81 cj7 rebuild by nixer600

3 minute(s) of a 67 minute read

Pulled the rear axle, and had Christine Dougherty help me with most the work today.

3-19-2013

It was critical to keep the axle flat, so that the caster angle stayed true to 6 degrease. I was carful to check this as I mocked up the front axle

After the first mock up I noticed the jeep did not have enough up travel in its suspension to give a comfortable ride. I moved both the front, (pictured here) and rear spring hangers down, again making sure the axle stayed level.

Once the front was done it was time to move on to the rear.

Removing the rear.

Set the rear pinion angle for the new cv shaft

Notice the front approach angle after the 3 Inch stretched front wheel base and 41.5 inch tires

I stretched the rear about 7 inches, this also improved departure angle,

Factory wheelbase was 93.5 it's now 104