Thanks, hopefully I'm done with the suspension for a while (EVO long arms this past winter)! Hopefully Artec gets the customer service/supply side down, they have a good product.
Long really do make a big difference, especially when the lift and tires get taller. Is the rear truss all from artec or did you have to adapt it to work with that specific diff?
Please make sure to post up on your progress! Curious to see what you come up with. Trust, me, I know all about doing something and then doing it again, and again ;)
Good info, thanks! I have the MC sector shaft brace that I never installed on my last JT (went to PSC) and am considering putting that on with their track bar brace. I wasn't positive the brace would work with the coilover bracket, so thanks for the pics. I'm going to try to make the stock...
LOL, fair enough. Currie makes semi float D60 which retains factory hubs, brakes, and associated parts. Its a more affordable option that provides a bigger gear set. Wouldn't be my first choice. For the expense it's worth going all in at that point and get the additional stopping power and beefy...
I never saw 40's or 1 tons in my future, but you'll actually have the power to turn them now. I know I didn't get the AEVJT370 with the intention of swapping the suspension, regearing, and bigger tires.....but there I was. I think you've outdone me on the changes to the rig plan, so I don't...
Moving to a 35 on a "stockish" rig I would not worry about the weight of the tire. I started to become more weight conscious when I had a stock 3.6 pushing bumpers, 38s, beadlocks, beefy links, skids, and associated off road gear. Gearing will greatly help, but it only gets you so far. If your...
Man this truck has been through it all! I had an AEV build under the name RodRecket that I had modified with long arms and new suspension. That has now been replaced with a stroked 6.4 (7.3, 448ci) swap. Then I got to do another long arm swap and crate axles.
I'm definitely interested to see...
Dang that thing got beat up! I recognize the crossmember as a RK long arm, were those the adventure series joints? What are you using in their place?
The steering looks stout, looks similar to what genright has come up with. How are the heims, noisy?
I've been looking into track bar...
Good point, I do want to retain the factory sensors. I mean they're already there, why would I not use them. Rear lights are also very handy. Cavfab does offer the S2 cutouts for that.
@CavFab_MFG any plans on producing the high clearance rear bumper to work with factory backup sensors?
I have been looking for the goldilocks of rear bumpers for quite some time now. On three different JTs I've run a factory rubicon steel buumper (works well but drags on everything), a early production JCR Vanguard (good design, not super high clearance), and now an ADD stealth fighter (pretty...
My JT originally had a set of rockhard skids with modified uprights to the motor mounts. It fit great, however, when I went long arms the flat belly system interferes with the longer CA's.
Next Venture uses different mounting and are designed differently to work with long arms. I only have the...