No sweat - ill be ready

[XJ_ranger]

I started today :D

Jeep to do:

Tighten u-bolts
Fab front LCA’s
Fix bumper
Remove front carpet
Bump stops
Spare tire mount
Drivers side mirror
Tool bags
Tighten front suspension / steering
Rebuild/tap/install steering box
T-case skid plate

Wheel studs

Lug nuts

Trackbar axle end bolt

paint new 4340 axles infantry blue
install new 300m u-joints
install new axle shafts with new warn premiums / re-pack wheel bearings / change wheel make a new tie rod and set toe correctly
buy and have 2 new tires mounted
make my e-brake work

come up with a way to soild mount my spare

if time allows:
shave front axle for about 1/2" more clearance
shave rear axle for about 2" more clearance
rear main seal


I already ran into an issue with snap rings... my CTM's arent here yet, and as such i was trying to install the 760's, but dont have ful circle clips...
Thanks Randy!
boo!
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=86537

pictures and updates to follow...

[Matt S.]

Today... I sit at my desk and do homework knowing that my junk is done. It feels even better knowing that you JUST STARTED!:spin1: :spin1:


Should i call in about 4 hours to interupt your progress???:cheers:

[JeepFreak21]

I think I've got a full set of full circle clips for ya Opie. PM me if ya wanna pick them up.
Billy

[XJ_ranger]

I think I've got a full set of full circle clips for ya Opie. PM me if ya wanna pick them up.
Billy


found some - car quest and napa had them...
ill update with more info on that later

thanks Billy.

[XJ_ranger]

tires - taken care of
Alloys - installed
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6196.jpg
Hubs, wheel bearings, studs, and lugs - installed


cool! a brand new box!
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6219.jpg

Damn that alloy looks good in there -
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6220.jpg


Front carpet is out - saved some weight, and removed some rust trapper



in tearing the Pro Comp LCA's out, I noticed an issue with the castor adjuster - http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6212.jpg

so i fixed it :D
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6213.jpg

then went to work on making the Pro Comp arms into fixed length RE SF LCA's
here is a fawked up bushing -
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6215.jpg
sum grinding, cutting and pounding -
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6218.jpg

Whats in this brand new box?
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6206.jpg


that looks cool!
2http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6207.jpg


about 4 passes later with the Mig, and Bam! a Rubicon Express Fixed Length Super Flex Lower Control Arm is born!
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6209.jpg



after being a tard at prarie city, I noticed that my t-case skid plate had lost a few bolts... so i wanted to fix that... and noticed a little cracking in the x-member... took the skid off and found this -
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6224.jpg


in keeping with the frusteration of the evening, I pulled the x-member, and welded it up, then added some 1.25" angle to the front side -
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6226.jpg
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JVPrep/img_6225.jpg

so...

I just drove my junk to Sacramento, because its raining hella hard, and the MJ's windsheild wipers dont work... part of the reason for replacing the fawked up bushings was to eliminate a rediculs wobble in my suspention uppon hard braking on the freeway...

lets just say, that the wobble isnt gone...

but the axle doesnt move with it any more!

I think the play in the sector shaft in the steering box could be the culpret? or my heims with maybe .005" play might be it? I dont know or care anymore...
Ball joints are good, wheel bearings are good, tires are balanced, trackbar backet and axle mount are tight... It has to be the steering joints or the steering box...
Maybe ill just put Hydro Assist on it and mask the problems!



Measured for bumpstops - need about 5.5" per side to keep the axle truss off the oil pan... also discovered that my trackbar causes MAJOR bind in my suspention... The axle end with the bushing isnt at the correct angle... I should replace that with a heim - but ill do that when I go to hi-steer... after JV...

[CRASH]

Do you still need Phil's old crossmember? He called me last night and wanted me to bring that oily POS to Sac tomorrow.......tell me I don't have to get dirty digging it out of the scrap pile and I'll be very grateful.

[Letterman]

but dont have ful circle clips...
Thanks Randy!
boo!
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=86537

pictures and updates to follow...

I got full circle clips for my 760's from Home Depot, put my fronts together over the weekend, found out I spun my rear pasenger side :doh: Running on it anyway! :gag:

[XJ_ranger]

Do you still need Phil's old crossmember? He called me last night and wanted me to bring that oily POS to Sac tomorrow.......tell me I don't have to get dirty digging it out of the scrap pile and I'll be very grateful.

a crossmember is the least of my issues right now...

You dont have to get dirty - though I appriciate the effort.

[XJ_ranger]

I was going to work in Napa today from Sac, and on the way, a rediculus death wobble problem occured... I expected it to happen when getting hard on the brakes, and I have been chasing it since I last ran at Stoddard...

It happened at speed...

going 75, with your front end all over the road isnt fun...

it has to be the steering box and heim joints...

GREAT! just what I was thinking I needed...

im going to call Parts Mike and see what he can do for me in the way of a steering system and possibly a steering box before wednsday...

its getting farther and farther out of reach...

boo!

[CRASH]

its getting farther and farther out of reach...

boo!


Quit your bitching and get it done.

Are the BJ's OK?

[XJ_ranger]

Quit your bitching and get it done.

Are the BJ's OK?

BJ's are tight...

unles someone wants to give me a free BJ :D

[David Taylor]

Ball joints suck, go king pin !!!!

Are you sure your Caster is good ?

[GSequoia]

going 75, with your front end all over the road isnt fun...

You can breath now.

Ahhh sweet memories. Makes me wonder what my test drive is gonna be like with the red Jeep, it's almost time. Will it shake again? Only time will tell.

[Phil]

Ok, fine. Come to Davis Thursday night and we can take my Jeep.
















Just kidding! I need to change my oil before I go wheeling again. :tear:

[CRASH]

How about the toe? Excessive toe-in or out can cause mad problems, yo.

[XJ_ranger]

How about the toe? Excessive toe-in or out can cause mad problems, yo.

im about three eights of an inch toe in at the edge of my 33s...

I didnt get a chance to talk to parts mike, but tomorrow he will get a phone call for sure...

anyone got a spare steering box laying around? ill give you an old BJ for it... :D

[XJ_ranger]

Ok, fine. Come to Davis Thursday night and we can take my Jeep.
















Just kidding! I need to change my oil before I go wheeling again. :tear:

ill change your oil!

we leave at noon on thursday!

ill even pack your jeep! and get out and walk to save weight!

make me an OBT for the weekend!

I hate my jeep! :D

[88flexj]

im about three eights of an inch toe in at the edge of my 33s...

I didnt get a chance to talk to parts mike, but tomorrow he will get a phone call for sure...

anyone got a spare steering box laying around? ill give you an old BJ for it... :D

Ok this is going to sound shade tree, but it has always worked very well for me. You can't get a good measurement from the edge of the tires. Support the jeep on jack stands evenly. Get a board like a plank or a 2x4, and drive a nail through the end of it so that the nail is sticking straight up when the board is flat on the ground. Bend the nail over a little so it doesn't want to grab the tire lugs. Spin the wheel by hand and push the board under the tire just untill the nail kisses the center lugs. This will leave a nice sharp pin stripe line on each tire to measure from. I have always set the toe at 1/8" out. When people ask me why I have a board with a nail in it, I say it is my alignment rack:laugh3: Hope this helps with your wobbles.

[GSequoia]

ianyone got a spare steering box laying around? ill give you an old BJ for it... :D

You can have mine...

http://events.sequoia4x4.com/d/12260-2/steeringbox.jpg

No sloppy seconds BJ necessary.

[Ramsey]

just shoot your junk and ride bitch with someone

[XJ_ranger]

just shoot your junk and ride bitch with someone

Thats option 2...

[XJ_ranger]

Motion Industries doesnt have the 7/8" shank 3/4" thru bolt heim joints...
Mine will be fine at crawling speed, just anything above 35 and i have big issues... - no lakebed racing for me! :D

Ive secured the use of an 04 CTD...

im working on getting the use of a more local trailer - Matt - thanks for the offer, but positioning just isnt working out for me right now...
I know of a few other people with trailers im going to beg / plead / give used BJ's to...

[Lawn Cher']

I know of a few other people with trailers im going to beg / plead / give used BJ's to...

You could use my trailer for a BJ and a HJ...














Ball joint and heim joint; what were you thinking, fag?

[XJ_ranger]

well, I picked up a tow rig today :D

trailer tomorrow, JV tomorrow or BUST!

All I really need to do is weld the t-case skid to the x-member (just for JV)

oh - and pack... and buy food...

[JeepFreak21]

well, I picked up a tow rig today :D


What'd ya get?
Billy