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i preciate the compliments guys, shes my baby
anyway, what did you do to lift your rear? new springs? blocks/add-a-leaf? tell me and i can give you some suggestions on what to do to make her sit right (i hate a sagging rear too)
and for the shocks, all they do is dampen the ride so it dont keep bouncing after a bump, and they help with handling, i got mine ffrom skyjacker with my lift...go with the nitro's over the hydros, the extra 5 bucks a shock is definitely worth it, air shocks are a bad idea, they put too much stress on the shock mounts, and they will limit articulation
anyway, what did you do to lift your rear? new springs? blocks/add-a-leaf? tell me and i can give you some suggestions on what to do to make her sit right (i hate a sagging rear too)
and for the shocks, all they do is dampen the ride so it dont keep bouncing after a bump, and they help with handling, i got mine ffrom skyjacker with my lift...go with the nitro's over the hydros, the extra 5 bucks a shock is definitely worth it, air shocks are a bad idea, they put too much stress on the shock mounts, and they will limit articulation
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I bought it the way she`s lifted now. It has 6" blocks under the back. Had thought about adding a leaf ,but didn`t know if just the shocks might do it.
`82 F-250 Custom** 4x4 ** 351W ** 39.5--15x16.5** SS- TSL`s ** 6" Lift ** Granny 4-speed**** If you can`t run with the BIG DOGS , stay on the porch!!!
`82 F-250 Custom** 4x4 ** 351W ** 39.5--15x16.5** SS- TSL`s ** 6" Lift ** Granny 4-speed**** If you can`t run with the BIG DOGS , stay on the porch!!!
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Hey Jeff, Jeeps are cool. Don`t care what anybody says, a Jeep is hard to beat in the mud!! I`ve got a buddy that`s a jeep freak. Made a believer out of me!! He even had a CJ with a 351 MODIFIED in it!! Posi. trac and all. Talk about a power house. It was dangerous!!
`82 F-250 Custom** 4x4 ** 351W ** 39.5--15x16.5** SS- TSL`s ** 6" Lift ** Granny 4-speed**** If you can`t run with the BIG DOGS , stay on the porch!!!
`82 F-250 Custom** 4x4 ** 351W ** 39.5--15x16.5** SS- TSL`s ** 6" Lift ** Granny 4-speed**** If you can`t run with the BIG DOGS , stay on the porch!!!
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Thought I`d show ya what I did , it was a TOTAL basket case when I got it , RUST through out everywhere . It was poop brown 
[image]http://members.shaw.ca/jeepin_in_a_cj/Jeffs%20CJ.jpg[/image]
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dayum, thats a nice/clean jeep. u ever take it off the road??
i gave up on emaking mine look good, it has alot of body work that would need to be done, id rahter be able to run through the bushes
i gave up on emaking mine look good, it has alot of body work that would need to be done, id rahter be able to run through the bushes
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I basically used it to tow my 15 ft. boat around . I wanted to give myself the total restoration experience once in my life 
It turned out to be a bit short and didnt handle towing all that well . I sold it for a decent buck and bought the F250HD which is like driving a Lincoln Towncar compared to the Jeep
Now that I have a good tow vehicle I`m keeping my eyes open for a project truck ( hopefully a 77 F250 4x4 ) to re-do . Want the end result to be like yours
Later..
Jeff
It turned out to be a bit short and didnt handle towing all that well . I sold it for a decent buck and bought the F250HD which is like driving a Lincoln Towncar compared to the Jeep
Now that I have a good tow vehicle I`m keeping my eyes open for a project truck ( hopefully a 77 F250 4x4 ) to re-do . Want the end result to be like yours
Later..
Jeff
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Doggonit Jeff , that baby`s SWEET!! You`ve out done yourself!! I`m kinda like Chris on the paint job. I got alot of body work to do to mine. I thought about painting it whatever that orange is on the General Lee. Maybe put me some dixie flames on the side. I got some sketches made on some drawing paper. Maybe I`ll get it on the trck one day!! Man that`s a cool looking Jeep!! Later fellas.
`82 F-250 Custom** 4x4 ** 351W ** 39.5--15x16.5** SS- TSL`s ** 6" Lift ** Granny 4-speed**** If you can`t run with the BIG DOGS , stay on the porch!!!
`82 F-250 Custom** 4x4 ** 351W ** 39.5--15x16.5** SS- TSL`s ** 6" Lift ** Granny 4-speed**** If you can`t run with the BIG DOGS , stay on the porch!!!
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 13-Sep-02 AT 04:56 PM (EST)] Well dudes, It`s a sad day for me!! My rig just broke a rod or something! MAJOR noise in the block. Haven`t got a chance to tear it down yet, but I`ll get to it soon. Running good, then all of the sudden--- the most God-awful sound you ever heard.Can`t be too bad,it still cranks and runs good( except for the sound).FORD TOUGH!!! All projects are on hold as of now. Looking at buying a house and building me a metal 30'x40' shop and then it`ll be on like a chicken bone!! On the bright side. This gives me a good excuse to BUILD my new 351W!! I`ll still be checking y`all out and I`m going to check on some front end prices for y`all!! Take it easy fellas!!
`82 F-250 Custom** 4x4 ** 351W ** 39.5--15x16.5** SS- TSL`s ** 6" Lift ** Granny 4-speed**** If you can`t run with the BIG DOGS , stay on the porch!!!
Looks like I`ll be on the porch for a little while!! He He !!
:-(
`82 F-250 Custom** 4x4 ** 351W ** 39.5--15x16.5** SS- TSL`s ** 6" Lift ** Granny 4-speed**** If you can`t run with the BIG DOGS , stay on the porch!!!
Looks like I`ll be on the porch for a little while!! He He !!
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My condolences Wille
I`ve heard "that" sound before
Hell , go shopping for a 460 !! If your gonna go , go BIG
Let us know how you make out and what the noise was when you have a good look at it .
Jeff
I`ve heard "that" sound before
Hell , go shopping for a 460 !! If your gonna go , go BIG
Let us know how you make out and what the noise was when you have a good look at it .
Jeff
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OK Jeff!! I`ll let you in on the deal on what happened. Look for a response on this thread. Prolly just use the 351W, though the 460 does tempt me. Later man!!
`82 F-250 Custom** 4x4 ** 351W ** 39.5--15x16.5** SS- TSL`s ** 6" Lift ** Granny 4-speed**** If you can`t run with the BIG DOGS , stay on the porch!!!
`82 F-250 Custom** 4x4 ** 351W ** 39.5--15x16.5** SS- TSL`s ** 6" Lift ** Granny 4-speed**** If you can`t run with the BIG DOGS , stay on the porch!!!
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