New Suspension

[curtis]

This is the work I have done to my jeep in the last couple of weeks.

[Jeri Lyn]

Nice! I just had the black diamond rear spring relocators installed on my TJ, along with new Currie rear springs. Took care of the 'lean' caused by my old worn springs.

[aw12345]

That came out really nice Curtis

[inVERt'D]

Cool! Hope to be doing something similar myself soon. No way around it, really. Been playing with the calculators and such for awhile now. What factors made you decide to go with the lowers off of the frame rails instead of a more triangulated design (i.e., more centered on a crossmember)?

[curtis]

David if I had changed to a flat skid plate and coilovers, I would had Triangulated the bottom arms probably. This design worked for me because of simplicity of installation. It seems to work very well with my shocks and springs.

[xjkevin]

nice work Curtis, hope to get out with ya again sometime.!

[curtis]

Kevin we do need to get out again. Is your jeep back home? I need to come by and check out that sweet fab work.

[inVERt'D]

David if I had changed to a flat skid plate and coilovers, I would had Triangulated the bottom arms probably. This design worked for me because of simplicity of installation. It seems to work very well with my shocks and springs.

I plan on going fully triangulated with my current springs and shocks, and limit straps. Of course, I'm still planning and you're wheeling. Way to get 'er done!

[curtis]

David it took me a few mounths to figure out what I wanted to do. Then I welded all the brackets together. Then welded the brackets to the jeep. Then I did the control arms one corner at a time. The lower arms are 28" long.

[bails85]

i could be wrong but from my understanding is that just because the upers and lowers anrent triangulated dramatically doesnt mean that they arent trianulated.
u just have to think a little farther. with his setup now his suspension is a triangle. it just isnt at a steep angle. if u lengthed his links they would eventually come together to form a triangle. i plan on doing something very similar to my xj being that i dont want to cut into the body. not sure how it will come out, but its all fab. youre never done. curtis very nice job. i like how u used the coils. coilovers arent for every one. yoiur welds look good too. keep it up. and dave hurry up with yours i want to see how it works for ya. i let u work out all the kinks then ill copy it

[dirtman13]

Looks great Curtis.

[curtis]

new truss

Made a truss for my front axle




So now I want to replace my front tract bar. What are you guys using for the tube? Will probably use the ends off my old tract bars or RE flex joints

[aw12345]

That came out pretty nice Curtis, remember now to take it easy. Your old trackbar getting in the way of your truss? That Currie trackbar actually uses fairly thin tubing but holds up just fine. Had to change mone some since I trussed the front axle and pushed it forward a bit, you could use heim joints since it helps with clearance. The JJ's are kinda bigger than need be for a trackbar

[curtis]

Art I moved the frame mount hole forward about 1.5" with a modified bracket. But now I don't need the old bent tract bar. So I was going to make a new strait one. I was going to use the heim off the rear bar. Should I just use some 1.25 CM tubing.

[inVERt'D]

I'd suggest mild steel DOM unless you're actually going to properly heat treat the chromo. If you don't heat treat it, the strength benefits are marginal and the risk of cracking at or near a weld much higher.

The stock TJ track bars are solid forged pieces and I don't think I've ever seen or heard of a broken one. On the other hand I've seen/ and heard of a number of aftermarket ones on which ball joint or heim has broken.

Oh, and you gotta quit posting up these pics of your already-finished suspension work--you're making it look too easy!