Posts by james78

  • Anyone wheeling 5 or 6 May...

    I am in Jersey for a class... first time back north east coast in 2 years... if some DEJA friends are headed out this weekend, I'd love to go along for a ride.



    riding shotgun and spotting would be fun and I will meet at the trails (in my rental car)

  • Jeep Stolen (Happy Ending)

    Quote from altierior


    they might not get too far. the first bump they hit and they experience death-wobble for the first time, they'll abandon that thing...



    See... there is a plus to Death Wobble...



    Whenever I have to park in a bad spot I'd always leave it in 4Lo and lock the lockers... makes for a hard get away.



    BTW, I am really glad you got er back.

  • WJ Coil spring size

    Does anyone know the size of the Grand's coils.



    I believe they are the same size as the ones on my nissan (or close)



    I was going to get a budget boost, but I dont want to order them if they are not even close



    my springs are 6" round in FT and 6 1/2" in the rear.



    thanks

  • Victory... lower Track Bar Bushing

    Quote from bluedragon436


    Glad to hear you got it taken care of James... Hey do you by chance work in the AMXS?? If so I see your Jeep almost every day you are at work.... very nice rig you got!!!



    I wouldn't say I work there... I am out processing right now... headed to Kadena.



    And thanks, there are a few nice Jeeps at work, I never know who's is who's... I'll be around next week, hit me up if you are on day shift (TSgt McDonald, Hydro type)

  • Victory... lower Track Bar Bushing

    Napa didn't want to help me, but advance auto did... so I got a 2 piece grand cherokee now I am still working on getting the old one out.



    not fun, it kicked my but today, I got to the last metal sleeve, without a press, I am having to cut it out...



    I'll have to finish tomorrow...



    watching Shrek for free on base, then off to a party.

  • Victory... lower Track Bar Bushing

    Quote from Rockpirate


    not too experenced with it lol.. but was thinkin maybe use a washer for the hole size (welded on), there alot of different types might find one with a lip to fit in the hole. or maybe a type of sleve you can cut down that will fill in the gap.

    will google some things see if i can come up with a idea tho.



    That is what I did to get back from south Carolina... I made it home, but I want it to be right before I sell it or drive it to FL.



    the ride home wasn't bad, but I kept thinking my track bar was gonna take a crap at 70mph.




    Quote from J-Man


    Also Good luck, its not as bad as you think.
    Next time ask before you drill your Jeep if your not sure what your doing :peace:



    Hopefully I can get a new bushing in the am. and it was already way too late to ask first and drill later. I knew it would be a pain, but I didn't have any other options.

  • Victory... lower Track Bar Bushing

    so from what I gathered from the internt, JKS uses a grand cherokee bushing.



    Napa looks to have one.



    http://www.napaonline.com/Sear…001+101997+50038+2038005#



    and they can press the old one out for me, if I dont get it out tonight.



    I am still stuck with larger diameter holes on the axle mount, even if I buy a new bushing.



    Ideas???



    maybe weld plates onto the mount, but, thats not something I can do...



    hopefully I can find a bushing with a larger ID and then I can use a bigger bolt.





    ps: I feel like I'm talking to myself, better than explaining this to the wife, and it helps me think.

  • Victory... lower Track Bar Bushing

    the bushing is toast...



    the inner rubber part is jacked up and I can not get it back together.



    So now my options are to get the old bushing out and try to find on that will fit.



    would a stock control arm bushing fit... nope too big.





    The bushing is 1.5" OD, maybe the parts store will have something that will work.

  • Victory... lower Track Bar Bushing

    I found my main cause to my wobble... but I am making things worse wile trying to fix it.



    the OEM M10 bolt is not big enough... the mount on the axle is really wollowed out.



    drilling the mount out for a bigger bolt... no prob.



    drilling out the steel sleeve in the rubber bushing... BIG PROB.



    I found as many bits inbetween 3/8 and 7/16



    I have a great set that has about 4 inbetween sizes.



    so far I made it up to the third size, but it jammed up and the metal sleeve came out of the rubber bushing.



    Did I destroy my rubber bushing, or can I just slide it back in when I finally get the ID drilled out.



    It is from a JKS ADJ Track bar and it is on the front, lower side (axle side)



    could I just buy a new bushing with a larger ID and swap them out.



    Oh, I am working w/o a work bench or vise, and on Tuesday all of my tool will be packed up and shipped to Japan.

  • Jooptastrophe

    you might want to look into an electric fan or a flex-a-lite fan, either way it would provide some engine improvement. I did a flowcooler water pump and never had an issue with it.

  • What have you done to your Jeep today?

    I had a code come up for O2 sensor a couple weeks ago... so in my board-am here in SC, I went to the hobby shop on base and pulled all (4) O2 sensors and cleaned them, and so far so good, no more code...



    I know it isn't the best fix, but it will get me by for a wile.



    Oh, I also found my rear upper track bar mount nut was backed off "alot".... I was wondering why the ass end of the Jeep was wagging on the highway. torqued it down, now all is well.