Project Anti-Bling, Front Leaf MJ

[Sauce]

The official project anti-bling thread
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/antibling.jpg
First of all, mad props go out to Drew (aka sten_mitchell) and dustin (blackwidow), I couldn't have done it without them. Drew, your welding blows my mind and Dustin, your work ethic, knowledge, and ingenuity are amazing.
Anyways, I started on the front leaf spring set up today and just finished up a while ago, got everything in except, I need some shocks, shock mounts, brake lines and a dana 300 and I will be done :D

[Sauce]

The specs on my truck are

Front Dana 44, 5.38's, lock right crossover steering
Rear 12 Bolt welded, 5.38's
Dick cepek 35x12.5x15 on bling bling wagon wheels :barf:
We started doing stock toyota rears springs in front but they were just to long, esp. since I am using the stock LCA mounnts. I am running a form of toyotas, off set FJ-40 springs. i will be going to yj leafs or waggies eventually, but these are working out well so far.
Here are some pictures
Before
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/stock3.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/stock1.jpg

[Sauce]

The hanger (thanks dennis, it is a life saver)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/hanger3.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/hanger2.jpg

And, after

wait, I forgot to bring my camera home tonight, so you guys will just have to wait for the pictures :avid:

As for me, I need to go to bed, i am getting an early start tommorow :yup:

[Sauce]

We got everything in, but are missing a few miscellaneous parts (brakeline fittings, u-bolts for the yoke that goes from the d shaft to the axle). I hate the fact that we are so close to finishing it, but are just lacking 2 parts :rolleyes: We have about 25 hours in to the whole project. Any way, here are the pictures

The first is just the old stock dana 35 under the jeep
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/Stockfront.jpg

The next is just a picture of the front with out an axle
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/everythingout2.jpg

This is the booty fab portion of your program, we used washers to shim the shackles over so we could line up the front mounts which we then welded to the cross member
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/bootyfabshackles.jpg

[Sauce]

At the end of night one, we drove it around like this sans brakes, that was fun, just ask dustin, he was riding on the center console :yup:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/goofy2.jpg

I didn't take any pictures of the rear, it isn't like there was anything exciting going on. This is the finished product. Believe it or not, I am perfectly level, some days you just get lucky, I was going to run toyota rears, but my rear mount wasn't far enough back. I just so happened to have some fj40 springs that Sam at Samco Fab gave me, and, believe it or not, I am perfectly level :D
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/sittinlevel.jpg

[Sauce]

Here is a poser shot of the rear, I am getting about 13-14" of travel in the rear
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/poser1.jpg


Here is a poser shot in the front, I am getting about 13" of travel in the front
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/frontflex.jpg

Well, off to bed. I should be finished by monday :D

[DBXJ]

looks good david have fun

[xjmoser]

Lookin good! What do you plan to do with the front shackles now?

[Scrub]

wow that looks great. good job guys :D

-Matt-

[blackwidow]

hey david that is lookin good all done. How much longer that take you guys on the back end? Well we will have to go test it soon. Oh you guys go hit up the Articulation Ramp?

[Sauce]

Lookin good! What do you plan to do with the front shackles now?

We welded the mounts on in a different place, so we already fixed the problem...

hey david that is lookin good all done. How much longer that take you guys on the back end? Well we will have to go test it soon. Oh you guys go hit up the Articulation Ramp?

We worked on the rear end, brakes, etc for another 4 hours after you left. We didn't get to take it out to the rti ramp, no brakes and the d-shaft is not connected because we were missing some parts. We will probably finish up tommorow, hangin with the in-laws today :D

[Denis]

looks good David! :thumbsup:

[Samco Fab]

There are a couple of drive lines with a 1310 cv on one end and reg 1310 on the other side here in my shop. They have kind of small tubes but you might measure them when you come ramp that beast... if they might work for a front d line. There from that fj40, glad to see you use those springs and I hope those shocks work good too. I might have some shock mount tabs around if you need some too. What t case and trans are in that non blingin white machine?

[Sauce]

There are a couple of drive lines with a 1310 cv on one end and reg 1310 on the other side here in my shop. They have kind of small tubes but you might measure them when you come ramp that beast... if they might work for a front d line. There from that fj40, glad to see you use those springs and I hope those shocks work good too. I might have some shock mount tabs around if you need some too. What t case and trans are in that non blingin white machine?
it is an ax-15 and np 231, I am looking for a dana 300 so it will have the output on the correct side. I will probably bring it by the shop tommorow night later after I finish up the brake lines and get the correct strap for the yoke.

[Dr Smash]

Those springs look like they went to good use. Keep em comin

[Denis]

I have my front CV driveshfat for sale. From a TJ, 1310 CV on one end regular 1310 on the other. I'll sell it cheap, but it might need new u-joints.

[4xyota]

dam that look's good I remember you talking about it on pizza night well keep up the good work and cant wait to see you on the trail until then get us some cool shot's of the rig playing around with all the new mod's evin if you have to drive on someone's car in the parking lot :D

[Sauce]

well, it is finished. I went down and put it on the rti, but I forgot my camera :mad: It did surprisingly well. So well in fact that I cracked my windshield :eek: :mad: More pictures tommorow. I am soooo burnt out. off to bed.

[Sauce]

Here are some more pictures, i should have some flex shots by this weekend...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/poser2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/poser7.jpg

[Sauce]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/poser4.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/poser3.jpg

[Sauce]

The bolts on the shackles will be replaced with grade 8 bolts.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/poser6.jpg

[4xyota]

look's like you need some wheel spacer's on the rear or is it the way you took the pics and you need to bob the bed you should check mine out I will post pics of the bed and my blingen new roll cage :D

[Denis]

doesn't look like the front axle is centered... or at least the hangers are same distance from the center?

[blackwidow]

you know david that rear end does look a bit narrow compred to the front....what did you do? It's lookin good though

[Sauce]

you know david that rear end does look a bit narrow compred to the front....what did you do? It's lookin good though
See what happens when you leave Dustin, we screw everything up :rolleyes: In reality, the rear isn't as wide as the front, that is just the way chevy junk is. In the end, I don't really care, it will make the turning radius shorter. :yup:
doesn't look like the front axle is centered... or at least the hangers are same distance from the center?
The front axle is centered, the leafs are like this /\, about an inch wider on each side in the front than the rear so we could use the stock LCA mounts and stock spring plates.

[kairo]

I saw project Anti-Bling parked next to South Virginia today. That front axle looks HUGE!

nice job

[blackwidow]

[QUOTE=davidt]See what happens when you leave Dustin, we screw everything up :rolleyes:QUOTE]

lol, Well what can i say three heads are better than two... Just put some wheel spacers back there and call it a day

[Sauce]

thanks for the compliments Kairo, I always have to compensate, big axle, big stinger, big tires, you get the idea. Went out and took some poser shots, I love having a welded rear, I can go over some serious stuff!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/flex3.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/flex2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/flex1.jpg

Edit: Kairo had to copy me, here is his answer to my flex shots, I want to be like himhttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/davetheladiesman/kairosanswer.jpg

[Scrub]

i love the flex i need to do that to my xj someday.

good job

-Matt-

[4xyota]

that is so sick cant wait to see you on the trail to see it in person :D

[EricsXJ]

That looks great David! I think due to the longer wheelbase the pictures look like it doesn't do the rig justice as far as how high it must sit in real life. But you can tell it flexes well! :thumbsup:

It'll be fun to do a trail run with ya.

[sten_mitchell]

It really is beautiful. Just imagine how sick it will be when we get a freakin front driveshaft and get the fenders all trimmed up.... MMM MMM Good!!!!

[blackwidow]

damn david that's lookin good. Can't wait till it's all finished

[MR.ROCKAPE]

Hey David was your Rig broke down on the side of the freeway??Driveshaft problems??

[Sauce]

Hey David was your Rig broke down on the side of the freeway??Driveshaft problems??
You got it rockape, I have the wrong yoke on it and when I flexed, it tore up the u-joint. When I got off of the freeway i heard the old familiar clunk, clunk, kaboom. I was having bad vibes after I flexed, and now I know why. It took out some metal on the d-shaft when I flexed, so now I have some vibes, but they disappear after I get up to speed. Before I flexed I had no vibes at all, guess we must have done something right :D

[MR.ROCKAPE]

You might try to grind the driveshaft(where it has made contact)to get alittle more travel out of it before it binds and takes out your u joint.Also what angle are your u joints running at?You may have to go to a c/v shaft in the rear and angle your rearend up some more.Did you ever find a dana 300??

[Sauce]

I am going to a CV style d-shaft after I shorten up the wheelbase, I just needed to get it going so I could drive it around. The yoke is pointing up a little bit above the t-case. I am still looking for a 300, I am just waiting on some fundage. I found that one for $250 shipped and there are 2 in carson that I am looking at currently. For the dana 300, do I need a spacer or will it just bolt right up?

[MR.ROCKAPE]

I thought I read that it would bolt up,but some I am not 100% sure.

[Sauce]

this one is for throttleboy...
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/286000-286999/286889_81_full.jpg
And I thought my stinger was big, looks like throttleboy has some competition...I may have found a rock pile worthy of your buggy out in lemmon valley rockape, maybe I could drop by sometime and show you ;)

[4xyota]

damn that cherokee is bad, Izzy I think it look's good you need to trim your rear fender's like that when we do the coil coversion :disagree: