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Post by derekmac on Aug 1, 2015 18:23:23 GMT -4
A little JB Weld, and it'll be good to go, right?? LOL I'm really happy that I decided to swap my other axle in today, as this I don't think had too much life left in it.
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Post by derekmac on Aug 28, 2015 20:28:19 GMT -4
Tonight I pulled the rear end, steering box, drivers side exhaust manifold and other bits and bobs from the parts Jeep. The steering box has zero play in it, and the one in my Jeep now has quite a bit. I was going to adjust it, but since it's so easy to change, I might just do that instead. I started to pull the brake booster, but you need to be a contortionist to get at the bolts! I got two out, but decided to save the other two for another night, lol.
Last weekend, I dismounted the tires, cleaned the crap out of them, pulled the weights, and used airsoft bbs for balancing. Very happy with the results, and now I don't have to worry about losing or spinning a weight off-road.
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Post by derekmac on Sept 6, 2015 18:05:04 GMT -4
Well I got the front RC 4" lift installed, and it went without a hitch. I'm now sitting 3" higher than I was with the 2" BB. I wasn't able to get the rear installed yet as I've been fighting with very difficult bolts on the sway bar links, and the lower shock bolts. This is how it's sitting right now, with the front about an inch higher than the rear.
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Post by derekmac on Sept 12, 2015 14:17:33 GMT -4
Well I can finally say that I have my Jeep sitting where I had planned years ago when we bought it. Top pic is 100% stock with 29" tires. Bottom pic is at 4" with 32's and custom sliders. It might not be a massive built Jeep, but it's mine, and I like it. Oh, it also has heated leather seats.
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Post by derekmac on Dec 26, 2015 13:24:40 GMT -4
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Post by thumper on Dec 27, 2015 11:51:34 GMT -4
For us non-grand guys...
Why a ZJ bottle?
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Post by derekmac on Dec 27, 2015 21:06:26 GMT -4
For us non-grand guys... Why a ZJ bottle? The bottle on the WJ sits really low, right in front of the drivers tire. When the tire goes up in the wheel well, it can catch the pumps or bottle, and rip them off. I ripped the connector apart for the rear pump on mine, and have been lucky so far that I hadn't tore them right out. The ZJ bottle just happens to fit nicely under the hood where I put it, and the pumps and level sensor from the WJ bottle fit the ZJ bottle.
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Post by derekmac on Jan 2, 2016 22:24:42 GMT -4
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Post by derekmac on Jan 5, 2016 21:47:34 GMT -4
Installed my rear Bilsteins tonight, and changed the rear pads. New tie rod ends should be here tomorrow, along with my new aux LED reverse lights. The rear bump stops are rotted out, and the old shocks were acting as them. I need to get new ones welded in before I go wheeling again so I don't kill the new shocks.
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Post by derekmac on Jan 6, 2016 19:58:44 GMT -4
My new LED lights came today, so I got them installed. Man, what a difference! The pics really don't do them justice.
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Post by derekmac on Jan 10, 2016 16:53:17 GMT -4
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Dewie
Jeeper
Junk Lord
Yeah thats right - I drive a Lada :P
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Post by Dewie on Jan 12, 2016 13:59:01 GMT -4
photos no worky
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Post by derekmac on Jan 12, 2016 14:08:43 GMT -4
Fixed.
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Post by thumper on Jan 12, 2016 21:16:00 GMT -4
looks way better with the spacers... should also help protect your body when rubbing up on stuff
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Post by derekmac on Jan 15, 2016 11:41:02 GMT -4
One project I've been working on for the Jeep is to make a carputer. My son got an iPad for Christmas, and no longer needed is old 7" Samsung Tab 3, so that will be the base for the install. Just about everything in the Jeep is controlled through the CANBUS, and using my Bluetooth ELM327 device, and an app called Car Bus Interface, my tablet is able to receive everything the Jeep is doing. The app is setup so that the steering wheel stereo buttons control the music player on the tablet. I can adjust the volume, and change tracks, which I think is pretty damn cool! I'm also running Torque Pro, which monitors various sensors on the Jeep, and can read and reset fault codes. I also have offline topo maps, and offline GPS installed. I made a holder for the tablet out of aircraft aluminum. I've shaken it very hard with the tablet in it, and it didn't budge, so it should survive off-roading.
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