THe NAC Lots-O-BFG KO2 Thread

[MoparManiac]

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If you extend out the tierod connection point on the knuckle, doesn't that mean you'll have slower steering/less steering angle on the same pitman arm? But more power.

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

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sounds expensive.

Sounds complicated. Apparently Chris is unfamiliar with the saying keep it simple stupid

 

[MoparManiac]

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Running D50 outers seems simple to me...

Plus unit bearings = short/strong stubs and no spindle to shear off.

Though if they ever need replacing (probably not frequently at all @ sub 4k lbs on 35s or even 37s if they're F450 sized) they'll be expensive unless the Spidertrax ones are serviceable. I know nothing about them.

Are you going to redril them to 5 x 5.5 Chris? Or somehow get the 8.8 to be metric pattern?

 

[XBoBJ]

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is carfax worth it?

 

[kastein]

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I'll put it this way, my white cherokee had a clean carfax for the entire time I owned it.

Don't waste your money, do a decent chassis/drivetrain inspection and plan on replacing a few hundred bucks in random wear parts.

 

[XBoBJ]

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I'll put it this way, my white cherokee had a clean carfax for the entire time I owned it.

Don't waste your money, do a decent chassis/drivetrain inspection and plan on replacing a few hundred bucks in random wear parts.

i just tossed my vin into carfax and it says 39 reports. i bet theyre all oil changes from the dealer... i dont wanna waste 40 bucks to know when my oil was chnaged

 

[squashman702]

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i just tossed my vin into carfax and it says 39 reports. i bet theyre all oil changes from the dealer... i dont wanna waste 40 bucks to know when my oil was chnaged

Try Craigslist, people with unlimited subscriptions will usually run one for you for a few bucks.

 

[vetteboy]

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HURRY UP

Working on it. Hence why I'm 'subcontracting' on this stuff. :laugh:

sounds expensive.

Probably will be.

If you extend out the tierod connection point on the knuckle, doesn't that mean you'll have slower steering/less steering angle on the same pitman arm? But more power.

Yeah, that too. :laugh:

Sounds complicated. Apparently Chris is unfamiliar with the saying keep it simple stupid

Running D50 outers seems simple to me...

Plus unit bearings = short/strong stubs and no spindle to shear off.

Though if they ever need replacing (probably not frequently at all @ sub 4k lbs on 35s or even 37s if they're F450 sized) they'll be expensive unless the Spidertrax ones are serviceable. I know nothing about them.

Are you going to redril them to 5 x 5.5 Chris? Or somehow get the 8.8 to be metric pattern?

^^ all this. Spidertrax sells them in 5 x 5.5. And yes they're serviceable, and yes I expect them to last quite a while.

While building it might not be the simplest part, the end result of just about everything I'm doing on this rig will be one of the most simple, stripped-down, easily serviced vehicles in the field.

 

[MoparManiac]

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Sounds like a pretty sweet setup to me.

Do those use 35 spline stubs?

Are you using 30 spline inners on the D35 up front?

 

[vetteboy]

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Sounds like a pretty sweet setup to me.

Do those use 35 spline stubs?

Are you using 30 spline inners on the D35 up front?

That's what it looks like right now. I'm not sure ye how that's all going to play together. The D50 outer stuff has enough clearance for an 806x, but the Spidertrax yokes are bigger than Dana stuff so it'll just depend on how we can construct the knuckle & C around it I guess.

 

[MoparManiac]

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Gotcha.

Wish I had time to come check the thing out in person.

That and I've always wanted to see Tim's shop.

 

[sheepjeep]

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I'll put it this way, my white cherokee had a clean carfax for the entire time I owned it.

Don't waste your money, do a decent chassis/drivetrain inspection and plan on replacing a few hundred bucks in random wear parts.

when i was looking for my truck i found that carfax was very helpful tool because i saw a lot of trucks with blown motors or new trannys inspection issues or even one where it never had any registration history but have over 100,000 miles on it. i figure pay the $50 is better than risking the chance of spending a shit load more in 3 months becasue the dealer or po "forgot" to tell you that the car as history of eating transmissions. but then again im into buying quality vehicles for dd

 

[XJLI]

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i just tossed my vin into carfax and it says 39 reports. i bet theyre all oil changes from the dealer... i dont wanna waste 40 bucks to know when my oil was chnaged

every inspection and reg changed is logged too, or should be. i tossed mine in and got 14 records, also dont feel like paying.. idk if its worth it. i already bought it right?

 

[XBoBJ]

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every inspection and reg changed is logged too, or should be. i tossed mine in and got 14 records, also dont feel like paying.. idk if its worth it. i already bought it right?

exactly my thoughts. if i find someone that will run it for me for 20.00 ill do it. 40 is a little steep. ill get it back and its not going to change anything because the truck is already mine. its just those 39 records are bugging me now haha. shouldnt have typed my vin in. i wonder how many records my jeep has.


EDIT: jeep has 29 records lol

 

[dukie564]

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exactly my thoughts. if i find someone that will run it for me for 20.00 ill do it. 40 is a little steep. ill get it back and its not going to change anything because the truck is already mine. its just those 39 records are bugging me now haha. shouldnt have typed my vin in. i wonder how many records my jeep has.


EDIT: jeep has 29 records lol

http://www.texasdirectauto.com/listings/autocheck.ashx?vin=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

:shhh:

 

[XBoBJ]

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http://www.texasdirectauto.com/listings/autocheck.ashx?vin=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

:shhh:

wow. that tells alot. she came from PA and had 6 owners.

thanks so much for that linK!

 

[5spd_xj]

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Just ran my truck's vin on that site and saw the same as when I ran a carfax on it. No reported accidents, and I'm the second owner. Pretty neat being that it's free

 

[XBoBJ]

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Just ran my truck's vin on that site and saw the same as when I ran a carfax on it. No reported accidents, and I'm the second owner. Pretty neat being that it's free

im glad i didnt drop the coin on carfax. my jeep was a 3 owner vehicle including me.

 

[XJLI]

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just ran the disco... it is a one owner car. from 5/31/96 to 7/14/98 they put 48k miles on it! 2/16/99 mileage was reported 56k. then a reg renewal every year until the the next mileage report at 12/17/2013 when it was sold at 119k.

thats a sweet link lol

 

[chedisme]

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yea I ran my jeep and burb. Im the 3rd owner of the jeep and 4th for the burb. no accidents.


also have any of you guys seen the regular car reviews guy on the you tubes. its pretty funny.

heres one on a 95 e36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AENdc50K5aE

and heres one for patch its a GC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORunmsxIecM