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It does look like he stabbed the brakes. Probably should've grabbed reverse and gassed it. Or, you know, not picked such a lovely line.
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Yeah I was just being silly because of that press release a page back. Full independent suspension on a jeep wrangler would work awesome, but it would have to be a hell of a setup. Lots of travel, lots of ability to lift it.
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Got my swaybar disconnects and front body spacers in last weekend (krakkles - some time suddenly opened up last minute, so I didn't bother texting ya).  All better:  Once they were in I adjusted them so the swaybar was at ~15°, and tapped spots for the storage pins in the skid plate. Pretty slick kit, hopefully they hold up well. Then I noticed the tires I wanted had a $75 rebate thru Discount Tire sooooo  
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Hah! It's all good. I wasn't around anyway. Looks good! On mine, I put some catchs up higher so that my sway bar would be as far up and out of the way as possible. Have you flexed it out to make sure it doesn't hit yet? (It's probably not an issue, I just remember it being the thought process behind putting mine higher.)
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Feb 18, 2015 00:31
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Krakkles posted:Hah! It's all good. I wasn't around anyway. I haven't flexed it yet, but I did turn the tires full lock both ways and try to eyeball what would happen. I was a little rushed for time by then, but I put them up about as far as they would go. I still need to fit in the new tires and wheel spacers so I'll see what needs to be moved then.
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Feb 18, 2015 00:36
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sup jeep crew
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Feb 18, 2015 01:26
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He picked a really lovely line, should have gone mostly straight down the hill even with that gully. He was hosed the second he put a tire over the edge, and ramming the other one into the other side of the gully pretty much guaranteed it was going to roll. Dumb driver, dumb line, hopefully no one had their hands on the roll cage.
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Feb 18, 2015 01:30
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Astonishing Wang posted:My buddy had a bad weekend. It started with trying to go down this: That really sucks, but at least ZJs are stupid cheap right now. He can pick up another one for under 2 grand and swap parts over easily.
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jonathan posted:Yeah I was just being silly because of that press release a page back. Full independent suspension on a jeep wrangler would work awesome, but it would have to be a hell of a setup. Lots of travel, lots of ability to lift it. It would be the end of the Wrangler line. You can't get the kind of articulation that a solid axle setup can in such a narrow package. People see shiny complicated things and assume that they are just better. Independent suspensions are good for go fast stuff where width is good, but they are hard to package in a narrow platform that can follow trails. You'd have to either make the Wrangler have HMMWV width, push the engine up a foot or so, or make CV shafts capable of truly insane operation angles. People would probably buy them still, for a while, but they'd be directly competing with lots of other SUVs/trucks instead of having their own niche to occupy.
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EightBit posted:It would be the end of the Wrangler line. You can't get the kind of articulation that a solid axle setup can in such a narrow package. People see shiny complicated things and assume that they are just better. Independent suspensions are good for go fast stuff where width is good, but they are hard to package in a narrow platform that can follow trails. You'd have to either make the Wrangler have HMMWV width, push the engine up a foot or so, or make CV shafts capable of truly insane operation angles. People would probably buy them still, for a while, but they'd be directly competing with lots of other SUVs/trucks instead of having their own niche to occupy. gently caress you Mopar make this http://gocms.com/index.html
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They should put portal axles on the next Wrangler Rubicon.
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jonathan posted:gently caress you Mopar make this http://gocms.com/index.html My god, it's significantly wider and taller, heavier than hell to boot, probably.
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Feb 18, 2015 07:04
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Jymmybob posted:sup jeep crew loving awesome. I've always reckoned those were crap for snow though, with hugely wide summer tires and all. I have to imagine finding snow tires to fit over the gargantuan brakes is a nightmare.
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I have a friend with a CJ7 with a quadra-trac center diff installed with a AMC 360 and I believe its a 727 - basically its the drive train out of a wagoneer. He bought the truck this way, so neither one of us has a clue as to how things went together. Hes having trouble getting it into lo-range, well it completely lacks it, theres a switch in the cab, but it seems to do absolutely nothing. I have read these are vacuum driven, and how much of a nightmare is this going to be to fix?
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BrokenKnucklez posted:I have a friend with a CJ7 with a quadra-trac center diff installed with a AMC 360 and I believe its a 727 - basically its the drive train out of a wagoneer. He bought the truck this way, so neither one of us has a clue as to how things went together. If it's anything like the transfer case in the YJs it's dead simple. There's a few different vacuum diagrams on Google and it looks fairly similar. http://i.imgur.com/HmGTjyJ.jpg The first thing I'd check is the line that connects to the manifold vacuum to see if it's damaged or leaking somewhere. I'm guessing you've done the obvious and checked if the indicator light on the dash is dead?
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Yeah we checked and made sure that worked. Its a comeplete hack job, I have been doing lots of electrical repair on the Jeep as well. I am taking a bet that the check valves are installed incorrectly too, all the lines look new enough. Edit: Masking tape is not for electrical repair. I wish I took photos of some of the work.
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Wamsutta posted:loving awesome. I've always reckoned those were crap for snow though, with hugely wide summer tires and all. I have to imagine finding snow tires to fit over the gargantuan brakes is a nightmare. 285/50/20 Blizzak DM-V1s went on 38 miles after getting it. They're a tiny bit narrower and taller than stock but within reason plus they ride much better. I'm putting a set of OEM black split-spokes on this summer with some actual summer tires since in their infinite wisdom both available stock tire types are runflats despite having a fullsize spare.
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I love the SRT-8, even the older versions, for it's pure insanity. I hope they make a Hellcat version of the Jeep SRT-8. How is the electronic locking center diff/transfer case in the 1st generation SRT-8's, anyone know if there are big reliability red flags? That's the only thing that kinda scared me about owning one is the worry if the diffs can take the power. mod sassinator fucked around with this message at 22:52 on Feb 18, 2015 |
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So, um... I may have convinced a co-worker that it should be possible to put together an entire "jeep" using nothing but aftermarket parts from the quadratec catalog. This isn't bad, right? 
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I would gleefully watch and participate if your coworker was bankrolling the whole venture.
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mod sassinator posted:I love the SRT-8, even the older versions, for it's pure insanity. I hope they make a Hellcat version of the Jeep SRT-8. The property manager where I used to live ran a truck/diesel performance shop. He bought an SRT-8 with some rear-end damage, fixed it up, then pushed it to just under 900whp and used it as advertising for his business. That was the first vehicle I was ever in where I needed the headrests. It also crab-walked at 80mph if you floored it. It was definitely the most frightening thing I have ever driven.
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FreelanceSocialist posted:The property manager where I used to live ran a truck/diesel performance shop. He bought an SRT-8 with some rear-end damage, fixed it up, then pushed it to just under 900whp and used it as advertising for his business. That was the first vehicle I was ever in where I needed the headrests. It also crab-walked at 80mph if you floored it. It was definitely the most frightening thing I have ever driven. I'm guessing you've never been caught in a rain storm on drag slicks...
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jonathan posted:I'm guessing you've never been caught in a rain storm on drag slicks... Well, close - I have been on a road course in the rain on a set of Hoosier A6's thanks to poor planning on my part. 
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Feb 19, 2015 03:24
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 Continuing to just empty every pocket.
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I’m looking at purchasing my first Jeep, specifically an XJ. I was hoping you guys could point me in the right direction. I understand ‘97-’01 are good model years, and to look into issues with the head in ‘00/’01. Are there any other XJ specific things I should be looking for? Anything I should stay away from?
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You've just summoned Kastein but I think the super-short version of it is "buy a '99".
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IOwnCalculus posted:You've just summoned Kastein but I think the super-short version of it is "buy a '99". That's kinda the feeling I got from this thread.
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Here's the answer I got when I asked:kastein posted:Sport generally is 4x4. If you get a frontal shot from the CL listing, just look for the differential hanging down on the driver side in the picture, that means it's at least partially 4x4. Make sure the transfer case and front driveshaft are there, a friend of mine got scammed on one that'd had a front axle put in, and a transfer case shifter, but no transfer case or front driveshaft...
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Krakkles posted:Here's the answer I got when I asked: Thanks. So don't bother with anything other than a '99 if I can help it.
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Yeah, basically. I heard that advice, then went and bought a 2000, and it's been great - but in no small part because I've basically converted it to a heavily modified '99 at this point. Buy a '99.
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Double check the rear axle on '99's you look at though. My '99 came with a D35 instead of the 8.25".  Doesn't even have ABS (all ABS cars had a D35 from what I understand), but for some reason some '99's apparently got the D35 too.Another annoying '99-ism is that they switched from 1 piece cast to 2 piece composite front rotors mid year, so don't order parts for a brake job, front wheel bearing, etc. until you find out what type is on yours.
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I abused my '01 with a d35 for 30k miles over 3 years and it never gave me a bit of mechanical trouble even at 165k miles. That being said, 99 is best, but maybe don't shy away from a killer deal on a later model.
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mod sassinator posted:Double check the rear axle on '99's you look at though. My '99 came with a D35 instead of the 8.25". XJ rear axles: 84-01 (AKA all years) came with the d35 sometimes. Much more common 91 or so and earlier, but it does happen on later ones too, even without ABS. 87-90 some rather rare ones got the d44. 91-96.0 mostly got 27 spline 8.25s, but some got d35s. 96.5-01 mostly got 29 spline 8.25s, but some got d35s. ABS always implies a d35, but no ABS (as you found out) doesn't imply no d35. They basically used d35s whenever they ran out of 8.25s at the assembly plant.
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Super saggy overloaded with Mt. Shasta in the background. Going up and down all the hills with this thing was nerve wracking between Phoenix and Seattle. Burned probably half a quart of oil each day. Smokes hilariously on startup now. Jeep life. 
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Round 2 of trying to install these sliders. I cut metal off the front flanges to get them to sit flush with the pinch seams, but now they are about a 1/4" too short to reach the unibody. Do not buy JCR sliders. I'm really not happy with these. The sliders I got from AJ's Offroad for my XJ went on like a glove and were better designed to boot at nearly half the cost. Too bad they don't make sliders for the WJ. Passenger front:  Driver front:  Driver rear:  They don't hug very tight to the rocker panel and they are BIG.   I also don't like how far they stick out behind the pinch seam bolts. That's a lot of unsupported metal.  Apparently the arms being too short is a known issue going back to at least 2009 according to Jeep Forum searches. You'd think JCR would fix the issue after 6 years. They ship out 1/4" plates to make up the difference.
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BoostCreep posted:Apparently the arms being too short is a known issue going back to at least 2009 according to Jeep Forum searches. You'd think JCR would fix the issue after 6 years. They ship out 1/4" plates to make up the difference. That seems like a pretty janky fix. Seeing as after a total of two off-road excursions is already doing a number on my cheap step bars, I've got my eye on the Kevins Offroad bars with square tube. I do want them to be big / stick out a bit since I'm going to throw some grip tape on the top for my wife and daughter to use as a step.
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You might want to look at some proper armor that has steps welded onto the side. I don't know what kind of trails you're running, but that definitely isn't helping your ground clearance.
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IOwnCalculus posted:That seems like a pretty janky fix. It is janky, but it should work. I just need another 1/4" of metal. EightBit posted:You might want to look at some proper armor that has steps welded onto the side. I don't know what kind of trails you're running, but that definitely isn't helping your ground clearance. The pictures make the sliders look lower than they are. They don't go lower than the pinch seam, so the ground clearance isn't affected at all. What do you mean by "steps welded onto the side"? The trails in SoCal are very rocky. Beefy sliders are pretty mandatory, so if anything I might want to reinforce the front and rear of the sliders along the pinch seam, but these will work fine if not a bit unsightly.
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It's more of a Wrangler thing, your jeep doesn't have much of a quarter panel to armor up. Like this: http://www.extremeterrain.com/wrangler-jeep-body-armor-learning-information.html
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