10-MAY-2014
Front hanger tacked
After measuring 100's of times I moved the mounting hole back 3" which in turn will move the axle back 3"
11-MAY-2014
Gussets welded in place
The front hangers completely welded and gussets welded in place
11-MAY-2014
Hangers in good location
The new hangers are almost in the same position as the original hangers but the spring mounting holes are further back.
10-MAY-2014
Shackle hangers welded in place
After welding the front hangers in place then tacking the perches on the axle, I put everything together and put weight in the back of the Jeep to see where the shackle hangers needed to be.
11-MAY-2014
Rear hangers and gussets
The rear shackle mounts are in the correct place and the shackle angle will work out great.
18-MAY-2014
New paint on the frame
All of the welding is complete so some black satin paint is what will be sprayed to match the front half of the frame.
18-MAY-2014
Perches welded
I took a lot of measurements and angle finding to make the pinion angle correct for a CV driveshaft. Now that I found the correct angle that my pinion needs to be, I welded the perches complete. (this was the second time I welded them)
18-MAY-2014
Change of U-bolts
Not only do the spring perches get welded on but another plate gets welded on top of the axle to accommodate the new u-bolts that are actually square and the threads are facing upwards instead of downwards so they won't get hung up on anything.
18-MAY-2014
New paint and bolted up
Paint is dry so reassembly followed. I put everything together with new grade 8 hardware.
18-MAY-2014
Shackle hangers
The black satin paint looks a lot better than the bad paint that was all over the frame.
18-MAY-2014
New U-bolt setup
Here is a close up of how the new u-bolts do not hang down to snag on things
18-MAY-2014
Rear suspension complete
Everything is all painted and bolts are all tightened. Now I'm just waiting on a couple of driveshafts.