Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!!
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rdcox23
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 Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! Need some opinions.
Should I use the trac bars that came with the RC kit or should I keep my JKS adjustable bars?
I would think the RC bars are "engineered" to specifically work with this kit, but the JKS bars are probably a little better quality, right?
Decisions, decisions................
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Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! rdcox23 wrote:
I would think the RC bars are "engineered" to specifically work with this kit, but the JKS bars are probably a little better quality, right?
Go for the adjustable but keep the RC as a spare. Trust me, they bend & kink easier than you think 
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FSJ Super Swamper
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Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! OH, & more pics of the progress............... Please 
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rdcox23
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Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! FSJ Super Swamper wrote: OH, & more pics of the progress............... Please Been too slow lately, Lee. The only day I can work on it this week is Saturday, and I am going on a family vacation next week. This could stretch into a month long project, easily.
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rdcox23
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Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! FSJ Super Swamper wrote: OH, & more pics of the progress............... Please Finished up the front last night, hoping to work on the rear this evening. Can't get to photobucket from the work PC, but will post some pictures up this evening.
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rdcox23
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Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! Finished up the rear this evening. Still need to cut the remainder of the control arm mounting brackets from the frame rails. Took the plasma cutter and cut them even with the bottom of the frame rail, but still need to clean them up a bit. Any suggestions for this? I had the grinder out, but was afraid I would cut into the frame and weaken it.
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Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! The ride on the long arms is MUCH smoother. Good investment as far as I'm concerned. Gonna have to get some bigger tires to fill up all of that empty space now. 
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Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! looks good
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Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! better pics please.... 
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Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! Vec wrote: better pics please.... If you can give me a detailed list I would be glad to shoot any and all pictures that you request.
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Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! rdcox23 wrote: Vec wrote: better pics please.... If you can give me a detailed list I would be glad to shoot any and all pictures that you request. Definately need all angles of the outside, several pics of each axles & the frame mounts too. BTW, what tires & size are you looking at?
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rdcox23
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Re: Building the perfect (TJ) beast / 56k WARNING!!!!!!! FSJ Super Swamper wrote: Definately need all angles of the outside, several pics of each axles & the frame mounts too.
BTW, what tires & size are you looking at? Trying to find some 33's to call my own. Probably going down to a 15" wheel, seems like the tires are much cheaper. If I can't sell the ones I have, I'll just run them until their bald and maybe buy an extra set of rims and some used MT's for when I want to play in the dirt. I would like to avoid changing tires every time I want to go out though. I like the Goodyear Dura tracs, but don't know how they would wear over the long haul. It's a pretty agressive tread design for an AT, but still has some good road manners. Same tread depth as the MTRs too.
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rdcox23
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Details of the Long Arm Build The Jeep, lifted (still need some tires)  Central Mounting Point  Front Arm ( this also shows the ugly remnants of the old control arm mounting brackets)  Rear Arms Pivot Point  Axle Mounting Points   Rear Trac Bar Bracket  Need to re-route the exhaust  Any other pictures you guys want to see, just let me know.
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