2008 JKU LS swap, 40s, everything inbetween
#41
JK Newbie
Thread Starter
I look at that 80 and no doubt in a 100 years it will still be ok. Then I wonder how does FCA get away with 44's up against the new 392? Me? I use 44's against my LT 5.3 and after a year no issues and they had a 100,000 miles on them at the time of conversion. Looks like MC should have that TB offset closer to driver side.
Excellent build though - keep up the great work Wallyman.
Excellent build though - keep up the great work Wallyman.
And I think the tracbar picture is a little deceiving, as the axle is really tucked up in there, ride height would leave a lot more space. I'll definitely be re-evaluating it once i get around to cycling the suspension to look for interferences.
#42
Super Moderator
I look at that 80 and no doubt in a 100 years it will still be ok. Then I wonder how does FCA get away with 44's up against the new 392? Me? I use 44's against my LT 5.3 and after a year no issues and they had a 100,000 miles on them at the time of conversion. Looks like MC should have that TB offset closer to driver side.
Excellent build though - keep up the great work Wallyman.
Excellent build though - keep up the great work Wallyman.
#43
JK Newbie
Thread Starter
Ok, so I spent a little bit of time cycling the rear suspension up and down, and I definitely need to make some track bar changes. I think I need to move the frame side mount rearwards 1-2 inches, and then go with a different track bar. The teraflex HD unit looks like it will work, has a bow out near the diff case.
#44
JK Jedi
You should be able to use a straight link with heim joints for the track bar. Some outboarded shocks and an outside frame track bar would be nice so you could have moved the axle bracket farther to the left and put a really long track bar on there to minimize side to side axle
movement.
movement.
#45
JK Newbie
Thread Starter
You should be able to use a straight link with heim joints for the track bar. Some outboarded shocks and an outside frame track bar would be nice so you could have moved the axle bracket farther to the left and put a really long track bar on there to minimize side to side axle
movement.
movement.
#46
JK Jedi
Depends on the bracket but I buy most of them since I don't have a huge CNC press. Ballistic fabrication, ruff stuff specialties, and Barnes 4x4 is who I typically use and have been buying more from Barnes than anyone else the last year or so.
#47
JK Newbie
Thread Starter
Went ahead and mated and mounted the engine and trans. Again ratchet straps are the best assistant.
For the trackbar I think I'll move the mount rearwards a bit and use a different bar. I think moving it rearwards will provide all the clearance I need, if not I'll get a bar with a bow out at the diff.
I don't want to do too much jacking around with it, because my intention is to get the swap running and then tear back into it in a year or two for a full suspension.
For the trackbar I think I'll move the mount rearwards a bit and use a different bar. I think moving it rearwards will provide all the clearance I need, if not I'll get a bar with a bow out at the diff.
I don't want to do too much jacking around with it, because my intention is to get the swap running and then tear back into it in a year or two for a full suspension.
#48
JK Newbie
Thread Starter
New addition to the family has made progress a bit slower, but should be picking up again in the next few weeks. Had a couple hours today to replace the input gear of the transfer case. Its amazing how good the internals and bearings looked after 240k miles. It was actually a very easy job. Removing the one snapped housing bolt took longer than the actual R&R of the input gear. The last hiccup was my own stupid doing. I tapped in the input shaft seal before putting the gear and snap ring back in... doh... jobs done, just waiting a new timken seal.
To anyone looking to do this job themselves:
- make sure you have a good pair of circlip expanding pliers
- I used loctite 515 to seal the case, really nice stuff. I've used it in the past with great success
New part on the right
All taken apart
To anyone looking to do this job themselves:
- make sure you have a good pair of circlip expanding pliers
- I used loctite 515 to seal the case, really nice stuff. I've used it in the past with great success
New part on the right
All taken apart
#50
JK Newbie
Thread Starter
Had a couple hours today, mounted up the front drive accessories and finished the transfer case. I'm only a few weekends away from dropping the body back on the frame, the limiting factor is when my Nitto trail grapplers will arrive. Theyre on backorder everywhere.
The tape measure was just helping me line up the TC output shaft with the diff input
The tape measure was just helping me line up the TC output shaft with the diff input