bigger rubber for the xj

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:28 am

TJared wrote:Hey could you do a bit of a summary for me
I take it you now running 33"? Can you take some under guard pics of what youve chopped etc
what height lift have you done?
Cheers
jared

hi mate , running a rugged ridge 3" lift ,33x12.5 r15 rubber.. there's pics of the trimming on this thread, can post more if ya want ..just gotta find my bloody camera..cheers..ps theres heaps of cutting :twisted:

TJared · Post by **TJared** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:19 am

Cheers
just had a better look now
so most of the trimming is done to the outside edge of the wheel arch?
Did you cut and fit the flare to the rear door?
I know there aint much room there
did you leave a raw edge or fold it over again?

What wheels are you running? Offset?

What does your lift involve?
Transfer case drop? sye? New control arms? Regear?

Sorry for so many questions
ive never done this before and on limited budget so trying to get everything sorted first
Cheers

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:22 pm

hi mate, yep cut around the wheel arch,
cut and fitted flares to back door
cut and folded the rear
kl71s 33x12.5 r15 rims -24 offset
will have to re gear, haven't noticed to much but haven't had it on open road yet..
no transfer case drop, no sye, if you go higher then that's when that needs doing i think..break lines are sweet..i was happy with it on 31s and it went alright, just went to 33s on a 3inch lift,cause some one said i couldn't do it :roll:

....give rick a call on 033651909 4wd accessories down here in ch ch , he knows his jeeps and sorted out my lift a couple of years ago http://www.4wdaccessories.co.nz/ or http://www.offroadspecialties.co.nz/cart
up your way...
had to cert for lift now i have to cert it for bigger rubber, so if ya going to do it do it all at once...
hope some of that dribble made some sense
still have work to do on mine as tidy up and am going to bolt the flares on ....
cheers wayne

xj · Post by xj » Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:56 pm

yeti wrote:
xj wrote:
yeti wrote:well just got back from a run up the river..fronts sweet but the back has slight rubbing ...o well back out with the grinder on the week end

extend bumpstops?

yeah thats what the yanks do to theres when running a small lift, will look into it , cheers mate,hows the battle going xj,they gonna play ball..

Not even talking to me now. The investigator asked for date of purchase, what mods were on it, what i have done since and the cost. Have supplied them with a spreadsheet on friday, after repeated calls yesterday and today still noone wants to talk to me.... seems theyre trying really hard to avoid me.

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 4:12 pm

that might not be a bad thing, if they are trying to avoid ya..might be hoping ya go away...Mrs works in insurance,so hope I'm covered.. :oops:

thats why im going to get it certed again.. whats the story with bar work and cert any ...

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:37 pm

couple of better shots

TJared · Post by **TJared** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:21 pm

Looks pretty mean aye!?
A lot of guard cutting by the look

you can now change your footnote

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:24 pm

well after the wee swim on the weekend (2nd one in 6 months or there abouts ) thought i would post damage report in here...

also after things i should check as well....

fluids checked,, trans is like milk, rest are fine ,will put another trans in..
winch off and in shed , will pull apart again...
shes wet as in behind dash, pull apart or let dry a la sunshine??
had door cards off ,inside doors drain good...
seats out in the sun for next few days,,,heavy suckers when wet ,,go figure...
wires , connections...thoughts :?:

cheers
wayne

nstacey · Post by **nstacey** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:28 pm

You could leave a dehumidifier in it overnight

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:03 pm

would that help with moisture behind dash :?:

..have no carpets..

cheers mate...

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:33 pm

slowly drying out...

dont think oil is the right colour.... :roll:

Swamped · Post by **Swamped** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:38 pm

A dehumidifier works a treat. Just shut the doors and windows and the one I have will suck out litres of water depending on how wet the inside of the car is. I left mine in for a week and everything was bone dry.

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:40 pm

Swamped wrote:A dehumidifier works a treat. Just shut the doors and windows and the one I have will suck out litres of water depending on how wet the inside of the car is. I left mine in for a week and everything was bone dry.

best i go find one then :wink:

cheers mate

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:02 pm

spent a couple of hours today and pulled the trans...

ice coffee anyone.......

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:06 pm

thought i better do something to the pos..
picked up a reconditioned converter

pretty ain't it... :roll:

some lazy bastard when parting shit out .. :evil:

bit of solder and shrink wrap good as new (i hope )

new trans cooler tomorrow.....

plus use about 12 ltrs of red stuff..

then got the call from the Mrs to get home as she disturbed some farkers in the house when she got home....
house trasted but nothing taken,.....mofo muther farkers.. :evil:

tomsoffroad · Post by **tomsoffroad** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:39 pm

then got the call from the Mrs to get home as she disturbed some farkers in the house when she got home....
house trasted but nothing taken,.....mofo muther farkers..

Fark that. :evil:

Some people need knee capping :twisted:

. Hope ya lady aint too shaken up.

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:17 am

be kids me thinks tom..shes al good, bit shaken at first...dude across the road had a lookee ,,reckons they fark off over the mak and away.....

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:10 pm

giving the old girl a cooling system birthday as well.....

small crack in rad..

new water pump ordered...

still gonna need them sliders tom.....

tomsoffroad · Post by **tomsoffroad** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:04 am

still gonna need them sliders tom.....

Just when your ready fella :wink:

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:37 pm

bit more done to freshen up''

water pump in

old and new

then moved all this ..

cause i found this

so did this

most is back together and will mount new radiator tomorrow

be ready for another swim next weekend...
still have front axle seals to do.....

aroma · Post by **aroma** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:03 pm

are you going to run some anti freeze/corosion stuff to stop that rusty pump reapearing??

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:49 pm

aroma wrote:are you going to run some anti freeze/corosion stuff to stop that rusty pump reapearing??

that stuff........

just a bit of plumbing to do. plus bolt on cosmic shit , plus axle seals plus sort winch, plus ac pump, plus sell it.......

xj · Post by xj » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:38 pm

come join me on the darkside my son

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:40 pm

xj wrote:come join me on the darkside my son

well well.................whats the plan mark...any bites on ya jeep yet

xj · Post by xj » Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:33 am

nah, ill probably keep it as a tow wagon. looking at getting "something" not wof'd or reg'd, tearing it apart, throwing a cage over it and wheeling it like stolen....

Or building soething from scratch, I already have a wrangler chassis and tub, ive been offered dana 44 front and rear diffs with 5.56 ratios... but hell, its a lot of work to kick off from that.

dunno

, sick of playing nice though...

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:48 am

well whata know ,,it runs, be it like a pos but its a start.....few sad sounding pulleys......do this today

http://jeep-xj.info/HowtoD30AxlesSeals.htm

curse the 6 day working week...tis getting in the way....

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:13 am

xj wrote:nah, ill probably keep it as a tow wagon. looking at getting "something" not wof'd or reg'd, tearing it apart, throwing a cage over it and wheeling it like stolen....

Or building soething from scratch, I already have a wrangler chassis and tub, ive been offered dana 44 front and rear diffs with 5.56 ratios... but hell, its a lot of work to kick off from that.

dunno , sick of playing nice though...

you playing nice..... :wink:

who's gonna stick up for the misunderstood jeep owners now....

yeti · Post by **yeti** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:36 pm

done.......running sweet........

so whos up for a river run then...... :wink:

oljamesyboy · Post by **oljamesyboy** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:38 pm

good to hear, i would be keen for run but tied up at work for next couple weekends

tomsoffroad · Post by **tomsoffroad** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:00 pm

yeti
Post subject: Re: bigger rubber for the xj

done.......running sweet........

so whos up for a river run then......

Some people never learn. Stick to rocks fella its much harder to drown in rocks :lol: