Recent content by Root Moose

Nice! Thanks for posting this.

This is the root cause of the clearance issue - swapping to a high pinion. I did the same thing, ended up cutting/moving/welding stuff around IIRC.

Does anyone have first hand experience with Sumosprings? Curious about how they affect ride quality in an unloaded state compared to say an air bag setup or add-a-leaf or stiffer springs, etc.

Thanks, All. Sounds like the inner barrel on the alloy 16's clear. FWIW, for anyone stumbles over this in the future. I have steel 16x8-5BS Cragar Soft 8s on one of my Jeeps now. They fit fine. I'm going to try to find some OEM wheels for the next Jeep (smaller, stealthier build). That's...

Anyone know off hand if wheels like TJ Moabs, ZJ Timberlines, or Ultrastars will fit over WJ calipers?

Looking forward to your results.

In a CJ at ~70 mi/h I'd take 10-12 miles per short gallon as a gift. CJs do not have aerodynamics - they are a blunt object torturing the air at those speeds. Run a tank at 55 mi/h to see what you get. I'd think ~15 mi/h or even better could be possible if your axle ratio is not too low for...

Re: disconnecting the battery. I've never done it in the last 30 years or whatever. Never had an issue. I've also never grounded my self when working on computers in the last 30 years. Recently that worked against me for the first time. Nothing unique or special done, just situational plus that...

Everyone like pictures, no? Horror shows below... Being realistic, this Jeep is too far gone. Shame. Getting front/mid/back cuts and/or making a new frame are interesting ideas. Maybe if I didn't have 2 other XJs and an MJ I'd consider looking further into that. There's only so many...

Awesome work! This is what I like to see. Maybe get a spool of carbon nylon to make it last.

I have a 2 door XJ that I bought a long time ago to be a drivetrain donor for my MJ. This was a long time ago, maybe 12-13 years and well back before XJs were becoming collectible. It's a moderately built Jeep with typical northeast rust. The uniframe at the driver's side foot well is basically...

Have you trolled thingiverse and the other STL file repos yet? Start there. Otherwise this is a perfect project to get your head wrapped around FreeCAD/Blender/Prusa/Fusion/whatever. Given the variability of prints between makes/models and uploaded models you might be better served creating it...

Are the rear springs compressed the same amount side to side? Is the shackle angle the same on both sides? You say the axle is square with the body but is that longitudinally or transversely? Being close the vehicle can make it easy to miss something obvious - step back a few dozen feet and...

FWIW, about 15 years ago I had to switch the case on my front D30 to go to 4.56 gears. I called ARB USA and they were pretty decent about selling me the bits to change it for what I thought was a reasonable price at the time. I forget what it actually cost and that was the "before times" so...

Can you elaborate? What does this do for the Jeep?