CLAYTO™'s 4JG2 to 4JJ1 conversion/resto

[geeves]

thats a biiiiiig project

[claypot75]

Oh I know, its been a fun filled 6 months!!

[turnturn]

Well done Claypot....I hope the rest of the build goes OK for you.

[isuzurob]

You have done a great job. i have a 4jj1 for my swb 89 bighorn, im going to run the dmax g-box and old bighorn transfer case, or try the 2.8 box, also have been talking to link to see if they can make an aftermarket computer to run it, so no need for egr, immobilizer, airflow meter, and more power, which will make wiring far easier, you have helped me with ideas already with your build

[claypot75]

Thanks for the kind words boys.

And feel free to hit me up for some ideas if you need them isuzurob

[MUVIT]

well done

[stardog]

Massive job and time plus $$$ put into it you must love that jackaroo for all the work you have done on it but it will be one of a kind.
Very impressed with your work you have done and a wonderful write up and the photos amazing job clayto.
stardog

[claypot75]

Thanks again guys

Probably should give a little bit of background info on the Jackaroo.

Dad bought it new in '92, kept it for four years and sold it in '96 to an older gentleman, who in turn kept it for another 14 years. He traded it in as he was getting a bit old to use it and look after it. At this stage the car disappeared for about 6 months, and popped up on ebay, coincidentally at the time I was looking for a Jackaroo. I noticed it, and it looked very familiar, so dad n I went and looked at it, and yes, it was the old family bus (even the owners manual was the original with dads name in it and all). So that was it, I had to buy it, and as they say the rest is history.

Since then i've done all the suspension and all the extra bits n pieces one would expect for a decent touring/very capable rig. The Jackaroo has been featured in 4wd Action magazine 4 times, and pictures of it are regularly used in that mag.

Heres some screen shots of the feature writeup they did:

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[geeves]

one question
The lower control arms. What year did they become stronger? Is it a case of straight to the ubs73?
Both were bent on my 94 bighorn when I bought it. I havnt bent them again but they are a known weak point and I cant really afford 800 for the indy4x4 ones

[claypot75]

Rear lower trailing arms im guessing is what you are referring to.

Ive only looked on late ubs73's, the set i got were off an 02 model. They are about 4 or 5 mm larger diameter from memory. Direct bolt on too.

The indy4x ones would be nice. But yeah, bulk $. And they dont do an adjustable panhard rod either, which you would kinda expect for that kinda money