RE 3.5" - Need help
10-02-2011, 11:18 PM
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Looking good! I started with the re3.5 superflex on my 2001xj. For the sway bar mount bolts I just cut them off flush and did a little drilling. Use lots of drilling oil and take your time, the key to drilling holes is to start out with a smaller bit and work your way up in size. Also don't let the metal start to smoke, that's horrible for your drills. Funny part is that all that work and I don't even use a sway bar at all now, I have pulled mine off.
10-03-2011, 11:38 PM
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Year: 1996
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Later down the line I may get quick disconnects for it, but for now, I'll leave it all alone. I'm taking a break from any more extensive vehicle projects. Time to kick back and enjoy the fruits of labor. 
10-12-2011, 07:17 PM
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This came off when I was working on the shocks and I'm not sure what it is. It was in the bumper, and I rerouted it under the hood [out of the way] because the new one won't accommodate it. I had assumed it had something to do with collision detection, but I figured I'd ask the experts.
P.S.-Here's a picture in the sunlight of the finished product.
P.S.-Here's a picture in the sunlight of the finished product.
10-12-2011, 07:22 PM
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This came off when I was working on the shocks and I'm not sure what it is. It was in the bumper, and I rerouted it under the hood [out of the way] because the new one won't accommodate it. I had assumed it had something to do with collision detection, but I figured I'd ask the experts.
P.S.-Here's a picture in the sunlight of the finished product.
P.S.-Here's a picture in the sunlight of the finished product.
10-12-2011, 07:35 PM
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Yes, I used some ever-handy zip-ties to tie it off near the coolant tank. But when I had to move it out of the way to tighten the front shocks down, the wire snapped off. My cruise control seems to be working and my defroster seems fine; if that is indeed its purpose, I am confused as to why they still work. 
10-12-2011, 07:45 PM
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Yes, I used some ever-handy zip-ties to tie it off near the coolant tank. But when I had to move it out of the way to tighten the front shocks down, the wire snapped off. My cruise control seems to be working and my defroster seems fine; if that is indeed its purpose, I am confused as to why they still work.