AMC Eagle Den Forum
The Shop => Altered Eagles => Topic started by: mick on February 23, 2008, 11:21:25 AM
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Here are some photos of the axle swap, the front is almost done.
The "Long Arm" arms
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Here it is with the front sitting on its own weight. This is the ride height with 30" BFG Muds. 31's should fit with no problem.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/Mick123/DSCI0221.jpg)
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Mick,
Looks good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eddie
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Outlawed! Those long arms are sweet! I needed to see that . . . I really needed an Eagle mod-fix. I'm much better now, thanks. I've had the workin-on-a-POS-2wd-'96Grand-Cherokee-inlaw's-vehicle bluuuueeez, but I'm feelin better, now.
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WOuld love to see some under side shots! What all did you do to have to mount that up? Is the steering issues worked out? My SX/4 needs that! ;D
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sweet
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I want!
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The arms were fairly simple to build. I did get all the steering issues resolved. Today I'm building all the bracing for the long arm mounts. The t-case skid turned out pretty cool, I'll post more pics soon.
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Well????
:D :D :D :D :D
I want I want I want!!!! I might have a second buyer for a kit as well.
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Do you think he seriously wants the kit, Mick?
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Who me? Naw, I don't need no stinking kit.....
Notice: All my AMC stuff is up for sale except my Bald Eagle project car, and Mom's Black Beasty SX4. I need to raise funds for Mick's kit!!!
;D
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thats awsome more pics when you can
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Here are some more.
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Here's the skid plate x/member
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here you can see that the exhaust will need to be modified.
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Here you can see the wheel/steering link contact. I have wheel spacers ordered, I wanted the stance to be wider anyway.
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Oh man *drool, drool, drool some more* Oh man, I'm shakin over here, I think I'm gonna faint.
Wow, ta heck wit propane, I'm spending all my cash on this kit! I'll through a Motor Craft carb on it, I have fifiteen of the dang things kicking around here I might as well use one....
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I'll have it on the road by this weekend. First place it is going when I back it out of the shop is onto the ramp out front. This setup shoud EASILY out flex the Ford radius arm suspension of my Green car. I'm going to run blocks in the rear temporarily, while I figure out exactly how I want to do rear lift. Maybe another long arm?
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Wow All I can say is wow
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Mick like allways Great Job.
That looks like a set up that would not be to hard to make in kit form, for us design impare and no talent to fabricate parts.
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Thanks for the compliments guys!
I thought offering this as a kit would be impossible with the whole moving the steering box issue. But once that was done the rest was not so bad. It may be possible to offer a kit with everything, but as you can see welding is necessary. Once I get some mileage and abuse on this setup I will consider offering a kit.
One person is possibly driving their SX/4 to me and assisting me with doing the same to their car.
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I'm game whenever you decide to offer the kit. My best bud wants a kit too but he may have money probs (I may have one other interested party as well). I'm lucky, I already have the axles....
I have a certified welder to help me on 'big' jobs. He works for beer and does excellent work. I do exhaust and general welding but I stink compared to him.
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Sounds good. I'm headed to Moab early June, so it will see some good testing. If the other person does the swap there will be 2 put through the wringer.
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Don't forget your camera!!!
;D
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Very nice!
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Mick, were you talking about me as the person who was going to drive the SX/4 out there? If so, you can still count on that. (I'm the guy from Chicago who used to live by Kildeer.) Well, I may not be driving it out any more, but it will get there somehow. I know that we were talking about doing the mod in February, but my car got hung up in someone's garage for about 4 months--jerkface kept saying he'd do some body work...ended up only wasting my time. But anyway.
I just got a new job, which is why I can't take the time off to drive it up--but because of my new job, I have the money for a transporter and for the swap.
I'm having the floorboards cut out in the next few weeks (and replaced) and also having the whole thing painted black (it's already debadged). I'm hoping to have it ready for you by the end of March. I'm guessing by then you'll have learned even more about the swap that you just finished up on.
The new 4.0L that I was running really well (except for the white smoke which I can't figure out).
So far the Beast (which is what my girlfriend refers to it as) has the following (it's an '83 SX/4):
Remanned 4.0L
CTR Performance HEI
Motorcraft 2100
Headers
Alumunum valve cover
No vacuum tubes anywhere
After next month:
From red to black
Dechromed
All rust cut and patched (body is fine, just rotten floors)
After Mick:
Swap in 229 transfer case
Two solid axles
Disc brakes all the way around
6-inch lift
30-inch tires
Down the road:
Roof rack for tire
Custom brush guard
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Sounds good, I tried to call you when I was in Chicago, but didn't hear back from you. End of March, early April sounds good to me!
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Well here it is basically all done. Few little things yet to do. I drove it around, last night acroos town and then again this morning. It is a real joy to drive. I have yet to have it aligned, and to be honest, I may not. It drives flawlessly. It does not pull to either side, the steering wheel is straight, and has no bump steer. I set the toe, and used a plumb to locate the axle and I think it's REAL close. I have to do some mods to get the front driveshaft in. Hope to have that done this weekend.
HERE SHE IS!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/Mick123/DSCI0251.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/Mick123/DSCI0253.jpg)
I'll have some action/flex pics soon!
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I second that!! I have to do this conversion I can't live without it. I cannot die a happy man untill I own a lifted, soild front axle Eagle!!!!
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One of the most beautifull "modified" Eagles I have ever seen.
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All I can say is, WOW!
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Right on Mick!
That things sweeeet.
What do you have to do to the front driveshaft?
So you did the blocks in the rear?
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Because the axle is abit farther forward and the obvious amount of lift the front shaft is about 3" short. I'll also have to notch the transmission x/member like I did with the Green car.
Yep, the rear is blocks of the 4" variety for now. I would have to say this is a true 6" lift because the rear already had a 2" AAL, the front is probably 6-7". Man I can't wait till I have some 31's on it! The 3.55 gears with the 30" tires is a huge improvement in acceleration compared to the 2.73's and 26's.
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Flex pics. I have yet to see a rig with open diffs max this tiny ramp out yet. Most open diff rigs make it about 1/2 way. I believe I could go father if thare was any ramp left.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/Mick123/iue.jpg)
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Holy Crap!!! :o
That is awesome!!!! ;D
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sweet. ;D
i wish i were your neighbor.
do you have a picture of what you did with the front crossmember/engine mount out of the vehicle?
i'm very curious
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Wow!
Great job.
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yeah...if this ever becomes a kit, you are gonna be swamped with orders. great job!!
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do you have a picture of what you did with the front crossmember/engine mount out of the vehicle?
i'm very curious
I just went back and looked (I missed this before), yep no crossmember. Very interesting!! Looks cool too!!!
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I'd like to see a shot of the steerling box and the extended shaft. How did you wind up making that work?
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Got some new shoes, 31 x 10.50 Yokohama Geolander A/T's on ProComp Soft 8's, looks pretty good I think! That pretty much does it until it gets lockers and a winch.
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Looks very good.
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Impressive!
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Forget the kit SELL ME THIS CAR!!!!
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More pics Mick! I'd like to see the front spring mounts and what trimming you did to the front cross member. Oh and the extended PS box shaft.
I have a Jeep Rubicon front axle housing just dieing to go under my SX/4 with this kit... Can't you just pull these parts and mail them to me! :)
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Can't you just pull these parts and mail them to me! :)
You Bet! ;)
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Awsome set-up
great job!!!
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funny thing my eagle is the same color so ive wondered what mine would look like all jacked up. absolutly amazing nice work
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Once we have a nice sunny day I'll get some more pics for you guys.
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Your Eagle looks familliar!!
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I know it! I saw that pic of yours, while I was building mine, and was like "that's about how it will look". You still have that one?
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I like the progress. That is going to be one tough Eagle. Nice work.
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I know it! I saw that pic of yours, while I was building mine, and was like "that's about how it will look". You still have that one?
Sorry, no. It is in Eagle Heaven for the most part. The subframe lives on in the '85 Sport "Big Wheel". The diffs and engine were sold, some parts saved, the rest scrapped (not worth saving).
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/Mick123/iue.jpg)
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Holy Crap!!! :o
That is awesome!!!! ;D
dang, stole my words out of my mouth!!
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That is Reeaally beautiful! :)
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When tested on the small ramp you said you thought it could go further and would test it out on the longer ramp. Did you ever get a chance to do that? any pics? Thanks DroolinPhill
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When tested on the small ramp you said you thought it could go further and would test it out on the longer ramp. Did you ever get a chance to do that? any pics? Thanks DroolinPhill
I have not had a chance to test on larger ramp, someday.
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No there is an RTI ramp
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That's an impressive job Mick but so you really beat on those rare rims. Your Killing me lol
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That's an impressive job Mick but so you really beat on those rare rims. Your Killing me lol
I have like 5 sets of them.......but I hear ya. There is just no better looking wheel for a stock Eagle than those factory alloys.
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You know I found some early 80's ranger rims that look like a pretty good imitation except they don't have the covered centers> There's a set on ebay now. Kind of look just like the ones on your eagle the way it is in the pic
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How are the coils mounted for the frame end?
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Holy Crap!!! :o
That is awesome!!!! ;D
Those wheels are so nice. I have the procomp monster mods very close to the cragers
dang, stole my words out of my mouth!!
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Any updates on this in the last year?
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I put the nicer wheels on it, that's about it. Been driving the thing like crazy. It's a pleasure to drive.
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Nice... I'm debating on the direction to take with my 83 wagon. Right now i'm planning on lifting it an inch or 2 with Toyota Tacoma TRD Bilstein coilover shocks up front and keeping the IFS. But if that plan goes south I'll at least have the CO mounts done and should be able to hang a TJ D30 I have sitting in the garage pretty easily, I would just need to find a decent used pair of longer coilovers. Either way it will get a Ford 8.8 rear...
Are there pics of yours with different tires and rims on here?
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I think under my Caddy, Chevy, Jeep thingy build.
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Love it...... deff. need to make kits
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Thanks for the compliments guys!
I thought offering this as a kit would be impossible with the whole moving the steering box issue. But once that was done the rest was not so bad. It may be possible to offer a kit with everything, but as you can see welding is necessary. Once I get some mileage and abuse on this setup I will consider offering a kit.
One person is possibly driving their SX/4 to me and assisting me with doing the same to their car.
RockRam steering may streamline the steering issue
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I got a couple pix from Ouray to share from July 08. That is one super fine Eagle Mick has.
(http://jubileejeeps.org/ouray/08ouray/pix/imogene/banner1.jpg)
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Thanks Flint! I wanted to come down last year, but it didn't work out. Maybe this year.
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if you make it in a kit form you got my order .....
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mick the rig looks great! i wanted to the coil lift for a while now, im just glad someone else finally did it so i have something to go off. any tips you have would be apreciatted and some more photos of the upper spring buckets, andthe crossmember.
It looks liek you did away with the old one and built your own,
youve DEFINITLY got some skill!
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i finally got my rig done im having some tranny troubles now but heres a pic of my monster
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i finally got my rig done im having some tranny troubles now but heres a pic of my monster
What transfer case are you running?
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the 231j but i recently did this to it http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=bb9247a4c53b7e0db5cf3a5181c8c9a3&t=586054&page=2 and now i cant get her to go in gear
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Glad to see you got it up and going! Looks great!
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Glad to see you got it up and going! Looks great!
Mick, we have not heard from you in a while. How are things going?
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Glad to see you got it up and going! Looks great!
Mick, we have not heard from you in a while. How are things going?
Going good. Just getting settled into our new place. Hopefully I'll be a little more active on the Nest now.
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any chance you could build the arms and cross member for me? i talked to josh and he said you are who i need to talk to. i just got a 93 cherokee and would love to do what you did im just not sure of measurements and it looks like you have this down to a science.
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Here i what you do not want to hear. mick went by plumbbob as did i with leafs.
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ya i just wasnt sure what is up with the bend in his arms. i see the ones you can get for the cherokee are straight. how do you like your leafs? what made you go that way over coils?
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log truck stiff or chevy blazer stiff?
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looks good