It rocks when I can find em

[geauxturbo]

Which ain't easy in Louisiana.

Probably know a few folks from the other forums. If anyone is looking to wheel in Louisiana, send me a pm and I'll point you in the right direction. Or, you can go to http://www.la4x4.com Thats our clubs website.

Alright.. my pile of parts




Good ole 97 TJ Sport
8.8 in back, 30 up front.. Aussie and Lockright
Home built long arms with the rear 4 linked
RE 3.5" coils running 35 x 12.50 Mickey Thompson Baja MTZs
PSC trail cage, warn x8000i, Jeeperman shorty front, and warn tire carrier
CB and some other stuff.

[Materdaddy]

Nice! I'd love to have fab skills like making my own long arm!!! Looks good, and welcome to MJR!

[blkTJ]

I dig the avatar. welcome. :yay:

[geauxturbo]

Nice! I'd love to have fab skills like making my own long arm!!! Looks good, and welcome to MJR!

Thanks... and You do. I made those with a harbor freight 4.5" angle grinder, a black and decker half inch drill, and a 6x6 shed with 6 square feet of free space on the ground.... then borrowed a guy who knows how to weld. If you can read a tape measure, cut paper and color between the lines.. you can build long arms. Cost me a total just shy of 700 to build them. 539 of that being the joints. The front arms are so easy to do, its really sick. The rear takes a bit more work but its not that bad.

Honestly, the hardest part is convincing yourself you can do it and finding a good welder with a 220 to do the welding for a case of beer. I borrowed a friends 110 to tack things together and then brought it to the welder to finish the welds.

[geauxturbo]

I dig the avatar. welcome. :yay:

Hehe.. thanks

[Rubigirl]

welcome! I just see red X's

[Mtbikbob]

welcome! I just see red X's

me too.....but I can still see the avatar....

[Mtbikbob]

Your club website is cool.. lots of info on jeeps intro stuff. Great for someone just learning.
Nice, Welcome. Good to meet ya.

[xjkevin]

i think the avatar is all we need, welcome.///Kevin

[JJsKJ]

Welcome! I like your easy explanation of long arms, I'll have to give it a whirl on my XJ.

[geauxturbo]

hmmm.. don't know why the pics aren't showing.. maybe these will.





the write up for the long arms are here:
http://la4x4forum.ipbhost.com/index....47&hl=long+arm

May have to register to see it, I don't know. I'm always logged. You can get 2" OD tube inserts with 1 1/4 - 12 threads if you don't like the idea of welding a nut to square tube.