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Copy, Trac Bar first, then flex it and go from there. Thanks for the help! I don't have much mechanical experience, still learning!

Oh the old LCA brackets are definitely gonna go. I have the rest of the frame stiffiners to install upfront. I'm just waiting on the Clayton Trac Bar bracket to weld on before I finish that. Also, I think I came up with a plan. I'm going to get some ACOS adjusters for the front. It will level the front with the rear better, and the increased lift should rotate the axle back more, closer to direct under the spring. But it is good to know a few inches forward shouldn't be an issue. Next will be ACOS, Trac Bar, steering and see how everything lines up/flexes!!

I need some help troubleshooting shooting this lift......So the long arms are adjusted as short as they can go for both lowers as well as the upper. However, you can see in the pics the axle is maybe 1.5-2in too far forward. I think this is because I welded on new LCA mounts when building the axle and probably lined them up too far back, but they don't look too far off. Clayton says with this lift the LCAs should be around 36in. Measured now they are at min length 35.25in. Is 1.5-2in forward going to be ok? Also, I plan on going with Clayton's double shear trackbar bracket on the frame and doing a custom trackbar off the highest bolt hole on the axle. Would this help the front end align better? The pictures below are to show the coils bent left and right. As well as the forward orientation of the axle as a whole.

More pictures. You can see I don't have a track bar yet, and had trouble centering the axle. Notice the springs bowing left and right from the front.

Big weekend! I finally installed the front lift and front axle. Clayton 8" ProSeries 3 Link Long Arm kit, Yukon Free Spin Dana30 locking hubs, switched the wheels to fit the new 5x5.5 bolt pattern. Sitting nearly level. The back is maybe 3in higher, but I expect it will level with bumper, fuel, spare tire, etc.

Finished! Took way longer than expected but super happy with it. Hopefully big Jeep will look just like this soon!

More little Jeep progress, I promise the big Jeep parts are being installed soon.

Parts are here! Rare parts preload heavy duty ball joints Yukon Free Spin Dana 30 Locking hubs kit Teraflex Highsteer knuckle Mopar OEM drivers side knuckle Not long now before we are on 4 lifted wheels!

While big Jeep waits, little Jeep has begun The wheels are black rhino primm, and will probably be the wheels I use on the big Jeep

I'm ready to buy! Joseph Houston and Light Gray I'm pretty sure. Mine is an 89 with a base model gray interior. Shipping to MS.

POR-15 the floors and frame. Stiffiners added too. I think the middle frame rust is finally taken care of. Time to move on to adding parts to the front axle and lift. Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk

Lots of progress lately. Front axle is finalized, painted, and ready for parts. Floor pans finally got finished by the local shop and I just put on Eastwood's seam sealer all around. The underside, where the shop had to make new floor mounts, did not line up well at all and wasn't finish welded. While cleaning that up I got the Spandano tube steps on, you can see the frame braces in the pic. Oh. Also T&M frame stiffeners welded on, you can see them on the underside of the frame rail. POR15 next! Also, mocked up the D&C Roll cage, but that's for another day..... Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk

Mocking up the parts on new HP Dana 30. Clayton 3 link truss, Solid diff cover, Clayton LCA skid mounts, Arctec C Gussets, Arctec track bar bracket, Clayton high steer sway bar mounts. Rusty's coil buckets and shock mounts on order. Jeep is currently at a shop having the rockers and floors finished. I did as much as I could but when it came to the details and finish of matting the cab body corners up to the rockers I simply wasn't doing a good job. Found an excellent custom shop who is willing to help. The final product will look much better than my skill level is at right now, and I can finish the axle while the Jeep is in the shop. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Inner frame rails and rockers POR15. Finishing welding up the rockers and sliders tomorrow Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Clayton 3 link long arm cross member installed! Bolted in place (except for one bolt that broke on removal - pictured) then stick welded on. Super happy with the welds and sturdiness of it all. Got the first part of the rockers from the previous post welded in too. Next up is prep and paint the inner frame rails and rockers, then finish adding rockers and floors! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Mocked up the inner rocker from Spadano Enterprises. Looks like it's gonna be pretty beefy and fit well. Working on the floor pan fit next weekend Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Got the old rotted rockers cut out today. Cutting the cab corners was something I didn't want to do be glad I did cause they were rusting out anyway. Spadano Enterprises rockers and rock slider combo is the upgrade I went with. Super beefy and integrate well with the body lines and cab. Also junkyard score, grabbed a HP Non-CAD Dana 30 out of a 95 Cherokee which will be my built front axle in the future. Next weekend more rocker and floor clean up. T&M frame stiffeners on the way! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

It's been awhile since I have updated but I have moved to New Mexico. Jeep is currently living at the auto hobby shop on Cannon AFB where I can work on it. Finally got around to finishing cutting out the old floors today. Next step will be finish grinding and prepping the floors to be welded in, plus POR15 the interior frame rails. You can see the drivers side frame rail has some serious rust and 2 holes that will need to be fixed. Passenger side is much better Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

I'm also taking this opportunity to start my new modification and maintenance log to this thread. Everything done in the rebuild will be documented and edited back onto this thread for my records. Frame flapwheeled and POR15 Eastwood interior frame coating Various seams welded Wheel wells cut and new metal welded in Bed sandblasted and POR15 with internal coat New bed mounting hardware and shims 18gal Comanche diesel gas tank XJ fuel pump JKS 1in lift rear XJ shackles Grade 8 spring hardware Hellcreek Metric Tone rear springs with 1 leaf removed Crager 5x5.5 steel wheels/caps ECGS SOA conversion perches, ubolts Rustys double shear shock mounts Yukon 8.8 c-clip eliminator 31spline kit ECGS calipers, rotors, pads, soft lines, and backing plates with ebrake hardware. Solid 8.8 diff cover Spadano rockers/tube steps C2C floor pans Inner frame/rockers POR15 and coating T&M Full frame stiffeners D&C Interior roll cage Eastwood weld seam sealer 95 Dana 30 HP Non-CAD Clayton 8in ProSeries 3Link long arm lift kit Clayton 3 link truss Clayton high steer sway bar brackets Clayton LCA skid mounts Arctec C gussets Arctec trackbar bracket Rusty's coil/shock brackets Clayton poly coil buckets Solid diff cover Rare Parts pre-load HD ball joints Yukon locking hub 30 spline kit Teraflex high steer pass knuckle Mopar OEM driver knuckle

It's been 1yr and 7months since the truck went into the garage and it has officially met the halfway mark! POR15 the whole set up then duplicolor bedlined a top coat on. Solid rear cover installed and truck is officially turned around and back in the garage to start on the front half!! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Under the truck!! It's about 8in of lift right now and I was shooting for 6in so I'm going to take one leaf out from the HellCreek metric tons. Those are 31in tires right now. Next is run the brake lines and weld on their mount tabs, pull it out, and paint it! The Yukon 8.8 C clip eliminator installed great too. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Disassembled, cleaned, pressure washed and cut off the tabs and perches from the axle. Got around to mounting it up under the truck and tacking the perches and shock tabs on. I am pretty happy with angle. I got it straight to where the double cardon CV should be after the SYE is installed, about 1 to 2 degrees low for axle wrap. I centered the axle down to 5/100 of an inch from wheel base measurements. The pinion is definitely offset from the output shaft of the transfer case because it is a Ford 8.8, but from what I have read that 9/16 offset shouldn't cause binding or vibrations. Gonna have a professional come finish the welds, cause I don't trust my Hobart 150 to penetrate 1/4". Then reassembly with the Yukon axles, mount brake lines, paint and install! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Back from my first deployment and have a ton of parts waiting for me. I got HellCreek metric ton rear leafs and new JKS 1" lift rear shackles installed today. The leafs are super beefy and absolutely would recommend HellCreek. They also have Comanche 4.5" lift springs for a SUA. JKS sent me one wrong bushing so I'm waiting on that, also the sleeves are probably exactly 9/16 so I had to use some force. The shackles flex toward the rear when I compress the spring they just look backwards in the picture cause they are hanging. Next stop building a beefy Ford 8.8! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk