Another frontend question
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Re: Another frontend question
It is sure worth asking....
Mike
JC wrote:
>
> yeah, i was 99.9999999% sure. but ya' never know when someone might come up
> with an idea for a better mousetrap.
>
> thanks
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:419D7914.1E2D25CF@sympatico.ca...
> > The goop goes on the star wheel threads and the cable slider.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > JC wrote:
> >>
> >> hey guys, thanks to all for your replies. now to answer 'em.
> >>
> >> jerry, going over bumps the steering wheel doesn't move and the jeep will
> >> 'jump' a bit left or right, i don't remember right off the top of my head
> >> which way.
> >>
> >> bill, by brake flex hoses is that the soft hose going from the caliper to
> >> the hard line on the frame? and when i put the lift on i put in new
> >> bushings. if i tightened the bolts through the shackles to much would
> >> that
> >> have an adverse effect on handling?
> >>
> >> and mike, i'll check the brakes, interesting about the rear brakes, never
> >> would've thought about that. just ran out and checking the e-brake and
> >> it's
> >> pretty 'high', not a lot of travel in the pedal when i set it. and the
> >> anti-seize, are you putting it on the little star wheel thing that is
> >> supposed to keep the brakes tight? i'm hoping you don't mean putting it
> >> on
> >> the brake shoes themselves, wouldn't that make 'em a bit slick??? : )
> >>
> >> thanks guys,
> >> jch
> >>
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Mike
JC wrote:
>
> yeah, i was 99.9999999% sure. but ya' never know when someone might come up
> with an idea for a better mousetrap.
>
> thanks
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:419D7914.1E2D25CF@sympatico.ca...
> > The goop goes on the star wheel threads and the cable slider.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > JC wrote:
> >>
> >> hey guys, thanks to all for your replies. now to answer 'em.
> >>
> >> jerry, going over bumps the steering wheel doesn't move and the jeep will
> >> 'jump' a bit left or right, i don't remember right off the top of my head
> >> which way.
> >>
> >> bill, by brake flex hoses is that the soft hose going from the caliper to
> >> the hard line on the frame? and when i put the lift on i put in new
> >> bushings. if i tightened the bolts through the shackles to much would
> >> that
> >> have an adverse effect on handling?
> >>
> >> and mike, i'll check the brakes, interesting about the rear brakes, never
> >> would've thought about that. just ran out and checking the e-brake and
> >> it's
> >> pretty 'high', not a lot of travel in the pedal when i set it. and the
> >> anti-seize, are you putting it on the little star wheel thing that is
> >> supposed to keep the brakes tight? i'm hoping you don't mean putting it
> >> on
> >> the brake shoes themselves, wouldn't that make 'em a bit slick??? : )
> >>
> >> thanks guys,
> >> jch
> >>
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#22
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Re: Another frontend question
It is sure worth asking....
Mike
JC wrote:
>
> yeah, i was 99.9999999% sure. but ya' never know when someone might come up
> with an idea for a better mousetrap.
>
> thanks
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:419D7914.1E2D25CF@sympatico.ca...
> > The goop goes on the star wheel threads and the cable slider.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > JC wrote:
> >>
> >> hey guys, thanks to all for your replies. now to answer 'em.
> >>
> >> jerry, going over bumps the steering wheel doesn't move and the jeep will
> >> 'jump' a bit left or right, i don't remember right off the top of my head
> >> which way.
> >>
> >> bill, by brake flex hoses is that the soft hose going from the caliper to
> >> the hard line on the frame? and when i put the lift on i put in new
> >> bushings. if i tightened the bolts through the shackles to much would
> >> that
> >> have an adverse effect on handling?
> >>
> >> and mike, i'll check the brakes, interesting about the rear brakes, never
> >> would've thought about that. just ran out and checking the e-brake and
> >> it's
> >> pretty 'high', not a lot of travel in the pedal when i set it. and the
> >> anti-seize, are you putting it on the little star wheel thing that is
> >> supposed to keep the brakes tight? i'm hoping you don't mean putting it
> >> on
> >> the brake shoes themselves, wouldn't that make 'em a bit slick??? : )
> >>
> >> thanks guys,
> >> jch
> >>
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Mike
JC wrote:
>
> yeah, i was 99.9999999% sure. but ya' never know when someone might come up
> with an idea for a better mousetrap.
>
> thanks
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:419D7914.1E2D25CF@sympatico.ca...
> > The goop goes on the star wheel threads and the cable slider.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > JC wrote:
> >>
> >> hey guys, thanks to all for your replies. now to answer 'em.
> >>
> >> jerry, going over bumps the steering wheel doesn't move and the jeep will
> >> 'jump' a bit left or right, i don't remember right off the top of my head
> >> which way.
> >>
> >> bill, by brake flex hoses is that the soft hose going from the caliper to
> >> the hard line on the frame? and when i put the lift on i put in new
> >> bushings. if i tightened the bolts through the shackles to much would
> >> that
> >> have an adverse effect on handling?
> >>
> >> and mike, i'll check the brakes, interesting about the rear brakes, never
> >> would've thought about that. just ran out and checking the e-brake and
> >> it's
> >> pretty 'high', not a lot of travel in the pedal when i set it. and the
> >> anti-seize, are you putting it on the little star wheel thing that is
> >> supposed to keep the brakes tight? i'm hoping you don't mean putting it
> >> on
> >> the brake shoes themselves, wouldn't that make 'em a bit slick??? : )
> >>
> >> thanks guys,
> >> jch
> >>
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Re: Another frontend question
How's the rear brake adjustment?
"JC" <madduck00@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:419c3032$1_5@127.0.0.1...
> greetings all. i'm driving an '85 cj7, 2" lift, nothing radical. pretty
much
> stock except for the fuel injection kit installed a few yrs ago, with much
> help from folks on this bbs. when i brake hard the cj gets *real*
> squirrely. i mean *real*. checked the front end, tierods all are tight
> enough, wheel bearings are fine, steering box is still pretty tight. a
> friend showed me how much the front end on a cj flexes and said that is
part
> of the prob. would a steering box brace, i think that's what it's called,
> help out any? another buddy has an early model wrangler that drives nice,
> an 87-89ish. was there a big difference between the suspension of the
late
> model cj's and early model wranglers.
>
> thanks for ya'lls input. i'd like to let my girlfriend drive the cj from
> time to time, i travel a lot and wanna keep it on the road, but as wicked
as
> this thing can get i don't want to let take it out.
>
> p.s. she's a country girl from arkansas who learned how to drive in a 4x4,
> she wears shoes, has all her teeth and never dated her dad, she o.k.
>
> jc
>
>
>
>
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"JC" <madduck00@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:419c3032$1_5@127.0.0.1...
> greetings all. i'm driving an '85 cj7, 2" lift, nothing radical. pretty
much
> stock except for the fuel injection kit installed a few yrs ago, with much
> help from folks on this bbs. when i brake hard the cj gets *real*
> squirrely. i mean *real*. checked the front end, tierods all are tight
> enough, wheel bearings are fine, steering box is still pretty tight. a
> friend showed me how much the front end on a cj flexes and said that is
part
> of the prob. would a steering box brace, i think that's what it's called,
> help out any? another buddy has an early model wrangler that drives nice,
> an 87-89ish. was there a big difference between the suspension of the
late
> model cj's and early model wranglers.
>
> thanks for ya'lls input. i'd like to let my girlfriend drive the cj from
> time to time, i travel a lot and wanna keep it on the road, but as wicked
as
> this thing can get i don't want to let take it out.
>
> p.s. she's a country girl from arkansas who learned how to drive in a 4x4,
> she wears shoes, has all her teeth and never dated her dad, she o.k.
>
> jc
>
>
>
>
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Re: Another frontend question
How's the rear brake adjustment?
"JC" <madduck00@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:419c3032$1_5@127.0.0.1...
> greetings all. i'm driving an '85 cj7, 2" lift, nothing radical. pretty
much
> stock except for the fuel injection kit installed a few yrs ago, with much
> help from folks on this bbs. when i brake hard the cj gets *real*
> squirrely. i mean *real*. checked the front end, tierods all are tight
> enough, wheel bearings are fine, steering box is still pretty tight. a
> friend showed me how much the front end on a cj flexes and said that is
part
> of the prob. would a steering box brace, i think that's what it's called,
> help out any? another buddy has an early model wrangler that drives nice,
> an 87-89ish. was there a big difference between the suspension of the
late
> model cj's and early model wranglers.
>
> thanks for ya'lls input. i'd like to let my girlfriend drive the cj from
> time to time, i travel a lot and wanna keep it on the road, but as wicked
as
> this thing can get i don't want to let take it out.
>
> p.s. she's a country girl from arkansas who learned how to drive in a 4x4,
> she wears shoes, has all her teeth and never dated her dad, she o.k.
>
> jc
>
>
>
>
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"JC" <madduck00@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:419c3032$1_5@127.0.0.1...
> greetings all. i'm driving an '85 cj7, 2" lift, nothing radical. pretty
much
> stock except for the fuel injection kit installed a few yrs ago, with much
> help from folks on this bbs. when i brake hard the cj gets *real*
> squirrely. i mean *real*. checked the front end, tierods all are tight
> enough, wheel bearings are fine, steering box is still pretty tight. a
> friend showed me how much the front end on a cj flexes and said that is
part
> of the prob. would a steering box brace, i think that's what it's called,
> help out any? another buddy has an early model wrangler that drives nice,
> an 87-89ish. was there a big difference between the suspension of the
late
> model cj's and early model wranglers.
>
> thanks for ya'lls input. i'd like to let my girlfriend drive the cj from
> time to time, i travel a lot and wanna keep it on the road, but as wicked
as
> this thing can get i don't want to let take it out.
>
> p.s. she's a country girl from arkansas who learned how to drive in a 4x4,
> she wears shoes, has all her teeth and never dated her dad, she o.k.
>
> jc
>
>
>
>
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Re: Another frontend question
How's the rear brake adjustment?
"JC" <madduck00@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:419c3032$1_5@127.0.0.1...
> greetings all. i'm driving an '85 cj7, 2" lift, nothing radical. pretty
much
> stock except for the fuel injection kit installed a few yrs ago, with much
> help from folks on this bbs. when i brake hard the cj gets *real*
> squirrely. i mean *real*. checked the front end, tierods all are tight
> enough, wheel bearings are fine, steering box is still pretty tight. a
> friend showed me how much the front end on a cj flexes and said that is
part
> of the prob. would a steering box brace, i think that's what it's called,
> help out any? another buddy has an early model wrangler that drives nice,
> an 87-89ish. was there a big difference between the suspension of the
late
> model cj's and early model wranglers.
>
> thanks for ya'lls input. i'd like to let my girlfriend drive the cj from
> time to time, i travel a lot and wanna keep it on the road, but as wicked
as
> this thing can get i don't want to let take it out.
>
> p.s. she's a country girl from arkansas who learned how to drive in a 4x4,
> she wears shoes, has all her teeth and never dated her dad, she o.k.
>
> jc
>
>
>
>
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"JC" <madduck00@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:419c3032$1_5@127.0.0.1...
> greetings all. i'm driving an '85 cj7, 2" lift, nothing radical. pretty
much
> stock except for the fuel injection kit installed a few yrs ago, with much
> help from folks on this bbs. when i brake hard the cj gets *real*
> squirrely. i mean *real*. checked the front end, tierods all are tight
> enough, wheel bearings are fine, steering box is still pretty tight. a
> friend showed me how much the front end on a cj flexes and said that is
part
> of the prob. would a steering box brace, i think that's what it's called,
> help out any? another buddy has an early model wrangler that drives nice,
> an 87-89ish. was there a big difference between the suspension of the
late
> model cj's and early model wranglers.
>
> thanks for ya'lls input. i'd like to let my girlfriend drive the cj from
> time to time, i travel a lot and wanna keep it on the road, but as wicked
as
> this thing can get i don't want to let take it out.
>
> p.s. she's a country girl from arkansas who learned how to drive in a 4x4,
> she wears shoes, has all her teeth and never dated her dad, she o.k.
>
> jc
>
>
>
>
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