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Clay Aalders YJ Build Page - Page 5
| I acquired a pair of flat tube fenders off Craig' List. First I had to remove the old ones. |
| You don't often get to see this view of the engine compartment. Note the AC compressor from a wrecked Grand Cherokee. I still need to run a new serpentine belt so I can have on-board air to run tools, air up my tires, etc. |
| Removal of the stock fenders required relocation of the coolant overflow. |
| New Fenders installed |
| I was having trouble with my shackles inverting, so I bought a set of Rugged Ridge boomerang shackles. This fixed the problem, and actually smoothed out the ride as well. |
| Rear boomerang shackle. In addition to solving the inversion problem, they provide about 1/2 inch more lift. You can see how these will allow the spring to flex past the end of the chassis. |
| The extra spring travel required a bit of trimming to keep the rear tires from rubbing. |
| Trimmed rear wheel well. |
| The next step was to add some sliders to protect the rocker panels. Here Joniac is using a tubing bender. |
| Welding the skis |
| Finished rock ski. We plan on tying the roll cage extensions to the kicker. |
| You work up a sweat with a hand bender. |
| Now I get full flex, front and rear. |
| Not bad flex for a Spring-under rig. |