wolfman1722 wrote:
I'm not looking to do it out the door for 1500 its just the starting amount for the project. I was thinking for the rear using jba 8 inch springs, the drop bracket for the y-link custom shock mounts and jba rear long arms then I've got a friend that can make custom brake lines. I was thinking of a d30hp in the front with a high steer setup. Not sure but I was thinking about using the jba long arms in the front but I wanted to talk to them first cause I want to use johnny joints werever possible. Looking at the local you pull it junkyard for a totaled rubi to donate its transfercase. Its a start but I'm hopeing to have it done by fall
Get in contact with ohv kj and see what happened to his rear end when he used that drop bracket on his SFA KJ. Are you gonna run bigger tires? If so you'll want gears. Probably gonna want lockers installed while you have it opened up. Even used and abused Rubi t-cases aren't that cheap. Long arms, good ones aren't at all cheap either. Then there is all the mounting locations and brackets needed on axles and on the jeep which have to be fabbed or made to work off an existing design. I fully encourage you to go for it with the project, the more SFAs the better, but there is a ton of details that are necessary to do it right and those details can jack the cost up quite a bit.
The way I am doing it is laying out a list/plan for all the things I need and what they cost new and then seeing if I can get them slightly used. The final cost for me will be the labor of the custom parts. So if I were you I'd sit down and decide what kind of build it will be, pick the parts you want to use and then go search for deals on new or used stuff. Hope this helps and there is a ton of knowledge in here so don't be afraid to ask and read through the threads in the SFA section.