[liveatibiza]

I have the opportunity to trade a Remington 30.06 for a Renix 4.0 system (engine and manifold), I'd be moving up from a 2.5l. Looking for suggestions, good deal or no? Good engine or no? Any common issues with a Renix motor?

[nathanninja]

Finished wiring my welder in last night at 12:30am. This morning, RAN MY FIRST BEAD!!! Quite excited, now I can make all sorts of awesome crap. Tomorrow having a friend come over and we're going to put my rear crossmember on and my bumper on after that.

Does anyone know the length/size of stock rear shocks? Here's my deal. I bought the Jeep, the PO had lifted it with what I think is an RC 4" lift plus 1" of shackle lift (2" longer but because of angle its 1" la la you know the deal). He already had shocks in there of course, and they worked fine until I blew my D35 and switched to the 8.8. Now, he had also relocated the shocks so that they mounted up higher, and there is no room for the shock relocater brackets like everyone uses. Also, the shocks were mounted to the spring plates, not to the axle tube. Now when I switched to the 8.8 I mounted the shocks on the tube, roughly flush with the bottom of the tube. This caused the shocks to compress a good 4" and now they have practically no travel. It's fine for road driving but I'm going off road this weekend and I don't want to rip my brackets off. So I need a set of shocks that will fit. I'm figuring that if it's 5" of lift plus about 1" of height from changing the shock location, he probably got 6" longer shocks. When I put the 8.8 in I moved the mount up, and lost about 4-5" of travel, so I figure I need roughly stock length shocks.

[grandboost98]

you could always run shockless for the day you go offroad if you dont want to rush it

[Anticanman]

Flex it out without the shocks on and measure. There is no deductive reasoning method for guessing shock length.

[nathanninja]

Originally Posted by grandboost98

you could always run shockless for the day you go offroad if you dont want to rush it

Originally Posted by Anticanman

Flex it out without the shocks on and measure. There is no deductive reasoning method for guessing shock length.

Thanks guys. I'll want to leave the shocks on for the 2 hr trip on the highway down there and then take them off before going out right? I did some measuring before but it was tough with a jack and stuff so I'm gonna disconnect the shocks and find a ramp somewhere to flex it out. It's just tough to decide because this RC lift is coming off this summer and then I'm gonna need new rear shocks anyways cause I'll have a different flex amount, so I can't hardly justify spending much money on shocks that will be used for 2 months.

[Anticanman]

If you're throwing on a new lift later, you might as well just disconnect the shocks offroad. And by disconnect, take them completely off and find a warm, fuzzy spot in the jeep for them to reside so they don't get bent or broken by dangling from the jeep.

[squishy]

Originally Posted by nathanninja

Thanks guys. I'll want to leave the shocks on for the 2 hr trip on the highway down there and then take them off before going out right? I did some measuring before but it was tough with a jack and stuff so I'm gonna disconnect the shocks and find a ramp somewhere to flex it out. It's just tough to decide because this RC lift is coming off this summer and then I'm gonna need new rear shocks anyways cause I'll have a different flex amount, so I can't hardly justify spending much money on shocks that will be used for 2 months.

i busted both shock mounts off same day, passenger up top and driver off the axle. some CRAPPY welds from PO. but i run no shocks for now drive 20 miles or so to work everyday at 65-70 mph. just a bit bouncy is all till i weld new mounts dont worry bout em

[grandboost98]

i put new windshield wipers on last night since mine were falling apart and what a difference it made. also, its amazing what cleaning up the dash once a year does. its been a couple days and i still feel like its not my jeep..everything is bright and clean.

think i might change that after work today

[Ripper3494]

yesterday i mounted my trans cooler and aux fan up under the jeep to keep it outta the way and hopefully keep my tranny cooler

[Maineshootah]

Originally Posted by Shoelessboi

Whered you get em from

Local VIP auto shop. Had to order them, but were under $20 each.

[dtn8tr]

Originally Posted by ruthole

Well might trade my bike for a jeep or sell It for 800 so there's that my s10 hopefully trafeing it for a bagged truck.

As for the yj I just scored a set of front tube fenders and the best part ther FREE!!!! bow I have something to do next weekend. (not this one comming up but the one after). Don't know if i posted this yet but I got my perches in and now I can do a 1" strech.

You don't need those tube fenders...I'll pm you my address!

[YJ475]

Originally Posted by NH2112

Run 2 good-sized weld beads onto it opposite each other. You can pry against them to get the race out and the heating/cooling helps loosen the race in the axle.

Great idea. Thanks!

[ruthole]

Originally Posted by dtn8tr

You don't need those tube fenders...I'll pm you my address!

Haha I ant got them yet. Gonna try to get them this weekend. I hope he didn't throw them out side in the dirt. And I hope there for a yj. He don't know jeeps real good so there's no telling what there for. But he said a yj

[Almighty90]

Finished up some rear lights.

[Anticanman]

Originally Posted by Almighty90

Finished up some rear lights.

Attachment 390497

That looks pretty good! How is the visibility? I couldn't help but notice your springs are a little flat, how is the ride quality with the boomerangs?