Re: What did everybody get for Jeepmas?
 

I am giving myself a re-gear from the dreaded 3.07 to 4.10's. Plus True-Trak
LSD's front and rear and full diffy rebuilds. Should be a whole new experience
when I get 'er back!

-jeff

Re: What did everybody get for Jeepmas?
 

Do LSD's in front AND back help alot? I have one in back, was thinking
in front, too, but was worried about the effect on steering, if any.

Please educate me.



Handywired wrote:
> I am giving myself a re-gear from the dreaded 3.07 to 4.10's. Plus True-Trak
> LSD's front and rear and full diffy rebuilds. Should be a whole new experience
> when I get 'er back!
>
> -jeff

Re: What did everybody get for Jeepmas?
 

Do LSD's in front AND back help alot? I have one in back, was thinking
in front, too, but was worried about the effect on steering, if any.

Please educate me.



Handywired wrote:
> I am giving myself a re-gear from the dreaded 3.07 to 4.10's. Plus True-Trak
> LSD's front and rear and full diffy rebuilds. Should be a whole new experience
> when I get 'er back!
>
> -jeff

Re: What did everybody get for Jeepmas?
 

Do LSD's in front AND back help alot? I have one in back, was thinking
in front, too, but was worried about the effect on steering, if any.

Please educate me.



Handywired wrote:
> I am giving myself a re-gear from the dreaded 3.07 to 4.10's. Plus True-Trak
> LSD's front and rear and full diffy rebuilds. Should be a whole new experience
> when I get 'er back!
>
> -jeff

Re: What did everybody get for Jeepmas?
 

Jeepers wrote:

> In article <vv3h60fnpm1342@corp.supernews.com>,
> "JimG" <jimg@cj7_2muchspam.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Craftsman 15" drill press
>>Craftsman 6" vise
>>Delphi XM Radio
>>personalized Jeep shirt with a silkscreen picture of mine on the back
>>
>>Now I can make that oversized tire carrier I've been needing (while
>>listening to the XM).
>>
>>--
>>JimG
>>80' CJ-7, 258 CID
>>35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines
>>4.56 D30-D44 SOA
>>D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
>>Warn 8000i w/dual batteries
>>LockRight F&R
>
>
> GPS
> Topo USA 4
> 275 amp roll-around automatic battery charger
> 3 1/2 ton floor jack
> Happy Family.


Awesome!

You will love Topo 4. If you plan on taking your laptop wheeling, make
sure and *really* secure the power jack and battery. Getting "jiggy"
with those contacts usually gets you a blue screen of death!

Re: What did everybody get for Jeepmas?
 

Jeepers wrote:

> In article <vv3h60fnpm1342@corp.supernews.com>,
> "JimG" <jimg@cj7_2muchspam.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Craftsman 15" drill press
>>Craftsman 6" vise
>>Delphi XM Radio
>>personalized Jeep shirt with a silkscreen picture of mine on the back
>>
>>Now I can make that oversized tire carrier I've been needing (while
>>listening to the XM).
>>
>>--
>>JimG
>>80' CJ-7, 258 CID
>>35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines
>>4.56 D30-D44 SOA
>>D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
>>Warn 8000i w/dual batteries
>>LockRight F&R
>
>
> GPS
> Topo USA 4
> 275 amp roll-around automatic battery charger
> 3 1/2 ton floor jack
> Happy Family.


Awesome!

You will love Topo 4. If you plan on taking your laptop wheeling, make
sure and *really* secure the power jack and battery. Getting "jiggy"
with those contacts usually gets you a blue screen of death!

Re: What did everybody get for Jeepmas?
 

Jeepers wrote:

> In article <vv3h60fnpm1342@corp.supernews.com>,
> "JimG" <jimg@cj7_2muchspam.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Craftsman 15" drill press
>>Craftsman 6" vise
>>Delphi XM Radio
>>personalized Jeep shirt with a silkscreen picture of mine on the back
>>
>>Now I can make that oversized tire carrier I've been needing (while
>>listening to the XM).
>>
>>--
>>JimG
>>80' CJ-7, 258 CID
>>35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines
>>4.56 D30-D44 SOA
>>D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
>>Warn 8000i w/dual batteries
>>LockRight F&R
>
>
> GPS
> Topo USA 4
> 275 amp roll-around automatic battery charger
> 3 1/2 ton floor jack
> Happy Family.


Awesome!

You will love Topo 4. If you plan on taking your laptop wheeling, make
sure and *really* secure the power jack and battery. Getting "jiggy"
with those contacts usually gets you a blue screen of death!

Re: What did everybody get for Jeepmas?
 

Terry Jeffrey wrote:

> Got nothing new for the Jeep for Christmas!
>
> BUT over the past 2-3 months, it did get:
> - new Dynatrac Pro-Rock60 frontend and HD hi-steering,
> - two new front RS9000X (RS99036s) shocks (I moved the
> RS9012s that were up front to the back),
> - front long-travel shock hoops (M.O.R.E)
> - extended bump stops (M.O.R.E.)
> - refabricated the rear upper shock mounts so the shocks
> sit at about a 45degree angle using XJ lower mounts (gained
> over 4 inches of shock length/travel - desperately needed on the YJ rear).
>
> Given this list, if I would have mentioned "Jeep" at Christmas my wife would
> have shot me in the ass. Ouch. :)
>
> Hey Cal, what are "Mega-shackles"?

Oops, my bad. When people think of shackles, they think of them thingies
that hold the leaf springs. I meant a pair of ARB shackles, like the
kind you use for recovery gear (the two pieces in the lower left of this
pic:

http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchan.../ARB-REKTW.jpg


> Also, why bother with the rear trackbar
> on the YJ? Some will tell you it is for safety purposes on the road, but I
> ditched mine about 10 yrs ago and haven't noticed a bit of difference in
> handling.

Oops. *Your* bad! ;-)

Traction bar, not track bar. Like you, I tossed my trackbar almost as
soon as I got the Jeep. But a *traction* bar is for controlling
axlewrap, or twisting of the springs during takeoff, due to oversized
tires, and exaggerated by SOA setups.

http://www.4x4wire.com/news/skyjacke...k/5th-link.jpg


http://skyjacker.com/products-yj-tractionbar.asp


My springs are fatiguing so I am now feeling this axle wrap. It causes
the rear and to dip down unless I baby the gas from a stop.


So the traction bar stops the axle tube from twisting axially, yet still
allows it to articulate and go through its other motions.

Re: What did everybody get for Jeepmas?
 

Terry Jeffrey wrote:

> Got nothing new for the Jeep for Christmas!
>
> BUT over the past 2-3 months, it did get:
> - new Dynatrac Pro-Rock60 frontend and HD hi-steering,
> - two new front RS9000X (RS99036s) shocks (I moved the
> RS9012s that were up front to the back),
> - front long-travel shock hoops (M.O.R.E)
> - extended bump stops (M.O.R.E.)
> - refabricated the rear upper shock mounts so the shocks
> sit at about a 45degree angle using XJ lower mounts (gained
> over 4 inches of shock length/travel - desperately needed on the YJ rear).
>
> Given this list, if I would have mentioned "Jeep" at Christmas my wife would
> have shot me in the ass. Ouch. :)
>
> Hey Cal, what are "Mega-shackles"?

Oops, my bad. When people think of shackles, they think of them thingies
that hold the leaf springs. I meant a pair of ARB shackles, like the
kind you use for recovery gear (the two pieces in the lower left of this
pic:

http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchan.../ARB-REKTW.jpg


> Also, why bother with the rear trackbar
> on the YJ? Some will tell you it is for safety purposes on the road, but I
> ditched mine about 10 yrs ago and haven't noticed a bit of difference in
> handling.

Oops. *Your* bad! ;-)

Traction bar, not track bar. Like you, I tossed my trackbar almost as
soon as I got the Jeep. But a *traction* bar is for controlling
axlewrap, or twisting of the springs during takeoff, due to oversized
tires, and exaggerated by SOA setups.

http://www.4x4wire.com/news/skyjacke...k/5th-link.jpg


http://skyjacker.com/products-yj-tractionbar.asp


My springs are fatiguing so I am now feeling this axle wrap. It causes
the rear and to dip down unless I baby the gas from a stop.


So the traction bar stops the axle tube from twisting axially, yet still
allows it to articulate and go through its other motions.

Re: What did everybody get for Jeepmas?
 

Terry Jeffrey wrote:

> Got nothing new for the Jeep for Christmas!
>
> BUT over the past 2-3 months, it did get:
> - new Dynatrac Pro-Rock60 frontend and HD hi-steering,
> - two new front RS9000X (RS99036s) shocks (I moved the
> RS9012s that were up front to the back),
> - front long-travel shock hoops (M.O.R.E)
> - extended bump stops (M.O.R.E.)
> - refabricated the rear upper shock mounts so the shocks
> sit at about a 45degree angle using XJ lower mounts (gained
> over 4 inches of shock length/travel - desperately needed on the YJ rear).
>
> Given this list, if I would have mentioned "Jeep" at Christmas my wife would
> have shot me in the ass. Ouch. :)
>
> Hey Cal, what are "Mega-shackles"?

Oops, my bad. When people think of shackles, they think of them thingies
that hold the leaf springs. I meant a pair of ARB shackles, like the
kind you use for recovery gear (the two pieces in the lower left of this
pic:

http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchan.../ARB-REKTW.jpg


> Also, why bother with the rear trackbar
> on the YJ? Some will tell you it is for safety purposes on the road, but I
> ditched mine about 10 yrs ago and haven't noticed a bit of difference in
> handling.

Oops. *Your* bad! ;-)

Traction bar, not track bar. Like you, I tossed my trackbar almost as
soon as I got the Jeep. But a *traction* bar is for controlling
axlewrap, or twisting of the springs during takeoff, due to oversized
tires, and exaggerated by SOA setups.

http://www.4x4wire.com/news/skyjacke...k/5th-link.jpg


http://skyjacker.com/products-yj-tractionbar.asp


My springs are fatiguing so I am now feeling this axle wrap. It causes
the rear and to dip down unless I baby the gas from a stop.


So the traction bar stops the axle tube from twisting axially, yet still
allows it to articulate and go through its other motions.