RockControlXJ
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- Location
- The Woodlands, Tx
Hey guys,
Most of you don't know me, but my name is Brian and i work at a little 4wd shop in Chico, CA called Sierra Rock Control. Our specialtys are ZJ's WJ's and XJ's. I've been checking out these boards for a couple months and just recently aquired an XJ of my own. http://th45cruzr.tripod.com/Ridiculous/index
We are a small company, with only 3 Employees and a small shop but we are looking forward to exploding in the coming 6 months with our new products.
Almost three years ago a friend of mine started working on a 1993 ZJ for use as a mild four-wheeler. His plans didn't stay mild for long, and before any of us could stop him he had it lifted 7" with a Clayton's Long Arm Subframe and rolling on 35" MT/R's. Well it didn't take long to snap that D35 rear and then the real fun began.
During the Jeeps rebuild process we knew that new axles would be necessary, but couldn't seem to make them work with the Clayton Long Arm subframe. All our efforts rewarded us was wheelhop, rollsteer, and waaaayyy too much antisquat. We decided to start from the ground up on a new long arm kit, one that would utilize brackets that could be welded to stock, or larger axles, ones that didn't hang below the axletubes and get bashed by rocks. Control arms that could support the weight of the vehicle without bending and could use Jonny Joints, Heims or regular rubber bushings. We wanted a full bellyskid, chassis stiffeners, and a trans crossmember that could tie everything together while still being removable. It was a lot of damn work but i'm proud to have helped it come to life. The result can be seen here http://www.rockcontrol.com/ZJBuggy/zjbuggy.html . The ZJ was our idea of a wild rig, built with our components, which allowed us to test the system in extreme situations. It is now past the experimental stage and we are ready to sell our components to Cherokee enthusiasts.
This weekend i start fabrication on our XJ longarm components armed with two XJ's as test subjects. One is already a semi-crawler, and the other is my daily driver 4 door. We are using the same components as the ZJ system, adapted to the XJ chassis. If any of you are interested in any of our suspensions, check out our website at www.rockcontrol.com or feel free to e-mail us at either
[email protected] (which goes to my partner)
or e-mail me directly at
[email protected]
Sorry for being long winded, i look forward to becoming part of your group and i hope to hear back from you, Thanks
Brian Old
Ps. We are planning a Rubicon Trip on the weekend of Sept 24th. If you are going to be there that weekend, shoot me an email.
Most of you don't know me, but my name is Brian and i work at a little 4wd shop in Chico, CA called Sierra Rock Control. Our specialtys are ZJ's WJ's and XJ's. I've been checking out these boards for a couple months and just recently aquired an XJ of my own. http://th45cruzr.tripod.com/Ridiculous/index
We are a small company, with only 3 Employees and a small shop but we are looking forward to exploding in the coming 6 months with our new products.
Almost three years ago a friend of mine started working on a 1993 ZJ for use as a mild four-wheeler. His plans didn't stay mild for long, and before any of us could stop him he had it lifted 7" with a Clayton's Long Arm Subframe and rolling on 35" MT/R's. Well it didn't take long to snap that D35 rear and then the real fun began.
During the Jeeps rebuild process we knew that new axles would be necessary, but couldn't seem to make them work with the Clayton Long Arm subframe. All our efforts rewarded us was wheelhop, rollsteer, and waaaayyy too much antisquat. We decided to start from the ground up on a new long arm kit, one that would utilize brackets that could be welded to stock, or larger axles, ones that didn't hang below the axletubes and get bashed by rocks. Control arms that could support the weight of the vehicle without bending and could use Jonny Joints, Heims or regular rubber bushings. We wanted a full bellyskid, chassis stiffeners, and a trans crossmember that could tie everything together while still being removable. It was a lot of damn work but i'm proud to have helped it come to life. The result can be seen here http://www.rockcontrol.com/ZJBuggy/zjbuggy.html . The ZJ was our idea of a wild rig, built with our components, which allowed us to test the system in extreme situations. It is now past the experimental stage and we are ready to sell our components to Cherokee enthusiasts.
This weekend i start fabrication on our XJ longarm components armed with two XJ's as test subjects. One is already a semi-crawler, and the other is my daily driver 4 door. We are using the same components as the ZJ system, adapted to the XJ chassis. If any of you are interested in any of our suspensions, check out our website at www.rockcontrol.com or feel free to e-mail us at either
[email protected] (which goes to my partner)
or e-mail me directly at
[email protected]
Sorry for being long winded, i look forward to becoming part of your group and i hope to hear back from you, Thanks
Brian Old
Ps. We are planning a Rubicon Trip on the weekend of Sept 24th. If you are going to be there that weekend, shoot me an email.