Recent content by JL in CA

Well, its been a long while since I've posted anything on this but I did visit Blaine, and he was good with my suspension bracket locations. With that we burned in the brackets and powder coated the frame a few months ago. I'm still going to have to weld in some brackets but that's just the...

Got it. I’ll crank down the distances and see how it mocks up. I’m sure Blaine will tell me if its not gonna work… I’m going to take it to him one of these weekends to check my midarm brackets, etc.

Talking to Blaine, he mentioned the inside frame rail measurement compared to a stock TJ as it releated to being able to adjust the Rockjock steering - he had a measurement of 28 1/4" for a TJ. I thought that was inside rail to inside rail. When I look online the outside to outside width of ao...

Yep - that's basically what Currie said too - I told them I see a hole in their product offerings... I could fab a nice bracket myself too but seems like more work than its worth. Anyone looking for a Currie front trac bar for a TJ, LMK! (yes, I'll post on the wrangler forum I've joined for...

I haven't. Ultimately I'll start with the engine/trans/ I own. I looked at flipping my dana 300 t-case too but that comes with a different set of problems. Down the road if my son decides to do an LS swap, he can have at it (on his dime :ROFLMAO:)

Exactly BUT with the blank hybrid frame, I have no frame side mount (and I need to buy one). All the aftermarket frame side brackets I can find use a trac bar frame side joint flipped 90 degrees like the photo in this post. I can’t flip the bar I show in the photos as the frame side joint is...

Rock Jock Steering linkage arrived and added. I still have to mock it up with the steering box but box still installed in my CJ though so not sure when I'll do that. In talking to my son who recently organized the parts, we already had a trac bar (also Rock Jock). That takes a bit of...

Got it - that makes sense. I knew I could adjust it but clearing the tires was not a reason I had considered. I think I'll get the drag link/tie rod ordered, mount a steering box and check some clearances before welding the track bar bracket. Worst case, I can powder coat without it. I do...

Maybe I'm missing something but I'm not worried about the fenders - they will either fit or not and I'll trim them and reinforce the fiberglass as needed. Those spring and shock towers aren't moving and the driver side of that area is going to be crowded with the upper arm bracket, steering...

I'm not positive if it is or isn't possible, but there is a Facebook group called Californians for Classic Car Smog Exemtions and there never seems to be anything not difficult about even approved mods. Even my MPI Kit, with the correct stickers noting the all CARB approvals is a pain to smog...

Stock width so I'll checkout and likely go with that Rockjock set-up. Bolting in axles would have been fun except for that the frame came blank due to the midarm set-up (and the Savvy "kit" had a LONG lead time and zero instructions. Had I gone long arm or short arm, I would have had TKD set...

Worse for me, it originally was a rolling 30 year exemption but it stopped in 2004 and was replaced with a set year - ‘75 or older. There has been ongoing talk about adding 5 years to assist the classic car market/builders. Will probably happen just as I drop a new 4.6 stroker in (passes...

With the fiberglass tub, it’s just a matter of cutting down (or not) the rubber mounting spacer material. It comes in a long tube of it. I have it pretty thick (body lift) on the stock frame so likely will just reduce it some on the TKD.

I have bump stops - they came with the savvy kit I just didn’t put them on as it’s all coming back apart when the frame goes to powder coat. I do need to buy and locate a track bar bracket on the frame still too (thoughts?)

And some of the brakes: orange tie down is the driver side, green is passenger. (I used them to crank it down on the springs for approximate ride height loaded. Axles are only very roughy located and I don’t have the front truss tacked yet).