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Jeepin Jason
10-29-2006, 06:57 PM
http://www.pirate4x4.com/articles/tech/billavista/Links

Dunno if you guys have seen this or not, or even how old the article is, but I just now saw it. :dunno: As are all of Bill's articles, it's excellent. A must-read for anyone building their own suspension links. The info on tube notching with a chopsaw is good too.

He references a shareware software program called Winmiter that will create a notch template you can print, cut out, and tape to your tubing to notch by hand, you can download this software at this link:

http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/winmiter.html

:thumbsup:
98XJDMB
10-29-2006, 08:04 PM
wow, i could use some new UCA's and LCA's, but i think i better just shell out the money for some ones that i haven't made
IntrepidXJ
10-29-2006, 09:18 PM
notching by chop saw is the only way to go for most basic notching
matts96zj
10-29-2006, 09:38 PM
awsome tech there Jason... but alas, nothing on square toob.

<link bookmarked>
JeepXJ3
10-30-2006, 11:09 AM
awsome tech there Jason... but alas, nothing on square toob.

<link bookmarked>

:werd: I think this is how im gonna cage my XJ, when the time comes... Keep with the squared off look.
snocross2xtremes
10-30-2006, 10:28 PM
i like the chop saw notching
matts96zj
10-30-2006, 11:33 PM
:werd: I think this is how im gonna cage my XJ, when the time comes... Keep with the squared off look.
well, I don't think I'd go that far. I was honestly just kidding, I mean, who can't figure out how to fit square toob??