Wifes JL build up...Suger Booger
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jesse3638
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deantac
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UPDATE....I have 37" Nitto's on my JL and I've had a shake / vibration since I installed them, I wasn't driving it much at all because I planned on going back to the Tire Shop in Lancaster.
They wanted to use tire balance beads.... I said ok but the whole time I was thinking this is not a good idea, I ran this stuff before when I was driving on square 44 TSL Swampers... but I did it anyway .
Well I went back and told them I want to take out the beads and use stick on weights...So on the tire balance machine four tires took 7.5 ounces on the inside and 7.5 on the outside. all four real close to this amount.
One was 15oz inside and out ! You could see the tire going up and down....so they rotated it 180...no change. after closer inspection half the bead would not seat all the way down like the others. dismounted re-lubed and over inflated then lots of standing around....They said they would order a new tire.
Well I got a call from them and Nitto wanted the tire so they could do a adjustment on it...I took that as a shave job to make it round. Tony at the Tire store said he sold me a new tire and I'm getting a new tire...cool. The new tire came in and the same fucking thing ! He ordered another and that one was ok.
So these Ridge Grapplers are a one and done set...
They wanted to use tire balance beads.... I said ok but the whole time I was thinking this is not a good idea, I ran this stuff before when I was driving on square 44 TSL Swampers... but I did it anyway .
Well I went back and told them I want to take out the beads and use stick on weights...So on the tire balance machine four tires took 7.5 ounces on the inside and 7.5 on the outside. all four real close to this amount.
One was 15oz inside and out ! You could see the tire going up and down....so they rotated it 180...no change. after closer inspection half the bead would not seat all the way down like the others. dismounted re-lubed and over inflated then lots of standing around....They said they would order a new tire.
Well I got a call from them and Nitto wanted the tire so they could do a adjustment on it...I took that as a shave job to make it round. Tony at the Tire store said he sold me a new tire and I'm getting a new tire...cool. The new tire came in and the same fucking thing ! He ordered another and that one was ok.
So these Ridge Grapplers are a one and done set...
deantac
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I signed up for the VIP Experience with Genright...Jordon Pellegrino was racing his new full suspension buggy and I got to spend the whole day with the race team chasing the car around the Ridgecrest desert.
Had a blast and would recommend it to everyone. Here is a few pic's.....Also I'm going V8 I could not come close to keeping up with Terramotto....Decided to take the gloves off with my Jeep and get crazy. lol
Had a blast and would recommend it to everyone. Here is a few pic's.....Also I'm going V8 I could not come close to keeping up with Terramotto....Decided to take the gloves off with my Jeep and get crazy. lol
deantac
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Okay so I finally swapped gears on the JL...
Everything went ok... I did learn that the front and rear diff covers are not the same. I need to order a front I guess.
So my new Pinion is marked +6 and the old pinion is marked .58 WTF does that mean LOL. When I Knocked out the inner pinion race I checked the shim stack and it was .48....then I subtracted the plus six and installed the inner race.
The pattern came out great...so I put everything back together.
All back together
REAR
I tried to pull the bearing off like the front but the roller cage was destroyed and had to cut the bearing race off.
I Pulled the magnet off then the engagement plate
Pressed on the new bearing....I used a hole saw to press it on, the bearing has a thin race and hole saw's work great for this.
So today I did a few short drives to heat cycle the ring and pinions and will drive it to work the next three days and should be good to go.
Everything went ok... I did learn that the front and rear diff covers are not the same. I need to order a front I guess.
So my new Pinion is marked +6 and the old pinion is marked .58 WTF does that mean LOL. When I Knocked out the inner pinion race I checked the shim stack and it was .48....then I subtracted the plus six and installed the inner race.
The pattern came out great...so I put everything back together.
All back together
REAR
I tried to pull the bearing off like the front but the roller cage was destroyed and had to cut the bearing race off.
I Pulled the magnet off then the engagement plate
Pressed on the new bearing....I used a hole saw to press it on, the bearing has a thin race and hole saw's work great for this.
So today I did a few short drives to heat cycle the ring and pinions and will drive it to work the next three days and should be good to go.
fiend
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Andy5160
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deantac
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5.38 ratio best choice available in my opinion.
deantac
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It's nice but...The TS is probably just as good.... I haven't tried adjusting it yet, it might turn out to be better...or not.
wjtstudios
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Well that’s a completely different direction! Sweet car’
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
WJCO
Meme King
Nice clean slate for aftermarket 60s and 40s. Good move.