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Post by rich on Apr 23, 2006 16:33:28 GMT -3
here is a pic of the way my cj sits with wide trac cj axles (56" wms to wms36x14.50 swampers with 1.25 wheel spacers this is a shot of a cj withfull width dana 60 (69"wms to wms) with h1 hummer rims pretty cool huh! o by the way im doing this this winter to my cj
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Post by twistedsymphony on Apr 23, 2006 18:19:34 GMT -3
wow, thats a very neat project. im glad to see its coming together nicly!
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Post by rich on Apr 23, 2006 18:58:47 GMT -3
that 's not my cj with the full widths just showing what im going to do
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Post by chrometj on Apr 23, 2006 18:58:48 GMT -3
cool, are those both the same jeep? im kinda confused lol how many jeeps do you have?
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Post by rich on Apr 23, 2006 22:59:30 GMT -3
sorry for the mix up. im kinda copying a jeep on the neow board (heapjeep) i was board just thought id show you guy's what im up to. the 1st pic is my cj the second is the one im copying. i have a 86 and an 85 cj7 and a 1982 g-wag
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Post by dsgray16 on Apr 23, 2006 23:29:48 GMT -3
Looks good, but i wouldnt make it quite that high, just my $.02 deff a bad@ss setup though
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Post by rich on Apr 24, 2006 7:05:56 GMT -3
he has a 2" or 3" body lift and i don't have any. it's going to be spring over with stock yj springs chevy full width dana60 front with the poison spider custom "full width kit" the rear is a 35 spline ford dana60 and i haven't made up my mind to spring over either stock yj springs or run rear xj springs (extends wheel base about 5") and is much better for spring wrap.im going to be running h1 rims and 38" swampers
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Post by bluerocket on Apr 24, 2006 9:51:01 GMT -3
I think you should extend the wheel base if you have an easy option to do so. WIth tires that large you will find the stock wheel base to be tippy front to rear I think.
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Post by rich on Apr 24, 2006 10:33:02 GMT -3
I think you should extend the wheel base if you have an easy option to do so. WIth tires that large you will find the stock wheel base to be tippy front to rear I think. i not trying to be a wise a** but why do you think it will be tippy front to rear? do you have any idea how much weight i'll be adding to the bottom of my cj. i can pick up the entire dana 44 that is in the front of my cj by myself (off the bench and installed with out any help) i cant pick up the long side of the dana 60 which is the lighter side
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Post by J.T.Woody on Apr 24, 2006 11:00:19 GMT -3
Rich, a popular mod for the YJ guys (at least on Jeepforum.com) is to use stock Wagoneer rear leaf springs to lengthen the wheelbase. The centering pin is offset about 2-3" from the middle. Of course, you'll have to do something about your fuel tank as the pumpkin will probably hit it when you compress the suspension.
Problem is...finding a good set of Waggy springs that are not broken (or sagged out really bad).
In the front, the driveshaft would need to be lengthened as well. If you need me to, I can try and get contact info for one of the guys that put full-widths and lengthened his wheelbase (on a YJ).
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Post by rich on Apr 24, 2006 11:09:06 GMT -3
i thought about waggy springs i hear they work great and i have a set but like you said they sag a break easy. the xj rear springs are a "spring over" spring so that will help with axle wrap along with a traction bar and also adds to the wheel base.
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Post by jeepininmaine on Apr 27, 2006 1:38:20 GMT -3
the jc whitney 7 leaf waggy spring is the sh*t.they'll extend you 2 inchs in the rear and 2 inchs in the front if your NOT shackle reversed.if you are shackle reversed you can still use em in the front.you'll gain a bunch of flex due to the extra spring length but you won't gain any wheelbase in front.stock yj leafs are wayyy to soft.spring wrap,broken leafs and severe dive during braking(not fun on steep downhill sections) are all things you'll get with them plus you'll be replacing them constantly..... due to fatigue they go flat (or negative arch)fast.
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Post by jeepininmaine on Apr 27, 2006 3:02:49 GMT -3
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Post by BlackWhyJay on Apr 29, 2006 9:55:49 GMT -3
What are you going to do about your hubs sticking out so far?
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Post by rich on Apr 29, 2006 10:28:24 GMT -3
looking for drive flanges and alot of luck
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