my 3 link front

[XJ_ranger]

dont know how much of this ive posted here, just putting it all in one thread...

I went and put my link on the passenger side to avoid the drive shaft and exhaust. that and I already had a mount on the axle on that side that didnt suck...
frame ground down to bare metal -

plates around the upper link area and lower link area -

I happened to have most of my drivetrain on a pallet while doing this because I needed a new clutch and was installing a teralow at the same time...

plates tacked in place -

initial inside shot -

my Nike LCA mounts - 3/16" - wish id used 1/4" because of the direct rock contact they see all the time...

moved my LCA down like 1" and back like 4 from stock... see the extended arm -

decided to cut into the floor for the UCA mount -

added a formed 10ga piece that attached to the floor and the inside of the frame -

stole an upper link mount from the production line at work and welded it in -

My lowers are about 20.75" long and my upper is about 23.5" long...

I have 8.5" of separation at the frame, and about 9.5" at the axle...

the suspension climbs amazing compared to my old 'short' arm 4 link setup...

 

[XJ_ranger]

for the upper link on the axle side, I used a small RE joint, welded into the 'tower'...

cut a hole with a holesaw -

welded it up taking care to put the zerk inside the box tube, and keep the allen set screw accessable -

made a 1/4" plate to re-enforce the 1x3x.120 tower on one side -

welded up -

started with this -

ended up with this -

 

[XJ_ranger]

in this thread -
http://naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=910021&highlight=3+link

I re-used the stock mount at the frame side, and re-enforeced it with respect to the bearing and tear-out stresses figuring that if the bracket would fail, id be able to limp out with the bolt in single shear... with the frame side intact.

the mount failed, and Scrappy limped my rig out with the bolt in single shear, so that is the thought behind the beef in the new UCA frame bracket...

 

[JeepFreak21]

How thick is the plate you used around the upper "frame rail"?
Billy

 

[XJ_ranger]

How thick is the plate you used around the upper "frame rail"?
Billy

the initial plating of the frame rail is 12ga
the floor insert that wraps down is 10ga
the UCA frame mount is 1/4"

 

[corbinafly]

hmmm.. I think I like it.

 

[Mr.OverKill]

hmmm.. I think I like it.

overall X2




but i think it should be black like the 9"

 

[Gerr]

I like it looks to be well thought out

 

[XJ_ranger]

I like it looks to be well thought out

the 2nd and 3rd ones always work better than the first... :gee:

 

[89Mock]

this would be great if photos still worked.