THe NAC Lots-O-BFG KO2 Thread

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

that puts load on the t-case tho. spiders are easy to replace.

not really, if the chain is disengaged. If it's a fulltime case with no 2wd option I agree 100%.

I'd rather not, you're crazy.

There's gear oil constantly bathing the gears, I doubt they'd see much wear at all over the lifetime of the thing.

After 90k miles when I popped the cover, everything looked mint.

I'd rather have less moving parts than more moving parts. Not sure how you can claim the opposite is better.

The spiders barely move when you're traveling in a straight line, so it's more that the R&P/driveshaft are moving instead of the spiders.

It probably has very little effect either way.

That's another thing, with the R&P spinning, it keeps them (and the bearings and seals) coated with oil. I've seen ring gears rust at the top when left at the same position for long enough that the oil all drained off.

 

[vetteboy]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

So has anyone else noticed the little inside joke yet, that I've been quietly laughing about all morning?

It's kinda subtle.

 

[cmelo]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Who cares

 

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

hahaha, just saw it Chris.

I've been noticing the spelling error in Carmelo's for like forever.

 

[cmelo]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

So has anyone else noticed the little inside joke yet, that I've been quietly laughing about all morning?

It's kinda subtle.

What the hell is a subtle joke? Is that like a joke that is only kind of funny therefore hard to tell it's even a joke? Does a joke need to be funny to be considered a joke? Is what you're talking about a joke at all?

 

[XJLI]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

...

 

[XJLI]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

So has anyone else noticed the little inside joke yet, that I've been quietly laughing about all morning?

It's kinda subtle.

probably the worst joke ever

 

[WAD357]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

lockout hubs FTW I hate CAD axles after having one in my XJ they might as well use a posi-lok cable from the factory

 

[asp]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

They don't have bearings

Wrong. They don't have roller bearings. They have hydrodynamic bearings with hardened and polished parts.

In an effort to help you (no I'm not trying to crap on you) what are the plans for the next step of your XJ?

Not like a list of crap left to do, but like what do you have to do next?

Are you going to get to work on it this week?

My garage looks like a bomb went off in it right now, so I need to clean that, I figure it's probably going to take a whole evening, so that will be one night this week.

I'm also out of C25, and O & A. So I need to get more of that...

The next step other than all that overhead stuff is to continue fixing rust. I have probably 3 more evenings or one whole weekend day left of that to do before I can pick up where I was before.

So I guess the short term list would be:
-cut a little bit more rust
-repair structural parts of said rust
-finish plating inner unibody rail
-plate underside of front rails

Then, the next steps after that would be:
-make blockside brackets & test fit engine in bay with engine and trans
-make trans cross member and fit unibody rail stiffeners

After all that, I need to start figuring out the suspension. Right now the whole ass end is a completely clean slate, so rebuilding a bit of a frame out of 2x4x0.250 is probably a good way to start.

 

[MoparManiac]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

not really, if the chain is disengaged. If it's a fulltime case with no 2wd option I agree 100%.


The spiders barely move when you're traveling in a straight line, so it's more that the R&P/driveshaft are moving instead of the spiders.

It probably has very little effect either way.

That's another thing, with the R&P spinning, it keeps them (and the bearings and seals) coated with oil. I've seen ring gears rust at the top when left at the same position for long enough that the oil all drained off.

I'm still waiting to hear how it's better.

Your argument still sucks.

 

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Wrong. They don't have roller bearings. They have hydrodynamic bearings with hardened and polished parts.

It doesn't seem to have done a whole fat lot of good on the ones I've pulled apart. I'll take the roller bearings.

 

[MoparManiac]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Anthony, when you say "cut a little more rust" what are you talking about specifically?

 

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

The rest of the unibody

 

[asp]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Anthony, when you say "cut a little more rust" what are you talking about specifically?

Parts of the floor but mostly the forward leaf hanger areas. They're disgusting.

 

[MoparManiac]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Oh ok.

So what's your plan for the final "look" of the cab area/rear area?

 

[Dundy]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

i lol'd

 

[Dundy]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

DJ turn it up up up up up up up

 

[asp]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Oh ok.

So what's your plan for the final "look" of the cab area/rear area?

Now you're trying to learn of my super secret plans

Just kidding. Going to close the cab off with the back 8" or so of the MJ cab that T-pain has. The rear area will be mostly tube, probably dovetailed a bit. Right now my plan is to build a couple body panels and put a crease in them like the factory panels have, just to make it look a little prettier.

 

[MoparManiac]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

So you're basically building a back-halved MJ?

 

[asp]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Um, yeah pretty much. Just took me a while to arrive at that conclusion.