CJ7 Build Part 2 aka Stopping the Flopping

[xjkevin]

lookin really nice chuck,, sweet wheels!!!

[aw12345]

Chuck have you thought about an Astro van steering box?
Those have the pitman arm sticking forward

[jonah]

Cool, I am trying to get my tank under as well so I am interested to see how yours is done. I will keep on watching!

[dirtman13]

Chuck have you thought about an Astro van steering box?
Those have the pitman arm sticking forward

I did...the problem was I had already bought my current one. We'll see what happens. I haven't mounted the one I have so I can place it any where. Just don't want it hanging out front.

[dr.dirty]

looks great chuck your gonna love the racelines i love mine

[dirtman13]

The Racelines are perfect. The backspacing was exactly what I needed to get the tire back in more and still keep the hub inside the wheel. Tires where easy to mount as well.

[aw12345]

So what's the backspacing Chuck? About 5"?

[inVERt'D]

Looks like link material on the floor...what kind of setup are you going with?

I do like the looks of those wheels.

[dirtman13]

So what's the backspacing Chuck? About 5"?

17x9.5 with 4" of backspacing

Looks like link material on the floor...what kind of setup are you going with?

Double triangulated 4 link in the rear and 3 link in the front.

[Guest]

Looks good Chuck! Thanks for sharing.

[HookandLadder]

Was blue the only paint can left on the shelve at the store! Look'n good Chuck, you still think your gonna make the march date?

[dr.dirty]

I've seen you wheel as well. I'm building this to keep up with you.

LOL whatever someday ill be picking all your brains to do the YJ

[RAT]

Looking good Chuck. Must feel great to at least see the wheels in place. I forgot what it looks like! How are the control arms panning out?

[dirtman13]

Was blue the only paint can left on the shelve at the store! Look'n good Chuck, you still think your gonna make the march date?

I had the blue paint left over from another project. I kind of like it. I did the same thing to the transfer case and it turned out really nice. Not sure on the deadline. Still to early.

How are the control arms panning out?

Rear is not a big deal but the front is going to be fun. The links for front and rear need to be the same and as it sits now the front lowers go pretty far back. They go past the front of the skid. The exhaust will be challanging.

[dirtman13]

Made some good progress today. I ended up raising the Jeep one more inch so now my belly is 23 ½”. This really helped with some clearance issues and I still have 1 ½” clearance for the garage.

I was able to get the transfer case together enough to install it for some measurements. I did find out that the Dana 300 mounting holes for the transmission are not equally spread apart. After rotating the case the bolts did not line up. Thankfully I had my old turbo 350 adapter and used it as a template for the new holes I had to drill.

Looks like I have some more floor to fabricate.


I have the axles set where I want them and where they fit. Now I’m at 100” wheel base. I think I’ll be happy with this.

Next I will be moving the engine back a little. The rear lower link mount at the frame sits to far back and rear driveshaft does not clear it enough. I want to keep the lower links at 36”.