I have a wannabe Jeep. 98 GC Laredo. One day I'll be able to afford what I really want. For now though, I'll enjoy the Laredo and my 4WD that works very, very well.
the badge says jeep the title says jeep its a real jeep. what are you waiting to afford? (assuming a wrangler) look at the hard facts about your jeep, you have coil springs on all 4 corners that's a plus. 4.0 (bonus points if ya got a 5.9) is a plus. solid axle's,plus. having the bit longer wheelbase is a plus. the best part is seating 4 full sized adults while wheeling is actually comfortable.
the badge says jeep the title says jeep its a real jeep. what are you waiting to afford? (assuming a wrangler) look at the hard facts about your jeep, you have coil springs on all 4 corners that's a plus. 4.0 (bonus points if ya got a 5.9) is a plus. solid axle's,plus. having the bit longer wheelbase is a plus. the best part is seating 4 full sized adults while wheeling is actually comfortable.
x2. Plus you are warmer in the winter, cooler in the summer, don't get nervous doing >65 mph, don't have to worry about rain on the inside of your windshield
how many of you xj'er stiffen up your subframe?
I did the steering box area.
I wasn't rippin' arse across the desert hitting whoops.
I know eventually I want to box in the subframe and add a cage to stiffen it up, but I've been reading the steering box area is a weak spot on the xj's especially with bigger tires. So logic tells me that I should consider making that area stronger...
Speaking of steering...I've been hearing a loud clunking sound when I turn the steering wheel left, any likely cause?
I know eventually I want to box in the subframe and add a cage to stiffen it up, but I've been reading the steering box area is a weak spot on the xj's especially with bigger tires. So logic tells me that I should consider making that area stronger...
Speaking of steering...I've been hearing a loud clunking sound when I turn the steering wheel left, any likely cause?
Box in????
Maybe I'm way off base. I thought "boxing in" was what they did to the old '76 and older CJ Jeeps with C channel frames.
You might add stuff to stiffen an XJ frame, but it is already boxed in (by my understanding/view).
You wheel it moderate without a steering box brace with 31's and expect it to crack- a bunch.
I had R Robbins repair mine, added the plate. Jeep died a yr or two later after some good thrashing, yanked the plate for my other XJ.........repairs looked like the day they were made
I slammed that XJ for a few yrs and out of curiosity (and repaint of plate) pulled it. Frame looked fine.
The clunking sound is because your stereo volume goes to 10 and not 11
Could be anything: ball joint, tie rod, trac bar loose at either end (or bracket), steering box, tire hitting C arm/fender, sway bar link......maybe even something else.
Wheel it and expect to have a symphony of clunks and squeaks eventually.
I have the tie rod that connects to my pitnam arm bad, it causes a clunking sound when I move it one way or another at the bad part.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6fy6IHPriDQ
Ain't that the stupidest thing you ever seen?