Tom's 85' SJ413 (Shake,Rattle,Roll) NOW UP FOR SALE

[turbo-tom]

got to leave the petrol tank side of things as i need to order my checker plate.

so i have started to paint the front arches

from this

to this

then got a bit carried away doing the leaf springs , steering rods , axle , diff , oh and im missing a bumpstop but new ones should be on tomorrow

[Tramp]

Calmini shackle reversal kits are great aren't they? Did you weld your reversal towers to your winch bumper? Is that already welded to your chassis? The only thing I don't like about the calmini kit is how the towers mount to the front of the chassis I was thinking of making some packers to sit inside the chassis cross section to give the tower something to tighten on to

[turbo-tom]

Calmini shackle reversal kits are great aren't they? Did you weld your reversal towers to your winch bumper? Is that already welded to your chassis? The only thing I don't like about the calmini kit is how the towers mount to the front of the chassis I was thinking of making some packers to sit inside the chassis cross section to give the tower something to tighten on to

they great for what i need suspension for but pretty hard but that probably down to my shocks , i cant weld at all i bought it like it but whoever built it must of been wanting to die this re build has learnt me alot , the towers are bolted though the chassi and welded i think cant actually remember , my winch bumper (on the truck when i bought it) is scary really thinking about chopping it of and starting again just been made up of bits of scrap and stuck together with blue tac aka a shit weld, has got other bolting points aswell though

[turbo-tom]

bumpstops due for replacement its a bit obvious what ones are the old ones!



need to paint my shocks im thinking!!

[Anton]

I really like those bumpstops! Great build, Tom. And yes, paint those shocks!

[Tramp]

where did you get the bump stops from? I think yours are mounted a bit high! my calmini kit came with some extension blocks, didn't yours? My shocks are rusting in exactly the same place! it matches the sills!

[turbo-tom]

where did you get the bump stops from? I think yours are mounted a bit high! my calmini kit came with some extension blocks, didn't yours? My shocks are rusting in exactly the same place! it matches the sills!

got them from a fellow person on the scuk facebook page thing if i remember correctly

regarding the calmini suspension i really dont know mate it came with the truck and it works a treat so i have just left it the only thing i have for it is the recite in the service history

I really like those bumpstops! Great build, Tom. And yes, paint those shocks!

my shocks yeah i dont know what colour to paint them

[turbo-tom]

painted my battery strap and chamber thing today stolen the idea from a fellow scuk member (hope you didnt mind!)

[Tramp]

Nice one, heres my bumpstops with the Calmini kit spacers fitted,





I imagine you will need something similar if you want them to work as they should. It would be a real shame to see you buy brand new spacers & have them not work because they are too high.

[turbo-tom]

Nice one, heres my bumpstops with the Calmini kit spacers fitted,





I imagine you will need something similar if you want them to work as they should. It would be a real shame to see you buy brand new spacers & have them not work because they are too high.

ahh never seen something like that before!? i take it mine are allright because i can pretty much get my wheel right up into the arch when i flex it on a ramp, but if i have problems do you know were i would be able to get them?