some more progress!

[Littledan]

well dun some more to flatpack now :D

BEFORE:

AFTER:





lookat the roof line  :shock: i kno little blue is a little back but still!!


dan

[rollazuki]

You serious?

Them shackles is way too long, gonna bend if youre lucky, and Youll get serious steering wobble, cos your axle is twisted way too far foreward. Ie its reducing your trail way too much.
Probably wont self centre on the steering either.


Really, If you are gonna run that idea, rethink it.

[Popeye]

Looks good Dan but be very carfull if you drive it on the road.
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[Hovis]

Looking good mate.

Did you get those shackles from eBay? They look the same as the ones i put on the pickup. You will have trouble with them, i was getting stuck in places standard ones were having no problem getting through! It will handle like absolute [PooPoo] on the road and Rollazuki is right it won't self centre!

I'm thinking of using them on my new one but I'll be cutting them at least in half just to give a small lift, 1/2" or so.

What else you got planned?

[Robbo]

I can hear the radiator calling now........."hit me please hit me...." :?

[Littledan]

Looking good mate.

Did you get those shackles from eBay? They look the same as the ones i put on the pickup. You will have trouble with them, i was getting stuck in places standard ones were having no problem getting through! It will handle like absolute PooPoo on the road and Rollazuki is right it won't self centre!

I'm thinking of using them on my new one but I'll be cutting them at least in half just to give a small lift, 1/2" or so.

What else you got planned?

kool thanks guys,

yeah i dont know yet if i want her on th eroad, but i was thinking of cutting them smaller like 1/2 inch lift then 2inch body lift, then maybe spring over axel, but not sure yet!

disco seats have to be fitted and side sill protecters :D and block up the rear windows and paint :D


will post pics when done some more

dan :D

[Evilgoat]

The rad is a good point. Hitting a muddy pond made mine disentegrate with the Zuki bumper. Maybe some mesh to cover that. Not to mention the plastic is brittle, it'll just shatter if it gets hit hard.

I wouldnt get into it with the shackles like that, they just look dangerous. Other than that, looking good :)

[Jake]

Its looking wild Dan!!
Nice work.
Let me know when its test day
I fancy seeing the beast in action
 :D

[V8MoneyPit]

Being a complete ludite when it comes to SJ's, I've been doing a lot of question asking of lots of people and the general conclusion was.......
Don't touch long shackles or spring over axle kits! The latter is favoured in the States for rock crawling where geometry is not a major issue, but if you want to use it on the road at all, I would suggest to avoid it.

I've gone for 3" lift springs and ProComp dampers. This way, the geometry remains standard so you still get the self centering and no more wheel wobble than normal  :lol:

The shackle reversal kits seem a good idea. They give a trailing link rather than a leading one. Always a better idea. However, they still present a huge drop link to the oncoming bank!

Are you planning on putting a bumper of some sort on? If not, you will definately need some protection for the rad  :shock:

[Littledan]

Being a complete ludite when it comes to SJ's, I've been doing a lot of question asking of lots of people and the general conclusion was.......
Don't touch long shackles or spring over axle kits! The latter is favoured in the States for rock crawling where geometry is not a major issue, but if you want to use it on the road at all, I would suggest to avoid it.

I've gone for 3" lift springs and ProComp dampers. This way, the geometry remains standard so you still get the self centering and no more wheel wobble than normal  :lol:

The shackle reversal kits seem a good idea. They give a trailing link rather than a leading one. Always a better idea. However, they still present a huge drop link to the oncoming bank!

Are you planning on putting a bumper of some sort on? If not, you will definately need some protection for the rad  :shock:

bumper is not going back on, i am chaging the hole look been tlkin with a few guys and im going for the spring over axel kit with a 1/2 inch shackle lift and 2 inch body lift and 33's, with the rad im going to get a sheat of cheqerplate and cover the hole with a few holes in the cheqerplate :D

im planing on havein a which bumper one day :D but its getting there,

oh and its not going on the road at all just an offroader i think :D

jake mate, will do im sure u will pull it out of loads of hole :D :D :D

dan