Jeepin by al bolt on 4 link

WhitbyKJ · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2015 1:24 am

Couldn't notice how strikingly similar it is to my design. Rofl

Many moons ago I remember sending Marlin an email trying to get him on board for the bolt on axle kit. Looks like it finally arrived. Just got the notice in my email from him.

Now if I could only get some more of his attention, we could some seriously crazy products out there.

WhitbyKJ · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2015 1:27 am

i really am truly amazed. Upset a little bit that it wasn't a three link style, but excited that people can finally get better options for their rear end.

John3:17 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:45 am

I'm glad it's finally out to. Tom's been testing that for forever. I know
I've been bugging him every other week (is he going to release it yet?) lol. I remember when you started working on yours he asked Marlin to hurry it up.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:11 am

WhitbyKJ wrote:

Couldn't notice how strikingly similar it is to my design. Rofl

Many moons ago I remember sending Marlin an email trying to get him on board for the bolt on axle kit. Looks like it finally arrived. Just got the notice in my email from him.

Now if I could only get some more of his attention, we could some seriously crazy products out there.

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I was running Version 1 a long time before you came to LOST
When you contacted Marlin we were already onto Version II with many miles on both
So while you may think his looks like yours, I was thinking how much yours looks like his............... :lol:

Thats after I saw a picture of yours last evening when some one posted it to show me
but in reality only so many ways to make something like that
just like rockrails and some other items ya know :JEEPIN:

More products are planned and being tested :BANANA:

KJ/toy · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2015 1:51 pm

tommudd wrote:

WhitbyKJ wrote:

Couldn't notice how strikingly similar it is to my design. Rofl

Many moons ago I remember sending Marlin an email trying to get him on board for the bolt on axle kit. Looks like it finally arrived. Just got the notice in my email from him.

Now if I could only get some more of his attention, we could some seriously crazy products out there.

Joined: Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:10 am
Posts: 496
Location: Whitby, Ontario

I was running Version 1 a long time before you came to LOST
When you contacted Marlin we were already onto Version II with many miles on both
So while you may think his looks like yours, I was thinking how much yours looks like his............... :lol:

Thats after I saw a picture of yours last evening when some one posted it to show me
but in reality only so many ways to make something like that
just like rockrails and some other items ya know :JEEPIN:

More products are planned and being tested :BANANA:

What ever happened to that fellow by the way? :ALONE:

WhitbyKJ · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2015 4:49 pm

Very true Tom, very true. You can only design something so many ways. Wishing I still had that email I sent almost a year ago. I swear tho, Al's bracket is almost exactly what I described in the email! I mean it couldn't be anymore to a direct comparison. Specifically the part where I wrote that the pins should travel through the top of the bracket and bolt into the lower portion! This is truly awesome!

At the very least... It means great minds think alike.

wondering when al's gonna email me back?

John3:17 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:12 pm

WhitbyKJ wrote:

Very true Tom, very true. You can only design something so many ways. Wishing I still had that email I sent almost a year ago. I swear tho, Al's bracket is almost exactly what I described in the email! I mean it couldn't be anymore to a direct comparison. Specifically the part where I wrote that the pins should travel through the top of the bracket and bolt into the lower portion! This is truly awesome!

At the very least... It means great minds think alike.

wondering when al's gonna email me back?

Well considering that Al sold the company to Marlin years ago I wouldn't hold my breath while waiting. :ALONE:

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:51 pm

John3:17 wrote:

WhitbyKJ wrote:

Very true Tom, very true. You can only design something so many ways. Wishing I still had that email I sent almost a year ago. I swear tho, Al's bracket is almost exactly what I described in the email! I mean it couldn't be anymore to a direct comparison. Specifically the part where I wrote that the pins should travel through the top of the bracket and bolt into the lower portion! This is truly awesome!

At the very least... It means great minds think alike.

wondering when al's gonna email me back?

Well considering that Al sold the company to Marlin years ago I wouldn't hold my breath while waiting. :ALONE:

JBA did respond John

WhitbyKJ
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Just heard back from IRO.

Also heard from JBA.

Got me a feeling that somebody is gonna get you guys hooked up.

I don't know what to say. JBA emailed me and then I called Joe@IRO.

Joe wants to see some pics of an install and it wheeling. JBA said he is working on something similar.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:56 pm

WhitbyKJ wrote:

Very true Tom, very true. You can only design something so many ways. Wishing I still had that email I sent almost a year ago. I swear tho, Al's bracket is almost exactly what I described in the email! I mean it couldn't be anymore to a direct comparison. Specifically the part where I wrote that the pins should travel through the top of the bracket and bolt into the lower portion! This is truly awesome!

At the very least... It means great minds think alike.

wondering when al's gonna email me back?

Marlin owns Jeepinbyal, Al Handy sold the company to Marlin several years ago when he was just making UCAs in his garage ( painted black) :lol:

The design has been on going but pretty much the same for a long time , before you came on board.
marlin keeps things tight to his chest and doesn't share until its right so while some think it was yesterday its been a long ride :JEEPIN:

But with only so many holes, a limited amount of room, has to be bent to the west and then east while going south, they all do look somewhat similar

WhitbyKJ · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:34 pm

Very true. I understand exactly what your saying.

Similarly, little things like materials composition can make or break these things also.

Heat stress, metal fatigue, etc. I'm not saying one is better than the other, it's just always nice to have more than one option.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2015 11:49 pm

WhitbyKJ wrote:

Very true. I understand exactly what your saying.

Similarly, little things like materials composition can make or break these things also.

Heat stress, metal fatigue, etc. I'm not saying one is better than the other, it's just always nice to have more than one option.

Totally agree, same but different in design, different routes to get to the same end result!
Someday we'll have all of the parts we want for them, thats why i'm going to keep buying them up! :ROTFL:

mass-hole · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:23 pm

Is what we are talking about different than this: http://jeepinbyal.com/liberty-2002-2007-kj/rear-drive-axle-components/kj-tri-angulated-4-link.html

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:51 pm

mass-hole wrote:

Is what we are talking about different than this: http://jeepinbyal.com/liberty-2002-2007-kj/rear-drive-axle-components/kj-tri-angulated-4-link.html

Thats the weld on kit

Dent · **Joined:** Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:05 pm **Posts:** 275

Can someone post a link? I am on the JBA mailing list, but I didn't get anything.

TwoBobsKJ · **Joined:** Fri May 11, 2012 8:03 pm **Posts:** 463

Dent wrote:

Can someone post a link? I am on the JBA mailing list, but I didn't get anything.

Here ya go: JBA Bolt On Tri-Link

Bob

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