I "borrowed" the "A" arm mods that you did, and I will be bolting the re-done arms in tomorrow. REALLY good thinking out of the box on that! Thanks for sharing that. I have read the entire thread up to now, and I feel better about the upcoming V6 swap that I am gathering parts for since my diesel swap didn't go so well.

This thread has been bumped back to the 4th page...no good!

Huh?

Welcome back! I've been looking for updates to this and glad to see it's worked so well for you.
Hmmm low range's SAS maybe?

I "borrowed" the "A" arm mods that you did, and I will be bolting the re-done arms in tomorrow. REALLY good thinking out of the box on that! Thanks for sharing that. I have read the entire thread up to now, and I feel better about the upcoming V6 swap that I am gathering parts for since my diesel swap didn't go so well.

Thanks Rex.  The "Rhino" looks like fun!

Quote from: muskegtracker on April 13, 2011, 05:49:23 PM

This thread has been bumped back to the 4th page...no good!

Huh?

Welcome back! I've been looking for updates to this and glad to see it's worked so well for you.
Hmmm low range's SAS maybe?

Oh I just meant not on the first page of DIY/Builds...Meaning I haven't posted any updates in quite a while.  In fact when I went to post it flashed in bright red letters that the thread had not had a post in over 120 days.  Yikes!

It's not that high zoot.  I'm pretty sure I'll continue to upgrade the IFS before I go SAS.  I just got to.  Yah know?

Keep us posted. I'm really curious now. I don't see what else you can do, looks like you've got it all

Hmm......



More to come.

A 4 link.
  I have been watching for you, and I hoped you would make it to Zukfari.  Even though it hasn't been that long, nice to hear from you.

A 4 link.
  I have been watching for you, and I hoped you would make it to Zukfari.  Even though it hasn't been that long, nice to hear from you.

Close...about part of it.

I would love to have made it down for Zukfari but there was no way this year.  I'll be putting it in the plans for next year.  I've wanted to go for some time.

Thanks Steve.  It has been a little while.  I think you'll be intrigued by the craziness that is about to go down on this old tracker.  The only other thing I'll say about it right now is remote reservoir coilover shocks - four of them.

I hope you are going where I need to follow.  My 30 x 9.50 x 15's are OK for road work, but I seemed to be short on clearance in MOAB, and speedo is still 10% fast.  I haven't decided how I am raising & extending front suspension yet, so looking forward to your examples.
Have you finished you dash system? 
I ended up  putting the GVR up next to master cylinder to clear the alarm.  Now I have to find a place for the Cruise control I just acquired.

I hope you are going where I need to follow.  My 30 x 9.50 x 15's are OK for road work, but I seemed to be short on clearance in MOAB, and speedo is still 10% fast.  I haven't decided how I am raising & extending front suspension yet, so looking forward to your examples.
Have you finished you dash system? 
I ended up  putting the GVR up next to master cylinder to clear the alarm.  Now I have to find a place for the Cruise control I just acquired.

I've got some 235/85R16 tires on order.  Thought I might give the skinnies a try.  Maybe it'll be the beginning of a trend...

I want to say what I'm doing, but think it might be more effective to let it evolve. 
I've picked up some fiberglass to make a hood for the gauges, but haven't got to it yet.  Probably next week.  I'm in "Do-Work" mode.  Trying to get a pile of stuff done.

The engine bay sure fills up fast with all the goodies, but you'll like having the cruise control for road trips.  I love it.

Time to show some work updates!

I put all new seals (kit from Lowrange) into the steering box.  It was leaking like crazy.  It was slowly leaking before I did the engine swap and I'm sure the XL-7 pump pressure was enough to push it way over the edge.  So here are some pics of the internals:















I was pretty nervous when I started into it, but the assembly was really not as bad as I imagined.

I Also got some fabrication done today.

New rear links with Creeper Joints:

Sorry no pic of the link with the Creeper Joint in it.  I'll post some when I get them painted.  I built both of them.

I also modified the rear control arm to accept a creeper joint:





You may be thinking, "Man that looks longer than the stock setup."  That's because it is .

I've got some more goodies coming in the mail, hopefully they'll be here before next weekend.

More to come...

I did a similar modification to the upper linkage, and it sure improved the movement and articulation.  Then in one of those "Do Work" modes it transformed into a 4-link system.  Much better movement and I feel better about its capabilities. 

Interesting rebuild on the PS .

I appreciate you takin the time to post pics. I bumped your "technical Prestige" for the control arm cut and ball joint move, thats a multi-use mod. Kool

I appreciate you takin the time to post pics. I bumped your "technical Prestige" for the control arm cut and ball joint move, thats a multi-use mod. Kool

Hey Foot ... I'd TP'd you for using the "technical prestige" button!



-Eric

I appreciate you takin the time to post pics. I bumped your "technical Prestige" for the control arm cut and ball joint move, thats a multi-use mod. Kool

Thanks Foot!

My new tires have arrived.  And I've got them mounted.  Beware!  They are skinny (on purpose even - a trend setter? maybe?).