what did you do to your Jeep today

put all new ujoints in the front driveshaft today on the LJ. Rebuild a double cardan joint for the first time something else on my I did it list.

Here's what we did on the Rockhauler today.......

Well................it's going to be kinda tuff to wheel with that thing at RC but those crabs sure do look good!!!!

FallstonYJ wrote:

Well................it's going to be kinda tuff to wheel with that thing at RC but those crabs sure do look good!!!!

No sweat.......... I got the Black Knight and Grateful Red for my riding pleasures right now.........




Im looking........ Everything is either junk or super high dollar.......

worked on the CJ to get it ready for our Harlen trip. Change my leaking tire put a new one on. replaced a bad bushing on the front leaf spring. check all the fluids on the jeep did not like the looks of the front diff so I change that. Greased all ujoints and pack up my tools. So the Jeep is ready for Harlen can't wait. All I need to do now is go over the trailer.

Rebuilt the rear on Red... for anyone rebuilding a Dana 80 in the future USE A LIFT... the posi center section, with the ring gear mounted to it weighs about 90 lbs. Then I broke the headlight retaining clips, and headlight switch on the jeep... I thought the repair list was supposed to get shorter once you started working on things...

Installed the winch & winch mount, repacked front wheels bearings, installed new front hubs, installed PS cooler. Still need to bleed steering, change fuel filter, install lube locker gaskets on front & rear axles. Then it's time for the trailer prep, change the oil in the truck and install the Banks Speed Brake.

got my g3 front tube flares and tub gaurds now waiting on rear full corner gaurds

Pulled the front diff out of the CJ5 yesterday. Wheels are finally in motion!

Picked up the rear springs for the CJ7. F250 rears should do nicely. :)

Are you gonna get any flex with 250 springs in the CJ

crazyjimmy wrote:

Are you gonna get any flex with 250 springs in the CJ

I will when I cut them in half.

antagonist84cj7 wrote:

crazyjimmy wrote:

Are you gonna get any flex with 250 springs in the CJ

I will when I cut them in half.

are you doing a 1/4-elliptical suspension ?

mdcj7 wrote:

antagonist84cj7 wrote:

crazyjimmy wrote:

Are you gonna get any flex with 250 springs in the CJ

I will when I cut them in half.

are you doing a 1/4-elliptical suspension ?

Yes! I picked up a set of '94 F250 springs, and I'm going to get some Johnny Joints and DOM soon.

Picked up a starter and solinoid for the 5. It's not much, but maybe it'll pursuade me to get the axle back under the front of it...

antagonist84cj7 wrote:

mdcj7 wrote:

antagonist84cj7 wrote:

crazyjimmy wrote:

Are you gonna get any flex with 250 springs in the CJ

I will when I cut them in half.

are you doing a 1/4-elliptical suspension ?

Yes! I picked up a set of '94 F250 springs, and I'm going to get some Johnny Joints and DOM soon.

I guess you dont want them Fox air chocks?

meangreen wrote:

I guess you dont want them Fox air chocks?

Yes I do!

Cut out my boat side plates, and dressed them up. It's getting to be cool enough to work on the old girl.

Got the front springs and diff out of the 7 and under the 5. I'm one broken bolt away from having the front end done!

Dropped it off at the shop to get the fluids changed, tires rotated and the under belly checked to make sure nothing is loose or broken. I wanted to take it wheeling in October so I figured I better get it ready. I also researched a snorkel :)

Got the rear out of the 7 & 5 and much to my dismay, in order to replace the brake hoses on the rear I will have to replace all of the hard lines, so I guess no serious flexing this coming trip... Also got a new starter and solenoid on the 5, charged the battery, and... she's running on about 3 cylinders... ...so we'll see...

fixed the rear diff leak today. Good thing I did I found out I had no linings on the brake shoes. I know my brakes were not the greatest but this makes them suck even more. need to fine out why I just useing the rear brakes to stop with.

Got the 5 running on more than 2 cylinders! I'm surprised it ran at all with 6 fouled spark plugs and a 1" vacuum leak... Axles are in, brakes are bled, engine is running, and the Jeep is driving!

Helped Husky John drop his t-case, only to find that the trans and t-case were both full of soft serve ice cream... Guess a fluid flush is on the schedule for the CJ5. With any luck I'll be headed up next weekend to get my new axles for the CJ7!

Picked up the axles for the 7 from PA, finally. Stopped by the junkyard and got some rollers. Found 3 full sets of lift springs laying around the garage, now I've got a stock set, and a 1", 2", and 4" set of springs! Good week!