jbain Posted May 21, 2018 Author Posted May 21, 2018 After finishing up the bumps I did some driveway Flexin' and I'm real happy with how everything turned out. Final lift is 5 inches with 3 inches of up and 8 inches of down. Rear is 2.5 inches of up 6 inches of down. Now she's ready for the trails.
jbain Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 Well I figured I would tackle the Boostwerks Ultimate Steering Brace today. I chose the weld together kit for price and it let's me ensure a perfect fit on what may not be a perfect 30 year old Unibody.
jbain Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 Done, now I can start designing a swap bar setup.
HOrnbrod Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 You're starting to piss me off with all this high quality work you are accomplishing in record breaking time.
jbain Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 2 hours ago, HOrnbrod said: You're starting to piss me off with all this high quality work you are accomplishing in record breaking time. Haha, gotta stay after it. Only 59 days till my Colorado trip.
jbain Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 Mocked up the axle side swaybar mount using a factory length link. Should drive much better soon.
jbain Posted May 24, 2018 Author Posted May 24, 2018 Finished up the swaybar and I can't believe how much better it handles at speed. Drives like a Cadillac!
Swampy Posted May 24, 2018 Posted May 24, 2018 It looks amazing. This and the zone offroad comanche are my build goals. Curious as to how the swaybar would would affect suspension travel?
jbain Posted May 25, 2018 Author Posted May 25, 2018 12 hours ago, Swampy said: It looks amazing. This and the zone offroad comanche are my build goals. Curious as to how the swaybar would would affect suspension travel? Thanks brother and yeah the swaybar will definitely limit travel. The factory links will eventually be replaced by quick disconnects.
A-man930 Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 3:58 PM, jbain said: My brother came over and welded my inner fenders back to my bedsides. Have any more pictures of this?
A-man930 Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 4 hours ago, jbain said: No sorry that's the only one I took. Any of the finished product? I've been dealing with the consequences of my cave-man fender trimming for years now and haven't decided how to do it. Best I've come up with so far is completely removing the outboard half of the inner fenders and working them with an English wheel or something.
jbain Posted May 29, 2018 Author Posted May 29, 2018 No, if I haven't uploaded them here than I've deleted them already. My Notch flares cover them now so no way to to take any now.
A-man930 Posted May 30, 2018 Posted May 30, 2018 11 hours ago, jbain said: No, if I haven't uploaded them here than I've deleted them already. My Notch flares cover them now so no way to to take any now. Bummer. In the meantime keep updates coming!
jbain Posted June 2, 2018 Author Posted June 2, 2018 I've put about 1200 highway miles on The Eagle as well as a couple real hard wheeling trips, time for a tire rotation and a nut and bolt.
jbain Posted June 7, 2018 Author Posted June 7, 2018 My aluminum links are done! Gonna look sweet on The Eagle.
Swampy Posted June 16, 2018 Posted June 16, 2018 Love the way it turned out and love the updates. A true inspiration
jbain Posted June 16, 2018 Author Posted June 16, 2018 5 hours ago, Swampy said: Love the way it turned out and love the updates. A true inspiration Thanks brother, I appreciate it.
jbain Posted June 16, 2018 Author Posted June 16, 2018 Finally got around to painting the Topper for The Eagle. Prep is the worse part of a job like this but I'm glad it's finished. Still need to install a couple windows and the rear hatch but I'm happy with how it turned out.
Swampy Posted June 16, 2018 Posted June 16, 2018 30 minutes ago, jbain said: Thanks brother, I appreciate it. I need some more fab skill to get my bump stops done and to just take my build up a notch like yours
jbain Posted June 19, 2018 Author Posted June 19, 2018 We'll be heading west in just 30 days! Time to start setting up The Eagle for extended exploration
MancheKid86 Posted June 23, 2018 Posted June 23, 2018 love the build! and your selection of tires! you'll enjoy the sector shaft support and rcvs. with the 40's i definitely notice a difference with the steering brace with sector shaft support installed. the rcv's claim to be quiet but they do make noise just so your aware! keep it up
jbain Posted June 23, 2018 Author Posted June 23, 2018 Thanks brother :) ive got about 1500 miles on The Eagle and am digging how it drives. The front axle I built about 5 years ago for my first MJ so I've been running the RCVs for awhile and hands down the best money I've ever spent on OffRoad parts.
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