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RUYellow
09-19-2006, 01:20 AM
Well it is finally alive!
My goal was to create a great riding custom suspension, capable, but still a full bodied clean rig.
This round has taken me just 1 year, 11 months, and 20 days from the day I took it apart until I drove again.
Here are a couple of pics, a few thousand or so are on my site www.ruyellow.com.
This was my first lift, an RE8000.
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/EJS2002%20044.jpg
NOW
Subframe
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/Picture%201924.jpg
Rear double triangulated 4 link
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/Picture%201396.jpg
Nice and flat
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/Picture%202289.jpg
Finally it gets to breath air and burn fuel again
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/0916/ItsAlive.jpg
ZJARCHER
09-19-2006, 01:46 AM
Is that a Yoshimura slip on?:D haha, nice ZJ GREAT job on the SF and Suspension!
whats up with the exhaust?
very very nice by the way
RUYellow
09-19-2006, 10:04 AM
whats up with the exhaust?
very very nice by the way
Mandrel Bent tubing from Summit cut into 25 pieces, a high flow cat and a muffler.
With all the suspension and subframe I figured out that there was a great spot to put the muffler in the rear. It is alot louder than I thought, no tailpipe, so it should have been expected. However it has a great sound. Listed to the little vid on the 09/16/2006 page.
Y-pipe
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/0908/0908 015.jpg
Center section
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/0913/0913 014.jpg
Muffler
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/0913/0913 031.jpg
ELLLLLIOTTTTT
09-19-2006, 10:54 AM
that subframe is beeeeeefy.
OverkillZJ
09-19-2006, 10:58 AM
Subframe
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/Picture%201924.jpg
That... is a complete work of art.
aresridingflat
09-19-2006, 11:26 AM
That... is a complete work of art.
x2, almost looks like too much....
really nice work
Will
RUYellow
09-19-2006, 11:29 AM
I agree, however I kept thinking that I am going to be driving down the road doing 75mph with my Wife and 3 kids in the Jeep. That kept making me make it stronger and insure that everything is gusseted and supported.
x2, almost looks like too much....
really nice work
Will
EMTimZJ
09-19-2006, 11:44 AM
That sub-frame looks great. Any pics of the tranny mount+sub frame?
-Tim
RUYellow
09-19-2006, 05:26 PM
I just drilled off the threads on the Tranny mount, welded studs to a plate, set the mount on top and installed nuts.
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/Picture 1791.jpg
As for crossmember, there is more to it than meets the eye. I decided I wanted to make sure that it would not bend.
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/Picture 1664.jpg
Finished installation
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/Picture 1958.jpg
That sub-frame looks great. Any pics of the tranny mount+sub frame?
-Tim
northgazj
09-19-2006, 05:29 PM
That sub-frame looks great. Any pics of the tranny mount+sub frame?
-Tim
x2, just want to see how it mounts because from the pictures it appears that if you have any future drivetrain issues you wouldn't be able to get to them, ie. transfer case and tranny. On the other hand that is some nice fab work on the subframe!
Edit: you just posted while I was posting. So are you able to get to everything with the subframe in place?
RUYellow
09-19-2006, 05:42 PM
x2, just want to see how it mounts because from the pictures it appears that if you have any future drivetrain issues you wouldn't be able to get to them, ie. transfer case and tranny. On the other hand that is some nice fab work on the subframe!
Edit: you just posted while I was posting. So are you able to get to everything with the subframe in place?
If I need just the T/C out I will either have to cut the center bar, running front to back or it would fit if I took it apart. It may fit anyways, I just don't know. That is why I have a sawsall and a welder.
For the tranny, I can remove the T/C and slide it back, then there is enough room after removing the Overdrive to slip it out the front.
I decided I would rather have strength and it be harder to work on (hoping not to have to) than to build it wimpy.
I was originally going to have both cross-members removable, but then I moved the lower control arms onto them, that necessitated them being solid.
northgazj
09-19-2006, 08:58 PM
I completely understand where you are coming from, and again nice fab work.
RUYellow
09-26-2006, 07:40 PM
My motor mounts were all shot.
That was my second set.
I decided to do something different.
http://www.ruyellow.com/Pictures/Jeep/0925/0925 008.jpg
http://www.ruyellow.com/Suspension-Progression-09-25-2006.htm
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