The CheapJeep

[J Cooper]

look at any scout axle swap in a jeep, the front is going to be ****ed up some how unless you cut and turn the knuckles... just rotate the **** out of put a drive shaft on and lets go *****

[CheapJeep]

It's not that easy since I have a shackle reversal. The steering would be way too crazy above 25mph if I left it that way so it has to change.

[CheapJeep]

It's a bust...my piece of **** ain't makin the trip. Not a damn thing is even done on that bastard and I'm too pissed to even care. **** IT! Guess I'll be spottin'

[Shaggy]

sucks

[davido]

You don't have to be able to drive it over 15 miles an hour to go on an off-road trip. I think Mark is the only one that's been brave enough to drive mine over 20 MPH.

[TxCruzr]

This might not be an option since your using the BTF stuff but for my SR they made the hangers lower, which kept me from having problems of not doing a cun&turn that a bunch of cruiser guys have. It used to get in the way but its beefy as hell and never met a rock that couldn't be pushed or broked by them. Flipped the springs now and the added 1.5" + the 37s make it so I haven't hit the from hangers since.
Hope a miracle happens and you can make the trip. If not you can be like me and camp out at home wheeling a wally crawler

[CheapJeep]

I think it's gonna be wheelin' the R/C Crawler this time around. It's really not that much stuff to complete, steering shaft mated to power steering box, power steering pump bracket made, dual pulley so 2nd belt for p.s. can be run, front driveshaft, pinion shims front and rear, and cage. That's what they had to do and they've had it since Thanksgiving, problem is, they haven't really worked on it cuz they've had other jobs and when they did start it...there turned out to be a problem with the front axle pinion angle and they want to do it right and not jankie up the steering. Trust me if I could I'd go down there right now and be working on it trying to make something happen, but that's not the case, my dad wants the **** done right because everyone thinks I'm gonna roll off a ****ing mountain or something with it?? The thing that really gets to me is that I had asked for my mom's Duramax and they promised it, I turn around and make sure its all still good for this trip and now I can't because they need it to take one of our horses to the vet. Not trying to ***** but just seems like everyone's bailed on me for this trip.

[uglyota]

so does coop not have a tow now?
you got the cage in right? What's your dad worried about?
A square driveshaft will take 4 hours and get you on the trail

[CheapJeep]

so does coop not have a tow now?
you got the cage in right? What's your dad worried about?
A square driveshaft will take 4 hours and get you on the trail

Coop's still has a tow, I brought my trailer up yesterday. It's a long story with the Jeep but basically there really hasn't been much done on it so I'm still waiting to find out some answers.

[eight]

If you did your own work you'd know exactly what's going on. What was supposed to be cheap about this? Besides the axles.

[Doug Krebs]

WTF is going on here? I think I'm still worse off than you and I'll make it. Go work on it.

[CheapJeep]

As for the Jeep my dad sent me an email today,
Front driveshaft is in the works with some company in Houston
Rear axle is not binding anymore (I'm guessing they installed the pinion shims or rotated the axle)
Cage is cut/laid out and going together
Seats/mount/harnesses are all in and going together
Steering issues have been addressed and parts are being picked up
No pulley yet, still searching.

[stx4wheeler]

i think he means the pulley that goes on the crank,since his jeep didnt come with power steering, he needs a double v crank pulley so the power steering pump can be turned.

[uglyota]

and nobody here has one laying around?

[eight]

I have one.