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I’ve been accumulating parts for about a year and a half. The 2009 upgrade included: 4″ ProComp Lift Springs, Greasable Boomarang Shackles, a SYE and Tom Woods driveshaft, 4.10 gears, new Dana 30 front axle, and 1999 Ford 8.8 rear axle with Aussie Locker.

Dana 30:

Sample weld from the spring perches and shock mounts on the 8.8 – getting better!

8.8 and drive shaft tacked in to place and pinion angle set:

8.8 mounted – stock tires on the front:

Finally – 6 weekends of work later!!! All muddied up after the shakedown run:

Makes the two steps seem tiny:

We made it back to Groton CT this month, to a private tract of land that will soon be a housing development. Time is short, so we wheeled it hard.

Got some air with an ’83 CJ -

Finally have good shots of an obstacle – here’s what the trail looks like from the direction I was driving:

Entering the first rock:

Halfway there:

Over one and on to the next:

Listen for the “crunch” at the end.