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Sweeeet. Reviews on he usefullness of that beace would be great! I have the RE tracbar too so im curious if its worth the coin
Deffinetally noticed improvement with the brace, She used to bounce around on pot holes, now the suspension is taking the load instead of the track bar, It deffinetally stiffened it up. The Steering Box brace was a noticeable improvement as well, i used to get bump steer from pot holes, not anymore.
Got my Steering Gear brace installed. It is not the beefiest, but it works.
Got my JCR steering box spacer and frame tie-ins installed.
Also installed these SKidRow Control arm Skids. I am still undecided on them, so we will see how they do in moab.
These above mods are a must. They really stiffened up my steering and ride control. Before the steering box brace, my power steering pump never whined on hard turns, i am guessing because there was lots of flex in the box, the frame and the steering. Now that everything is tight and stiff, the pump is actually working....i forsee a durango pump replacement in my future. The control arm skids really helped in the snow and slush, They helped slid my axle over the ruts and protected the LCA bushings.
Why did you go with the skid row bolt on skids over the weld on skids from JKS? The weld on ones are cheap and stronger. Also won't have to worry about never getting those nuts off when the bolts meets a rock and bends.
Why did you go with the skid row bolt on skids over the weld on skids from JKS? The weld on ones are cheap and stronger. Also won't have to worry about never getting those nuts off when the bolts meets a rock and bends.
For the simple fact of...i dont have a welder.Also, if i decide i dont want them, i cant take them off, whereas these i can take off in 5 minutes. A cut off wheel works wonders on bent bolts.
Last edited by WyoCherokee; 05-10-2016 at 08:08 AM.
Awesome work! Putting some time in. Seems it never stops there is always one more thing after the next with these rigs
Have you got your relocator brackets in yet?
They should be arriving this week, I got them through Amazon, and used the No rush shipping (amazon prime) and got credit for music, movies, etc. If i am not in a hurry, i do that, and get free music haha.
I've never thought about doing that...
Usually I tend to use the faster option for shipping only because it takes a little longer than usual to arrive at my APO here in Germany.
Well my relocator brackets did come. Very impressed with quality. I just did not have time to install them this weekend, so Moab will have to happen with a poor shackle angle. I was however able to get the inline water temp guage sender installed, and it now reads correctly
Took the pup for a run to scout for horns and partridge
I got my new bumpstops and longer shocks installed, by this time i have become an expert at dropping my axle. I tried squeezing them in through the springs, but finally gave up. Ended up putting my old shocks on my buddies 07 JKU. Being a east cost jeep, the front shock nuts were seized. Found out a sawzall works great, and you can put a 16mm impact socket on the bottom of the stem and it comes right off
And started packing the jeep with trail gear and camping stuff for Moab. It will be riding on a trailer for the 700 mile trip, so i am jsut stuffing camping gear in it to stay dry for the ride. My Cargo Box was great for organizing all my trail gear, and everything fit snug and perfect.
Last edited by WyoCherokee; 05-16-2016 at 08:43 AM.
Well Moab was a freakin Blast! No carnage Didnt want to get to crazy being my first trip down there. Did Fins & Things, Baby Lions back, 7 mile rim, Dome Plateau, Hells Revenge, chicken corners, Hurrah Pass and the first climb into Lockhart Basin. I Ran everything Open Diffed, no locker. ran 15 psi rear, and 18psi front and in 4lo. the 3.55's are just a hair to high to turn the 32's in some of the climbs, even in 4-lo, so I am glad i am prepping for 4.56's. The Frame support and steering braces i installed made a huge difference! I honestly did not have any rear suspension issues with my shackle angle, but i will be putting on the relocators anyways. Here are a few of the better photos.
Now on to the list i made for items i need to buy after the trip.....
1. actual 4.5"lift coils. The 3.5 springs slipped around on the isolators during steep angle maneauvers.
2. adjustable upper and lower control arms. My front end is to far back, and would make the springs catch on my longer bumpstops during high articulation
3. gears!!!!!
4. 3-row radiator
5. 1-ton steering.
6. hood luvres
7. Rear Disk conversion
Now on to the list i made for items i need to buy after the trip.....
1. actual 4.5"lift coils. The 3.5 springs slipped around on the isolators during steep angle maneauvers.
2. adjustable upper and lower control arms. My front end is to far back, and would make the springs catch on my longer bumpstops during high articulation
3. gears!!!!!
4. 3-row radiator
5. 1-ton steering.
6. hood luvres
7. Rear Disk conversion
Looks fun man! I don't know if I'll be able to get my jeep out this season.. Too much prep work to do!
05-09-2016, 08:20 AM
