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Old Nov 4, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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Don't go cheap on spacers. Spydertrax or bust.

SeriousOffroad has D-windows for $50ea, and SummitRacing.com has dozens of wheels for under $75ea.
Dont by spacers at all even worse put them on the wifes ride that two problems waiting for a place to happen. Save a little longer get the correct part for the job . jm2cw...
Old Nov 4, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

They're cheap with no verification of quality. But to be fair, I won't buy spacers, period. It adds another possible failure point, and it's one more thing for me to remember to check when doing maintenance.

You dont think red loc tight would be fine and a recheck and re torqu every month or so would be fine?
Old Nov 4, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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after i lifted my jeep a few months ago i figured out that the clunk in my steering was from a bad/weak box and i just replaced it with a durango box today. the large clunking noise is gone, but i have a creaking noise from the front end when turning now. any ideas?

1996, 4wd, 3" of lift, 31"s, and an IRO double sheer track bar.
Old Nov 4, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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after i lifted my jeep a few months ago i figured out that the clunk in my steering was from a bad/weak box and i just replaced it with a durango box today. the large clunking noise is gone, but i have a creaking noise from the front end when turning now. any ideas?

1996, 4wd, 3" of lift, 31"s, and an IRO double sheer track bar.
Maybe your tie rod can't handle the awsomeness
Old Nov 4, 2012 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DESERTXJ206

You dont think red loc tight would be fine and a recheck and re torqu every month or so would be fine?
A lot of people run them without issue, and there are some who have experienced catastrophic failure. There are plenty of things on a Jeep that can go wrong already; I feel no desire to add in another item to worry about. If I were going to use them, I would absolutely buy new Spidertrax. I don't trust some knockoff eBay manufacturer with my life. Lights? Trim panels? Sure. Wheel spacers? Not a chance in hell.
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Originally Posted by a_shirey
after i lifted my jeep a few months ago i figured out that the clunk in my steering was from a bad/weak box and i just replaced it with a durango box today. the large clunking noise is gone, but i have a creaking noise from the front end when turning now. any ideas?

1996, 4wd, 3" of lift, 31"s, and an IRO double sheer track bar.
Gease gun ?
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Maybe your tie rod can't handle the awsomeness
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Gease gun ?
i want to go get a ZJ tie rob, just dont ever have time. maybe next sunday i can hit a JY. i greased everything when i lifted, but ill do it again and see what happens. maybe a good alignment will help? i want to go tomorrow to get one.
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i want to go get a ZJ tie rob, just dont ever have time. maybe next sunday i can hit a JY. i greased everything when i lifted, but ill do it again and see what happens. maybe a good alignment will help? i want to go tomorrow to get one.
Get your dad to turn the wheel and you sit down there and listen/watch
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Get your dad to turn the wheel and you sit down there and listen/watch
fawk that. i thought he was gonna murder me today with that goddam steering box. ill get kate to do it tomorrow. i grabbed everything today and tried to move it all, nothing had any play.
Old Nov 4, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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fawk that. i thought he was gonna murder me today with that goddam steering box. ill get kate to do it tomorrow. i grabbed everything today and tried to move it all, nothing had any play.
This is why I don't ask my dad for anything. And consider tim,mark, and jimmy my dad.
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jimmy is my dad.
FIFY

ill make kate do it tomorrow after school. im also getting an alignment tomorrow since i got my 110 dollar core charge back from advance auto.
Old Nov 4, 2012 | 05:19 PM
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FIFY

ill make kate do it tomorrow after school. im also getting an alignment tomorrow since i got my 110 dollar core charge back from advance auto.
How did you do that lol? And sounds good. To get back on track with the thread. I'm changing my tstat tomorrow, napa usally will give me a sticky gasket, do I need to apply rtv as well?
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How did you do that lol? And sounds good. To get back on track with the thread. I'm changing my tstat tomorrow, napa usally will give me a sticky gasket, do I need to apply rtv as well?
only gasket. and im a magician.

Old Nov 4, 2012 | 05:24 PM
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only gasket. and im a magician.

Thanks PAL
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