i gave a couple ideas above, leave front and rear bumpers plastic, and a arms, should be able then to alloy up just bout everything else like towers, shock mounts chassis braces that are plastic swap for alloy, A arms will prolly be most broken, so definately leave plastic for a impact, bumpers are really good to leave plastic, they will absorb alot of impacts, its what i did on mine, and haven't bent nothing yet, or broken anything either.
you can give a lil more shoch resistance by adding those lower shock cup extenders, will allow you to add a lil more stiffness to shocks, and aid in clearance to bones and boots on that 2speed housing tab, like the one i removed and modded
pic shows how i used the extra cone washer from 3 point clutch carrier, i had replaced the plastic one with a exact same metal version, the cone shape was machined in it so i didnt need the ones that were in the plastic one, the metal one also uses a larger TFE bearing too, a plus there, i had cut off the extension tube on backs of the cone washers and used them with a spare bolt and locknut to secure cover on , and removed the rear tab completely. so its just the 2 front top/bottom bolts holding it on, and its worked great.
also some hostile rear hubs
i changed the top link out for the metal strate versions mainly used with these hubs, just don't have pic of them on truck
front hubs changed to alloy
rear shock towers alloy
ifront tower
the 2 plastic parts on each side of X brace are now alloy as well, no pic of it
shot showin the alloy 3 point clutch carrier
i have a enclosed carrier, but it wasnt machined right on the bearing housing, cant get bearings in it to line up, one side was off a lil and bell shaft will not go thru without a binding issue, also bell was scraping inside it, so decided to go with alloy 3 point instead.
alloy split diff caseing installed, orange color
custom made light tab i made and mounted for KB light
woodster body i did up as gen lee
