What I found on CL - Page 2

keaton · 11-01-2009, 09:22 PM

What kind of reputable shop *** ****s a rear suspension like that?

t-bird · 11-01-2009, 09:23 PM

heck i'd drive that thing!!! who wouldnt? ..quit raggin on the guy. and maybe the rear control arms are there because he use to have axle wrap. thats what happens when u have leafs with big blocks...especially when you tow something.. looks like the front end is pretty legit

**jeepkid03** · 11-01-2009, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Beefcake7777

the guards are nice imo..........its the riced out tail lights that makes my stomach turn......hell mine as well put 24 inch spinners on the thing too

hahaha absolutely. I was trying to find the ad but I lost it. Some kid in my town put up a craigslist ad. It was a riced out honda civic he wanted to trade for a grand cherokee V8. You had to see the pics of this thing. It looked like it was rolled and then beaten by a bunch of twelve year olds with bats. He had aftermarket tail lights that he "invested" 500 bucks into

He said "this car is in great shape and is worth more than 2500, but i'm willing to sacrifice". This was a 1986 POS honda with dents everywhere and a fart can. and he wanted to trade for a V8 grand

KINGJB · 11-01-2009, 09:24 PM

The long arms in the back do have a purpose. They are traction bars to stop the rear axle rap from the stacked blocks he is running.

oldmanriver · 11-01-2009, 09:27 PM

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Optima yellow top battery - 1 week old not installed yet

No time to throw the 2nd battery in huh? Guess he's too busy planning how to spend his $20k

keaton · 11-01-2009, 09:27 PM

Yeah easy solution for the axle wrap..dont run 8 inch blocks! Like really? Thats riduculous.

Beefcake7777 · 11-01-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jeepkid03

hahaha absolutely. I was trying to find the ad but I lost it. Some kid in my town put up a craigslist ad. It was a riced out honda civic he wanted to trade for a grand cherokee V8. You had to see the pics of this thing. It looked like it was rolled and then beaten by a bunch of twelve year olds with bats. He had aftermarket tail lights that he "invested" 500 bucks into

He said "this car is in great shape and is worth more than 2500, but i'm willing to sacrifice". This was a 1986 POS honda with dents everywhere and a fart can. and he wanted to trade for a V8 grand

fart can .......... hahaha. it would be a sacrifice of your dignity just to drive something like that

and t bird u might wanna drive that, but imo the thing is tacky....and wouldnt even perform well off road. so its just a giant poser , a sheep in wolves clothing. plus he wants 20k? those blocks would cause too many problems.

MLTXJ9889 · 11-01-2009, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by KINGJB

The long arms in the back do have a purpose. They are traction bars to stop the rear axle rap from the stacked blocks he is running.

I saw a rig on pirate with the same set up and I still think its dumb.

oldmanriver · 11-01-2009, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MLTXJ9889

I saw a rig on pirate with the same set up and I still think its dumb.

Does seem like a waste of money.. Coulda just put the cash towards bigger leaf springs instead of spending money for the sake of KEEPING blocks

MLTXJ9889 · 11-01-2009, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanriver

Does seem like a waste of money.. Coulda just put the cash towards bigger leaf springs instead of spending money for the sake of KEEPING blocks

Agreed big time waste of money. If he ever did try to wheel that thing its not going to flex at all and its going to flop every 5 mins. haha

tock172 · 11-01-2009, 11:26 PM

People should stop hating on blocks. Putting a good set that isn't too large underneath a nice set of leafs isn't a sacrilege.

MLTXJ9889 · 11-01-2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by tock172

People should stop hating on blocks. Putting a good set that isn't too large underneath a nice set of leafs isn't a sacrilege.

Look at the blocks on that thing and then rethink what you just said.

oldmanriver · 11-01-2009, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by tock172

People should stop hating on blocks. Putting a good set that isn't too large underneath a nice set of leafs isn't a sacrilege.

They have their place, but spending the kind of money to keep blocks that would cover the cost of a proper spring/shackle combo seems unreasonable to me

Starboard M · 11-02-2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by MLTXJ9889

I saw a rig on pirate with the same set up and I still think its dumb.

Have none of you really heard of traction bars? And are you really calling them long arms

Im curious as to why you think they are so dumb. Yes, his mounting them under the frame is not the best location for a rock crawler but for a street queen, meh.

Other then the sketch Skycrapper front truss setup, and the semi sketchy trackbar mount off of it, it seems like a fairly nice mall crawler. Not worth $20k, but Im sure some idiot will buy it for $15k.

I take it all of you block haters have never looked under most full size trucks. Factory blocks

Yes, 4'' aluminum blocks on stock leaf springs are dumb, but steel blocks and a traction bar are fine in my book.

btw, rear "long arms" are on my list of modifications

1990JEEPXJ · 11-02-2009, 02:11 AM

x2. rear traction bars do serve a purpose, a pretty useful one on many rigs. just because you think they are stupid doesnt mean they are. there are a lot of really nice builds on pirate and i feel that if some of those really nice builds, which are functional, have a certain set-up, that its fair to call it useful and effective.