Dusty
12-11-2005, 12:08 AM
:? ive got some 3.5" lift early bronco coil springs in the front of my cj8 im working on getting the bracketry worked out on the front of my d44 and am using RE long arms. It is already supported by the coils but i am still using the leafs to keep is centered and located correctly so its only attached to the rear spring bolts not via the shackles.
only thing that might hold me up is my front d44 is a SUA d44 with the cast in spring perch so i am assuming my tube is pressed all the way in the casting past the spring perch because what i have to do is mount the lower control arm bracket to the tube right where the spring perch is right now and far as i can tell there is no easy way to go about about attaching the lower mount to the housing without some extensive grinding on that part of the casting OR building a bracket that utilizes a flat plate under the cast spring perch utilizes the original style fastening ubolts and then welding the plate to some gussets coming off of the housing. down side is that would leave you with a few nutz hanging down below the plate but the plate would eb securely fastened and welded to the housing with less cutting to the casting......
Anyways thought i would share. i paid $400 for the two lower arms and the upper arms and then picked up a axle bracket kit from RE (for simplicities sake) $200 for the axle brakets and busings ect so $600 i already had the bronco coils and built the upper coil buckets myself 111!!! i'll do a panhard bar last once everything else is hooked up and in place so i can see where i will have room....
what fun a Long armd and coild front 401 powered 5spd scrambler ....... then i went with used waggy rear spring packs in the rear of my cj it sits at a nice hieght about 9" front the top of the tire to the top of my rear fender flares. So no more SUA for me
could have spent the money on a E-locker but the old power locks make the trail more challenging and still work ok, the coils and LA's.
only thing that might hold me up is my front d44 is a SUA d44 with the cast in spring perch so i am assuming my tube is pressed all the way in the casting past the spring perch because what i have to do is mount the lower control arm bracket to the tube right where the spring perch is right now and far as i can tell there is no easy way to go about about attaching the lower mount to the housing without some extensive grinding on that part of the casting OR building a bracket that utilizes a flat plate under the cast spring perch utilizes the original style fastening ubolts and then welding the plate to some gussets coming off of the housing. down side is that would leave you with a few nutz hanging down below the plate but the plate would eb securely fastened and welded to the housing with less cutting to the casting......
Anyways thought i would share. i paid $400 for the two lower arms and the upper arms and then picked up a axle bracket kit from RE (for simplicities sake) $200 for the axle brakets and busings ect so $600 i already had the bronco coils and built the upper coil buckets myself 111!!! i'll do a panhard bar last once everything else is hooked up and in place so i can see where i will have room....
what fun a Long armd and coild front 401 powered 5spd scrambler ....... then i went with used waggy rear spring packs in the rear of my cj it sits at a nice hieght about 9" front the top of the tire to the top of my rear fender flares. So no more SUA for me
could have spent the money on a E-locker but the old power locks make the trail more challenging and still work ok, the coils and LA's.