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Old 11-27-2013, 09:54 PM
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Put my dash in. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be
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Originally Posted by 92sw
Ordered new ball joints spend a.little.more hope I get a little more out of them lol
I just did all four of mine. It took me two days a lot of aggravation and some broken craftsmen wrenches ha but i got them done
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Originally Posted by anywhere & everywhere
I just did all four of mine. It took me two days a lot of aggravation and some broken craftsmen wrenches ha but i got them done
Lol ya there never easy always blood shed.
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
Problem with the Baja Claws? I thought everyone loved them
Originally Posted by 94XjSport94
I've heard a lot of them have balancing problems, but that's not what he hated about them.
Wouldn't balance, but I blame two of my rims being bent
Horrible uneven wear, no lateral traction at all, entirely useless on any surface wetter than Arizona, and straight up terrifying in snow (even trying to do a donut in a snowy parking lot all I got was mad understeer). I tried running them forwards, backwards, grooving, siping, and they were awful everywhere. Maybe I was just spoiled by my last set of Swampers...
Friend who bought them loved the ones he had on his old Ford so maybe he'll hate them less

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Good to know. Thanks for the reply.
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
Good to know. Thanks for the reply.
Some terrains they might be better, maybe the newer TTC ones are better, but to me they seemed like a poseur "designer" tire that looks cool but sucks (Nitto Dune Grappler/Mud Grappler?)
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Ruined the thread removing my o2 sensor and got mad and ordered a high flow cat!!! When all else fails order new.
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Originally Posted by anywhere & everywhere
I just did all four of mine. It took me two days a lot of aggravation and some broken craftsmen wrenches ha but i got them done
How did you break wrenches doing ball joints? I buy nearly exclusively cheap **** and didn't bust anything.

Though I did use an angle grinder for like 90% of the removal. lol
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looked at it sitting in the driveway a couple times today....

I need to get around to fixing it eventually. All I'm doing now is collecting parts. it's actually getting to the point where I forget all the parts that I have to put on it.
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Originally Posted by kuzican
looked at it sitting in the driveway a couple times today....

I need to get around to fixing it eventually. All I'm doing now is collecting parts.
Collecting parts is no where near as fun as installing them!!! Just saying.
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Fixed the radio bracket, reconnected the antenna wire and installed new door speakers in #2. Nothing fancy, just 5.25" Jensens.
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Washed the '86 and '00 today. I hate winter (even though it's still technically fall) and I hate salt spray. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
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Gonna hit home depot today or tomorrow to make some dicos like the ones in this thread

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f5/swa...onnects-42988/



Also shopping around for clear indicators on ebay
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Originally Posted by Mr_Grimm13
Collecting parts is no where near as fun as installing them!!! Just saying.
oh I agree. I just haven't had much time lately. And I like working on the Jeeps with other people too.

if I had a garage it'd most likely be on the road by now. Soon it's getting a complete overhaul as well.
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Originally Posted by kuzican
oh I agree. I just haven't had much time lately. And I like working on the Jeeps with other people too.

if I had a garage it'd most likely be on the road by now. Soon it's getting a complete overhaul as well.
Working on the Jeep without a garage is a TOTAL pita. I am in the same boat, it requires careful planning! Nothing like working till dark outside then using cheesy lights to see a little bit to finish


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