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Old May 9, 2012 | 11:35 PM
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Front spartan locker to?! Let me know how that works out for you, I did spartan rear and eaton front
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Old May 10, 2012 | 12:23 PM
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Front spartan locker to?! Let me know how that works out for you, I did spartan rear and eaton front
Sure thing ill be testing all this out first weekend of June at Southern Missouri Offroad Ranch
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Old May 10, 2012 | 08:56 PM
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MMMMMM more beef

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Old May 11, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MuscleHead
MMMMMM more beef
Christmas in may?
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Old May 11, 2012 | 01:14 PM
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Damn! I'm jealous!

That's gonna be sweet!!
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Old May 11, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by just_jeepin
Christmas in may?
I never get anythign liek this for christmas lol.

Originally Posted by Azar
Damn! I'm jealous!

That's gonna be sweet!!
Yeah i cant friggin wait. If i can find someone to teach how to install ring and pinion gear sets im going to regear the axles as well. Im giving it a week or so to see if someone can help befor i install all of these easy to do pats.
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Old May 14, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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Well wave 4 is here. Also found someone to install these. Decided there no reason to learn how since i would forget it by the time i needed to do it again in the future.

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Old May 15, 2012 | 07:30 AM
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....Dude, are you Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark??

Becuz you're my freakin hero with all these parts!! Just keep updating so I can live vicariously through you.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 12:26 PM
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good call on the gear install. I usually have someone do mine. I would freak if i installed gears and had to listen to a howl from the diff. Actually I had it done in my Camaro, not the Jeep i have now but still......
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Old May 15, 2012 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Azar
....Dude, are you Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark??

Becuz you're my freakin hero with all these parts!! Just keep updating so I can live vicariously through you.
Id much rather be a genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist

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good call on the gear install. I usually have someone do mine. I would freak if i installed gears and had to listen to a howl from the diff. Actually I had it done in my Camaro, not the Jeep i have now but still......
Yeah if in the future i do an axle swap i will do those since i can work on them on a table.
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Old May 21, 2012 | 12:31 PM
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Well everything has been installed and working well. Just running the gears through their break in period at the moment. Man did they make a difference in power. Glad i went ahead and done it now lol.

Picked up a tire deflator yesterday as well
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Old May 22, 2012 | 08:20 AM
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What gears did u go with?
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Old May 22, 2012 | 09:20 AM
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Looks great! unless I missed it, what are your plans for steering?
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Old May 22, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by just_jeepin
What gears did u go with?
I guess your referring to the ratio, i went with 4.56s.

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Looks great! unless I missed it, what are your plans for steering?
The tie rod is a solid v8 zj rod and drag link is stock. No real need at this point to upgrade the steering until it proves weak.

Did upgrade my trac bar heim joint yesterday to a chromoly heim with kevlar race.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 10:59 AM
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nice, 4.56's will definitely wake her up
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