Who makes those sock mounts? I think I have seen them before.

 

^^ your sway bar links are WAY too short.

 

HAHA, "SOCK mounts"... usually feet/ankles... LINK for XJ front upper shock mount conversion

reference pic, not mine (hence, "this'll be my upper shock mount ONE DAY...")

 

Word. Who am I to think YOU would be that dumb. Please continue.

 

Well most of the mods; WJ knuckles, MM hub kit, raise sway bar links, gears, locker etc; have been added through the years of my ownership of the jeep. These step are just taking the Dana 30 to the next level, but the more I think about it....a truss and knuckle reinforcement would definitely help. On my drive home I was thinking about how I could do a truss, keep it somewhat light, add structural strength and not drop major coin all at the same time. All I can say is stay tuned, gonna try to lay it out tonight and maybe pick up the material tomorrow.

On to the upper shock mounts. Those Jeepspeed upper mounts are nice, but for what they are asking and what they actually do.....I just don't see it for what my trail riding and plans for the XJ are. I do like my stem mount conversion, because it raises the shock body and allows more up travel with the 12" travel shock body. But will my new lower shock mount negate the stem mount? Probably, but they give me an overall simpler mounting system.

 

Well here's what did with the frame side trackbar bracket. Basically, had a section of box tubing left over from my ford 9 truss, cut a section of the RE bracket out, fitted the piece and welded it up.

 

Next I started work on the truss...or at least the first version of what I had in my head. The top plates would be 1/4" or 3/8" and the vertical most like be 1/4". Would probably add a few speed holes in the vertical plate, just for fun, LOL!!!

Or should I just pick up a length of box tubing and fit that??? I mean it's only a Dana 30 on 35's.....and I have no plans on jumping or going fast with this rig.

 

dude thats badass....right now i have a 8.25 rear end and just picked up a dana 44. think its a good idea to truss it?

 

Depends on the Dana 44. If its an actual XJ dana 44, I would definitely truss it. They have smaller tubes than that 8.25 you have. If anyways, if you are looking for an off the shelf truss Treks or Artec makes some sweet weld-on ones.

 

its straight off a cherokee so yeah sounds like a good idea, i wanna fabricate something myself since i have a lot of tools and capability but im not sure how i want it to look or how to start off on it

 

Gotcha! Nice find!! Google Dana 44 rear axle truss, this should get you some pics, and at least start the gears turning in you head.

 

hopefully while those gears are turning i will finally be able to decide if i wanna do 4.56 or 4.88 lol, thanks!

 

Do it once and do it right....go straight to 4.88's.

 

oohh yea, that truss design sex-tastic...

 

Now there's a term..........I'll have to try that tonight with the wife