Recent content by Djames

The tj cables only bolt right up if you already have that rear swaybar bracket you’ve fabbed on the axle tube and it’s in that location, which I do not. I’m using the oem JT lower control arm mounts, so no fab work was done there. The gladiator oem cable bracket on my axle is in a very different...

Another reason for using the jk cables with the oem end. I went in circles on this small issue for far too long. Needed something that1) fit the axle, 2) fit the tj hardware, 3) had the right length to not limit suspension travel 4) not be another $500 “fix”. Making semi-custom cables addressed...

For my JL rear without street on a triangulated 4 link, I’ve had to notch the rear footwell for the upper arms to stuff into. My JL front without a truss or stretch hasnt hit the frame but it has hit the exhaust bend and self clearanced much more than I’d like, even with hydro bump cans and...

Terraflex lcg coilover kit.

I don’t know what axle you have there, but on the JL/gladiator Dana 44 the bracket that the cable snaps into is about 8” further from the backing plate. Dont judge the rust, I ran through a salty dry lake bed that wrecked my undercarriage

The zj steering is about 8” too short for the JL axles. I used the full JL oem steering and track bar. Had to ream my pitman arm for the different taper and weld on an aftermarket frame side track bar bracket. Zero bumpsteer on 14” of travel and it tracks better than the stock tj ever did.

I used the tj master and proportioning valve. Works really well. Tried the ram 1500 master based on research, it felt and performed worse so I went back to the tj master.

Ended up using jk 2d cables. The JL 2dr cables were stupidly expensive, JKs were $20 each so I’d don’t feel bad hacking them up if it didn’t work I cut the fwd ends off the cables, pulled the cable out, cut down the outer jacket, reinstalled the sleeve tip, reinserted the cable, then used crimp...

I know it’s not a common swap, but still worth asking. I have Jl Rubicon axles under my TJ and it’s pretty sweet. If anyone else has done the swap, have you found a combination of parts that will mate the Jl parking brake to the TJ handle? Compared to the install this a minor issue but I’m...