When we first bought our ’77 Wagoneer, every time the gas tank got semi-full, gas would leak out the top of the make-shift filler hose and run down the inside of the quarter panel onto the ground. Not only did…
3rd Annual Flatlanders 4×4 Fest, 6 May 2000 near Randolph, KS
Below are a few of the highlights from our time at the 3rd annual Flatlanders 4×4 Fest, sponsored by the Flatlanders Jeep Club, held on Saturday, 6 May 2000. A handful of us from Lincoln & Omaha (early members of…
’74-79 Wagoneer 2.5″ Exhaust System
When we first bought our ’77 Wagoneer, it was missing half the exhaust pipe and leaked fumes everywhere. What remained of the stock exhaust system (just a couple inches past the muffler) was very rusted and beat-up. I could have…
Shocks for a 2″ lifted Wagoneer
When I bought the Wag, it stood taller than most Wagoneers, as though it had a 2″ (give or take) suspension lift. The springs appear to be the factory heavy-duty suspension option. The rear has 2-3″ lift blocks, so I’m…
Spring-Over-Axle Conversion for a ’95 YJ – Maiden Voyage
I finally finished making the upper front shock adapters and attaching the shocks just two hours before we were to leave town for the Flatlanders Jeep Club’s annual 4×4 Fest. There were a couple small things yet to be done…
Spring-Over-Axle Conversion on a ’95 YJ – Statistics
OK, here are the before and after numbers: The rear axle articulation is about the same as it was before I installed the add-a-leaves last year. The front articulation gained about 0.5″ over stock. The SOA lifted the front 6″…
Spring-Over-Axle Conversion on a ’95 YJ – Shopping List
Here’s what I had to buy, including sales tax and/or shipping charges:
Spring-Over-Axle Conversion for a ’95 YJ – Brief Instructions
Here are the quick and dirty instructions for installing an SOA lift with a slip yoke eliminator kit and CV driveshaft. For details, see my day-by-day description. As always, YMMV. Both front and rear: disconnect pitman arm from steering box…
Spring-Over-Axle Conversion on a ’95 YJ – Blow-by-Blow
Friday, 9 April That night after work & dinner, I started tearing into it. I put the Jeep up on jack stands first. The six 17″ stands I borrowed were too short to get the tires off the ground, so…
Flatlanders Jeep Club Meeting, 14 March 1999 near Manhattan, KS
The big excitement of the meeting happened when Staci Edwards pulled up in his pickup towing the club’s newly-completed RTI ramp. After voting on some by-law amendments and announcing that the 2nd annual 4×4 Fest was on after all (we’d…