My gat het ge jeuk en ek het gekrap....
The Granny-wagon Jeep was just too low and the Wrangler all terrain tires just did not do it any more.
Pulled out a plasma cutter , Grinder, Welder and a few other tools and started the build process.
Spoke to a few guys ...done a lot of homework and then ordered some monster Johny Joints from Polokwane.
The arms are made from Schedule 80 steam pipe.
From when the Joints arrived to finish took me 3 days of work. That was building brackets...Cutting the original mounts for the Lower arms of with a Plasma cutter etc.
Took it the past weekend to Klein Tafelberg for a test. Man o man ...what a difference in ride quality and then on the trail....
It is chalk and cheese difference between standard with 31 inch tires on and now with a 4 inch coil lift with the long arms in the front.
Still need to build the rear arms. So far the rear only got longer shocks and a A arm spacer to bring the A arm back into alignment.
Built ...Not bought
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Still need to do a few things.....
Coil spring fell out in the front on full flex....Build coil retainers...
Brake hoses need to be extended.
ABS wires need to be extended.....
Build rear long arms.
Coil spring fell out in the front on full flex....Build coil retainers...
Brake hoses need to be extended.
ABS wires need to be extended.....
Build rear long arms.
- ThysleRoux
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Awesome !!!!! Jy moet daai long-arm planne aan my verkoop, asb Sakkie !!
I refuse to be POLITICALLY CORRECT to impress others - Deal with it
FLEX is UNDERRATED
FLEX is UNDERRATED
- Mad Manny
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Jinne - you have to do big mods to a Jeeps to make them capable!
But well done!!!
But well done!!!
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"
2010 Fortuner D-4D 4x4 'Fearless'
2006 Conqueror Conquest 'Gearless'
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Manny...Granny waggons need all the help they can get to get onto the malls pavement;)