Project Potimus

[Smokeyyank]

Slight pivot this week. Since @neohic suckered me into the exact axles I'm wanting for the MJ, needed to change gears to mock up the atlas and axles. 

Started getting the atlas in place to mock up some stuff. I was struggling to get a jack to lift it high enough. After battling with blocks and ratchet straps said f it. I didn't want to lower the entire jeep to get it to reach and I still would have to have gotten a tranny jack attachment. So did some searching and found this motor cycle jack that feels like Jesus himself saw my struggles and wanted to help out. Thing is fn awesome and made it sooooo easy. Had to use a 2x4 to clock it but that was it.

Link Amazon.com: Jack Boss 350 Lbs Motorcycle Lift Jack Table, Hydraulic Foot-Operated Scissor Lift Jack for ATV Dirt Bike, Motorcycle Stand with 4 Wheels : Automotive
 

 

 

 

After getting it in, started with the rear since it was the easier. Really just got it underneath to see where the back brace needed to go with the pinion getting dialed in. I'll get the backbone truss in and then start on the upper truss after. The coil buckets will interfere and I'll have to trim the truss down, but going to get most of the rest burned in. 

Next was the hard part, front axle. Full disclosure, no clue WTH I'm doing, but want to learn so here I am. I know I needed to rotate Cs. So previously had gotten those off and had some new ones to go on. After I started measuring and doing the maths. I knew I wanted 6* of caster and that was about it. Watched some videos and tried to get as much info about setting driveline angles. My mickey mouse math gave me about 7.5* UP for the pinion angle, 6* + caster. So then I started whacking.
 

 

Mocked it all up again and seems good... I dunno.

Then quick meet up for new axles and burning in Cs. @neohic is just about as cool as his MJ! Which is pretty freakin cool. 

New Cs buned in
 

 

Be back to working on the rockers here soon.

[neohic]

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