89 XJ , Race Prep Rebuild,...

[JENSSEN]

Well I finally have "Blasphemy" in the garage and went to town over the weekend to start fixing the weak spots and fail points that have ailed me in the last few HighRiders Challenges,..

Issues:

-Rear Leaf Springs flex like a brick
-Radius arm on P/S Very bent
-Cooling system (leaks and overheating)
-Cage reinforcement
-Body work
-Rear tub trimming
-Front Coils misaligned
-Snapping the 44 front axles on command

The Plan:

-S10 / Ram 1500 hybrid pack
-Rebuild/fabricate stronger arm
-Replace rad, cap mount is worn + add fans
-Roof Sliders + A-piller + Chassis mounts
-New fender and clip installed
-Cut as Req'd
- Remount coil buckets as per front differential orientation
-Predator axles from Gear Centre.

I will be posting up pics of the build as I continue.


Radius Arm "long arm"

[JENSSEN]

UPDATES:

S-10 Pack VS XJ bastard pack




XJ bastard pack in the Jeep



S-10 stock pack



both pics are with full truck weight on them.

Old radius arm VS good radius arm:

[JENSSEN]

S-10 Pack was recurved and redrilled then reinstalled effectivly lowering the Jeep from previous years. We have also moved the rear differential back by redrilling the centre pin back 1" positioning the wheel centre 1.5"-2" back.

Rear axle position


And now,..



Current front axle centre line


Proposed new location



And my Birthday Present from the Wifey!



Chromies!

[JENSSEN]

Got a fair bit done last night, started off with cutting off the old "Ford style" radius arm mounts



Ground down and cleaned up the mountaing points



New hardware to bolt the new heim 1" x 4" Overkill?



Put a small bend in the new arms to better fit the XJ "frame rails"



Next items:
- reinforce raduius arms
- build mounting tabs
-relocate coil buckets
-get drive shaft lengthened


More to come Thursday!

[dubbleJs]

Right on man, keep up the good work! And yes, cut out as much of that "ford stuff" as you can 

[JENSSEN]

It's technically an AMC so does that not allow me to use Ford, Chev and Chrysler???


LOL!

Rev 1 of the "link" tab?

[JENSSEN]

Mounts are in:



Final front axle location,.. yikes front clip may be in the way now,.. LOL

[JENSSEN]

More update pics from today:

Front springs test fitted but not 100% alligned front to back



Spring mounts



Springs in new mounts



Ride height and yes I know the shops a mess

[2grand4u]

More update pics from today:

Front springs test fitted but not 100% alligned front to back



Spring mounts



Springs in new mounts



Ride height and yes I know the shops a mess

you have a little somtin hangin off the front of the jeep

[JENSSEN]

Yeaah well its still in process,..... soooo maybe the ol tranny cooler was a bit big,..

[JENSSEN]

A few updates,.. 13 days away and doing suspension cycles,...









The rear now out flexes the modded Radius arms,..

Big thanks to Noel for the sweet Tranny cooler donation,.. much appreciated!!!!!

[JackstandJohnny]

those Dodge springs work?/

[JENSSEN]

The Dodge springs length wise were AWESOME, but believe it or not they didn't hve the weight capacity with the S-10 stuff, I tried Toyota's , XJ, Dodge and went back to the S10 believe it or not.

[JENSSEN]

[Immortal]

Is that in an alley? The reason I ask is that apparently Noel likes to pewp in alleys...