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BuzzerPB
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ok...project in the works

1993 Jimmy SLE 4x 4dr. 4.3Vor. Stock picked it up for $480
was told it had a new top end and a bearing in the lower end was going out...
Body and int. were perfect...



so we pulled the eng. from this and this 1 and built 1 great running eng. with all new seals




picked up a 3" body lift new off Craigs list for $50


next i got a set of 32x9.5x16" TSL off CL for $200 for 5 tires
and found a set of 16" Irok rims for $75


alittle trimming front and rear
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BuzzerPB
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Picked up a full set of alloy skids on CL for $10 what a steal...lol

still not using them..lol

been wheeling it for awhile...



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BuzzerPB
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this is where i got to last wheel it and where i blew my front diff.




only 1 small spyder gear survived....distroyed all in cluding ring & pinion

so it's on to the SAS right now..

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dball
Sweet pics. Did you get tired of fixing your IFS too? How did that hold up on those jumps? lol
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dball
wow I did'nt see the pics untill after I posted. NICE!
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BuzzerPB
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going to be running Ford full widths 4:10's....
lp D44 with a Loc-Right
D60 with disk conversion and welded





This is where I'm at as of right now.....
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BuzzerPB
dball said:
Sweet pics. Did you get tired of fixing your IFS too? How did that hold up on those jumps? lol
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I never had any problems with my IFS till i blew the front end on the hill climb, so no better time then the present for a change....

It's actually parked right next to Chevtech's S-ton
and were both in the middle of our builds:rock:
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Donahue
you should use a longer rear shackle, the stock ones likes to bottom out on the frame.
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Chevtech
He's going to get some longer rear springs and make some 8" long (eye to eye) shackles.
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BuzzerPB
almost got my front axle button'd up... painted my front diff cover till i can get a HD one...
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BuzzerPB
just waiting to decide on which leafs to use on the front
going to use stock rears flipped and 7" perches with a 2nd pin mount 1.5" from center on the perch.
should clear 37"s (rear shackles will be rougly 8" I2I)
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wrekd
I went with Rancho 44044's this time around. I haven't got the chance to drive it yet, so I dont know how Im gonna like them. But ALOT of people run them and I haven't heard a complaint yet. They seem to flex very good too.
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bubbagt57
i got the 44044 springs as well cant wait to get my parts and start
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BuzzerPB
just looked up a set of 84-01 Jeep Cherokee Leafs that are
23 x 28-5/8" which should work out pretty good!​
should kick the axle forward abit
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wrekd
Are you looking for new springs or are you just throwing some j-yard springs under it????
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wrekd
Heres a good site for leaf spring info. Just use the drop down menu on the left

http://www.generalspringkc.com/index.php



I liked my long springs on the front. They flexed real good. But theres just to much spring behind the tire. I was always getting hung up on my shackles. Thats the reason I switched to the 44044's. They're only 47" long.
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Tim99Zr2
BuzzerPB said:
just looked up a set of 84-01 Jeep Cherokee Leafs that are
23 x 28-5/8" which should work out pretty good!​
should kick the axle forward abit
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nope. wayyyyyy to soft. they will reverse arch right away. tried them.
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Chevtech
I read about making a bastard leaf spring pack out of a cherokee main leaf and s10 rear pack, just cutting the eyes off of the s10 main leaf and bolting it all together, do you think that would work?
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Tim99Zr2
i run

XJ main, fullsize chevy with eye cut off, and the bottom two out of a ZR2 pack...

they ride about flat, droop well, and reverse arch in a flex.
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Chevtech
Thanks! I think we'll build something similar for this.
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