u my friend, need to come to fontucky to help me set up the 44
You need to get your knuckles and high steer arms all installed first .!.
So, are you ready?
- Thread starter GSequoia
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You need to get your knuckles and high steer arms all installed first .!.
Got some stuff done this weekend. Got the track bar bracket and supporting brace done.
Got them installed. Got the spare tire mounted and the bumper started. I need to weld the bumper up before I can go any further though.
The 'to do' list as of tonight....
Got them installed. Got the spare tire mounted and the bumper started. I need to weld the bumper up before I can go any further though.
The 'to do' list as of tonight....
- Build a roll cage
- Put the new transmission pan/gasket on
- Finish the rear bumper
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Skwerly
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- Ash Fork, AZ (Freedom)
Nice man! I gotta do an RMS change, and hopefully throw that D44 in before the festivities.
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- Mission Viejo
I still need to order my WJ steering parts. Who in OC would be trusty to weld the JKS spacers to the knuckles?
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- San Diego, CA
I now need to install a new tcase skid (replaced the crossmember yesterday) after I egg out one of the holes so it'll fit, borrow some tires to try & get rid of latest death wobble, and see if it shifts into 4LO again now that the drivetrain isn't stuffed 2" higher than it was supposed to. Oh, and hammer out the dent in my front diff, and maybe replace my bent stock control arms...
Kinda found a really large (3' tall?) rock to park on accidentally out at Superstition this weekend. Hit front tow hook, bent front skid plate up (sides bulge now), bent tie rod, smacked front diff, then managed to roll the rock out of where it was sunk in the sand and forward about 4-6 feet as I perched my rig on it. Managed to end up right on the crossmember, though, and the stock tcase skid sacrificed itself doing its job, leaving my drivetrain up about 2".
Drove it home, though, and then up to Ryan's to replace the crossmember. After that, other than more interesting death wobble than usual, it seems fine. I'll try the tires & control arms, and checking TRE's and such, see what that does.
Even if I still have DW, I'll still drive to SoCalFest. DW doesn't hit except somewhere b/w 50 & 65, so I'd just drive nice'n'slow and piss those behind me off =).
I think I just felt guilty about not having a list of stuff to do to my rig before I went to SoCalFest... so I fixed that guilt!
Kinda found a really large (3' tall?) rock to park on accidentally out at Superstition this weekend. Hit front tow hook, bent front skid plate up (sides bulge now), bent tie rod, smacked front diff, then managed to roll the rock out of where it was sunk in the sand and forward about 4-6 feet as I perched my rig on it. Managed to end up right on the crossmember, though, and the stock tcase skid sacrificed itself doing its job, leaving my drivetrain up about 2".
Drove it home, though, and then up to Ryan's to replace the crossmember. After that, other than more interesting death wobble than usual, it seems fine. I'll try the tires & control arms, and checking TRE's and such, see what that does.
Even if I still have DW, I'll still drive to SoCalFest. DW doesn't hit except somewhere b/w 50 & 65, so I'd just drive nice'n'slow and piss those behind me off =).
I think I just felt guilty about not having a list of stuff to do to my rig before I went to SoCalFest... so I fixed that guilt!
souske
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- The land of competition
At least I wont get my doors blown off by two ladies going in excess of 100mph!
Skwerly
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- Ash Fork, AZ (Freedom)
LOL Carol! Classic. Do a quick driveway align. Works wonders! 
WebDog
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- Center City, MN
Got the front ball joints done and ZJ steering, but the jeep is still siting on stands without the rear axle mounted.
I am worried that the drive shaft will be too long with the 8.25 as opposed to the 35...
I am worried that the drive shaft will be too long with the 8.25 as opposed to the 35...
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- San Diego
are you running an XJ front shaft?
WebDog
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- Center City, MN
no a lengthened HD shaft. the front shafts where maxing out in the rear on the 35...
HeepSpeed
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- Santa Barbara, CA
Did some weird ish to my front end out in Mohave....sits about 2" lower now all blown out. Gotta figure that out.
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- San Diego, CA
Hey, Karen & I were only going about 80 up Hwy 86 that time... you're just sloooow =). :laugh:
And I'll be pulling a trailer to BB, so no high speeds even if I completely solve my DW
. Going to try swapping tires with Karen for a bit tonight, see if that makes major progress.LOL Carol! Classic. Do a quick driveway align. Works wonders!
We (actually Kevin 3151 & my ex, Jim) did re-align it at camp before I left for home. What's worse is that Tom (Tripdog) and James (jeprovo) had aligned it in camp that morning. I was 1/2" toe out before finding that rock, and 1" toe in afterward... if we'd just left it alone in the a.m., I would've only been 1/2" toe in after the rock...almost within spec! Some judicious application of a bottle jack straightened out my tie rod fairly well, and I'm presumably still at 1/4" toe in or so.
Skwerly
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- Ash Fork, AZ (Freedom)
Hahaha, nice! Gotta love that gentle massaging.
hollywood32
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- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Got my electric fans in, and new trans cooler. Need to rewire OBA switch. Then just nut and bolt the all the suspension.
WebDog
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- Center City, MN
That was pretty funny how it was going on and off my itself...
hollywood32
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- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Yea, but working to much is better then not at all, I will take that kinda trail breakage any day.
rrackett
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- Westminster, CO
Pack myself in the ride and go!!!!!
WebDog
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- Center City, MN
So got the U Bolts in the mail today and got it back on 4 wheels. The rear shaft is too long, only has about 3/4" of travel before maxing out. So I am going to drop my shaft off to get shortened tomorrow.
