Recent content by troysladeck

Its going to be tricky, the steering gear is almost directly in line with the driver side pivot and theres only an inch or two of clearance between the crossmember and pitman So I’m going to run stock style ambulance steering at first just to get it moving and then work up a plan on how to do a...

Also pretty stoked to find out that my d44 diff has the c-clip eliminator already!

Took it out for one last rip as with a solid axle front end then pulled into the garage to hibernate New Outlaws vs the old ones. The machined finish definitely looked better but the alloy armor actually matches pretty well Front end off, mocked up the crossmember, figured out ride height...

Whats everyone’s preferred D44 plate/overlay kit? Leaning towards the DIY offroad

Now that I've decided to keep it, I'm fully locked in on building it exactly how I want it. Ever since I bought a 1st gen Explorer 2 years ago I've realized how much I love TTB and how solid axle really doesn't have any benefits to me. On my explorer build page there's proof that I continually...

The poor D30 really got put through the paces haha. Thought I bent the C's a couple times but never did. So in April 2025 I was dead set on selling it. I thought it would do well on Bring a Trailer since its such low miles and RHD, so I brought it to Tucson (it usually stays in Havasu) and...

After a year-long battle with myself on whether or not to keep this Cherokee, I've decided to keep it and build it so its time to catch up on a build thread. I scored this Jeep on a trade deal in early 2023. I had a black XJ at the time and had it up for sale. I was on a Cherokee FB group...

Yep, posted this before I called you. Thanks for your help

Someone from Yuma, @gascapkevin would know because I bought it off him

Here’s the crossmember, it’s pretty well built

Good morning! I could really use some advice from anyone that has done TTB swaps and/or has some useful knowledge on beam pivot setups. Here's my situation: I'm D44 TTB swapping my Cherokee. JAX motorsports no longer sells the crossmember but I found a guy who just started building his own...

Some front end TLC after noticing my radius arms / diff guard were getting rusty from all the gouges Grind down and fresh coat of AA Coil springs fucking suck but I refuse to let them die on this thing. The isolator kept shredding itself because it didn’t sit well on top of the radius arm...

Good to know. It was a chrome bumper that I had sandblasted but did not have the chrome actually removed, just scuffed. That probably had something to do with why the metal etch didn’t work properly

Awesome truck! Now there will be two 4-door rangers in Havasu. Keep an eye out for a dark grey beamed one

I like their weld-thru paints, especially for frame plating / mounts to coat the inside of bare metal parts before welding on. I'm also a shitty painter but its easy to get a great finish with a stainless steel paint. But this white paint isn't even weldable or have any benefits to their normal...