What problems does your Jeep have this week?
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OverlanderJK
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Putting a new motor in the silver Jeep and have to rebuild eight shocks which is like $3500 lol
Trying to slow my roll with Jeep purchases to buy a house too. Being an adult sucks sometimes.
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Clutch
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OverlanderJK
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Clutch
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You sound like my girlfriend.
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Yea, yea. And my wife calls me a nag!
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OverlanderJK
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Another lower control arm bolt broken. Seems to happen every time I take it out.
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nbunga
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You need to upgrade to the grade 8 fasteners [emoji41]
dillard09
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Which one? I have had a problem breaking passenger rear lower frame side. Broke 3.
OverlanderJK
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OverlanderJK
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One was passenger rear lower which is the one everyone breaks. This was driver rear lower.
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Brute
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Rear stretch...is that a yoga pants reference?
jdofmemi
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Try going to a local Cat dealer and buying bolts.
Their hardware is stamped grade 8 but most are a good deal stronger.
OverlanderJK
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nbunga
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Clutch
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Is your jeep just that heavy to cause that or is there a commonly known cause?
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OverlanderJK
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WTF? Broke another??
I should note that it’s only been an issue on 2012-up JKs. Moby and anyone I know with an older JK has not had this problem.
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OverlanderJK
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Yeah I was thinking that as I was trying to get the damn control arm out. I didn’t think you were breaking them. The shitty part is the flange nut is seized in the broken bolt.
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nbunga
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Would putting a stronger bolt be a good idea or do you think it would damage the mounts or the arm. My brother works for a bolt manufacturer that does a lot of high strength stuff of all sizes. I can see if he can get something with more sheer strength.