RE Long Arms
 

Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
Thanks.
-jenn

Re: RE Long Arms
 

Hi Jennifer,
How many of those puny TJ brackets are you going to rip off before
you convert the Real Jeep leaf springs??????
http://web.archive.org/web/200312040...berpage/465730
http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/axl.../fronthang.jpg
http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/sus...bottomview.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn

Re: RE Long Arms
 

Hi Jennifer,
How many of those puny TJ brackets are you going to rip off before
you convert the Real Jeep leaf springs??????
http://web.archive.org/web/200312040...berpage/465730
http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/axl.../fronthang.jpg
http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/sus...bottomview.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn

Re: RE Long Arms
 

Hi Jennifer,
How many of those puny TJ brackets are you going to rip off before
you convert the Real Jeep leaf springs??????
http://web.archive.org/web/200312040...berpage/465730
http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/axl.../fronthang.jpg
http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/sus...bottomview.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn

Re: RE Long Arms
 

Hi Jennifer,
How many of those puny TJ brackets are you going to rip off before
you convert the Real Jeep leaf springs??????
http://web.archive.org/web/200312040...berpage/465730
http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/axl.../fronthang.jpg
http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/sus...bottomview.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn

Re: RE Long Arms
 

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Hi Jennifer,
> How many of those puny TJ brackets are you going to rip off before
> you convert the Real Jeep leaf springs??????

How many competition rock crawlers, Baja trophy trucks and just about
every other major form of off road racing have to have coil based
suspensions before you pull your head out of the rear end of 1960?

--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein

Re: RE Long Arms
 

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Hi Jennifer,
> How many of those puny TJ brackets are you going to rip off before
> you convert the Real Jeep leaf springs??????

How many competition rock crawlers, Baja trophy trucks and just about
every other major form of off road racing have to have coil based
suspensions before you pull your head out of the rear end of 1960?

--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein

Re: RE Long Arms
 

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Hi Jennifer,
> How many of those puny TJ brackets are you going to rip off before
> you convert the Real Jeep leaf springs??????

How many competition rock crawlers, Baja trophy trucks and just about
every other major form of off road racing have to have coil based
suspensions before you pull your head out of the rear end of 1960?

--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein

Re: RE Long Arms
 

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Hi Jennifer,
> How many of those puny TJ brackets are you going to rip off before
> you convert the Real Jeep leaf springs??????

How many competition rock crawlers, Baja trophy trucks and just about
every other major form of off road racing have to have coil based
suspensions before you pull your head out of the rear end of 1960?

--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein

Re: RE Long Arms
 

Just the ones that are also driven on the street. Can your wannabee
articulate as much as this leaf spring:
http://www.----------.com/temp/tjleafSprings.jpg ?????
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Simon Juncal wrote:
>
> How many competition rock crawlers, Baja trophy trucks and just about
> every other major form of off road racing have to have coil based
> suspensions before you pull your head out of the rear end of 1960?
>
> --
> Simon