Recent content by Just.Thorne71

Okay, big change, I went on a ~5 mile drive, noticed a little leak from the rear driver-side axle shaft, when I touched i it was hot, I pulled the shaft to find this. I've tried calling Revolution gear about this but I got their voicemail, and I'm pretty sure that this isn't on them. This...

Shafts came on Tuesday, I finished up my summer internship the same day so I finally had enough free time to set them up. Rear shafts went in easy, they leaked a little bit when i first installed them, but once they seated they stopped and haven't leaked since. The most annoying thing was that...

I forgot to add a final post for the axle swap, but everything went in smooth, I ended up doing my own alignment, the single adjustable arms were a bit annoying to dial in castor/pinion angles with, but not horrible. I did notice that once I had it all together the rear driver-side tire was...

Currently sitting on all 4 tires, still need to finish up a bunch of small things like the parking brake, front drive shaft, steering, and rear diff fluid. I'm feeling a little lazy so I'm shipping the jeep off on Friday to get a alignment at a local shop, surely that can't go wrong lol. It's...

The timing ended up working out quite well for me, on a wheeling trip over the weekend I was running a unfamiliar trail at night and smacked a large rock at ~25mph squarely with the front passenger tire. this resulted in the LCA bracket getting real bent up, I also taco'ed the tie rod pretty...

Just looked and realized my last post was in 2025, yikes! I've done a few things since I installed the Anti-rock, which I've enjoyed. I finally finished my boat too, added a Jack plate with a Johnson 50hp 3cyl, Minnkota Powerdrive with spot lock, and electronics if anybody is interested. -...

I pulled my whole sway bar off when wheeling back in September and have been driving without the front since then. For a daily commuter its been a little sketchy at times and with snow and ice fast approaching I wanted a sway bar again. The one I had was seized in place so I couldn't adjust it...

Okay, I think I'll probably be replacing it then, it seems like its folded over on itself and its slightly rubbing on the ring gear. Which I think explains the wear along the sides of the teeth. Also, what else will I need to replace it, do i need new pinion bearings, I know I'll need a new nut...

That's the kind of news I like to hear, do you think its even worth it to dive in a and replace the slinger, or does it not really matter, I'd like this axle to last decently long, but if it wont really affect performance/longevity, then I wont.

Ok, That makes so much more sense then what I was thinking, what would you do?

Also, from what I can tell the gears have no damage whatsoever, and the locker looks to be fine, I wonder if this potentially was a case of the bolts working it way out of the locker and pinging around.

UPDATE: I went down to PA to pick it up today, not exactly what I was expecting, the guy realized that the sway bar mounts had been laser cut off (not great, but not the end of the world) and that the slinger was pretty torn up (eek) but because of this he decided to just give me the whole setup...

up travel is for looser's anyways

Basically what the title says, I'm planning on driving down to PA tomorrow to pick up a Dana 30 with a set of 4.88s and a ARB air locker, As far as I can tell its the older 3 piece style ARB which I've heard mixed opinions on, can someone who knows more about gears/axles tell me if I'm getting...

A few pics from Saturday's trail ride out in Tug hill. I pulled the sway bar off completely as it kept sagging down with the end links disconnected, I’ve left it off until I get the jeep washed but it honestly feels like my ride is better without it. I’ll probably be adding a Anti-rock or...