- Location
- Roanoke VA
Weekend is over...what did you get done?
- Thread starter Mr.Shrek
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highspeed
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Owens Cross Roads, Alabama
Damn right it is!
Lowrange2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Abbeville, SC
Met a guy last week who wanted me to do a little work on his 06 TJ. It drove horrible so I swapped out some the trac bar tie rod end and adjusted the castor a little bit.
I told the kid he needed more stuff fine tuned before it was really driveable... I was scared to drive it faster than 45mph in it's current condition.
He didn't listen.
Of course the first thing I did was make sure the tracbar was still intact and didn't cause the wreck. lol
He says he hit this laying in the road:
Then bounced off this truck:
Then cartwheeled across this field.
I'm sure that was a fun ride.
Yes, he survived. Good thing he was wearing a seat belt.
I told the kid he needed more stuff fine tuned before it was really driveable... I was scared to drive it faster than 45mph in it's current condition.
He didn't listen.
Of course the first thing I did was make sure the tracbar was still intact and didn't cause the wreck. lol
He says he hit this laying in the road:
Then bounced off this truck:
Then cartwheeled across this field.
I'm sure that was a fun ride.
Yes, he survived. Good thing he was wearing a seat belt.
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- Location
- Harrisburg, NC
Goodness....
thechief86
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- White House, TN
Holy cow! I'm glad the guy was ok! I hope this means that jeep is going to be trai only now? If I ever do something like that in mine, it'll be on it's way to buggyville...
Cherokeekid88
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- North Carolina
Changed the oil in mine and my wifes XJ. Man, I love the placebo effect changing your oil has on you thinking your jeep somehow drives better than it did before 
Lowrange2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Abbeville, SC
Doubtful. The kid is 17 years old, a senior in highschool. I'm sure it'll just get totaled and find it's way to a scrap yard.
I txt him last night and asked if he had intentions of buying it back from the insurance company. He hasn't replied yet. I'd sure like to get my hands on it and part it out.
He paid me to replace the tie rod end on his track-bar. I'm fairly certain he has no clue how to start building a buggy. lol
94xjsport94
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Carrollton, GA
Buy his tires! I love my claws.
Lowrange2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Abbeville, SC
I hope you take better care of yours than the owner did of these.
The kid bought this Jeep just like it sits so he has no clue what's done to it. Typical kid that just thought it looked cool.
The tires were terrible. I wouldn't put that set of tires on a trailer. They were cupped out, worn terribly, every other lug was about 1/4 inch shorter than the next one and they were hard as a rock.
Hopefully, yours age better than these did.
94xjsport94
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Carrollton, GA
Yeah I rotate them frequently since they do that. Don't know if it is because they are directional, or just the tire itself.
Lowrange2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Abbeville, SC
When I took it for a test drive it sounded like there was a helicopter flying right above the top.
ChuckstrPT
NAXJA Member #791
- Location
- Birmingham, Alabama
I got my XJ w/35" claws, and that describes one of the 4 I got pretty well. It was shot. First thing replaced... and they are Loud. :viking:
Georgia Mike
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Flowery Branch,GA
For some reason tires wear like that on solid axles even if all other components are in good condition. The more aggressive the tread, the more pronounced the wear and the more often you should rotate them. I see Jeeps all the time with cupped and severely feathered tread blocks on their mud tires. The owners seem oblivious to the fact that they need to keep them rotated on a regular basis or be remotely concerned with keeping an eye the steering components :laugh:
I must say when I was in high school I didn't know too much about vehicles, just enough to get myself in trouble. If I had been in a Jeep back then, I probably would've gotten myself hurt with the way I drove, I'll admit I still drive kinda fast sometimes, but I've wised up a LOT. Glad he's alright
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
At least he took one of the god awful wheels on that blue pickup with him. And didn't die. Maybe he'll learn from his mistake?
SC Rednek
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Winchester TN
I bought a truck today! Still working on getting my garage (and that house thing too)
highspeed
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Owens Cross Roads, Alabama
I bought a truck today! Still working on getting my garage (and that house thing too)
Looks sharp! What motor? 5.2?
SC Rednek
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Winchester TN
5.9, automatic trans
highspeed
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Owens Cross Roads, Alabama
nice. bet it will haul a$$
shortxjdoug
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chattanooga tn
I had 2 sets on my very first cherokee.... Frequent rotations are key
They took me many places I shouldn't have been in this jeep.
