WJCO
Meme King
That's a good point. Didn't realize you had done that. I'm still running a 247.
Where was that at? That part doesn't look familiar. I run the IRO upper retainers. Springs have dropped out many times and always find their way back in.
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That's a good point. Didn't realize you had done that. I'm still running a 247.
Where was that at? That part doesn't look familiar. I run the IRO upper retainers. Springs have dropped out many times and always find their way back in.
xwaz
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I have the upper retainers too, but I have so much down travel the coils actually can fall past the retain or slip out from the side. That ledge it at the very start. Right at the the end of the first hill of the trail.
WJCO
Meme King
Is there a bypass to the left? I always take that bypass. I'm a pussy, lol.
EDIT: Yep. I just looked at an old thread and matched up the trees for that same spot: https://wayalife.com/showthread.php...-Saturday-7-29?p=932052&viewfull=1#post932052
Bigcale rocked that thing at high speed with open diffs. It was a fun day. ( Pictures 10-13)
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xwaz
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But I also did the 242 swap late summer last year to increase the MPG and to be able to lock in in 4hi when going over the snowy passes driving to and from gunnison. Picked up 2 MPG overall and it helps when driving on passes like this.
xwaz
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Yup bypass goes to the left and has a little ledge but nothing hard and not like the big one. Its not actually too hard if you get the line Right. I went up and down it.
WJCO
Meme King
If my tcase takes a shit, I'll likely go with a 242 or Atlas. Did you do it on your own or have someone do it?
Truthfully I drive this trail a lot on my own and always look at that ledge. It looks intimidating and I almost tried it today being I had someone else following. I should have just done it, lol.
xwaz
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I did it my self. I'm not really recommendable. It was a painful 30-40 hours of working on the case. And really I think finding the more rare v8 select track case would be worth it. The i6 242 swap was such a pain in the ass.
WJCO
Meme King
Thanks for the input. I'm actually trained and certified for gearbox rebuilds, but at the end of the day, that doesn't mean shit. I've never done one like this, and the little research I've done doesn't prove beneficial for the time involved. I'll likely have a shop throw in an Atlas. Luckily right now, my 247 is working fine. But glad to hear yours is working out.
xwaz
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Yeh, it really nice to have the 242 but an Atlas would probably be better overall.
xwaz
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Got a few changes, but mainly a picture update.
New Onboard compressor in the form of a high out out single by ARB, new tires 235/85r16 Falken AT3W these things are bad@$$ best tires I have personally had in the snow and have amazing traction on rocks as well.
New roof LED bar in the form of a Extreme LED 32" X6 Amber Combo single row.
Factor 55 flat link.
With more things coming when I have time, such as fully building my front axle, adjustable rear controls arms new rear coils, 4.10 or 4.56 gears a front Arb and 33s. All to come in due time.
New Onboard compressor in the form of a high out out single by ARB, new tires 235/85r16 Falken AT3W these things are bad@$$ best tires I have personally had in the snow and have amazing traction on rocks as well.
New roof LED bar in the form of a Extreme LED 32" X6 Amber Combo single row.
Factor 55 flat link.
With more things coming when I have time, such as fully building my front axle, adjustable rear controls arms new rear coils, 4.10 or 4.56 gears a front Arb and 33s. All to come in due time.
WJCO
Meme King
Looking good. I just got that same awning yesterday. How'd you mount it? I have a feeling I'll have to do something custom.
As far as your gears, if you carry a lot of gear/tools, I would definitely do at least 4.56s. That's what I'm running now, and wish I had gone 4.88s (I run 33s). It is fine when it's empty, but when it's full and loaded, I wish I had a little more power.
As far as your gears, if you carry a lot of gear/tools, I would definitely do at least 4.56s. That's what I'm running now, and wish I had gone 4.88s (I run 33s). It is fine when it's empty, but when it's full and loaded, I wish I had a little more power.
xwaz
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Went back to the Front Range for the long weekend, primary to install new rear control arms. I got a full set from Iron Rock off road, they are fully adjustable and I opted for the flex joints on one end of the lowers and it comes with the flex joint for the upper rear axle mount. The Install was smooth and simple. I measured my driveshaft angle and it was 6.9° to begin with and that's what I set it at afterwords and after driving 240 miles back to Gunnison in a snow storm I have zero driveshaft vibrations.
Jeep also got its 5000 mile full synthetic high mileage (127k) oil change.
And now what you all have been waiting for, install pictures.
Bonus picture is the results of 2+ hours of driving through white out conditions. Including Monarch Pass with less than 20' visibility and 8" of snow on the road. The Falken Wildpeak AT3W really are outstanding in the snow.
Jeep also got its 5000 mile full synthetic high mileage (127k) oil change.
And now what you all have been waiting for, install pictures.
Bonus picture is the results of 2+ hours of driving through white out conditions. Including Monarch Pass with less than 20' visibility and 8" of snow on the road. The Falken Wildpeak AT3W really are outstanding in the snow.
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xwaz
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Hahaha it's a result of this!!!
boardsurfer
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Man that does not look pleasant. Jeep looks good though!
WJCO
Meme King
Curious how that upper arm works out for you. I've considered getting it. I need to fix my rear driveline angle slightly. Also, does your rear pumpkin scrape the fuel tank shield? Mine does occasionally.
xwaz
Member
Mine has yet to scrap. This allowed me to fix mine and I has no vibrations even up to 95-100mph (i-70 in Utah is boring) and its nice that later on I can change it depending on what I do with the suspension. I also got rid of the spacer from IRO that they give you for a 4" lift.
xwaz
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Been a little while as usual as I am terrible at remembering to update these threads. And by the looks of it I haven't even done anything since march this year.
So I guess I will start with Moab, I went on a quick weekend trip to moab in February but never posted it here.
I drove out and met up with a friend to run Elephant Hill and the accompanying loop through Canyon Lands national Park.
The snow added quite a bit of a challenge as the majority of the climb out was spent on ice covered sandstone. Unfortunately all the photos were taken on my DSLR so I can only upload a couple per post due to sizing.
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So I guess I will start with Moab, I went on a quick weekend trip to moab in February but never posted it here.
I drove out and met up with a friend to run Elephant Hill and the accompanying loop through Canyon Lands national Park.
The snow added quite a bit of a challenge as the majority of the climb out was spent on ice covered sandstone. Unfortunately all the photos were taken on my DSLR so I can only upload a couple per post due to sizing.
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Ran the Falkens down at 15psi and got loads of traction. My buddies 4runner was definitely on the larger size of rigs that can fit through the squeeze.
Driving through the sandy section was one of my favorite parts of the whole trail.
It finally happened, Front tire popped up and grabbed the washer bottle. I am gonna try to move it forward as I have an air compressor in the location of the Zj bottle relocation.
The staircase was easier than expected. We made it through the trail with out issue, no one got stuck, nothing major broke. Other that my washer bottle, and I cracked a CV shaft, it didn't break but when ever I hit the gas I could hear it click when setting off.
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