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FINALLY!!!!
- Thread starter Monkey55
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GrimmJeeper
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Gardena, CA
hooray for you!
why the fanfare? did Geoff touch you innapropriately at socal fest? :gee:
why the fanfare? did Geoff touch you innapropriately at socal fest? :gee:
Kind of. Him and Julio were under my Jeep talking dirty... I couldn't tell if it was to each other or not... :scared:
E
GrimmJeeper
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Gardena, CA
I hope they had pants on this time :shiver:
- Location
- La Habra, CA
E, I heard that you had taco'd your tie rod. Sorry you had to leave early. But it was good to see you.
GrimmJeeper
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Gardena, CA
CeCe approves
Nice Mike. I'm speechless
It was good to see you too..
Yes. I screwed up my tie rod pretty good. I got hung up on both diffs on a big boulder.Even though I have a spare one in my garage, I should figure out an inexpensive HD solution.
I didn't get a chance to thank Julio, Geoff, Sean, and my brother for helping me get rolling again. THANKS.
E
It was good to see you too..
Yes. I screwed up my tie rod pretty good. I got hung up on both diffs on a big boulder.Even though I have a spare one in my garage, I should figure out an inexpensive HD solution.
I didn't get a chance to thank Julio, Geoff, Sean, and my brother for helping me get rolling again. THANKS.
E
- Location
- Torrance, CA
Glad you got home E. Unfortunately I heard about twelve hours too late about two spare tie rods sitting in camp. I took on a bit of minor cosmetic damage coming back down the trail, Odessa was much more fun than usual!
A quick stop-gap for steering is to go ZJ. That will net you 100% bolt on and a bit stronger. Another budget method is the Rugged Ridge crossover setup, this is also bolt on and a lot beefier but you get the super annoying dead spot.
How annoying was the drive? Did you have to resort to the good old 53 MPH speed limit?
A quick stop-gap for steering is to go ZJ. That will net you 100% bolt on and a bit stronger. Another budget method is the Rugged Ridge crossover setup, this is also bolt on and a lot beefier but you get the super annoying dead spot.
How annoying was the drive? Did you have to resort to the good old 53 MPH speed limit?
boostamante
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- los angeles california
No worries E. Had fun bend your rod back into shape... whaaaatttt? Not to mention it was big black and it took both me and Geoof to hold on to it 
No worries E. Had fun bend your rod back into shape... whaaaatttt? Not to mention it was big black and it took both me and Geoof to hold on to it
I think I'm going to wash my Jeep now. I will probably hug it, put a blankie on it, and tell it that it's ok..
It was rough driving to the freeway. So, we pulled over and aligned it a best as we could. We used jumper cables to measure the toe-in. :gee: It worked. I was able to drive the speed limit with any issue.
I might build my own 1 ton steering out of 1.25" DOM .250" wall. It would be awesome if I can do for under $200.
I just saw your pics. It definitely looks like it was a rougher trail compared to a couple of years ago. I didn't actually get to see you wheel your Jeep, but I was impressed to see it up the trail. :thumbup:
Calico did gave us a little spanking.
E
Vanimal
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- escondido, ca
yea, i had a spare tie rod. oh well! mine's a little tweaked as well, time to upgrade.
- Location
- Torrance, CA
Of course not, that just wouldn't be right.
I didn't even know you were back there until I saw Sean give you a tug.
