What did you do to your XJ today

McJesse said:
I didn't think so? Do they not have 3.88 gears? If not then I guess it is 4.88
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You can get some odd ball gears for the 8.25 like 3.21 and maybe 3.90's but the Dana 30 3.73 4.10 4.56 4.88 I think is all you can get. Read the ring gears they will tell you how many teeth they have.
 
Contacted TandT about running my long arm kit with one upper link, since I almost ripped the drivers side mount off on the sand dunes. And what they said was why yes you can, if you reinforce the truss on that side and the lower mount where the link bolts in. So now I will be running a 3 link up front.
 
TORX said:
I hope you're done with him, because it's my turn now!

Darrell said he's only working one week a month now? Hopefully my 8.8 will be heading down then next week though.
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Yep all done for now with labor. But I will be ordering more parts though him. By the way why didn't you buy your parts though him? Everything I have bought from him has been way cheeper then on the net, plus I can almost walk over and pick them up.

Dave
 
Recently replaced:
A/C compressor
Radiator fan clutch

Today:
Some sort of Heater fan blower resistor thing and had to figure out some sort of new way to wire the thing up. Factory connectors were melted.
Multiple trips to the parts store. Once the blower was kind working, we took the Jeep to Olympia to run some errands. Still waiting for another part to finish up the heater tomorrow.

All the playing in the snow, wiped me out.
 
crazymoose1990 said:
So now I will be running a 3 link up front.
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...y-link ;)

BoringDave said:
Yep all done for now with labor. But I will be ordering more parts though him. By the way why didn't you buy your parts though him? Everything I have bought from him has been way cheeper then on the net, plus I can almost walk over and pick them up.

Dave
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I'm cheap.

I was able to score a pretty good package deal on Yukon's through Complete Offroad. I used West Coast differentials for my Detroit, because I had a gift certificate to use up.

He does usually get pretty good pricing through Randy's though.
 
TORX said:
...y-link

Your right Dustin, but now that you mention it I may just go to a true 3 link. I think I still have the factory upper mounts still welded to the unibody.
I will need to really reinforce them but its an idea, I could maybe run a 4 link also.
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crazymoose1990 said:
TORX said:
...y-link

Your right Dustin, but now that you mention it I may just go to a true 3 link. I think I still have the factory upper mounts still welded to the unibody.
I will need to really reinforce them but its an idea, I could maybe run a 4 link also.
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you don't want to do that, your pinion angle vary greatly when your suspension cycles. Likely to get a shallower angles as the axle drops away and a steeper angel as it compresses.
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Yeah thats true, however wouldnt this happen with any 3 link or 4 link. This wouldnt matter when you are driving down the road at 55 or 60 because your pinion angle and caster angle would be correct. It would only change on articulation, like offroading and this is slow speed. Correct? or not
 
Awesomexj came over and helped ne with my ignition problem everytime In order for me to keep it running I had to hold my key lock down but when I let go it died on me. So he got his spring off that held his brake line hooked one end to the key lock and then went under the column to the tilt knob deal worked like a charm. Thanks again awesomexj
 
crazymoose1990 said:
Yeah thats true, however wouldnt this happen with any 3 link or 4 link. This wouldnt matter when you are driving down the road at 55 or 60 because your pinion angle and caster angle would be correct. It would only change on articulation, like offroading and this is slow speed. Correct? or not
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it is minimized by most setups because the upper and lower arms are roughly the same length and have the same front/back travel. If you use a short upper arm and a long lower arm your upper arm will have more front back movement than the lower causing the pinion axle to change drastically with suspension travel.
 
Good to know, will still ask my axle guy not that I dont trust you, however I have heard so many conflicting storys about everything.
 
Drove it to work all week , And today I got to pull the Aramark laundry truck twice after he got stuck delivering stuff here . And then the grounds worker truck after he got stuck . Then the boss man thought I was having to much fun but was impressed with what the XJ could do .
 
WaXJ_Skier said:
it is minimized by most setups because the upper and lower arms are roughly the same length and have the same front/back travel. If you use a short upper arm and a long lower arm your upper arm will have more front back movement than the lower causing the pinion axle to change drastically with suspension travel.
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Yup your are right. Looks like I will be starting from scratch with some new lower arms, and upper links. I will probably loose some grond clearance behind the axle, but what else can be done. Im probably going to run long arms that are straight and dont have the up bend that the T and Ts do, that should keep my upper link mounts away from my drive shaft.
 
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