New rig.

[NorCalChris]

Picked up my third member from the gear shop today. So now I just need to make some u bolt eliminator and shock mounts. Everything is ready to go!

 

[Johnnie Walker]

Shocking..

 

[831_xj]

Nice I am making ubolt eliminators too. Same width of a 9" if you'd like my design when I am done. Or I can make 4 haha

 

[NorCalChris]

Nice I am making ubolt eliminators too. Same width of a 9" if you'd like my design when I am done. Or I can make 4 haha

I'm going to make a set with 1 inch stretch. What are you making?

Have you seen the tmr 2 inch stretch built eliminators?

 

[blondejoncherokee]

For a 2" stretch on an xj you can run MJ mains for a 3" then use the last hole on a ruffstuff perch past the tubes to bring it in 1" so its only 2" total. Youll need shackle relocators though . 2" stretch might result in axle wrap if its all in a perch so consider a traction bar

 

[NorCalChris]

For a 2" stretch on an xj you can run MJ mains for a 3" then use the last hole on a ruffstuff perch past the tubes to bring it in 1" so its only 2" total. Youll need shackle relocators though . 2" stretch might result in axle wrap if its all in a perch so consider a traction bar

I thought about issues with wrap. For now I'm just going to make my set. I'm using a pair of perches I already own. They have a 1 inch stretch hole. So that will have to work for now.

 

[831_xj]

Mine will stretch one inch as well to compensate for the flange adapter on the 8.8. From what I gather the stock drivshaft will be too long if you dont stretch the 1".. either way it wouldnt hurt..

 

[Johnnie Walker]

I have stock driveshaft on my MJ with F8.8 and flange.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

spring over stretches the driveshaft out 1" from the tcase, so don't be in a huge hurry to push the axle back.

 

[NorCalChris]

So, I picked up some goodies today.

Had two Lincoln wire welders given to me. They need some work, but I'm stoked!

 

[831_xj]

spring over stretches the driveshaft out 1" from the tcase, so don't be in a huge hurry to push the axle back.

Ugh the info is confusing.. Ok so SOA pulls the DS about an inch out.. I wonder if the flange adapter adds that inch back. Which is why I was going to stretch the inch. Jeremy is yours SOA?

 

[831_xj]

Chris what kinda Lincolns thats all my school has... like hundreds. lol

 

[cencal96xj]

Jeremy is SUA

 

[Johnnie Walker]

Ugh the info is confusing.. Ok so SOA pulls the DS about an inch out.. I wonder if the flange adapter adds that inch back. Which is why I was going to stretch the inch. Jeremy is yours SOA?

Jeremy is SUA

What he said

 

[831_xj]

Be easy to make another 2 my friend. 6x8" 3/8 plate holes are 1" in from side 1.5" from top and bottom. 9/16" holes leaves plenty of room for the nuts/bolt head between the leaves.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

if you wanted to get real nutty, you can run a tap through the bottom plate so you can thread directly into , slick as hell if you do that.

 

[831_xj]

Damn that's not a bad idea but those holes are 9/16" already.. But now I think I messed up . I should be ok with the 9/16" hole for the center pin on the perch? I can always flip that so I dont use that hole anyways. and drill those other 2 1/2" or something. Or am I overthinking this?

Then if it was threaded it'd basically be double nutted. I was just going to either double nut or nylock and red loctite them

 

[NorCalChris]

Nice. I have a set of perches already from an old project. I'm just gonna weld a plate to the tip and use the set of top plates for them.

 

[NorCalChris]

One of my welders is a Lincoln Weld pak 155. The other is a SP-130T

 

[831_xj]

Hmm we might have parts for the 155 but no 110v welders here. What is it you need?