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sweet, the brackets on there are they set up the way you wanted them or is it a generic set up say for a TJ or something? Just wondering if you came up on where they should go or not.
steel plate back there...belly pan ??????
Big question how can you set and look at all of this and not start tearing into it :lol:

I would have to buy a beater car and start I am afraid.

wildrussian

Are you still going to use it as DD? How are those 5.13 will do on the highway?

How do you drain the oil out of it since the cover in on the top?

Jeepjeepster wrote:

How do you drain the oil out of it since the cover in on the top?

When it's installed the cover will still be on the back just slightly angled up. And the pinion will also be angled up toward the drive shaft so less adjustment of the control arms will be necessary to keep the pinion angle at zero to the drive shaft therefore eliminating vibration issues. All of which is designed to give more ground clearance under the center section.

sweet, like the paint scheme :wink:

and everything looks real beefy! Heavy yes but VERY well built,

Author:	tjkj2002 [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:27 pm ]
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Finally got some pics of my Currie RockJock 60.it's so pretty can't wait to get it under my KJ and beat it up.I'll have to get some pics of my AtlasII and my HP44 when it's finished being built. Stats on RockJock: 65" WMS to WMS 35 spline axles ARB airlocker 5.13 gears 1350 yoke 12.5" Wilwood brakes with internal parking brake 5 on 5.5 bolt pattern Pics------ Finally got my HP44 back with the 5.13 gears and ARB installed.Oh and some of the mounts are welded on to.Man those suckers are heavy,about 300lbs as mine sits,still got to add knuckles,brakes,hubs,and axles yet,it's going to be over 500lbs alone ,but beefy,1/2" axle tubs . Don't mind the other HP44,just Ted's junk(that got the ARB and gears installed also). My Crane knuckles,Crane high steer arm,new spindles,and Chevy brake calipher mounts.Yes my axles is going to have a black/orange color pattern(HEMI orange). AtlasII t-case---4.3:1 low range,cable shifters.......

Author:	tommudd [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:43 pm ]
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sweet, the brackets on there are they set up the way you wanted them or is it a generic set up say for a TJ or something? Just wondering if you came up on where they should go or not. steel plate back there...belly pan ?????? Big question how can you set and look at all of this and not start tearing into it I would have to buy a beater car and start I am afraid.

Author:	jeepkj02 [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:44 pm ]
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That gonna be one bad stupid KJ... I'm drooling all over my keyboard!!

Author:	wildrussian [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:02 pm ]
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Are you still going to use it as DD? How are those 5.13 will do on the highway?

Author:	tommudd [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:20 pm ]
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with the tires he is using and those gears (5.13s) it should be just about perfect I would say, get close to same mileage as now, power wise he may even have a little more, will be a sweet set up!

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Author:	tjkj2002 [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:24 pm ]
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tommudd wrote: sweet, the brackets on there are they set up the way you wanted them or is it a generic set up say for a TJ or something? Just wondering if you came up on where they should go or not. steel plate back there...belly pan ?????? Big question how can you set and look at all of this and not start tearing into it I would have to buy a beater car and start I am afraid. That axle is 100% ready to bolt up to the rear of a TJ,stupid me I forgot to tell them don't weld the shock mounts on,oh well I'll just cut them off(not using them anyway).I still need to weld the caliper soft line bulkheads on then she'll get painted. It's very hard not to want to start ripping my KJ apart,though I will have to wait till after MOAB to start.Actually we've got 2 SFA's to do,USAFCOPS and mine. Quote: wildrussian Are you still going to use it as DD? How are those 5.13 will do on the highway? She sure will be a DD,those 5.13's will gain me a bunch of mpg's in town and long as I keep it under 75mph I should gain mpg's on the highway also.4.88's is the ideal ratio for 35's but I do more city driving and all the mountains around here the 5.13's will do much better with the 3.7's lack of low RPM torque. Oh forgot to mention that RockJock only is 380lbs,the strength of a D60 but the weight of a Ford 9".

Author:	Tokyojoe [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:11 pm ]
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Looks awesome. So the angle on the diff cover means it is facing upward?

Author:	USAFCOP [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:37 pm ]
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Show off

Author:	tjkj2002 [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:27 pm ]
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USAFCOP wrote: Show off Just because your 9" is as flashy doesn't mean anything .

Author:	JJsTJ [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:13 pm ]
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SWEET.

Author:	2006 KJ [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:43 pm ]
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the pile seems to keep growing larger.. pretty soon it will be a pile of old parts. theres seems to be more and more SFA KJ's everyday.. and everyone seems to be doing something different.. it'll be interesting to see what set up and parts work the best.

Author:	Jeepjeepster [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:13 pm ]
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How do you drain the oil out of it since the cover in on the top?

Author:	tjkj2002 [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:38 pm ]
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Jeepjeepster wrote: How do you drain the oil out of it since the cover in on the top? With a sponge .

Author:	chefdab [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:46 pm ]
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Jeepjeepster wrote: How do you drain the oil out of it since the cover in on the top? When it's installed the cover will still be on the back just slightly angled up. And the pinion will also be angled up toward the drive shaft so less adjustment of the control arms will be necessary to keep the pinion angle at zero to the drive shaft therefore eliminating vibration issues. All of which is designed to give more ground clearance under the center section.

Author:	USAFCOP [ Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:42 pm ]
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Going to convert to an electronic one in the Atlas on both of ours.

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Author:	tjkj2002 [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:10 pm ]
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chefdab wrote: Jeepjeepster wrote: How do you drain the oil out of it since the cover in on the top? When it's installed the cover will still be on the back just slightly angled up. And the pinion will also be angled up toward the drive shaft so less adjustment of the control arms will be necessary to keep the pinion angle at zero to the drive shaft therefore eliminating vibration issues. All of which is designed to give more ground clearance under the center section. Yep,it's a high pinion axle,and the rear cover is at a 60 degree angle instead of the normal 90 degree.

Author:	Jeepjeepster [ Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:47 am ]
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I see. Bet changing it with a sponge is stinky fun. Looks like that thing is going to be wide just by looking at the placement of the perches! I may of missed it but what are you doing about the speed sensor?

Author:	tjkj2002 [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:14 pm ]
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New pics of parts on page 1..............

Author:	tommudd [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:47 pm ]
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sweet, like the paint scheme and everything looks real beefy! Heavy yes but VERY well built,

Author:	jeepkj02 [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:50 pm ]
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tommudd wrote: sweet, like the paint scheme and everything looks real beefy! Heavy yes but VERY well built, Yeah...like how you matched it to the color of your body paint. Cant wait to see the final pics. How much lift are you aiming for?