Slammed Jeep Patriot

[willis6057]

no real updates, haven't had much time to work on it. Will be putting it up for sale soon though.

[willis6057]

cheers for the info.

played around with the shit box last night, managed to make some bump stop templates which i can then measure, design and get laser cut/fabricated. managed to get 8mm spacers installed in the rear, now the tyres don't rub on the inner guard when aired out, but i did notice that the lower control arm was hitting the frame/body, so will have to notch that. also threw a window banner on a couple weeks ago

shit nokia 3310 photos







turns into




also designed a sub-frame brace, weather i build or not....

[Fruttolo]

Put some rubber/plastic bump stop rings over the shocks bodies, that way you can fine tune them by adding or removing rings but don't have to deal with other fabwork
I use them in my e36 to keep the wheel from hitting the fender, it works wonders

[willis6057]

cheers. its not exactly a common car to bag so have to think outside the box.


can anyone shed some light on having bump stops installed with bags?
atm when aired out the tyres are hitting the guards, but i was hoping to install slim bump stops (adjustable) so when aired out there's a 5mm gap between the tyre and guard, is this wise/possible?

[83N]

this custom work is admirable, nice man!

[willis6057]

stock set of upper control arms arrived so designed a way to modify them, keeping the same geometry, making them adjustable and so they also clear the rear axles so i should be able to get the rear lower.

[willis6057]

received a delivery for the next set of lower control arms


got my mate to weld them up for us this time


Have since been finished and painted gloss black.

[willis6057]

going to run a dual center exhaust setup.



made this exhaust opening/shield thing, will prob make a fiberglass mold if it and graft in into the bumper



Was helping my fabricator/welder mate over the weekend build his garage at his new house so he can start working on his project again; might make a few people moist







R31 wagon with a fully built twin turbo LS1, S13 front suspension (coilovers)/all brakes and all the fruit.
we shaved it and painted it a little over a year ago. Just needs to have the wiring finished (turns over atm)

have been trying to talk him into letting me design a roll cage for him but he doesnt seem to think he will need one.... oh and its still licensed to be driven on the road.

[cblock406]

Looks awesome man! I bagged my car earlier this year and had a lot of fun doing it.

[willis6057]

may as well start working on this again until I finalize the design for the rear setup/wait for them parts to arrive.

[willis6057]

had some spare copper pipe & moisture traps= new dump line & two more moisture traps between the compressors and tank. Same goes with plumbing in a air line connection to pump up tyres and what not.









have been looking at changing the rear strut mounts to a adjustable one that mounts sideways on the damper instead of directly below the strut, which means i should be able to order longer dampers, to get more lift and just thread them down more to accommodate for the extra height

[Fruttolo]

cheers, might still put 5mm spacers on the rear.
have ordered EVO X adjustable Toe bars for the rear too.
BC got back to me, they only offer a 10mm smaller damper..... which sucks

Find a good suspension shop, you can have your dampers shortened if there is no smaller factory option

[4VENGR]

Ive got 10mm spacers on the back of mine and it helps fill out the gaurds alot on my car.

Unfortunately the dodge doesn't have any support for Toe adjustment (outside of factory arms) altho the factory does have quiet abit of adjustment.

[willis6057]

cheers, might still put 5mm spacers on the rear.
have ordered EVO X adjustable Toe bars for the rear too.
BC got back to me, they only offer a 10mm smaller damper..... which sucks

[4VENGR]

Looking good! Perfect Stance and Fitment