Most likely:
Overtightened lug nuts weakened the studs. That, or loose lug nuts let the wheel go.

 

Very possible. Without elaboration it could've been that the hub let go, too. Or that poor bastard on FB with a broken C on the axle

Actually, our 1984 Parisienne wagon's C rusted off. lol

 

True; I'm just playing the odds with many tire shops trusting air tools nowadays.

 

I put both my rear wheels on the night before with an impact (same impact I always use), went to school the next morning and on the way back I herd a ginding noise, thought it was a bad wheel bearing so started heading to the parts store, got in the turning lane and bam! Wheel falls off no lugs to be found. Luckily it was right in front of a shop so the guys hooked me up with some lugs. This has happened to my buddy to (also a lifted xj owner) no explanation... Just over trusting air tools.

 

If you have alloy wheels, the stock studs on XJs are a bit short for the thicker mounting surfaces

Also YMDAXJ if installing hockey pucks into your vehicle is a thing

 

I have hub centric steelies that mount flush up against my drum, there's plenty of stud for the nut to grab on to.

 

When you see the exact model year of one of your xjs on the road and it looks stock and MINT condition. It looked like the guy just bought it yesterday.

When you run out of gas for the fourth time. and you know your about to run out when your needle suspiciously Moves from emptly to quarter tank... and then... kabunk your motors dead......there gos power steering. and the only placce to park is a "valley road"(basically it goes dooooown and then back up) and my 86 doesnt like hills too much. yet three other XJs stop to help you and one pulls you to the gas station....

WHen you see a mudhole on the side of the road and you cant help but come back to hit it a couple times...and a passing chevy trys hbitting it too and gets stuck the first try.

 

...If you're working away on an axle in the driveway, random people walk buy on the street and you can hear them say "He's always working so hard. What does he do?" "I think he fixes his Jeep"

True story lol

 

You might drive an XJ if you have to turn your A/C on while sitting still, because the crud that comes shooting out at your face for the first 15 seconds would impair your driving ability. ;=P

You might drive an XJ if you almost get into an accident, but don't even realize it... Because the other car's so low to the ground.
And that's at stock height.
Then you might drive an XJ if you go to change her tire, and find it strange you can't even look under her (car to find the best place to sit the jack).

You also might drive an XJ if you're awesome.

 

Me too!! My rear driver tire came off when I was doing 50, 33 incher went flying into some lady's car, drug my 44 about 100 feet lol.

 

When your neutral safety switch is your anti-theft system

 

You might drive an Xj when:

You just can't decide what to do next, because every little mod will make you happy like a little girl.

Your friends make fun of your Jeep like "Wow man, its top speed is really 85?", and you invite them for a little ride, just to see how shocked they get when I launch and accelerate to 85 and beyond in 25ish secs.(Well it's not America here. %95 of the cars have 1.6l engine or lower, so it's a muscle car around here. lol )

 

Shoot, bakas... I know the feeling. Well, I live in the USA in Orlando Florida, otherwise known as the southernmost border of Dixie and the northernmost border of South Florida / Northern Cuba, which also happens to be the #2 capital of street racing on this side of the planet... and the last time I went WOT from a stoplight with somebody in my passenger seat, the first words out of their mouth were "Holy ****..."

I can neither confirm nor deny that there was also a Honda Civic EX (equipped with a fart can muffler +900 HP yo!) visible in the rear view mirror.

 

you might drive an xj if

you have looked through every page of the post your favorite pictures thread and think to yourself, damn i need more money.

 

ymdaxj if when your at the parts store and the guys asks you if you need anything you ask him if you can drive through the mud pit behind the store.