Crystal Rubi build…

[xtremejoe]

Started the long arm install today. Only put in a couple hours, but got the axle out, ready for cutting and grinding. Pain in the ass wrestling it by myself............

I’ll leave my jack stands in place for reinstall, hopefully it will make it easier to put back in.

I had so much stuff, the kit, my tools, ( I like using my own), and misc stuff, I just brought my little box trailer.

she’ll spend the night on the operating table....

I love how you came with your own trailer ... and it wasn't for camping out!

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[Roky]

Got some paint on it, ready to be reinstalled. Haven’t had much time to work on it this week, work is getting in the way….

The goal this weekend is to get all the frame side brackets, removed and installed ……

 

[hoag4147]

Got some paint on it, ready to be reinstalled. Haven’t had much time to work on it this week, work is getting in the way….

The goal this weekend is to get all the frame side brackets, removed and installed ……

Sweet. All nice and shiny

 

[Roky]

Frame side brackets cut off, ground down, new brackets installed……..

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Also got my sliders brackets fabricated.

Got the front back together today……

And hopefully the last surprise from my sliders, had to make a 4 point bolt, to get them in past the sliders.….….. ……….and yes I can still torque to 190 ft lbs, with the washer on I’m not concerned about it. I’ll probably try and get a shorter bolt later, but for now, this is how we’re rolling….

All I got left to do now is reinstall the rear axle, test drive, and adjust ……… figure I’ll have 24 hours total in the install……..

 

[hoag4147]

Frame side brackets cut off, ground down, new brackets installed……..

Y

Also got my sliders brackets fabricated.

Got the front back together today……

And hopefully the last surprise from my sliders, had to make a 4 point bolt, to get them in past the sliders.….….. ……….and yes I can still torque to 190 ft lbs, with the washer on I’m not concerned about it. I’ll probably try and get a shorter bolt later, but for now, this is how we’re rolling….

All I got left to do now is reinstall the rear axle, test drive, and adjust ……… figure I’ll have 24 hours total in the install……..

That is creative bolt. Damn sliders LOL.
Looking good man. Like I said before - THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD TRY THIS INSTALL

 

[Moto_21]

Woohoo, just in time for you to drive to sand hollow next weekend

 

[Roky]

That is creative bolt. Damn sliders LOL.
Looking good man. Like I said before - THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD TRY THIS INSTALL

Thanks brother…….. yeah, it’s definitely labor intensive, but it’s been fun, I’ve enjoyed it. The instructions are pretty good, but you definitely need to be able to shoot from the hip on a few things. Also trying to make it work with my sliders, probably added a few hours.

 

[Roky]

Woohoo, just in time for you to drive to sand hollow next weekend

I hate you…………

 

[NewJLU2019]

Thanks brother…….. yeah, it’s definitely labor intensive, but it’s been fun, I’ve enjoyed it. The instructions are pretty good, but you definitely need to able to shoot from the hip on a few things. Also trying to make it work with my sliders, probably added a few hours.

I was just thinking about you and your Axle status. Lo and behold you popped up on forum list. I cannot say much cause I don't know exactly how you get the correct measurements to rebuild axle. Guess will need to read about the Long Arm kit. I am sure you know what you are doing since you are Mr. Jelly to me. Sure I will see the finished product soon. I'll be on my Jeep for now.

 

[Roky]

DONE!!!! …………It was a bit of work, but I enjoyed every minute of it……. ……….. I’m very happy with the way it turned out……

 

[Roky]

More Long arm details:

Here’s a before and after to show how there’s almost no difference in ground clearance…….

before

after

But there’s a big difference between shock mounts on axle…….

Also when dialing in my alignment, I noticed that I’m able to run a little less caster and the Jeep still tracks straight, zero wandering, this is a good thing, now my pinion angle is a little better and my bump stops hit more squarely when stuffed. This is significant, as I’m probably going to get hydros.

So far the pros are far exceeding the cons, well the only one con I’ve found so far, that is. When I’m stuffed in the rear the arm is hitting the body mount bolt…… There's nothing in the instructions for this, so I called RK, and they gave me a fix, but I’ll go into that more when I research it further to see if that’s what I want to do, or run more bump, which I really don’t want to do……..

Update…….fixed the body mount problem…

 

[jlewissystem]

Awesome updates man! Good job....on the job! Looks like great work and the jeep looks great with the raised mounts and CAs. Cant wait to see some action shots and get more feedback from ya! .....as he continues to journey down the rabbit hole!! Congrats on this one!

 

[Roky]

Awesome updates man! Good job....on the job! Looks like great work and the jeep looks great with the raised mounts and CAs. Cant wait to see some action shots and get more feedback from ya! .....as he continues to journey down the rabbit hole!! Congrats on this one!

Hey thanks brother, appreciatechya ……. Been a minute since I’ve seen y’all on here…. As for the rabbit hole, I found a nice big ledge to set up camp on for a minute, before continuing down..… .

 

[NewJLU2019]

More Long arm details:

Here’s a before and after to show how there’s almost no difference in ground clearance…….

before

after

But there’s a big difference between shock mounts on axle…….

Also when dialing in my alignment, I noticed that I’m able to run a little less caster and the Jeep still tracks straight, zero wandering, this is a good thing, now my pinion angle is a little better and my bump stops hit more squarely when stuffed. This is significant, as I’m probably going to get hydros.

So far the pros are far exceeding the cons, well the only one con I’ve found so far, that is. When I’m stuffed in the rear the arm is hitting the body mount bolt…… There's nothing in the instructions for this, so I called RK, and they gave me a fix, but I’ll go into that more when I research it further to see if that’s what I want to do, or run more bump, which I really don’t want to do……..

Work to be done!!! No Jelly here.

 

[Roky]

So I did RKs recommended fix for the rear arm hitting the body mount bolt. I removed the body mount bolts cut a 1/2” off of them and cut a 1/2” off the bushing. Removing the body bolts was more stressful then all the cutting for the kit, lol. I’ll report back after shakedown run……….pics….

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