stock except it has way more droop. Still don't run a stabilizer.

 

[feerocknok]

How heavily are ACME threads recommended? I know they are better for certain stresses, but would it be considered a requierment?

 

[RCP Phx]

How heavily are ACME threads recommended? I know they are better for certain stresses, but would it be considered a requierment?

There are no advantages to ACME threads,only dis-advantages.Extreme lack of adjustibilty would be the main one.Poor thread fitment would be another.