blondejoncherokee
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Looking good Kelly. Good to see this thing back on its legs.
The Frog Blog
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rocknxj
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- Clinton, Utah (SLC area)
Bought a long arm upgrade today and a new set of Bilsteins in the rear. Ill have my RE drop brackets and arms to sell as well as a JCR transfer case skid plate.
XJensen
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Cool, what arms and belly pan did you go with?
rocknxj
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- Clinton, Utah (SLC area)
Despite the hate I will receive, I went with the RE upgrade kit.
XJensen
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From what i understand it is a solid kit
rocknxj
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- Clinton, Utah (SLC area)
Lower arms arrived today. Holy crap they look good. Ill start the teardown tonight.
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- San Juan Ridge, CA
You bought what again? I cant believe you got that one. Gees .....what were you thinking? :doh:
Hey Kelly, someone had to do it. I love RE stuff I have never heard anything bad about them.
831_xj
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Love mine.. haven't held me back yet. I think you made a fair choice!
rocknxj
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- Clinton, Utah (SLC area)
The rest of the LA parts arrived today and everything looks great. Hopefully I'll wrap up the install by next weekend.
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rocknxj
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- Clinton, Utah (SLC area)
A couple pics of my rig made it in the latest issue of Cal 4 Wheel's In Gear magazine. Yeah, I'm pretty famous now...
831_xj
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- Santa Cruz
Woaaahh I want an autograph!!
I'll have to check it out.. as always rig lookin sexy mate!
I'll have to check it out.. as always rig lookin sexy mate!
XJensen
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Sweet. Is That The Current Issue?
rocknxj
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- Clinton, Utah (SLC area)
Ha ha thanks. BTW, I started the long arm install and should have that done by the weekend. Had to get more disks for the cutoff wheel. Those lower control arm mounts are a bitch without the right tools. I'd give your left nut for a plasma cutter.
- Location
- WA state
I had access to a plasma to cut my LCA mounts off, and they still look like shit. But, definitely easier to do than with an angle grinder.
rocknxj
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- Clinton, Utah (SLC area)
After about 20 hours of drilling, cutting, and grinding, I got the long arm kit installed. If the jeep was on a lift the job would take about 4 hours max. The install went fairly well, despite some funky tranny mount hardware and questionable directions. I'll take it in for an alignment next week after I figure out my rear pinion angle and shock installation. That's a story for another day.
I might add an RE drop pitman arm if the steering feels odd. Glad this is done.
I might add an RE drop pitman arm if the steering feels odd. Glad this is done.
831_xj
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- Santa Cruz
If you have any questions I run the same shizzz
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- San Juan Ridge, CA
Way to go Kelly you have moved the FROG up and I didn't think you could improve your rig.
- Location
- WA state
If you did not change your steering, and your angles for drag link and trackbar are on par, then no reason for a drop pitman.
rocknxj
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- Clinton, Utah (SLC area)
This is a test of Photo Bucket. Photos keep dropping off my site.
rocknxj
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Thanks, man. I would like to know if you put your control arm zerks (at the skid) up or down. Directions say to put them down, but I expect them to be yanked off the first time I flex.
Also, what measurement did you end up with for your lower arms?
