THe NAC Lots-O-BFG KO2 Thread

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colin, i think i'd keep the boots on my DD...
 
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MoparManiac said:
This is for my CTD. Not lifting it, not lowering it, not going OTK.

Never going to wheel it.

Hardly ever sees any dirt.

I just offered it to other people if they wanted it.

And half of my TREs are missing boots on my XJ (been that way since last year). Haven't gone through a TRE yet. Granted they're old stock MOOGs (made in USA). They looked like they had been sitting on a shelf for YEARS.
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if i may ask
why are you doing this?

does a stock truck have dead spots in the sturrin?
 
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asp387 said:
colin, i think i'd keep the boots on my DD...
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Why's that?

I DD my XJ for close to 8 months with those TREs and there were 2 that had spacers and not boots on it. They're still going strong.

It's not like there's nothing there. The spacer is doing the same thing as the boot and as long as you measure properly it will take up the space between the TRE and seat of the knuckle.
 
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haha, if you want that kind of fit, you do need to measure to within thousandths of an inch...
 
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So for breaking in gears... IIRC it is 20 mile drives on back roads (i.e. nothing over 60mph and varying speeds) for the first 500 miles? Or at least 20 mile back road drives for the first 100 miles then taking it easy for the next 400 miles? And after going easy for the first 400 it's good to push it a bit harder for the last 100 miles?

Would doing a 33 mile drive be pushing it too much? Long story short I have a 33 mile drive to work if I take back roads. IIRC there is one portion of the drive where the speed limit hits 55mph, though I could just pull into the break down lane type of thing if I have to go slower (I gotta get onto a big back road for a bit:laugh3:). I just want to make sure it is safe to drive that far on new gears. It would make breaking them in alot easier since I could drive to/from work and put 60 miles per day on them.

Maybe that or I will do one or 2 20 miles trips every night (with an hour to cool between drives) around town for the first week to get 100-200 miles on the gears, then start driving to work? Any advice? I know the whole point of this is to keep the diff temps down so the oil doesn't overheat.. just don't know how fast it will actually heat up and potentially do damage.
 
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if you put your hand out the window the vehicle will TURN
 
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go slow and don't wheel on the first day (billy). also make sure your diffs are full (billy x2). don't be an idiot with the skinny pedal. and remember to change your fluid after the first 500 miles (billy).

but i think you're talking about your front gears, right? just drive around with it in 2wd for a few weeks and stay off the highway. that will help a lot. pull the drain plug every so often and check to make sure the fluid doesn't look like green metalic paint then change it at a later (but not too much later) date.
 
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themangeraaad said:
So for breaking in gears... IIRC it is 20 mile drives on back roads (i.e. nothing over 60mph and varying speeds) for the first 500 miles? Or at least 20 mile back road drives for the first 100 miles then taking it easy for the next 400 miles? And after going easy for the first 400 it's good to push it a bit harder for the last 100 miles?

Would doing a 33 mile drive be pushing it too much? Long story short I have a 33 mile drive to work if I take back roads. IIRC there is one portion of the drive where the speed limit hits 55mph, though I could just pull into the break down lane type of thing if I have to go slower (I gotta get onto a big back road for a bit:laugh3:). I just want to make sure it is safe to drive that far on new gears. It would make breaking them in alot easier since I could drive to/from work and put 60 miles per day on them.

Maybe that or I will do one or 2 20 miles trips every night (with an hour to cool between drives) around town for the first week to get 100-200 miles on the gears, then start driving to work? Any advice? I know the whole point of this is to keep the diff temps down so the oil doesn't overheat.. just don't know how fast it will actually heat up and potentially do damage.
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You should be asking all of this to Bob, he knows more than any of us posting here. You did get this done at Baystate right?

Honestly, I just did 500 miles and then changed the fluid. I drove it to work, never did any holeshots, never cruised too fast to heat up the pinion (aka went 60-65 tops). Hit the 500 mile mark in one week.

Still wheelin on the same 4.88s in the rear that he set up.
 
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MoparManiac said:
Why's that?

I DD my XJ for close to 8 months with those TREs and there were 2 that had spacers and not boots on it. They're still going strong.

It's not like there's nothing there. The spacer is doing the same thing as the boot and as long as you measure properly it will take up the space between the TRE and seat of the knuckle.
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when turning theres the ackerman angle to worry about. if it takes up all the space in thurr the spacer will wear down and there will be room for gunk to get in thurr anyway
 
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ktm racer 419 said:
when turning theres the ackerman angle to worry about. if it takes up all the space in thurr the spacer will wear down and there will be room for gunk to get in thurr anyway
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Ackerman don't got **** on me.

We'll see what happens. Either way, it's cheaper than having to redo the entire steering.
 
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i need to re-read about monsieur ackerman. can't remember what it is physically.
 
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asp387 said:
go slow and don't wheel on the first day (billy). also make sure your diffs are full (billy x2). don't be an idiot with the skinny pedal. and remember to change your fluid after the first 500 miles (billy).

but i think you're talking about your front gears, right? just drive around with it in 2wd for a few weeks and stay off the highway. that will help a lot. pull the drain plug every so often and check to make sure the fluid doesn't look like green metalic paint then change it at a later (but not too much later) date.
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Front and rear gears. So I am going to take it extra easy. The rear pinion was apparent shot :rolleyes: (billy) :roflmao: And there were no plans on wheeling the first day, not until I was over 500 miles.

My plan was to do short trips for 300-500 miles. After probably 300 or 400 miles I was going to start hitting dirt roads and pull it into 4wd to work the front gears a bit more. then at 400+ miles during street driving I would push the acceleration a bit harder than the first 400 miles. Then change out fluid at 500 miles. Possibly bring it back to Bob and have him take a look at the pattern after breaking in if he thinks it's a good idea. After that I will probably start pulling a trailer around with my dirtbike or tires for 20 min drives around town once in a while to get some extra weight on them and break them in a bit better. Then change the oil again.

MoparManiac said:
You should be asking all of this to Bob, he knows more than any of us posting here. You did get this done at Baystate right?

Honestly, I just did 500 miles and then changed the fluid. I drove it to work, never did any holeshots, never cruised too fast to heat up the pinion (aka went 60-65 tops). Hit the 500 mile mark in one week.

Still wheelin on the same 4.88s in the rear that he set up.
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Yes, at baystate, and I plan on asking Bob about it. But I figured I would ask here so I can kind-of plan the break in accordingly before I even talk to him. Just trying to figure out whether I can expect to be driving to/from work or if I should just take it easy and only do 20 mile drives for a while.To/From work drives would make my life MUCH quicker since I could do 100 miles per day, 30 to work, 30 home, 20 on lunch break, and 20 in the evening, rather than maybe 40 per day in 2 evening trips.
 
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if all goes well in 3 hours I'll be doing my gearing the easy way, bolt in + weld things and forget about it :D

Then I just have to sell off the 4.10:1 gearset and whatnot I already bought :doh: funny thing is that this axle is going to cost less than that gearset+carrier+master kit did, assuming it is what it claims to be.
 
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I'm blaming my Jeep for stealing my identity. I looked though all my withdrawals on my bank account and they are either gas for the Jeep or parts for it.
 
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mini=man said:
I'm blaming my Jeep for stealing my identity. I looked though all my withdrawals on my bank account and they are either gas for the Jeep or parts for it.
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Edit: Reply was more than 3 lines so I fixed it. :eeks1:
 
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