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Bought a RockKrawler Trackbar replacing my wore out stock one. I'm very impressed, very beefy and uses big 9/16th's bolts, big upgrade over stock. Plus I only had to pay 160 for it too.

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Also installed a PORC SYE. PORC decided not to include a Speedo gear and the seal that the kit comes with is some Made in China garbage that doesn't seal for crap, PORC was useless and didnt even answer their phone and had to just buy the missing/damages parts myself. But now no longer leaks and I have a working speedo. Used a stock XJ front shaft with it instead of ordering some overpriced custom one, cost me about 10 bucks for it and it works fine.

I had to replace all of my LCA bushings because Rusty's rubber bushing's are garbage and last about 3 weeks in my Jeep, went through 2 sets. Replaced with Moog and no problems and no more clunking over every bump in the road.

Just something interesting I learned too, apparently gear oil with limited slip additive will eat conventional RTV sealant. The seal on my rear diff went bad like every 2 weeks and I couldnt figure out why until I read the back of the squeeze tube. Bought some special RTV for use on axle's and is fine so far.

Gonna mount my T&T Belly skid tommorow or Friday, and later this week gonna go back to RK and pick up some UCA's.

And it's pretty safe to say that my Jeep is done. Just want to buy myself a new JCR prerunner front bumper eventually and that is about it.

 

how much ya want for the one you got now?

 

The what?

 

Sir I sat her for over an hour reading this thread. I am impressed. I have not had my First jeep a year yet. And i am still just working out bugs in her. I have been working on the botched lift, and all the hack jobs. Have been going to lots of junk yard and having a blast. Have not been of road yet. want to redo the front first. good job keep it up

 

tha bumpa

 

I wish I could say that my jeep would look like this too if I didn't have to pay rent and a ton of other bills......but I can't. You've done 99% of the work yourself, and that's f*cking commendable. Makes me feel like a procrastinating sally, to be honest.
Good on ya.

 

You'll never be "finished" its a jeep! haha any idea when your gonna go on those trails in vt? it sounded wicked fun

 

"jeep is done" - hahahahahahaha hahahahaahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hahahaha hahahahahahaha hahaha ...
ahem ... that's what you think ... haha ... okay, done laughing now. I do mean well, I've been where you're at now - about 4 years ago ... and still building.

PM me in 6 months and tell me what new "project" you're working on ... heh, heh

... oh and by the way, great job!

 

I kinda liked the tan

 

yes f150 gas soon to get the small diesel, f250 v8 gas and v8 deisel that pic is a v10 triton which is also in the f250 then u have f350 with v10 and v8 diesel then f450 550 650 ect are all diesel..

 

You wont want it. It is beat and tweaked to hell from being hit on stuff and ripped off the one time.

 

I was referred to this build by xj_maniac_newb and love what you have done.This has answered most of the questions I have had about building my 87.I lucked out and got one with the factory D44.Other than that mine will be pretty much a copy of yours.Agian thanks for the great info.Eddy

 

I have gone a few times already, prolly not again till spring though, or I dunno, maybe i'll try it in the snow.

And I'm pretty sure I'm done. I'm very happy with how it performs now and I don't feel like I need 35's, front locker, other doodads etc..., only way anything is gonna change is if something breaks I'll fix it better than it was before.

As it is I can relatively easily do black or even some red level trails, drive it home in one piece every time and even have it reliably drive me to school the next day. To me that means I should quit while I'm ahead.

 

thats about what i figured, how much did that bumper cost you? I'm waitin to drill someone or get some other excuse to get another bumper lol

 

It was like ~300. It was an ok bumper but the JCR offroad one's are much higher quality and the exact same price pretty much.