Recent content by nova98xj

Okay thank you guys! Definitely some information there I did not know beforehand about gearing.

This may be a stupid question, but I've done plenty of searching and cannot come across an answer. Awhile ago i bought an ARB air locker for the dana 30 off of a friend who had the same gearing as me (3.55 gearing). I'm trying to figure out exactly which locker it is from the factory. They...

I vote yes. I've never been sure what chapter i belong to seeing how i live in nova but I'm in southern Viginia 9 months of the year for school. So, I think this would help keep things much more organized.

Im pretty sure there is a tool out there that is made for doing that, but I just cut off a piece of a hose clamp ( just enough to wrap around the line) and pressed that down into the fitting to release the tabs, and then pull the old piece out.

Virginia Tech Construction Management Im still in school so no career yet, but I have an intership the revolves around project management for water/sewer so I'm heading in the same direction as my major.

ford ranger fx4 comes with 31" at's

yeah thats what I'm suspecting after the balancing didn't do anything at all. (previous searches here lead me to believe vibes around 50 normally means unbalanced wheels). But I started to get uneven tire wear (plenty of tread left) when the vibes started. And yes I do have the 8.25/242...

A month ago my jeep started to develop a vibration that was only felt at certain speeds (especially around 50). I figured my wheels just need to be balanced because it didn't really feel like a driveline vibe and the front tires have been wearing down pretty rough (btw I have a 3" lift on a...

1998 classic: Alternator is place very low. Dirt and mud can get itself in there pretty easily and kill the bearing. I've seen a lot of people with sticky valve lifters (seafoam cured that for me!) Rust seems to build up in the same places in a lot of xj's too. A downside of having the...

same here, there used to be tons of places that you could just go ride on but now they have all turned into housing developments. Now I just out on my friends farms/properties.

I've got those in 31x10.5 and so far they have been great for my daily driver. I have taken them in many different terrains, and they have done well. I had never really heard of the brand name before, until a mechanic was telling me that Dick Cepek had created one of the first offroad/paddle...

alright...thanks man

on the frame bracket where the lca connects, there is a bracket that is bolted to the inside of the other...do i need to remove that for the new lca's or do i keep it in? i was trying to put in the lca's with the brackets in, and they werent fittin to well. thanks

well guys thanks for all your advice, I am still not sure what exactly i want to do, but i have all summer to decide. I had been debating the idea of holding onto the jeep for awhile, not offraod, and just let things settle down (its gunna be hard to do that and stay a member of VA tech offroad...

Yes they do. Towing isn't my biggest concern, I was just saying in the future it was be possible to tow.