That’s a rockin’ trail! Great stuff! I love seeing this trail. I hope you guys go back and conquer.
Lonewolf's 1998 Jeep Wrangler Sport
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That’s a rockin’ trail! Great stuff! I love seeing this trail. I hope you guys go back and conquer.
Sounds like an epic trip! You never remember the trips that go well. But you remember, and will be talking about, trips like this forever.
But tell the truth, LW - you took the bypass with the intent of high-tailing it out of there and leaving Alex behind. Good thing you broke or poor Alex might still be sitting there…
But tell the truth, LW - you took the bypass with the intent of high-tailing it out of there and leaving Alex behind. Good thing you broke or poor Alex might still be sitting there…
Good times. Great way to end a summer wheeling season, though it looked like winter that day, and set us up for a winter rebuilding season.
I just realized I haven’t updated this in awhile so I’ll take few posts to get it up to speed
The axle break from Fordyce ended up being a broken RCV axle. The cage holding the bearings cracked and stripped the axle shaft
It was replaced under the lifetime warranty And I threw it back together. After that, we did a trip to Hollister. And luckily nothing broke
The axle break from Fordyce ended up being a broken RCV axle. The cage holding the bearings cracked and stripped the axle shaft
It was replaced under the lifetime warranty And I threw it back together. After that, we did a trip to Hollister. And luckily nothing broke
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I really wanted to step up to 37s but wasn’t quite sure if they would work out , so I used a set of free JK wheels and @Alex01 take off 37 all terrains from his JL
They fit ok but the offset wasn’t perfect, it rubbed some stuff that was easily trimmed. I ran it like this through winter
I liked the extra clearance that they provided but I luckily found some take off steel wheels that had a much better offset. I installed them and took it to Hollister to do a hard test of fitment before deciding on what tire size to use
They worked really well and I was happy with the fitment,ground clearance and drivability so I ordered a set of 37/1250R17 Toyo M/T
They fit ok but the offset wasn’t perfect, it rubbed some stuff that was easily trimmed. I ran it like this through winter
I liked the extra clearance that they provided but I luckily found some take off steel wheels that had a much better offset. I installed them and took it to Hollister to do a hard test of fitment before deciding on what tire size to use
They worked really well and I was happy with the fitment,ground clearance and drivability so I ordered a set of 37/1250R17 Toyo M/T
Thank you! I’m really happy with them as well. They work good in the rocks and in the snow.
I liked mine a LOT... And sold a lot of people on them when they saw how well they worked in the snow... I was running the 35x13.5x15 tires at the time.
One of my favorite pictures of my TJ back when it was mostly stock
And when I was showing everyone how well they worked in the snow.
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did you have those siped ? They haven’t changed too much over the years
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Yes, they were siped. Been something I've done on my tires now for a while. Used to drive OTR & learned about it then & how much of a difference it can make.
I did a few more trips with no issues and did a day trip to Fordyce, while showing off on a rock I noticed that the rear upper arms were ripping off the frame.
I have rewelded cracks in them a few times but they were stretched and pulled away from the frame substantially and that also explained the erratic drivability issues I was chasing which I thought was a worn out track bar. I went home and cut everything off trying to decide what I was going to do
My first thought was a mid arm but that was out of my price range with trying to move to the sierras. I had 1/4 wall 2x2 box tubing so went the cheap route and bought brackets , weld in bungs and Johnny joints from Clayton. I used 2x2 1/4 wall for the lowers and 1.5x1.5 1/4 wall for the uppers. I also hot glued the supplied axle truss on
I also cut off the coil perches and centered them to keep the coils happy
I have rewelded cracks in them a few times but they were stretched and pulled away from the frame substantially and that also explained the erratic drivability issues I was chasing which I thought was a worn out track bar. I went home and cut everything off trying to decide what I was going to do
I also cut off the coil perches and centered them to keep the coils happy
Thank you! Yes it went fast, but I’m still happy with the changes
I ran slickrock without any issues and was really happy with the travel and the ride
The next trip was Barrett lake jeep trail. It’s a short rock crawl trail that is all obstacles the whole time and ends up at a mountain lake . It was going great until I tried to bump a obstacle and broke another RCV and had to be strapped into camp and back out the next day
I made it out and back to the trailer. The same issue happened the cage let go and stripped out the axle shaft
The next trip was Barrett lake jeep trail. It’s a short rock crawl trail that is all obstacles the whole time and ends up at a mountain lake . It was going great until I tried to bump a obstacle and broke another RCV and had to be strapped into camp and back out the next day
I made it out and back to the trailer. The same issue happened the cage let go and stripped out the axle shaft
WOW you're rough on the RCV's Now you've go me wondering how well mine will hold up.
As @Alex01 can attest I’m pretty easy on them, they were used so maybe the original owner was hard on them. RCV warranted them no problem.
I remember someone talking about the stuff with a lifetime warranty isn’t as tough as you would think that you end up paying double upfront and it pays for the cost of a replacement because most people don’t wheel hard enough to break anything. And the company comes out ahead.
Well we don't have the same axle they are basically the same shafts I think.... I have a Ford HP44 narrowed to Waggy width and have the 30 spline shafts & RCV slugs.
But I've got 38X13.5x17 M/T Baja Pro XS tires & a STaK's t-case with 3.05 or 5.44 low ranges... And I've got a Hemi ... I would like to say I'm not hard on stuff but that would be a lie...
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Was this last year or this year. I really want to hit Barrett lake this year.
This was in August of last year, it’s a fun trail but way easier than Fordyce
Ya the RCV broke on the bypass on a nothing climb while I was broken, stuck, and nearly flipped over to the right. Good times.
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