One Ton Suzuki LJ

[MOX]

you have been hard at work, wish i made half that progress on my project!

 

[Jimbog]

you have been hard at work, wish i made half that progress on my project!

Every weeknight after supper till 11:30 ish, leave for the real job every day at 6:00am and every weekend in the shop! I'll sleep when I'm dead! Or when the buggy is done,which ever comes first.

 

[Jimbog]

Rear wheel bearings packed, I used grease just like the front instead of oil. I read somewhere that worked better to keep water out of the bearings. Rear rotors, calipers, pads and axle shafts installed. Removed rear diff cover so I can drill and tap for a drain plug, a vent bellow, and an oversize fill plug. Worked the steering ram back and fourth with the tires on to make sure no binding or clearence issues, all is good!

 

[Jimbog]

Got my front upper and lower shock mount on passenger side done last night.

 

[Jimbog]

 

[Jimbog]

 

[Jimbog]

Got more work done last night, The truck is now attached to the new axles at all 4 corners! Added some round tube to the lower rear shock mounts and made some mounting tabs out off 1/4 flat stock. now it matches the front lower mounts. Making new driveshafts this weekend.

 

[aweber]

Looking good Jim, You need to take a side shot of the whole rig so we can see the stance, must look like an RC crawler now :beer:

 

[Jimbog]

 

[Jimbog]

Looking good Jim, You need to take a side shot of the whole rig so we can see the stance, must look like an RC crawler now :beer:

Hard to do that, the shop is not wide enough to step back and get it all in the picture. LOL
I will try tonight.

 

[Jimbog]

Hard to do that, the shop is not wide enough to step back and get it all in the picture. LOL
I will try tonight.

I did put the tires on it last night, it is 91"s wide and 12.5 feet long, approach and departure angles are in the negatives. Going to measure the lowest point on the t-case and diffs tonight. Door sill is 34"s

 

[Jimbog]

Driveshaft day! Started out with all this,

 

[Jimbog]

And ended up with 2 of these


Up graded my front Dana 60 pinion flange to a 1350 u-joint.


My son standing beside a whole lot of tire!

 

[Jimbog]

Rear diff is out now, on the rack, my son is fullly welding all the brackets that were just tacked on. Should be done tonight. Started painting small parts for reassembly. Got the power steering pump pully,bracket,pump and orbital mounted last night. Tonight I will fabricate a new steering shaft,mount the new reservoir and filter, run my lines, cooler is already mounted, using the old one from the power assist setup I used to have. Should have steering by tonight.

 

[Jimbog]

New steering shaft.

 

[Jimbog]

Just have to run my hoses and I will have full hydro steer.

 

[Kunker]

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New steering shaft.

Looks beefy as hell.

 

[chunkytrunks]

Looking good!!

 

[Jimbog]

More work done almost there! Hope to have a driving truck by Sunday Night! If all goes well?

Ready for paint! Upper link mount on rear.

All pretty!

 

[Jimbog]

Ready to Roll!