CJ 5 Build

[tommy53002]

if you are interested in a 12k warn i have one that is missing solenoid pack and controller but I will let it go for $250, located just north of galleria in houston

I may let you know if the 'xp' doesn't work out.

[tommy53002]

Got the new winch installed.

[KrazyKarl02]

Sweet, looks pretty lightly used.

[tommy53002]

Sweet, looks pretty lightly used.

The guy claimed he used it less than 10 times. It looks almost new, so i'm inclined to believe him. The only thing wrong with it is the roller fairlead. It looks like he ran into something with it because it is bent to hell. I'm going to try and straighten it out, but for now I still have my old rusty one.

[85cj7]

I have a brand new roller fairlead that I have never used. It has sat in my shed for 3 years. PM me if interested.

[Sharpe]

Harbor Freight has fairly inexpensive roller fairleads for not too much. I have one, decent quality.

[85cj7]

I have a brand new roller fairlead that I have never used. It has sat in my shed for 3 years. PM me if interested.

Clean your box!!!!

[tommy53002]

Clean your box!!!!

done

[tommy53002]

I've been wanting to lower the jeep ever since I did the four link in the rear. The front is soa with stock YJ springs so the only way to get lower is to French the springs into the frame but I want to do a shackle reversal at the same time. due to the shape of the frame it will be hard to do what I want and keep a decent leaf spring angle.
That leads me to my latest idea. Leafspring slider boxes.
I would still do a shackle reversal but I would recess the slider box instead of a shackle. Having a slider box instead of a shackle should help keep the leaf angle okay.

Anybody have any experience with slider boxes?

[Shaggy]

I imagine it would wear really fast with what we do. Why not link front?

[mudtoy67]

I've seen quite a few builds using the Liquid Iron Industries slider boxes. They seem to hold up pretty well.

[tommy53002]

I imagine it would wear really fast with what we do. Why not link front?

I haven't read about any wear issues yet.

I will eventually link it, but I don't want to spend the money on it now. I can make my own slider boxes, and everything else i need to make this work is already there... So I can make this change for next to nothing.

Edit: My only real concern is performance. My rear suspension already does most of the work..... I don't want to make it even more unbalanced. My whole reason for wanting to try this is to get the rig to sit lower (about 4-5").

[tommy53002]

Found a good deal on a 2006 superduty 60.

I plan to gather parts for the next year before doing the swap.

[BroncoJo]

Awesome

[KrazyKarl02]

Excellent!