tayman
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alright!!! Looks good! I've been waiting to see some final pics of it!
NOW it's a jeep!
NOW it's a jeep!
tayman said:alright!!! Looks good! I've been waiting to see some final pics of it!
NOW it's a jeep!
Did you put a transfer case drop on her?NCjeepgirl83 said:Aww thanks! That makes me feel good to know! :heart:
Now I just gotta get the axle shims in and hope the grinding noise that I keep hearing more frequently now will go away...it used to be mainly from 30-40mph, but now it seems to be happening at under 20mph and it most often occurs after I take my foot off the accel pedal...
NCjeepgirl83 said:Aww thanks! That makes me feel good to know! :heart:
Now I just gotta get the axle shims in and hope the grinding noise that I keep hearing more frequently now will go away...it used to be mainly from 30-40mph, but now it seems to be happening at under 20mph and it most often occurs after I take my foot off the accel pedal...
lancey3 said:Did you put a transfer case drop on her?
Edit: Or him or it...not sure what you refer to your red heep as, but mine is a girl =]
xjtrailrider said:Thats just the slip yoke rattling on the output shaft of the T-case. Its not hurting anything and it will most likely get better over time. I lubed mine with some Lucas "Red-n-Tacky" gease and it all but went completly away. I eventually went to a SYE but that was for trail convienance more than anything. I can drive it home on the front shaft without loosing fluid or swap shafts front/rear now if I need to.
Drive it, wheel it, enjoy it! Nice Jeep!
Stick some heavy stuff in the back and let the leaves settle which will reduce the angles too.NCjeepgirl83 said:Yup you can see it in the side pic--it's bright silver hehe...it's funny you should talk about sex, b/c I've never really thought of my Jeep as being anything but an 'it', while with the 911, it's been a 'him' to me...
lancey3 said:Stick some heavy stuff in the back and let the leaves settle which will reduce the angles too.
edit: and flex them out with the heavy stuff in them. sidenote.. Have you ditched your rear sway bar yet?
NCjeepgirl83 said:Oh good I feel better knowing that it's not hurting anything. I always cringe when I hear it cos I think, oh god, I'm breaking something...silly Tim told me it was my u-joints making noise...:dunno:
It seems to be getting worse rather than better, but I might try to find that red-n-tacky stuff you used n give it a try...
NCjeepgirl83 said:OK cool thanx! And no, I haven't yet. Why would I need to ditch it?
Oh and someone better show me how to flex the damn thing! I feel retarded!:doh:
lancey3 said:and tim too how to flex and wheel off pavement! :rof:sorry tim I had too..
Thanks for the info and compliments. While I'm glad I got the 31s for the looks factor, I'm not happy with the acceleration and handling factor...oh well. I swear it handled better and was actually a lil faster on the stock tires...RenegadeStang said:There's not gonna be any "cheap" ways to get more get-up-and-go out of you XJ now. Gears (or a V8 ) is gonna be the way to go.
BTW, aren't you glad you went with the 31's? I think it looks great!
NCjeepgirl83 said:It definitely used to be a very peppy car...I think it's just pissed off with me for lifting it