Draken Offroad

[sardo_67]

You should post up pics of the "un-building"

 

[Egodfrey]

You should post up pics of the "un-building"

Tried flexing it





Rear was very very flexy, pretty much just flipped over to one side
The front just leaned it didn't really flex


Then I got on flat blacktop and held te brake and stepped on the gas, the hole suspension twisted something fierce then it never settled back down, I got out to find that the rear spring ha dislocated and instead of returning its original position it got caught on the perch as seen here

 

[Egodfrey]

The unbuilding

 

[rockclimber]

bahahahahah!

sorry dude... but that is hilarious.

 

[H8PVMT]

i noticed a lack of deck railing in your jackstand technique, see ken for safety guidelines

 

[Egodfrey]

Started to strip the mounts off the front axle with a grinder

This one on the front driver coil bucket and anther one on the "truss" just popped off with a crowbar


Also on the insdenofnthe trac bar mount on of the welds wasn't even touching the axle tube

 

[Egodfrey]

i noticed a lack of deck railing in your jackstand technique, see ken for safety guidelines

I used what I had at hand, it's done now and it ended safely.

 

[altrocker1]

i would have your axles checked for trueness...who knows how that truss was welded on there. i hope they didn't warp them with their sweet welding technique

 

[kastein]

I don't think they managed to transfer enough heat into the axle to warp it, given that it didn't even stick well enough to handle a crowbar... lol

How many Drakens are on the internet? Not many, I'd bet... I hope he didn't intend to fabricate the suspension for this paper build: http://forums.chevyhiperformance.com/70/8753262/general-discussion/high-horsepower-manual-trans/

:wow::wow:

(found while searching for unrelated stuff, then noticed the username)

 

[sardo_67]

well at least that high steer set up looks good... maybe?

 

[Egodfrey]

The axles better bit be warped, they are goin down to Tennessee for Ian to use on the jeep they are doing for me.

 

[Jlanesey]

Your gonna get a sick jeep outta this deal buddy

 

[kmanxj5050]

They doing it on the T.V. show for you?

 

[rockclimber]

They doing it on the T.V. show for you?

no.

Ian worked out a deal with some shops they work with. there will be a build on pirate iirc.

 

[kmanxj5050]

That's kool.

 

[Egodfrey]

no.

Ian worked out a deal with some shops they work with. there will be a build on pirate iirc.

He's also working with some magazines to make it happen.

Ian has been really cool. I'm pretty lucky to have him and his guys helping me out.

In looking for a new clean unmolested xj now.

 

[H8PVMT]

My neighbor has a clean stock 01 for sale, and I'm selling my 00 if your looking for a donor

 

[sardo_67]

unmolested perfect XJ or one with a bad motor?

here ya go build this thing http://naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1100015
unique as hell

 

[Egodfrey]

Introducing what should be the new XJ! My buddy in NC found it. Rust free 98, 4.0 AW4, 231.

He put a down payment to hold it and I have a check in the mail to him.

 

[chedisme]

nice color!