Now forgive me if this doesn't sound well thought out, but I've gotten rid of my Lib and don't have one at my disposal anymore to really think it through, but I had an idea that Marty actually suggested in an old post that leads me to believe it could be accomplished. This obviously wouldn't be as clean or well thought out as other SAS (those Nth products sure are sweet), but one of my ideas (in addition to a front leaf-sprung SAS and mind you, this would be geared more towards offroad than street) was to:
(1) Fab a stubby front bumper and push the front axle forward a few inches. You'd probably have to play with an assortmant of steering boxes to see what'll work. Before I got my EB (while searching for EB parts I decided to just buy the EB) I was thinking full width HP44/9" out of like a 78-79 Ford truck. I was thinking Ford radius arms or Cage arms with weld on tabs or wedges could have made quick work of this.
Stock or cheaper version components. (Free to ~ $500)
More expensive Cage components. (~ $750)
Example of how basic the set-up would be. (Obviously not a unibody.)
(2) Fuel cell & four-link conversion in the rear, this time pushing the rear axle rearwards.
The full-widths would give you a wider stance and better approach angles, while the swap would increase the wheel base. I would also hope it would allow the fitment of larger meats without raising the COG to severely. To keep the cost down I'd keep it simple and go with standard coils and shocks. My train of thought being that minimal axle bracketry would result in significant cost savings. Obviously, going with stock or easily available components would do the same. I've stated all along that you'd need to keep it simple to keep it affordable for the masses.
Again, nothing state-of-the-art or anything, just a simple, somewhat affordable conversion. It can be done nicely and still turn heads simply because it's a KJ. They're becoming increasingly dated, meaning that owners have paid them off and they're becoming easier to find at very affordable prices. I fully expect more and more people will start looking at KJs for these reasons as well as their drivetrain. I still recall all the trash talk I received when I first bought an XJ. They basically scoffed at it because of it's unibody design, now look at 'em.
Anyhow, I just thought I'd throw that out there for those contemplating the same.
For the record, do we know how much lift Jedi's, Seth's, and the camo painted SAS's netted and what size tires they went with?
Login
Register
FAQ
Search
Not like you will ever let me cut up your junk anyways. I think I know of the perfect donor HPD30 for your rig, if that person could ever get their dang full width 44 installed. 
Call me, slacker.
