What did you do to your XJ/MJ today?

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aircruiser

Discussion Starter · Jun 4, 2008 (Edited)

seriously, one of these threads needs to stay alive in the XJ/MJ section and what better time to get a real one going then now with the creation of the XJ/MJ GD. now, lets keep this going.

for me, all i did today was take pictures of my newly cut front bumper.

picture a few posts down.

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MCrock

· #26,901 · May 1, 2011

I made this video!

Sorry for the bad quality lol

koolaid5

· #26,902 · May 1, 2011

squatch55 said:
ita getting a hp 60 14 bolt and 40's and a full cage:cheers2:

NICE!!!! Make sure you take pics during the install of everything... You should just start a build thread. If you do, toss up the link in here, so that we don't miss it.

koolaid5

· #26,903 · May 1, 2011

bldeagle10 said:
btw. how do spartan lockers engage and disengage? i know they are mechanical as opposed to air lockers but i cant find anywhere how to engage them. is it like limited slip? or is there a lever?

It's automatic... no lever.

xj_96_FP

· #26,904 · May 1, 2011

Ok so i had 2 jerry cans full of gas from the winter, so with the gas prices being where they are, i decided to throw it in the tank, WHAT A MISTAKE!!!! didnt get a mile and check engine light came on and was mis-firing. spend 3 hours getting 3/4 of a tank of gas out! a e fuel filter and some dry gas, and im up and running again.

distncernr

· #26,905 · May 1, 2011

going to replace lower control arm bushing...can i just pull the arm off with out jacking up the jeep or axle? never done this before. i have read that you can and i have also read you have to jack up th jeep.

srmitchell

· #26,906 · May 1, 2011

2doorxj said:
Niceeeee!!!

What cage is that?

Rock Hard 4x4. The pics in magazines don't do it justice.

bldeagle10

· #26,907 · May 1, 2011

koolaid5 said:
It's automatic... no lever.

that seems kind of sketchy to me. sounds like it could fail and not engage/disengage when i need it to.

putting some clothes on (yea, i get on jeepforum in my undies) then running out with some purple power and/or some 409 and climbing under for some degreasing/cleaning fun. pointless till i get a new rear main but still...

srmitchell

· #26,908 · May 1, 2011

bldeagle10 said:
that seems kind of sketchy to me. sounds like it could fail and not engage/disengage when i need it to.

It's really not sketchy.

Im pretty sure the spartan is the same as an aussie or lockrite.

When torque is applied to the driveshaft (acceleration/causes the carrier to spin) the cam setup in the locker locks up.

When torque in the wheels is enough to cause differential action, the locker unlocks, and allows the wheels to spin seperately.

It's very effective. I ran an aussie in my rear axle and it was great, but it had the tendency to push the front end straight in corners when I was applying gas. I sold it. I still have a lockrite up front.

koolaid5

· #26,909 · May 1, 2011

srmitchell said:
It's really not sketchy.

Im pretty sure the spartan is the same as an aussie or lockrite.

When torque is applied to the driveshaft (acceleration/causes the carrier to spin) the cam setup in the locker locks up.

When torque in the wheels is enough to cause differential action, the locker unlocks, and allows the wheels to spin seperately.

It's very effective. I ran an aussie in my rear axle and it was great, but it had the tendency to push the front end straight in corners when I was applying gas. I sold it. I still have a lockrite up front.

It really isn't sketchy at all. I just got back from testing it out and couldn't be happier. I bought a lock right for the rear, because Spartan doesn't make one for the 8.25 and the designs are very similar. I like the Spartan design better, but really not much difference at all. I just like that the Spartan has pins to hold the springs in while installing. I will be tossing the lock right in the rear this week sometime and testing it out next weekend. I'll let you know how that goes as well.

koolaid5

· #26,910 · May 1, 2011

Oh, and in 2WD you don't even know the Spartan is up front.

Prosonic

· #26,911 · May 1, 2011

bldeagle10 said:
that seems kind of sketchy to me. sounds like it could fail and not engage/disengage when i need it to.

You're right, everybody should just run full spools front and rear. :rofl: :tea:

On topic: In the past few days, I've been spending an absolutely ridiculous amount of money buying stuff for my heep.

So far I've installed:

OME sport long travel shocks up front

I've recieved but not installed:

Rock Krawler UCAs
5 - 33X10.5 R15 BFG A/T
All the steel and parts to build my new LCAs

I've ordered:

5 - American Racing Outlaw IIs
Bilstein 5125 shocks for the rear
RRO BPEs for the rear

To be ordered:
Honestly it's too much to list.

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7urtle

· #26,912 · May 1, 2011

took my flares off

Pre5tig3

· #26,913 · May 1, 2011

Drove around looking for other people xjs one guy was in a black one going to autozone in anoka and seen a beast at showplaces parking lot yellow with 33s makes mine look like a baby also went to pet smart and s0ome guy with a lifted silverado with 35s the top of its hood was almost the top of my roof but it was only a little bit taller on the bottom of the rockers.

Snoopi8321

· #26,914 · May 1, 2011

Got dirty!!!

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GregB_00XJ

· #26,915 · May 1, 2011

Washed the DD road mung off of it... ok, it wasn't dirty like those 2 above! lol This evening, a wax job maybe?

keaton

· #26,916 · May 1, 2011

polizi212 said:
So why is it stock?

jeepkid03 said:
Did I miss something? Last time I remember seeing it, the jeep was lifted.

I pulled all my junk off it and sold it all. Couldnt handle the gas prices anymore gettin 12 mpg. Made about as much off just the parts as i woulda if i had sold it lifted. Eventually i plan on selling it...maybe. I think i might be buyin an older lifted Chevy truck for the summer to **** around in and keep my jeep as my dd. Who knows lol. I might startin takin the bus to work if gas prices keep goin up. :laugh: I put in 17 gallons today and spent $70 exactly. Good thing is i can get a whole work week out of one tank now. I used to use a quarter tank a day. Damn you gas companies. :nono:

mtb_crzd47

· #26,917 · May 1, 2011

What are you gettin for mileage now?

YJMCB

· #26,918 · May 2, 2011

14

I installed a propane system on my 92 XJ 4.0 last weekend.It is a dual fuel,can run on gas or Lpg.I have 160 miles on propane so far on my 1st tank.The tank holds 171/2 gal. of propane.Hopefully here are some pics:

This is a pic of the tank.Because the tank is inside the passenger compartment it must be sealed.This means any guages or valves must not be where they could leak fuel into the interior.The fill and vent must also be on the outside of the vehicle.You can see the sealed hose leading to the hole cut in the floor.A couple of more pics of the tank:

Here is a pic of my fill line and vent:

The next pic is of my Fuel cut off solenoid and filter,you can see the propane lines running to it.It cuts of the flow of propane when I switch to gas.There is another switch that shuts of gasoline when I switch to propane under my backseat.

This next pic is of the vaporiser or regulator.It uses engine coolant to warm the fuel after start up and to keep it from freezing up the lines.It is a Impco model L.

You can also see it has a small injector to push Lpg to make start up easier.

Another view of the vaporiser.
Now are a few pics of the mixer that combines Lpg with air from cold air intake.It is a Impco 200 mixer:

A few pics of my YJ with carb for comparison
Tank,23 lpg gal.

Impco 300 mixer.

Impco model e vaporiser w/filter and solenoid.

I get 11mpg propane on YJ compared to 12 gasoline.I will post mpg on XJ when I get a few tanks of fuel ran thru it.yjmcb

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keepishop

· #26,919 · May 2, 2011

1994 windstar hatch struts.

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squatch55

· #26,920 · May 2, 2011

koolaid5 said:
NICE!!!! Make sure you take pics during the install of everything... You should just start a build thread. If you do, toss up the link in here, so that we don't miss it.

its my buddys jeep. The axles and tires off that are going on mine. But when he does a build thread ill throw it up here for sure :2thumbsup:

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