2000 jeep wrangler build - Page 7

jritchie94 · 12-15-2011, 06:58 PM

Let me know how you like the tires after you use them a bit. I'm in the market for some new tires myself

mynameislarry · 12-16-2011, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jritchie94

Let me know how you like the tires after you use them a bit. I'm in the market for some new tires myself

first thing i do when i get them mounted is go wheelin. haha just like every other time i got tires. ill keep posted on how i like em

jritchie94 · 12-17-2011, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by mynameislarry

first thing i do when i get them mounted is go wheelin. haha just like every other time i got tires. ill keep posted on how i like em

That's the way to do it! Lol

mynameislarry · 12-20-2011, 02:05 PM

tires are mounted and balanced. ill be going out to the trails in a lil bit, but no pics, it will be to dark out... first impressions of these tires is they are extremely nice on the road. also found that my tre's and bj's are shot!! lol bj's. so hopefully they will be fair for the time being and get me home safe tonight. i will be ordering a new set of bj's this week. as for the tre's, ill get some for a v8 grand cherokee and try to find a inner tie rod. pics of the tires mounted will be coming shortly.

mynameislarry · 12-20-2011, 07:03 PM

so far im really liking the tires. these tires are so quiet on the road its rediculous. its also nice to have balanced wheels for once

. offroad they are really nice. i went easy today because of the tre's and balljoints, but never lost traction, except for when the diff got hung up. here are some pics of them mounted.

mynameislarry · 12-21-2011, 06:46 PM

ordered some balljoints and tie rod ends today. thought id give XRF a try. hopefully they will be in soon. tommorow ill be doing the front pinion seal (finally have a day off), maybe while im at it, paint something random. dont know what yet

any ideas?

mynameislarry · 12-22-2011, 05:32 PM

never got to the pinion seal... thought i should do my water pump this morning. got all the supplies and got to work. then, what do you know, i broke the head of a bolt off in the motor's head while installing the thermostat housing.... shouldnt of reused those bolts

went to sears and bought a bolt extraction kit. gotta say this bolt is either really in there or this kit is complete ****!!!!!!!! managed to break 3 extraction bits. now theres one lodged inside the bolt lodged inside the head....... i am so screwed right now. anyone have any ideas? im seriously about to go look for a new head. unfortunately i am completely broke

**JFcavedweller** · 12-23-2011, 06:32 AM

when you used the extractor bits, did you drill a pilot hole first? also i've had better luck turning those bits by hand as opposed to using a drill (since i dont have a good low speed drill)

i had the same problem with one of my rear upper shock mount bolts... the bolt broke, the shock hung loose, i tried to extract it, busted the extractors... drilled out the bolt completely (dulled 3 cheap bits)... tried to rethread and broke the threading bit... drilled through that, and ultimately ran a bolt through and put a nut on the other side, good thing i can reach the end where the nut goes!. i really dont recommend most of those steps for you though :P

mynameislarry · 12-23-2011, 09:05 AM

First i took a punch to the center of the bolt. Then drilled a small hole as deep as possible. Then took the extractor to it. Did it by hand. The bit snapped. Then took a bigger drill bit and extractor to it. That snapped off too. This time i had to go nuts trying the get the bit out. Next for the larger size. Now thats seriously lodged in there... This is rediculous. Gunna go balls out on it tonight and hope i dont need a new head...

mynameislarry · 12-28-2011, 05:32 PM

went nuts on it. gave it hell!! still no success....

i think ill just be getting a new head. i give up... even worse im doing this knowing this will just unravel another whole set of issue. we'll see

Spladow · 12-28-2011, 06:04 PM

Great build man. nice job with all the pics. love threads with lots of pics. strange how the rear glass shattered like that..but then again i see a lot of hardtops with no rear glass so maybe its a normal thing? i dunno lol never had one, only soft tops. jeep looks great. angry eyes look good. keep up the good work and keep the build thread alive

mynameislarry · 01-06-2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Spladow

Great build man. nice job with all the pics. love threads with lots of pics. strange how the rear glass shattered like that..but then again i see a lot of hardtops with no rear glass so maybe its a normal thing? i dunno lol never had one, only soft tops. jeep looks great. angry eyes look good. keep up the good work and keep the build thread alive

thanks man! its always nice to get feedback. not having that rear window was pretty nice for the time actually. haha

mynameislarry · 01-06-2012, 06:16 PM

got a whole buncha parts. ill take a pic of the pile tommorow morning when i get to work on this rolling hunk of metal. as of now the plans for this weekend are:
-replace head
-paint intake manifold and other random parts
-new injector o-rings
-chop bumper
-install new driving lights
-pinion seal
-balljoints
-tie rod ends

i think thats it, theres probably more. also i might possibly do my o2 sensors while i have everything apart. ill keep updated

mynameislarry · 01-07-2012, 06:46 PM

stopped by harbor freight today and picked up a 4.5" angle grinder for 15 bucks. 5 bucks more for a 2 year warrantee. also got some flap disks and cutting wheels.

as of right now, still working on getting the manifolds off the motor. while i was at HF, i got a fuel line disconnect kit, so ill be disconnecting my fuel rail tomorrow, which will be painted. the crossmember(aka the shovel) is currently off. ill be repainting it, and cleaning the frame rails of rust tommorow. i also painted the t-case drop spacers silver today too. pics to come!

abrooks4u · 01-08-2012, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mynameislarry

what do you think of them? ive been debating on general grabbers, but after owning 2 pairs of MT's, its hard to go back.
im in desperate need for tires right now. im actually thinking about the wild country mtx radials. they are an off-brand of cooper.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/mtx-radial-...DetailTabPanel

they seem like nice tires for the price, and they do have good reviews. anyone have any opinions?

Well those tires were really smooth on the road but Firestone has a ride and drive thing where you can return them with in 30 day's if your not happy with them so I took them back and got the MT's