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Years ago the jeepfan.com 78 CJ-5’s frame was in bad shape so a donor Jeep was found and a frame swap project was underway. Some frame cleanup and reconditioning made the donor like new. Here’s a pic of the body on a make shift cart waiting for installation on its new frame. This is one of …
It’s likely 2017 will be the final year of the JK. Hard to believe that 10 years have passed since the release of the first ever four door Wrangler that caused such a stir in the Jeep community. The controversial Jeep quickly turned into possibly the most successful open roof style Jeep model ever. Just …
Some off road pics from OK Auto Rock Krawl 2000. The grounds in Monticello NY offered some great off roading, mud, hills, rocks. All there.
After the installation of the new suspension some further sprucing up of the jeepfan.com 1978 CJ-5 was in order. The Mickey Thomson MTZ tires on the Classic II wheels served the Jeep well from both a performance and appearance perspective but a look change just felt needed. US Mags makes many styles of wheels but …
The final piece to the Old Man Emu suspension install on our 78 CJ-5 is the addition of the Crabtree Tool & Die YJ style 4″ shackles on both the front and rear of the CJ. These shackles are real nice and are super heavy duty. Thick steel plates with a center bolt and grease-able spring …
As stated on the prior page the rear of a CJ is much less involved. Like the front make sure the Jeep is properly supported and allow the suspension to hang free. Slightly support the rear axle and begin by removing the shocks then the u-bolt plates. With the axle supported remove shackle bolts allowing …
Begin by installing the fixed end of the spring, install the bolt and nut but leave loose for now. We chose to use our own steel caster shims and removed the OME ones. Doing this requires holding the spring pack together with a clamp or the leaves will separate. With the shims install install the …
Installation of the Old Man Emu YJ Springs in a CJ is nearly the same as installing regular CJ springs. Before tearing into the Jeep we took a little time to prep the springs by lubricating and installing the bushings and sleeves into the springs. Take care of bushing installation since there are different bushings for …
The AMC era CJ’s used two style springs in the years leading up to 1986. The 1972 to 1975 CJ’s used 2 inch springs on both the front and rear and the 1976 to 1986 used 2 inch springs in the front and 2.5 inch springs in the rear. The YJ Wrangler used longer 2.5″ …
After owning this 1978 CJ for nearly 20 years it enters another phase of development. After years of offroading and then several years of retirement it returns to occasional light off road use. It’s latest incarnation features several upgrades and changes. All wrapped into a coming book arriving in 2017. From the below pics you …
