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Built using 2.5" JJ's, toob adapters to reuse the RE SF ends, some plate, and my pro crap uppers.
Everyone likes pichurs........
i got the crossmember from a JY jeep,and turns out it was claytons, so yes more structure will be added before its wheeled
yes, i know theres a lack of exhaust, no front DS, and a leak.
Not bad, I was wondering why you were sticking with 3.5 inch, but it makes sense now. Nice arms. I wanna see how the 35's fit. I had to cut a LOT to get the travel i wanted, and im a lot higher. You could bumpstop the hell out of it, and just run all droop. What are your plans?
overly tall lifts suck offroad and even worse on the street, imo. knowleage is power here, low COG is the best way to go, and i figue if you can do 35's with trimming at 4.5 why not try 3.5. yes bumpstopping will be the norm with limit straps controlling the droop, my front and rear fenders are already trimmed.
im basically cloning claytons kit by reusing as much as possable from my RE SF arms and F>R swap springs and buying 2.5 JJ's, to the everloving hell with short arms.
The only possible issue I see is the ability to absorb bind. We all know how radius arms bind. The Clayton kit works so well because they use rubber bushings at all four axle connections. This is enough to absorb most, if not all the bind of a radius arm setup.
It appears as though you only have rubber bushings on the upper axle side. The poly bushings in the upper-to-lower connections don't usually deflect much, nor do the SF or JJs. I consider the JJs to be the softer of the "hard joints" available, but still.
I'd be curious to know how fast your front suspension chews through upper bushings. FWIW I have a Clayton kit on my DDZJ and am planning on replacing both ends of the short uppers with Clevite style rubber bushings. This will leave the JJ at the lower frame position as the only two non-rubber bushings in my whole front suspension, just to mediate the effects of bind and prolong bushing life.
So what are your reservations? I dont really see what you're saying. You have made no point. Just an FYI, this is basically a clayton setup, and yes they are welded on, not a bolt on kit, but once the rest of the subframe and rest of the bracketry is installed it will become a second "frame." Yeah there are front to back and side to side forces along with twisting, but thats where the flex joints come into play.
I like the set-up, i've been looking to do the same thing to mine.. You said you got the clayton crossmember at the JY?! lucky find or what?
I am debating going radius arm but not putting the lock nut on. This leaves the upper arms free to rotate. Maybe just grease the threads and cover with expanding plastic sleeves (for shocks) then zip tie to keep out dirt. Any twisting is then accomidated by the axle side of the upper arm.
Hopefully you put the bolts in there since then too??
If you are going to do that, I would find some other method to allow that rotation than the threads. Your standard adjustable control arm threads are not designed to withstand those loads without a jam nut. Arlo knows a little bit about that.
Not quite. That would be of no benefit unless you want the "upper" of the radius arms to self-destruct (most likely by pulling apart under braking). Both upper joints in this type of radius-arm setup are primarily subject to tension and compression forces rather than articulation or twist.
The best thing you could do for a radius-arm suspension is go with the largest diameter bushings you can reasonably fit at the axle (look at newer Super Dutys) to best accomodate the deflection bushings see in that setup. Or go with a well-designed and executed 3 link with a panhard bar and enjoy a better suspension.
Cowboy63- I just ordered all the rod ends and inserts to build this exact set up, would you be willing to get me some measurements of the crossmember and brackets??
I'll be going to the metal shop for some C channel, flat steel and rectangular tubing to build the crossmember sometime this week.
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