Adam's 98 5-speed Build

[GordoSmasho]

This makes sense. Brain fart. Because you have locking hubs you don't need to worry about drive line vibration because its not rotating. Then you can just set the caster and not worry about pinion angle.

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

This makes sense. Brain fart. Because you have locking hubs you don't need to worry about drive line vibration because its not rotating. Then you can just set the caster and not worry about pinion angle.

yess

 

[Outlander560]

agreed about adjusting upper arms for caster on the c's but I'm concerned about pinion angle as well....i'm DDing my xj and the waggy i'm currently building I'm debating weather i should rotate them or not, I understand about the lock outs but in upper new york state weather when its snowing I'd like to have 4 wheel when needed and not have crazy driveline vibes...i'm not sure I've been looking up threads for a while now but theirs so much back in fourth with everything I go 1 step forward and 2 steps back....sorry for the high jack of your thread....good build! I like the way its coming out

 

[5-Speed XJ]

I ended up with a decent pinion angle and 7 degrees of caster I believe i had to adjust the links to get there.

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

agreed about adjusting upper arms for caster on the c's but I'm concerned about pinion angle as well....i'm DDing my xj and the waggy i'm currently building I'm debating weather i should rotate them or not, I understand about the lock outs but in upper new york state weather when its snowing I'd like to have 4 wheel when needed and not have crazy driveline vibes...i'm not sure I've been looking up threads for a while now but theirs so much back in fourth with everything I go 1 step forward and 2 steps back....sorry for the high jack of your thread....good build! I like the way its coming out

the driveline vibes you would get around 40, wich you shouldnt be goin any faster then that in the snow anyways, you can find a happy median between ds angle and castor just like a 30

 

[Outlander560]

if so that would save me a load of time..just wondering about steering return-ability, steering effort associated with the caster angles

 

[Outlander560]

one more thing i forgot to ask if you don't mind, who is changing your realy bolt pattern for you is it a shop or a buddy? if you don't mind sharing i need my rear xj 44 shafts converted to a 6 lug if thats possible

 

[GordoSmasho]

Intrested too

 

[5-Speed XJ]

moser is making my custom molly 6 lug shafts

 

[Outlander560]

thanks for the info!! i gave them a call and looks like i'll be doing the same thing...mind if i ask what your doing with your rotors in the rear? Are you going to drill them or are they?

 

[5-Speed XJ]

yeah just use the front rotor as a template and re drill them

 

[5-Speed XJ]

Front axle is geared with setup bearings now to do the final shim packs with the preloads and bolt on the new u bolt yoke. The custom 8.8 shafts will be here friday.

 

[5-Speed XJ]

All the welding on the axle is done

hole for the breather is cut easily with the plasma

installed a u bolt yoke

gears and spool done


now to paint it up and reassemble spindle out

8.8 shafts will be here tomorrow so it should be rolling by friday night or early saturday morning.

 

[chedisme]

looks good. I wish I had built a truss like that on mine.

 

[5-Speed XJ]

8.8 shafts are here and installed

 

[Outlander560]

whats you backlash on that? looking at it pattern its a little bit to much towards the tow and up on the face of the coast side. How does the drive side look?

 

[5-Speed XJ]

the pattern is fine on the coast side backlash was 8 allowable is 10

 

[5-Speed XJ]

almost there got the shafts all together then ran into a problem in that I have misplaced the socket for the lower ball joint nut so im done for the night until i get another socket or find mine.



cleaned up the caliper brackets and painted them same with the nubs that got a new rotor and wheel studs


installed the longfield spindle bushings (not pressed in all the way)

 

[clean4drxj]

Nice work!

 

[Outlander560]

those long-field bushings are interesting never heard of them until now