Went ahead and installed link extension

[Porkchop]

Calling Merlin Monday. Just did new tri-link ujoints and shocks in the rear my luck I'll most likely bend it like Tjkj said.

 

[J-Thompson]

Calling Merlin Monday. Just did new tri-link ujoints and shocks in the rear my luck I'll most likely bend it like Tjkj said.

If you fear bending it why not
Mount it all up
weld the nut to the forward most pcs.
weld up some gussets between the 2
this should help avoid bending
By welding the nut you ensure that it can easily be
removed

 

[Porkchop]

Merlin had said the the most he heard was on a couple of hard cores the 6inch it would crack the casting but nothing on the 4inch that is really only 2.5inch so not to worried I just know I have odd luck. So will just see what happens.

 

[rockymountain]

If you fear bending it why not
Mount it all up
weld the nut to the forward most pcs.
weld up some gussets between the 2
this should help avoid bending
By welding the nut you ensure that it can easily be
removed

Yeah, that's the ticket I think. One piece is the way to go.

 

[tommudd]

Merlin had said the the most he heard was on a couple of hard cores the 6inch it would crack the casting but nothing on the 4inch that is really only 2.5inch so not to worried I just know I have odd luck. So will just see what happens.

Whos Merlin ?

 

[Honduras]

Whos Merlin ?

He means Marlin (JBA).

 

[tommudd]

He means Marlin (JBA).

:happy175::happy175::happy175:
Thought there was a new Magician around or something

 

[Dave]

:happy175::happy175::happy175:
Thought there was a new Magician around or something

:happy175:

No Tom, Merlin is the magician, and a Marlin is a fish with a long pointy nose, and a Marlon drives a Jeep and hangs around on here..............:happy175:

Ok, back to the tri-link...............:happy175:

Dave

 

[Porkchop]

Ok I stand corrected MARLON but does magic on Kj parts. Ill blame spell correction. Part due tomorrow but have to get a new floor jack the wife let a nabor use it to jack up his 26ft boat $@&?#&$ maybe sneak it in the shop but getting a state inspection right now.

 

[Ry' N Jen]

Ok I stand corrected MARLON but does magic on Kj parts. Ill blame spell correction. Part due tomorrow but have to get a new floor jack the wife let a nabor use it to jack up his 26ft boat $@&?#&$ maybe sneak it in the shop but getting a state inspection right now.

Marlon drives the blue KK, Marlin does the Jeep stuff!:happy175:

 

[tommudd]

Marlin err I mean
Merlin no wait
Marlon
no or was it ..............

tomato
tomatoe

wait what were we talking about now :happy175:

 

[Porkchop]

Tri link UCA rear sway bar I forgot Oh wait rear tomato I think. Dang thing didn't come in the mail today.

 

[rockymountain]

waiting for shop installing the new bushings to call while installing a custom mod of my own.

I made some stabilizer bar spacers to raise it up a hair to clear the flange bolt.

Fabbed and painted:

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Installed:

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Why?
Because the clearance to the flange bolt is too close after you install the link extension and you (or in this case I) get a bang bang going over bumps in the road.
Here's what it looks like after installing my bar spacers:

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Of course you can run without the stabilizer bar, but after putting mine back on after running without it for almost 2 years I realized that it does handle better on the road with it installed. Now, when I go offroading next, I would probably take it off.

 

[Dave]

Looks like it would work good. Let us know how it does?

Dave

 

[rockymountain]

Welp, shop bent one of the new bushings.
They have to get new ones. Out a KJ until Tuesday.

IDIOTS!!!!!

 

[Dave]

Welp, shop bent one of the new bushings.
They have to get new ones. Out a KJ until Tuesday.

IDIOTS!!!!!

Darn..........................

 

[Porkchop]

Thanks for the tip Rockymountain I'll have to work on that mod while waiting my bracket still hasn't come yet. Do you have any size and dimension for your spacers? If not I can do it would save me some time though.

 

[rockymountain]

I got 1.5" bar stock and cut 7" pieces and then the holes are exactly 5" apart. It's pretty easy.

 

[TwoBobsKJ]

Welp, shop bent one of the new bushings.
They have to get new ones. Out a KJ until Tuesday.

IDIOTS!!!!!

Did they bend the metal ring around the bushing - or did they bend the hole in the arm?

Either way that *****.

Bob

 

[rockymountain]

They said bushing. I didn't see it. If they bend the hole they'll be buying a new control arm.