4 inch suspension nitpicking
06-21-2006, 09:06 AM
#44
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Re: 4 inch suspension nitpicking
Out of phase is pretty hard to get to unless you take apart the
driveshaft. The u-joints need to be lined up so if you sit the
driveshaft on the ground and the front u-joint lifts up pivoting on the
driveshaft, then the back one has to lift up also pivoting on the
driveshaft, not move sideways. Or the 'ears' the u-joints fit into on
the driveshaft have to be parallel, not one end level with the ground
and the other end vertical.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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Troy wrote:
>
> Ok I will do that tomorrow. I'll remember to mark it where it goes also, I
> read somewhere that if you put them back on out of phase or something like
> that it'll make things work.
>
> Troy
driveshaft. The u-joints need to be lined up so if you sit the
driveshaft on the ground and the front u-joint lifts up pivoting on the
driveshaft, then the back one has to lift up also pivoting on the
driveshaft, not move sideways. Or the 'ears' the u-joints fit into on
the driveshaft have to be parallel, not one end level with the ground
and the other end vertical.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
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Troy wrote:
>
> Ok I will do that tomorrow. I'll remember to mark it where it goes also, I
> read somewhere that if you put them back on out of phase or something like
> that it'll make things work.
>
> Troy
06-21-2006, 09:06 AM
#45
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Re: 4 inch suspension nitpicking
Out of phase is pretty hard to get to unless you take apart the
driveshaft. The u-joints need to be lined up so if you sit the
driveshaft on the ground and the front u-joint lifts up pivoting on the
driveshaft, then the back one has to lift up also pivoting on the
driveshaft, not move sideways. Or the 'ears' the u-joints fit into on
the driveshaft have to be parallel, not one end level with the ground
and the other end vertical.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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Troy wrote:
>
> Ok I will do that tomorrow. I'll remember to mark it where it goes also, I
> read somewhere that if you put them back on out of phase or something like
> that it'll make things work.
>
> Troy
driveshaft. The u-joints need to be lined up so if you sit the
driveshaft on the ground and the front u-joint lifts up pivoting on the
driveshaft, then the back one has to lift up also pivoting on the
driveshaft, not move sideways. Or the 'ears' the u-joints fit into on
the driveshaft have to be parallel, not one end level with the ground
and the other end vertical.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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Troy wrote:
>
> Ok I will do that tomorrow. I'll remember to mark it where it goes also, I
> read somewhere that if you put them back on out of phase or something like
> that it'll make things work.
>
> Troy
06-21-2006, 09:06 AM
#46
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Re: 4 inch suspension nitpicking
Out of phase is pretty hard to get to unless you take apart the
driveshaft. The u-joints need to be lined up so if you sit the
driveshaft on the ground and the front u-joint lifts up pivoting on the
driveshaft, then the back one has to lift up also pivoting on the
driveshaft, not move sideways. Or the 'ears' the u-joints fit into on
the driveshaft have to be parallel, not one end level with the ground
and the other end vertical.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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Troy wrote:
>
> Ok I will do that tomorrow. I'll remember to mark it where it goes also, I
> read somewhere that if you put them back on out of phase or something like
> that it'll make things work.
>
> Troy
driveshaft. The u-joints need to be lined up so if you sit the
driveshaft on the ground and the front u-joint lifts up pivoting on the
driveshaft, then the back one has to lift up also pivoting on the
driveshaft, not move sideways. Or the 'ears' the u-joints fit into on
the driveshaft have to be parallel, not one end level with the ground
and the other end vertical.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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Troy wrote:
>
> Ok I will do that tomorrow. I'll remember to mark it where it goes also, I
> read somewhere that if you put them back on out of phase or something like
> that it'll make things work.
>
> Troy
06-21-2006, 09:27 AM
#47
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Re: 4 inch suspension nitpicking
Right now, my rear end isn't where it's supposed to be. I can tell this
because one wheel physically sticks out past my flare and the other is
slightly inside the flare. My front is slightly screwy too.
In my case I also have clutch linkage issues which led me to go looking
for the trouble....
My body has shifted on the frame though. I have to sit it under a big
tree with a winch on the roll bar to lift it and loosen the body bolts
to square it back up.
So where exactly did you get hit in this 'accident'?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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Troy wrote:
>
> Yes, sorry I didn't mention that. It has a bracket that adjusts for the
> height of the lift. I was looking at it and there isnt much space for
> another hole, but the bracket on the frame of the jeep has enough space. I
> crawled under my girlfriend's tj when she got home and looked at her
> driveline from underneath but it was getting dark, although I think it is
> over a little but not as much as mine. It might just be my imagination that
> the axle is over a little. How can I tell the rear end is where it's
> supposed to be?
>
> Troy
because one wheel physically sticks out past my flare and the other is
slightly inside the flare. My front is slightly screwy too.
In my case I also have clutch linkage issues which led me to go looking
for the trouble....
My body has shifted on the frame though. I have to sit it under a big
tree with a winch on the roll bar to lift it and loosen the body bolts
to square it back up.
So where exactly did you get hit in this 'accident'?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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Troy wrote:
>
> Yes, sorry I didn't mention that. It has a bracket that adjusts for the
> height of the lift. I was looking at it and there isnt much space for
> another hole, but the bracket on the frame of the jeep has enough space. I
> crawled under my girlfriend's tj when she got home and looked at her
> driveline from underneath but it was getting dark, although I think it is
> over a little but not as much as mine. It might just be my imagination that
> the axle is over a little. How can I tell the rear end is where it's
> supposed to be?
>
> Troy
06-21-2006, 09:27 AM
#48
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Re: 4 inch suspension nitpicking
Right now, my rear end isn't where it's supposed to be. I can tell this
because one wheel physically sticks out past my flare and the other is
slightly inside the flare. My front is slightly screwy too.
In my case I also have clutch linkage issues which led me to go looking
for the trouble....
My body has shifted on the frame though. I have to sit it under a big
tree with a winch on the roll bar to lift it and loosen the body bolts
to square it back up.
So where exactly did you get hit in this 'accident'?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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Troy wrote:
>
> Yes, sorry I didn't mention that. It has a bracket that adjusts for the
> height of the lift. I was looking at it and there isnt much space for
> another hole, but the bracket on the frame of the jeep has enough space. I
> crawled under my girlfriend's tj when she got home and looked at her
> driveline from underneath but it was getting dark, although I think it is
> over a little but not as much as mine. It might just be my imagination that
> the axle is over a little. How can I tell the rear end is where it's
> supposed to be?
>
> Troy
because one wheel physically sticks out past my flare and the other is
slightly inside the flare. My front is slightly screwy too.
In my case I also have clutch linkage issues which led me to go looking
for the trouble....
My body has shifted on the frame though. I have to sit it under a big
tree with a winch on the roll bar to lift it and loosen the body bolts
to square it back up.
So where exactly did you get hit in this 'accident'?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Troy wrote:
>
> Yes, sorry I didn't mention that. It has a bracket that adjusts for the
> height of the lift. I was looking at it and there isnt much space for
> another hole, but the bracket on the frame of the jeep has enough space. I
> crawled under my girlfriend's tj when she got home and looked at her
> driveline from underneath but it was getting dark, although I think it is
> over a little but not as much as mine. It might just be my imagination that
> the axle is over a little. How can I tell the rear end is where it's
> supposed to be?
>
> Troy
06-21-2006, 09:27 AM
#49
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Re: 4 inch suspension nitpicking
Right now, my rear end isn't where it's supposed to be. I can tell this
because one wheel physically sticks out past my flare and the other is
slightly inside the flare. My front is slightly screwy too.
In my case I also have clutch linkage issues which led me to go looking
for the trouble....
My body has shifted on the frame though. I have to sit it under a big
tree with a winch on the roll bar to lift it and loosen the body bolts
to square it back up.
So where exactly did you get hit in this 'accident'?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Troy wrote:
>
> Yes, sorry I didn't mention that. It has a bracket that adjusts for the
> height of the lift. I was looking at it and there isnt much space for
> another hole, but the bracket on the frame of the jeep has enough space. I
> crawled under my girlfriend's tj when she got home and looked at her
> driveline from underneath but it was getting dark, although I think it is
> over a little but not as much as mine. It might just be my imagination that
> the axle is over a little. How can I tell the rear end is where it's
> supposed to be?
>
> Troy
because one wheel physically sticks out past my flare and the other is
slightly inside the flare. My front is slightly screwy too.
In my case I also have clutch linkage issues which led me to go looking
for the trouble....
My body has shifted on the frame though. I have to sit it under a big
tree with a winch on the roll bar to lift it and loosen the body bolts
to square it back up.
So where exactly did you get hit in this 'accident'?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Troy wrote:
>
> Yes, sorry I didn't mention that. It has a bracket that adjusts for the
> height of the lift. I was looking at it and there isnt much space for
> another hole, but the bracket on the frame of the jeep has enough space. I
> crawled under my girlfriend's tj when she got home and looked at her
> driveline from underneath but it was getting dark, although I think it is
> over a little but not as much as mine. It might just be my imagination that
> the axle is over a little. How can I tell the rear end is where it's
> supposed to be?
>
> Troy
06-21-2006, 02:38 PM
#50
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Re: 4 inch suspension nitpicking
I was on a one way two lane road, making a left turn from the right lane.
The left lane car should have been making a left turn also but he went
straight and hit me square in the side as I was turning left. His car was a
little pos and went under my jeep. Luckily he hit my step bars under the
door, cuz I didn't get any body damage, but it pushed me sideways (from the
left) into the curb on my right where I came to a dead stop. The right side
of the rear end hit the curb and stopped me, bending the rear end up so I
got a factory new one under there. Possibly the bracket being pushed so
hard by the weight of 2 vehicles got a tad bent over? Or maybe the track
bar folded a bit? I don't know. I'm gonna look around for that stuff again
today.
I'm about to go remove the front driveshaft and see if the vibes are from
that or not. I'll let ya'll know what happens!
Troy
The left lane car should have been making a left turn also but he went
straight and hit me square in the side as I was turning left. His car was a
little pos and went under my jeep. Luckily he hit my step bars under the
door, cuz I didn't get any body damage, but it pushed me sideways (from the
left) into the curb on my right where I came to a dead stop. The right side
of the rear end hit the curb and stopped me, bending the rear end up so I
got a factory new one under there. Possibly the bracket being pushed so
hard by the weight of 2 vehicles got a tad bent over? Or maybe the track
bar folded a bit? I don't know. I'm gonna look around for that stuff again
today.
I'm about to go remove the front driveshaft and see if the vibes are from
that or not. I'll let ya'll know what happens!
Troy
