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lil blue, an 89 yj 5.3 soa monstaliner build

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Figured I'd make myself a better build thread, the 5.3 isn't happening till winter, but I'll post everything done so far


Bought my first Jeep sometime around February as a birth day present to myself

89 yj 4.2 I6 and ax15 5 speed
Previous owner knew absolutely nothing about the Jeep, so i was clueless what it had, but loved it
Measured to a stock yj
3" suspension lift
2"body lift
Sye unknown brand CV driveshafts unknown
33" bfg ats
 
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Here's what it looked like day one
That floor is the only rust it had
 

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Smurfaholic Monstaliner paint job thinned and sprayed
 

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Then it was time to play
Abandoned ski resort in south Dakota and Jeep rescue in my home town on the loup river
 

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Plan was to play all summer then 5.3 swap over winter, then upgrade axles later on, but after rescuing my buddy out of the river, i got sand and water in my rear end, giving me a surprise going 65 down the highway
 
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Thanks man, i took it to the Harley shop to get powder coated and he used a tougher epoxy style paint i guess, not a fan of chrome, have black door handles to put on yet too
 
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okay, thanks for the photobucket tip, so anyways, driving home 1030 at night i my bearing blew apart on the passenger side, (guessing from sand and water from the river rescue) the whole thing slid out, causeing me to slide down the highway shooting sparks, that was just a few weeks ago
 
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which leads me to where i am today, doing a spring over and 8.8 swap just got all the perches/spring mount torched off and ground smooth, working on gathering brake parts at the moment
 
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haha! yeah good thing its not my DD
i had a death grip on the wheel, i though i was gonna roll it was leaning so far to that side
 
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jasonh28 said:
which leads me to where i am today, doing a spring over and 8.8 swap just got all the perches/spring mount torched off and ground smooth, working on gathering brake parts at the moment
Soa is the project i have planned for my jeep after i get all the rust cleaned off and the bedliner on.. just one step at a time! And no problem about the photo bucket.. I'm not sure how that works.. it's stupid how you have a " limit"
 
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Alil progress today, pulled the d35 threw some donuts on the 8.8 rolled it under and started lining it up, drive shaft might not be long enough it's cv but was stiff to slide out and dont think it will slide enough, the M.O.R.E 8.8 kit is pretty heavy duty. Had to grind the perches alil (less gap to fill while welding). Huge difference in height, this is with donuts on it and the 33s sitting next to it, so it will still be higher yet
 
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SOA with 3" suspension springs is going to put you pretty high!!! SOA typically yields 5 inches of lift with stock springs. Plus you'll gain a little extra height in the rear with the 8.8 having a larger tube diameter. You might want to loose that 2"BL.
 
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jasonh28 said:
Alil progress today, pulled the d35 threw some donuts on the 8.8 rolled it under and started lining it up, drive shaft might not be long enough it's cv but was stiff to slide out and dont think it will slide enough, the M.O.R.E 8.8 kit is pretty heavy duty. Had to grind the perches alil (less gap to fill while welding). Huge difference in height, this is with donuts on it and the 33s sitting next to it, so it will still be higher yet
Just putting the 8.8 made it higher?
 
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Yeah not a fan of body lift s anyhow, and soa Adds like 5.5 -6 inches of lift plus my 3 inch springs is bout 9 inches, the 8.8 adds 5/8 due to thicker axle tubes and i think the body lift is 2 or 3 inches haha, i really didn't need to do it but, go big or go home
 
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