Deepwater Jeep

[riderxmjk]

hop it dose

[Deepwater Jeepin]

Well over spring break i got my axles into the shop and regeared...



And i finally found some time to put the front back in and do some work on the 8.8

broke out the angle grinder and got the old perches off along with the sway bar perches, welded the axle tubes, (remembered that i cannot weld for *$&%) I will save some face and not post pics of the welds. lol

Wire brushed the whole thing and painted it all black.



ahhh its perrrrty.

Now im ready to pull the old axle, find my pinion angle, have someone else weld on the leaf perches and shock mounts, set up my brake lines and I should be rolling.

The carrier in the 8.8 has the stock limited slip in it, so im going to have to locate an open carrier to put the aussie locker into. (Wish I would have thought of that before i had it geared)



Now

[jakeWI]

what gears did you end up going with?

[Deepwater Jeepin]

4.56's I figured that would be perfect for now and one day when i go 35's I will still be pretty good.

[2000XJ]

Good choice with gears

A tip for the future... don't paint anything until all welding is complete. You're going to have to remove the paint so that you can weld on the spring perches and shock mounts because a weld is at it's strongest when the two surfaces are pure and not tainted by paint.

[aircruiser]

Originally Posted by Deepwater Jeepin

Well over spring break i got my axles into the shop and regeared...

Attachment 2523

And i finally found some time to put the front back in and do some work on the 8.8

broke out the angle grinder and got the old perches off along with the sway bar perches, welded the axle tubes, (remembered that i cannot weld for *$&%) I will save some face and not post pics of the welds. lol

Wire brushed the whole thing and painted it all black.

Attachment 2524

ahhh its perrrrty.

Now im ready to pull the old axle, find my pinion angle, have someone else weld on the leaf perches and shock mounts, set up my brake lines and I should be rolling.

The carrier in the 8.8 has the stock limited slip in it, so im going to have to locate an open carrier to put the aussie locker into. (Wish I would have thought of that before i had it geared)



Now

my buddy literally just did the same thing putting the 4.88s in his zj haha and the aussie. good lookin rig!

[Deepwater Jeepin]

Originally Posted by 2000XJ

Good choice with gears

A tip for the future... don't paint anything until all welding is complete. You're going to have to remove the paint so that you can weld on the spring perches and shock mounts because a weld is at it's strongest when the two surfaces are pure and not tainted by paint.

Yeah i thought about that, i will have to clean it up before welding. I was thinking that when the day comes where i have time to actually get the axle mounted, I won't have time to paint it also. And i really didn't want to paint it while it was mounted. I probably should have waited, but oh well.

It would make things a lot easier if the shop where i work on my jeep at was where i lived.

[riderxmjk]

It would make things a lot easier if the shop where i work on my jeep at was where i lived.[/QUOTE]

thats always helpfull

[jakeWI]

nice. i will probably be going to 4.56's soon here. just waiting to hear back from 89eliminator's dad.

[Deepwater Jeepin]

Im really excited to have the torque i used to have before i lifted and began running oversized tires... i can't wait to feel the power.

[rockcrusher]

nice rig

[Fidishund]

Ok I found safari snorkels for 100 bucks Catch is I have to order 10 of them ..

Here is the list of vehicles i can order them from
Toyota 40, 42, 45 & 47 series Landcruiser
71, 73,75,78 & 79 series Narrow Front Landcruiser
Toyota 75 series Narrow Front Landcruiser
71, 73,75,78 & 79 Series Wide Front Landcruiser
Toyota 78 series Narrow Front Land Cruiser
"
Toyota 80 series Landcruiser / Lexus LX450"
"

Toyota 90 Series Land Cruiser Prado"
Toyota 90 series land Cruiser Prado
"
Toyota 100 series Landcruiser / Lexus LX470"
Toyota 100 series Landcruiser / Lexus LX470
Toyata Prado 120 series
Toyata 200 series Landcruiser
Toyota FJ Cruiser
Hilux 106 series
Toyata 167 Series Hilux & SR5
Toyato 167 Series Hilux
Toyota Hilux 25 series
Nissan MQ/MK Patrol
Nissan Patrol GQ
Nissan GU Patrol
Nissan GU Patrol
Nissan GU Patrol
Nissan GU Patrol
Pathfinder R51 Navara D40
Mitsubishi pajero NH Series
Mitsubishi pajero NM Series
Mitsubishi Triton ML Series
GM/Holden/Isuzu Rodeo/Campo
Jeep Cherokee
Jeep JK wrangler
Ford Ranger
Yaz-0469
Land Rover Discovery 3
Land Rover Defender TD 5
Lada Niva engine capacity 1.6-1.7
UAZ Patriot engine capacity 2.7


If any one is interested PM Me I need 50 % down pm me your modle I will send you the pics they are made exactly the same as safari with the same material .. comming from china but i got an in at my g/pops comany with one of his top sales men and hwas talking abiout fabing one when he told me he can get a lot of 4x4 stuff from a sister company for cost . cost includes shipping to me aditional shipping to you from my location will apply. maby 10 bucks . I need at least 9 other orders to do this so if you want a Safari snorkel at cost pm me I really am not making a dime safari gets them for like 70 bucks ordering 50 or more at a time it is 100 ea for 10 I need 1/2 down and they swipe my account apon arival of shipment . hipping takes 10-30 days depending on the time i order in the month.
Amy Q pm or post...

[Deepwater Jeepin]

If you want an update with what has been going on you can check out this link...

http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/general-discussion-12/emergency-underwater-jeep-10141/index3.html#post138249

Or just search "underwater jeep"

[Deepwater Jeepin]

I have still been fighting electrical issues from my underwater mishap... but that does not mean i can't continue to build in other area's.

I just recieved this in the mail the other day...



Track bar with frame side drop bracket and axle side OTK relocation bracket from TNT Customs.

This stuff is heavy duty. I was really impressed with the quality, and Ron was a real cool guy to talk with. A+

Along with the track bar setup, i ordered JCR's 1-ton OTK steering package. Im crossing my fingers hoping it gets here before tomorrow. (Mainly just to show it off to my friends. )



I also have a steering box from a Durango to swap in along with a power steering pump from a 4.7 WJ to swap in. After my underwater experience, i cannot seem to get all the water out of my stock pump and it starts whining pretty lound very quick when the front end is locked up.

Im hoping to get some solid jeep time in tomorrow...
First thing i want done is the power steering pump along with tracking down my electrical problems. Then would come the Durango box.

Track bar and steering will have to go on another day. I still need to get a reemer for the steering.

More pics to come!

[MaybeSomeday]

I think I finally found my Jeep's twin

Looks really good man