TJ nearly finished

[RPG]

2 1/2 in lift/Rancho RS5000 shocks
Rear HD airbags
31 10.5R15 Mud terrains
Rear draw system
Custom tail gate table
Snorkel
MSA seat covers
ARB winch bar
Dominator winch/remote under bonnet solenoid/in cab winch controls
Rear Panhard rod relocation bracket
Steering damper relocation bracket/tough dog RTC damper
Adjustable front upper control arms
Hayman and Reese tow bar
Tuffy overhead console
uniden UHF
7 in LED driving lights
Terra flex mega short SYE/ Adams tail shaft
D250s Dual battery system Hardcore 130 amp deep cycle battery with BM1 monitor, custom 12v system with solar, 150w inverter
Yellow box speedo calibrator
Custom flip up number plate bracket
upgraded head lights with double relay
VMS navigation
EDS data scanner
Rear upper adjustable trailing arms
Front speaker conversion to 4 1/2 round
Sharpwrax super spoiler roof rack with custom wind deflector
Mishimoto alloy radiator
Front sway bar disconnects
Custom made rock sliders
XJ Pitman arm 1/1/2 in drop
Hilift jack bonnet mounts
Custom rod/pole tube
40in slim line light bar
1.4mtr dune awning

[TassieTJ]

Ha ha “nearly finished” they’re never finished 😎😎

How did you drop the panhard to match the pitman arm ?

[wes]

"Nearly finished"

Right.

[RPG]

Tassie TJ, haven’t got that bit sorted yet, any ideas, the original was way too close to the radiator for my liking. Even with the original radiator the damper was hitting the bottom hose. with the suspension set up I have I get great articulation. With all mods you change one thing to improve something and that forces the issue with something else. I will see what I come up with for the pantry rod then post the solution.

[cherren]

Stories no good without pictures

[RPG]

Here are the pics of the XJ pitman arm fitted and the set up I have with the RTC damper and the bracket I made to move it away from the drag link. It is a copy of one I saw a long time ago on the blackjack welding site. He must have finished up as I can’t find his site anymore. from the pics you can see the pan hard rod and drag link are not that far out of alignment, however there is a small bit of steering adjustment required on acceleration and braking. My thoughts are to lower the chassis end of the pan hard rod by 37 mm, same amount as the pitman arm drop. I have looked at a lot of the off the shelf brackets but they suit 4 inch plus drops, I guess that would give the opposite problem. I like the look of the Fabtech bracket and think I could manufacture a cut down version of that. And here’s me thinking I was nearly finished