The flames were on the truck when I bought it and my wife loves them.

Keep the wife happy and the Trackers happy.  Besides I like to stand out.  That's why I have a Tracker and not a everybody has one Jeep.

It's very close to an 6" suspension lift hehe! in the midle of the tracker but not in both ends. gaz tank lift???

My father say: You can't drive it on the road anymore!

Fredo

Great Job!
This mod is EXACTLY what I looked at doing to the 4 door this last summer.  We ran out of time and energy though, maybe next summer.

You should form a more complete/formal write-up and see if Eric will put it with the other write-ups.

Truely awesome,
~Nate

beat me to it.  o well i still got one mod that none of you (i think) have yet.  anyway  it looks bad ass. i can't wait till i finsh mine at the end of the week.  a few .  what did you do about the exhaust and how long did it take you?  lata stu

Wow and really 'out of the box' thinking. Isn't this considered the opposite of 'channeling' a low rider? LOL

Was the welding an arc or mig?

When doing this work, and while you were debating about the whole thinking, what were your options or other ideas?

Thought about raising just the body frame mounts and removing the body lift blocks? Some full-size Ford friends have done this as it makes room for the 44's with minimal lift on the front cab mount.

Did you think about removing the body lift, then lowering the suspension mounts with custom bracketry and lowering the spring mounts?

Lastly, are the most front and rear body mounts still with the body lift blocks?

Forgot to add, is that some sort of rock skid on your rockers?

You should form a more complete/formal write-up and see if Eric will put it with the other write-ups.

Truely awesome,
~Nate

Yep, this is a good idea that needs further exposure and exploration. There have been a lot of good ideas put up on this forum.

-Eric

Chunk and I have debated over this mod for over a year now. It ended up being that we just didnt trust our welds as much as Suzuki   We were also afraid that it might feel more tippy. How does it feel with the motor higher? I also did a long arm rear but I went up to the next hole in the frame. I love it. I also left the upper alone. LIL TRUCK, Did I meet you at the melt 2 years ago?

Mike

The Ideal pivot point for the trailing arms would be
right at the same spot the output of the trans is,
both hight and length, if you know what I mean.

This keeps the drive shaft from needing to slip
in and out of the trans, or if SYE (slip yoke eliminated)
the drive shafts slip splines.

Dirt Bikes use this type of idea to keep the chain from
getting tight on the compression part of the suspension
cycle.

Problem might be long arms get bent on rocks tho.



WOOHOO   500 Posts !!!

i wouldnt tell calmini u altered there product =) they are super anal about that( totaly understood about them being anal)

just be careful =) when ur rock crawing now..i remember i read somewhere someone said..when i go bigger i wotn get stuck other guy replied..when u go bigger u will get stuck easier because u think u are to big to get stuck =) lol

Hi Mike, and yes we did meet at Zooki Melt a couple years ago.  I saw you last year but never made it over to say hi.  

It doesn't feel any tippier than before I did the work.  The motor and trany is so light that a 3" raise didn't change the CG (center of gravety) at all or very much.  Also I don't run with a sway bar so I should if it added any I really would have noticed.

I know what you mean about trusting your welds.  I started out with Dune Buggys and built my own buggy from the ground up.  Bent most of the tubing and did all the welding myself.  10 years of hard abuse (As much time in the air as Mikes rig for sure), it's still holding together!!

Anyways the welds are long and a lot of area so I've not worried about them at all.  I only have a 110 mig welder and it does a great job on stuff like this.

Beleave it or not the frame work was the easy part.  It took me two days (by myself) to cut the frame out, rework it and weld it back into place.  It took about another week or so of work to do the rest.

Little stuff like the exhaust.  Lifting the motor and frame brought most of the exhaust into line.  The tail piece which was only a year old of course didn't fit right.  I cut it off with a little sticking out of the muffler and again between the two major bends.  I then got 2 $1.5 exhaust pieces, slid the pieces together with them.  Aligned the tail piece where I needed it and rewelded it into place.

The front and rear section of the frame still has the Calimini 3" body lift on it.

Yea, I also have some custom rocker gards!!

Wow, you did a phenominal job!!  I was ready for you to say that this took 2 months or something  You did a real clean factory looking job too like you said, after a little mud and dirt, you'd never know.  Looks real good,   Dave

Besides I like to stand out.  That's why I have a Tracker and not a everybody has one Jeep.

THIS IS WHY I LOVE MY ZUKE AS WELL...MY OLDER BROTHER WAS ALLWAYS TRYING TO SELL ME ON A JEEP..BUT AROUND HERE EVERYONE HAS A HEEP ...BUT IN A ZUKE  PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS TO ASK QUESTIONS