"Jack of all trades" 99Xj dream build
12-08-2014, 09:50 AM
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This weekend didn't go exactly as planned. I did do the rear bump stops to protect my new rear tires. The back end flexed for days! Still need to fabricate a battery tray
12-16-2014, 11:25 AM
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Well I still have yet to test them off road. So I'll take some then. But Sunday I drove it on the highway for the first time in a while, and all was going well until I hit a bump. HELLO Death Wobble! So Christmas break starts at the end of this week, so I'll start eliminating things. First tighten steering box, (steering Been feeling weird lately) then tire balance, then track bar mounting holes then balljoints. Then onwards to upgrading tierod and draglink early.
12-16-2014, 04:32 PM
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Well I still have yet to test them off road. So I'll take some then. But Sunday I drove it on the highway for the first time in a while, and all was going well until I hit a bump. HELLO Death Wobble! So Christmas break starts at the end of this week, so I'll start eliminating things. First tighten steering box, (steering Been feeling weird lately) then tire balance, then track bar mounting holes then balljoints. Then onwards to upgrading tierod and draglink early.
12-16-2014, 07:20 PM
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Well I still have yet to test them off road. So I'll take some then. But Sunday I drove it on the highway for the first time in a while, and all was going well until I hit a bump. HELLO Death Wobble! So Christmas break starts at the end of this week, so I'll start eliminating things. First tighten steering box, (steering Been feeling weird lately) then tire balance, then track bar mounting holes then balljoints. Then onwards to upgrading tierod and draglink early.
12-16-2014, 07:54 PM
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Upon inspection it appears that the rubber bushings in my track bar allow for to much movement so I'm ordering polyurethane ones. And my upper tre on the drag link at the steering arm is shot.
12-22-2014, 02:15 PM
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Zj steering swap next week and track bar bushings will also be replaced with polyurethane ones. To hopefully stiffen up the steering
12-24-2014, 10:16 PM
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Made my list checked it twice. And knocked something of it already.. zj swap is done! And it's beefy as he'll compared to stock stuff. Also put the new bushings in the track bar.
12-29-2014, 11:30 PM
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fabricated a battery mount for my bigger battery!(pictures tomorrow)? and took it to my local trusted shop to get it aligned. only to be called back right away and told that they couldn't do it, because the jeep out grew the machine! now to look for someone who can!