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Been on the site for a while, just sitting back and enjoying the wealth of information and ideas.  The recent jeep roof rack thread has inspired me to share some of my work. No up close welds or anything, but having the welders (220V stick and 220V MIG) sure is great when you want to do your own mods.1990 Cherokee with 6.5" long arm lift (purchased) and I built the roof rack and the front bumper.  Plans for this year are relocating the rear leaf mounts, replacing the sheet metal rockers with rectangular tubes (that double as air tanks) and replacing the front D30 axle with a D44 with air locker to handle the upcoming 35's and finally getting around to putting on the rear flares Attached Images
Reply:Looks good, but I would shy away from using the rockers as air tanks.  Reason being, they will be bashed much more than a central tank tucked up above the frame rails.  With a welded tank & pressure inside it, it could be a potential bomb if struck in the right place & a weld fractures.The Jeep looks good & you've already made some excellent mods on it.  Rockers made out of rectangular tubing or round tubing will really help keep the sheetmetal from caving in.MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:Hey cool Jeep!  I like the long arm kits, super cool!  Here's mine .Have a Jeep Cherokee?  Click Here!
Reply:Dont get a d44 out of a rubicon. They are junk. only thing d44 about them is the ring and pinion. everything else is d30 junk. i say go Full width High pinion 44 out of a bronco or f150
Reply:I considered going full width for the longest time - back and forth, til I finally decided to stay relatively stock width.  I already put a Ford explorer 8.8 with disc brakes, LSD, and 4.10's in the back, so I am going with a wagonneer 44 up front.  It will be trussed.  I only plan to go up to 35's and I am relatively easy on the skinny pedal so it should hold up fine.That will be my next project that I will post pics up for - trusses for the 44.
Reply:The rubicon D44 is just fine for an XJ/YJ swap. IMHO.Got some nice looking XJ's there gents.  Curious if you wander over to www.jeepforum.com???Come try it out and stay a while.
Reply:All this talk about heeps  just joking  JeepsI wheel a 79 FJ40 w/ alluminum tub, Bilstiens, chromolies in the axles the works on 38s whith a stock low hp mtr....anyway...and never wheeled a jeep untill I needed one because the above money pit was under more construction.During one of my builds I bought a nice 93 Wrangler from a friend locked and geared ready for some pretty good trails.  I really enjoyed it.  Took it out a bunch of times and decided to try a trail called 1410---you know the U-joint size   does that say anything about the trail or what.Well here is the aftermath.  Basically stock 30 and 35s with 33" TSLsBroke both front axle shafts, rear u-joint (go figure), and the left front ball joint ears so the !@### front wheel went rolling down the hill. All within two minutesI was a chore stuffing that heep back into the trailer at 4 am in the morning with 3 wheels weld it like you own it
Reply:Fuzzydog---  Man what a place to sit and have a meal before you head back downLewray---  So what did ya expect man?  BTW, ya bent your trailer"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammFuzzydog---  Man what a place to sit and have a meal before you head back downLewray---  So what did ya expect man?  BTW, ya bent your trailer
Reply:That is one beat up trailer.IF you gents are not already on www.Jeepforum.com, I invite you to join.Come try it out and stay a while.
Reply:Cool to see some other jeep guys on here, might have to post some pic's of mine now .
Reply:Pics from LanceM won't download on my machine, but if their anything like what Skewerly put up, it's no wonder you guys have to know how to weld.  I can hear every piece of bodywork on that Jeep groan as it's goin' over those rocks"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Owning a Jeep requires learning many skills to keep things going.  Knowing how to weld and build stuff is a huge asset that separates the men from the boys.  Anybody can buy sh*t and bolt it on; but there is nothing more pleasurable then invention and fabrication. Pics of some of the folks I wheel with.  04TJ 31”s.  TT-MML-BL and 2”BB.   06 Rubi.  stock.    Last edited by Billdacat; 01-06-2009 at 08:39 AM.
Reply:Originally Posted by BilldacatOwning a Jeep requires learning many skills to keep things going.  Knowing how to weld and build stuff is a huge asset that separates the men from the boys.  Anybody can buy sh*t and bolt it on; but there is nothing more pleasurable then invention and fabrication. Pics of some of the folks I wheel with.  04TJ 31”s.  TT-MML-BL and 2”BB.   06 Rubi.  stock.
Reply:Originally Posted by FuzzydogI considered going full width for the longest time - back and forth, til I finally decided to stay relatively stock width.  I already put a Ford explorer 8.8 with disc brakes, LSD, and 4.10's in the back, so I am going with a wagonneer 44 up front.  It will be trussed.  I only plan to go up to 35's and I am relatively easy on the skinny pedal so it should hold up fine.That will be my next project that I will post pics up for - trusses for the 44.
Reply:Originally Posted by RangerThat will work, but all waggys are nasty low pinion. But it is a upgrade from the d30.
Reply:I don' see any Jeep's in this post.Can you tell I am a CJ manCJ-5 that is Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
Reply:This kid asked me one day if I was going to build my Dj5 into "some kind of insane rock crawler". No, it's SOME kind of thing, but,....no.See it, it's a white jeep in a snow storm.City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:I am the outcast....I have a 69 Bronco. It has a D30 front and a Ford 9 in the rear powered by a 302. Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:You'd be welcome to hang with us jeepers anyday with that Bronco.  Nice rig!
Reply:Friggen photo was way to large.  What a PITA to delete....repost later today...Last edited by Billdacat; 01-09-2009 at 01:01 PM.Reason: photo
Reply:Originally Posted by FuzzydogYou'd be welcome to hang with us jeepers anyday with that Bronco.  Nice rig!
Reply:Originally Posted by Joker11Really? I usually get the response..."It's a jeep thing"
Reply:My license is SROHTFG....which is GFTHORS backwards, which Means Gift Horse.The bronco was left to me as a GIFT by my buddy after he passed from brain cancer. Bronco is a HORSE....He had GFTHORS on his plate but when he died his father kept it. Since I wanted to remember him I just flipped it backwards. It was given to him as a gift from his father....long story.Sorry to hijack.....my bad.Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:A short Bronco fits in well with the Jeeps, and small Scouts, FJ-40's as well.Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."Nice plate there lewray, not to sure why my pics didn't workOne more try .Got one of those Canadian Tire Lincoln welders .
Reply:That 3rd and fourth pics are very good indeed.  Its tough to get a pic to show justice...and those sure doGlad to see a 4-wheel crowd startin here weld it like you own it
Reply:I just picked up a '81 Cherokee Chief project truck. What lift do ya'll recommend for 33"s?Richard TerryMarine engineer.............  C'mon retirement!
Reply:So you like dirty pictures...These are from some good legal wheeling spots in Southern New Jersey...
Reply:www.naxja.com is probably the best xj site on the web. Anyone with a cherokee should sign up. --Gol'
Reply:Bill-  The dog looks as happy as a pig dipped in sh*tLanceM- Pics answered my question about the snorkel thingyY'all are crazy.  I go outta my way to keep from gettin' stuck in mud, and you guys work like hell to find the deepest bog hole"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:I have a 1991 Jeep Wrangler Renegade but about the most its ever done rought was 6 years of mountain passes like Loveland Pass in  Colorado or surfing the sand dunes of Pismo Beach California. Attached ImagesCo-Own CNC shop:Miller :1251 plasma cutter, MaxStar 700 TIG/Stick, & XMT 456 Multiprocess Welder.&  2 Hypertherm HPR260's Plasma CutterSorry I had a bad stroke but now I am back.
Reply:a shiny Jeep??ESAB MIGMASTER 250and a No Name AD Helmet from my Local Supplier...In the only color that matters...CAMO
Reply:Well since everybodys posting up their rigs Ill post mine. Its a 98 TJ 4.0 5 spd3.5 Black Diamond suspention lift1.5 body liftOX lockers front and rear with 456 gearsWarn front and rear bumpersfront has bumper, winch plate, stinger bar,7500lbs winch, and stearing box guard also 540 series PIAA head lightsrear bumper is warn with tire carrier and full size spair (35-12.50-15)rear axle has been upgraded to the super 35 kit and surpior chroamolly axles also rear disc brake conversionrims are M/T classic II simulocks tires are Dunlop MTs (35-12.50-15)red top optima bateryLive Wire ignition system with demon coil and K and N filternew rocker guards JKS quick discosand other small mic partsLearn to burn...........Lincoln Powermig 350 MpHobart AirForce 400
Reply:Very nice pics of the heeps.Seriously very nice, and Boilermaker, those are some fine parts on your rig.  weld it like you own it