This puts a smile on my face, Stark!
As long as the next two lettas out yo’ mouth ain’t LS…
This puts a smile on my face, Stark!
As long as the next two lettas out yo’ mouth ain’t LS…
That trip was a blast. Glad Christian had fun! An LS is a long ways off since I’ll likely ride out this 4.0 as long as it stays alive. Maybe I should go back to daily driving it to speed that process up a bitMy son, Christian, was riding with Garrett and from the trail head out to the trail and back he opened the TJ up. My son said " I was originally scared when he started flying out the access roads but once I realized that he drove like that because he had the skill do it, it became really fun!!"
I would like to see and LS in that TJ so he can show the rest of us how it's done
It really is an odd suspension design. But i beams are very tough compared to any other independent suspension and can achieve crazy travel.I had a ranger with longer radius arms,taller coil/shock buckets to fit longer travel parts and would regularly jump it 6ft in the air. Jeeps are fun but my heart will always be with go fast prerunner style trucks catching air!
Where did the truck live in a previous life? A bit crusty for an Arizona native unless Flagstaff.
I think the oscillating tool will be my next tool purchase
M12 or m18? I did m12 just because I think the compact aspect will be more useful than extra horsepower on that tool
Where did the truck live in a previous life? A bit crusty for an Arizona native unless Flagstaff.
Only California and Arizona. It’s all very surface level stuff
It's funny that all the clean up work takes way longer than the repair. At least that always seems to be the case for me!Pulled the I beam and radius armView attachment 525838
Popped the old bushing out and drove a new bushing in. Factory left about 1/4” between the edge of the bushing and the I beam so I left it that way as well.
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Painted the I beams with Krylon Rust tough high gloss
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And painted the frame with krylon semi flat wherever I had easy access with all the parts taken out. As crusty as she looked it was mostly dirt and a little surface rust caked on there. Not going for a super detail oriented on this truck as it’s just a budget build. I took a carbon steel brush and brushed it up and then scotchbrite pad and washed it all off with some simple green and gave her some paint. Converting all the surface rust and perfectly sealing it isn’t really my intention as it doesn’t matter here in AZ. Mainly just doing a bang for buck aesthetic cleanup. Plus the frame is all open, so it isn’t like a TJ where rot can lurk within.
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I’ll keep painting sections of the frame here and there as I get to them when it’s convenient and have easy access.
It's funny that all the clean up work takes way longer than the repair. At least that always seems to be the case for me!
Keeps things a little cheaper and simpler for sure. What did you like about the 2wd?
Just less to deal with and maintain. A little bit of weight and fuel savings without a TC and front shaft.
It also keeps me in check so I don’t get carried away with it off road. And it’s easy to convert to 4x4 if need be I actually want to start towing the jeep with it.
Honestly I do that stuff in the Jeep between crawling trails…. At some point I’d love to put some more horses in the Jeep to do that stuff. Especially once it’s stretched it could be a very fun go fast vehicle. The shocks are so good at this point it always just feels like I’m lacking horsepower.