Rear Suspension: Introduction to Trailing Arms
After years of trying to tune our rear suspension based on a stock WJ design it was time for for a much needed upgrade. Since we already had a modified 3-link suspension we crossed off all of the leaf spring options and focused on designing a new 4-link suspension.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 22: Brakes and Wiring
Welcome to part 22 of our 5.2 magnum swap, follow along as we swap a 5.2 magnum from a 1993 ZJ into our 2004 4.0 TTB WJ. With the long Thanksgiving weekend quickly approaching we have been spending some long nights in the shop getting it ready to finally go out. Read The Rest Part […]
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 20: Still Assembling
The days of mocks up are gone, from this point forward everything we bolt in is considered final assembly and is being covered in lock-tight and torqued to spec. Five months into the swap and we are getting very close to being able to turn it over and see how it all comes together.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 9: Leaky Plenum Gasket
We are still tearing apart the motor, this week’s goal is to fix our leaking Plenum gasket. We knew we had a bad plenum gasket after taking a peek down the throttle body and seeing a good coating of oil, but after removing the intake we got an idea of just how bad it was.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 6: The Test Fit
This is Part 6 of our 5.2 magnum swap, we had previously set a goal of September 26th to keep us motivated, but now that we have both motors pulled there are more upgrades we want to add into the overall project. We could rush and finish it all by September 26th, but we would […]
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 5: Pulling the 5.2
With the TTB WJ still without brakes and steering it stood still in the garage this weekend and we set up to pull the 5.2 outside. Conveniently, we had better lighting outside and were able to do a timelapse of the day. Check out 6.5 hours of work compressed into 35 seconds.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 4: All About Brakes
This has been a big week for the parts department. We finally have all of the tools and parts to rebuild our overdrive and hopefully fix reverse in the 46RH. We ordered a new Grant 414 wheel and Grant quick release, because why not. Also our new CNC dual master cylinder pedal assembly is finally in. We are ditching the stock brake booster to eventually make room for more shocks...
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