bump stop tower bracing and bump pads

[jeeperjohn]

I'm more ghetto than most of the black and mexican guys i know, product of your environment ftw.. nothing like growing up on the border between Gardena and Compton :gee:

That makes you a breango!

 

[grandrunner]

ok after lookin at what needs to be done i came to a hault. in order to work inside my engine compartment i have to remove the ac system on one side and the abs brake system on the other side. PITA i would think. so would just welding a plate to the bottom be just as effective to mount as it would be if i actually went through the coil tower????, the only thing i could think of for going though the inside would be is that im risking some strength i think. or do you all think it would be fine just mounting to the bottom and not going through?

for a reference i was lookin at the jp mag prerunner cherokee build or something like that where they used the daystar stinger bumps and only welded to the bottom and didnt go through as well as vetteboy did on his pics on page 2 of this thread. because if i dont have to go through i would rather not and save myself the struggle and money haha

daystar example with deaver coils
1:http://www.jpmagazine.com/projectbu...p_cherokee_sport_project_jr_2_0/photo_10.html
2:http://www.jpmagazine.com/projectbu...p_cherokee_sport_project_jr_2_0/photo_11.html
3:http://www.jpmagazine.com/projectbu...p_cherokee_sport_project_jr_2_0/photo_15.html

 

[GrimmJeeper]

Remember what happened to my coil towers in JV, Ryan? if you're ramming into the bumps they are going to start to give up and do the same thing, it's going to take more than just welding a plate onto the outside. Vetteboy redid his upper coil buckets with plate and even he said after awhile they started caving in again. the big advantage to going through to the inside is you can weld tube to the cans where they come through to help brace them from the back. It will work, but not as good as it could. once that upper coil bucket starts caving in it hurts the structure of that whole front corner, even if you bend it back the metal is already going to be fatigued and it will just happen again.

Are you saying the AC and ABS units would have to be removed permanently, or just moved out of the way to do the work? if it isn't permanent don't take the lazy way out, you've done too much good work on that thing to start skimping now.

 

[grandrunner]

it would have to be removed just untill the plate, welds and hole are cut through. i could care less about even reinstalling the ac anyways. havent had it in 2 yrs and dont plan on it haha. but just wanted opinions on it.

 

[vetteboy]

Dump the ABS too.

Plating just the bottom saves the coil bucket and wrecks the rest of the inner fender structure. I had all kinds of things ripping and cracking by the time I cut all that crap out.

 

[grandrunner]

gotcha. ill be goin through then. yeah i dont need to have the abs either, i cut the wires a long time ago. but i dont know how to get rid of the system itself. haha my buddy said they can do it at his shop though. for a price lol

 

[GrimmJeeper]

just need to bend some hardline and rebleed the system. Your ABS light is probably going to come on though, unless you pull the bulb. not sure if that will F with smogging it or not, I don't see why it would but who knows with the way the laws are in this state .

 

[grandrunner]

the lights been on already since i cut the wires. im sure my uncle could help me out with it. hes pretty handy with engines and things like that haha

 

[Cache96]

why disable abs?

Make sure to remove your airbags sensors or everything.. a friend forgot to do this in his F150 and he landed wrong and the airbags went off...

 

[GrimmJeeper]

I blew my airbag in glamis as well, hurt like hell :gee:

 

[grandrunner]

why disable abs?

Make sure to remove your airbags sensors or everything.. a friend forgot to do this in his F150 and he landed wrong and the airbags went off...

well thers not really a point in having abs. plus i heared, but dont know if its true that it helps breaking with bigger tires? i donno. but also heared it helps when crawling thaat you can lock your brakes... yeah my air bag has been disconnected for a while too. when i did my bumper a while back.

 

[tharlanjr]

ABS in the ZJ's brings the suck when your offroad.

On my old lifted ZJ I swapped axles and kept the abs sensors off then pulled the fuse.

If you leave it in and you need to lock up your tires in the dirt sometimes the abs kicks in and you will keep rolling.

When my niner gets lifted the abs will be removed.

 

[Cache96]

ahh ok... cool.. i guess i'll be removing mine as well.

So do you just remove the fuse or is there something else to remove?

 

[tharlanjr]

I unplugged the sensor and the fuse.

You can always go the full mile and pull the whole abs pump.

Your gonna have the abs light on, but you can pull the bulb.

If you get into an accident on the street it might not look to good having just pulled the fuse.

 

[Paul Airhart]

I'm more ghetto than most of the black and mexican guys i know, product of your environment ftw.. nothing like growing up on the border between Gardena and Compton :gee:

How about Laos & Cambodia? Worked in that area, Scary at night.