Project Hooptee

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

Lookin good man! She's turning out real clean. I suggest going with the Jeep coils. The ride will be night and day smoother.
What did you use for your bump stops? I'm thinking about building some like that for my rig.



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[DOPIESLC]

I got rid of my xj coils and I am currently looking for some early bronco lift coils to use instead. I am a little worried about the xj coils being to soft in the front when I tow my travel trailer. Don't need to sink the front end every time I come to a stop. Bumpstops I actually built from 2 pieces of 9" DOM Tube 1.5" X .120" and 3/16" plate for top ring that is welded into the bucket and another round piece for the bottom where the rubber bumpstop mounts. I drilled a hole through the bottom plate and tapped for the bolt on the rubber bumpstop. Pretty simple design.

 

[DOPIESLC]

Parts that I have used so far on this build:
Red items still searching for

Rear Suspension:
1998 Explorer Stock leaf springs
AutoZone 2” lowering shackles
Skyjacker 6” Lift shocks for a ranger
AutoZone brake line 88291 added to extend the rear brake line

Rear Axle:
Stock 28 Spline 8.8 open carrier drum brakes(undecided if I want to keep it yet)
Maybe the axle to go in for a while is a 7.5-
4.56 Yukon gears
Notched cross pin
Mustang disc brake conversion
Factory rebuilt limited slip
LPW racing diff cover.

Front Axle:
1988 Jeep Comanche HP Dana 30 with CAD w/ factory 3.05 gears
3.73 and up Carrier
4.56 Yukon Gears
Brand new unit bearings
Press in upper arm bushings
Calipers
Rotors
Pads
Brake lines from a 1995 Chevy 1500
XJ axles with bigger u-Joints
CAD delete

Steering:
Ruff Stuff 1 ton Chevy steering kit
Ruff Stuff tapered Steering Knuckle Inserts

Track Bar:
James duff ranger SAS mount
Ruff Stuff 3/8” short tab brackets
1.5”x1/4” wall DOM
2” Currie Johnny joint
Ruff Stuff 2” weld on bushing.

Front Suspension:
4” RC Lift coils for a ranger (looking for early bronco coils)
6” Skyjacker Ranger Shocks
Ruff Stuff flat shock mounts welded to Dana 30
Bump stops made from 1.5”x.120” wall DOM, 3/16” plate, and Daystar bump stops

Long Arms:
LOWER-
2-30” Pieces of 2”x1/4” Wall DOM
Poly Performance 1 ¼” Johnny Joints(comes with weld in bung)
Ruff Stuff 2 5/8” Weld on bushings
Synergy Frame Brackets
UPPER-
2-12” Pieces of 1.5”x1/4” wall DOM
Ruff Stuff Radius arm brackets
2” Currie Johnny Joints
Ruff Stuff Jeep upper link arm brackets

Sway Bar:
Factory Ranger Sway Bar
Factory Dana 30 Sway Bar Mounts
Ruff Stuff ½” Heim Joints, weld in bungs included
2-8” pieces of 1”x1/4” wall DOM

Transmission Cross member:
¼” Plate
3x4x1/4 Angle
1.5x1/4 Wall Tubing
1x3x3/16 Rectangle Tubing

EVRYTHING IS HELD TOGETHER WITH ½”, 9/16”, AND ¾” GRADE 8 BOLTS, WASHERS, AND NUTS. PLUS THREADLOCKED.

PARTS for future projects:
Smittybuilt 8k Winch
Teraflex d-ring mounts w/d-rings
2x3x1/4 Wall Tubing for sliders
2x4x1/4 Wall tubing for rear bumper
2x2x3/16 Wall tubing for front bumper
Expanded metal sheet for front bumper
2x4x1/4 Wall tubing for front bumper
Cobra CB radio
Tuffy center console
Explorer factory fender flares

 

[DOPIESLC]

Things left to do are:
Build transmission cross member
Run new front brake hard lines
Align front end
Build track bar
Build drag link
Fill fluids
Bleed clutch and brake lines
Finish painting Dana 30, track bar, drag link, and diff covers.

 

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

You're almost there! Another couple weekends and you oughta be able to drive her!


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[DOPIESLC]

I know I can't wait!

 

[DOPIESLC]

Alright everybody I am to the point where I need to come up with an axle mount for the track bar. Since it was CAD axle I cannot just weld a mount to the axle tube and call it good. Also I cannot connect the track bar to the stock location due to the steering interfering with the bracket. So that was cut off. Anybody have ideas they can throw at me for this?

 

[PlumCrazy]

FYI. XJ coils would be perfect under a reg cab like this for everyday use. I have 190 PPI XJs under my SuperCab and it does not nose dive under braking.

 

[DOPIESLC]

Good to know. Maybe I will play around with both the xj and early bronco coils.

 

[DOPIESLC]

Think I need a wider sway bar

 

[DOPIESLC]

Added some 2" wheels spacers for the rear and painted the passenger side of the bed. Waiting for my buddies brother to weld on my track bar mount to the axle since I do not have the ability to weld 3/8" steel.

 

[DOPIESLC]

Been doing some some things since I am busy with work lately. Got the transmission back in and all bolted up. Still need to finish a shifter, transmission cross member, hook up drivelines, track bar mount, drag link and brake lines.

 

[Jim Oaks]

I like those wheels. What are they?

 

[DOPIESLC]

You know Jim I honestly don't know what brand they are. They came on my B2 when I bought it. They look close to race-line rock crushers but have 4 less holes on the wheel.

 

[PlumCrazy]

Look like Welds

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