82 cj7 steering help
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sorry it took so long to get some more pics. can anyone identify front axle? and he said Transfer Case was a 204? the pic of tag is off Transfer Case
82 cj7 steering help
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Looks like a chevy to me.
By the tag I'd guess the t/c is a 205.
By the tag I'd guess the t/c is a 205.
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Yeah, that's a 205 case. Heavy pig, but you won't break it. You need to post a pic of how the steering is set up. Did he use the original steering from the 44 to hook it up? 
And what are the axles? The front is a 44, the rear appears to be an old school eaton differential. Pretty sure it's not a 9". Might be hard to find parts for...just saying.
And what are the axles? The front is a 44, the rear appears to be an old school eaton differential. Pretty sure it's not a 9". Might be hard to find parts for...just saying.
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he said the axles 1972 chevy axles, and the steering issue. he had the steering box off of same chevy axles came from and it worked until he put the 44's on there. now it rubs when turned all the way to the right, so i will still need to figure out steering if i get it.
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I'd put the stock steering box back on there. With that height, you'd be OK doing crossover steering with a 4" drop pitman arm. But if it were me, I'd seriously consider lowering the suspension height some. You'll thank yourself later. If you drop the suspension height, you can get away with a stock or a very slight drop on the pitman arm while running crossover steering.
Ask me how I'd know.
Good luck, it'll definitely be fun and a handful if you get it.
Ask me how I'd know.
Good luck, it'll definitely be fun and a handful if you get it.
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Do you have close up pics of steering and driveshafts angles?
I'd put the stock steering box back on there. With that height, you'd be OK doing crossover steering with a 4" drop pitman arm. But if it were me, I'd seriously consider lowering the suspension height some. You'll thank yourself later. If you drop the suspension height, you can get away with a stock or a very slight drop on the pitman arm while running crossover steering.
Ask me how I'd know.
Good luck, it'll definitely be fun and a handful if you get it.
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I'll have to look around. I'm sure I do somewhere.
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Heres one that you can see the front driveshaft in. Don't mind the hanging e-brake cable or the vent hose... Mom was visiting me while I was stationed in NC and caught me changing a distributor.
This was Chevy 6" front lift springs, a 4" drop pitman arm, and crossover. Now you can see why I changed everything.
Mom was visiting me while I was stationed in NC and caught me changing a distributor. This was Chevy 6" front lift springs, a 4" drop pitman arm, and crossover. Now you can see why I changed everything.
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In the previous post, those were 40x17 Ground Hawgs.
I would not recommend following anything you saw in those previous pics...That was when I was first learning how to fab parts, and first learning how to weld. I was making all my bracketry, suspension hangers, etc. out of scrap. Minus the junk sitting on the front, this is my current setup, built for mud racing. It's soon to be changed yet again...LOL.
This is approximately 3-1/2 to 4" lift with 38" Boggers. Here you can still see the shackle reversal brackets I built hanging under the front bumper. Those are now gone. Right now it's sitting on coilovers and radius arms.
I would not recommend following anything you saw in those previous pics...That was when I was first learning how to fab parts, and first learning how to weld. I was making all my bracketry, suspension hangers, etc. out of scrap. Minus the junk sitting on the front, this is my current setup, built for mud racing. It's soon to be changed yet again...LOL.
This is approximately 3-1/2 to 4" lift with 38" Boggers. Here you can still see the shackle reversal brackets I built hanging under the front bumper. Those are now gone. Right now it's sitting on coilovers and radius arms.
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Arguably, it has better street manners as far as steering and handling go with the shackles reversed. What it does aid in is not getting so much of a "jarring" when hitting bigger bumps, and it helps the spring to compress easier when trying to climb over obstacles, as the spring compresses, it moves slightly to the rear, instead of having to move forward against the obstacle with the shackles in the front.
The only "expense" there is to having shackles reversed, (when set up correctly) they lift the front of the Jeep by approximately 2". When I go back to leaf springs on my CJ, I'm going to put my shackles back at the front...Some will question why, but my reasoning is entirely in lift height. I don't want to have to climb up my tires anymore to get in the driver's seat. I miss just being able to step over the rocker and hop in.
The only "expense" there is to having shackles reversed, (when set up correctly) they lift the front of the Jeep by approximately 2". When I go back to leaf springs on my CJ, I'm going to put my shackles back at the front...Some will question why, but my reasoning is entirely in lift height. I don't want to have to climb up my tires anymore to get in the driver's seat. I miss just being able to step over the rocker and hop in.
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As Scooter has mentioned all of those things.............but most people change them to the rear to soften the front axle ride...........acts as a bandaid to a overly harsh set of springs that for the most part don't belong up front anyway.If you are in to off road and going over rocks and such you will have a harder time getting the front wheels to plant or climb the rock since the axle is trying to move away from it...............your front driveline will probably also need to be rebuilt as the current slip yoke is not long enough.