Another LJR Build
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It's been a while since I wrote anything. I finally got the new hood latches on. I went with the Rugged Ridge Aluminum latches. They went on easily, and look pretty good in my opinion. No complaints with them, plus no more hood flutter!
Other than the hood latch, I went ahead and changed some of the fluids. Did an oil change, and went ahead and did the diffs as well. The diffs looked clean, and no damage, so that's a plus!
Front:
Rear:
Other than those things, nothing too major unfortunately. I have almost saved up enough for the lift! Within a month I hope to have the lift purchased. I can't wait!
Other than the hood latch, I went ahead and changed some of the fluids. Did an oil change, and went ahead and did the diffs as well. The diffs looked clean, and no damage, so that's a plus!
Front:
Rear:
Other than those things, nothing too major unfortunately. I have almost saved up enough for the lift! Within a month I hope to have the lift purchased. I can't wait!
Hey guys! I know it's been a long long while since I have updated this thread, but I got some good updates. I am going to be back filling a couple of projects. This is going to be a long post, so I apologize haha.
I had some clanking coming from under the jeep. It sounded like it was a U-joint from either the axles or front drive shaft. I also thought it could be wheel hubs. I went ahead and ordered the new u-joints and hubs and set to work.
Turn out if I would have just crawled under I would have found out it was the rear drive shaft that was making the noise! Oh well haha. I guess it never hurts to put new parts on anyways.
About a month and a half ago I was finally able to pull the trigger on the Savvy/currie 4 in short arm lift! I opted to do the configure your own lift to save a few pennies. I decided to hold off on the anti-rock option, as I want to try and ORO Swayloc. I also decided to try the Savvy valved shocks. They are on the pricey side, but I hadn't seen very many reviews on them and figured it wouldn't hurt to try.
Opening these boxes made me feel like it was Christmas day, and I was the luckiest kid on the block! Funny story with the delivery, I had mixed up the shipping and billing address somehow and I got the delivery notification, but I didn't see the boxes! Turns out, they just dropped the boxes in a random hallway and didn't bother trying to call me. It was a stressful day until I found them haha.
Anyways, I got to work on the lift. It took me about a month in total to get everything together and dialed in. I would've probably had it down in less than a week, but work decided to change my timeline. For the install of the arms, I mostly just followed the thread "How-to set adjustable control arms" for most of this, and that was very helpful.
(This was before aligning the bump-stops)
I think the longest part of the install was drilling the front spring perches for the new bump-stops. I had to have gone through at least 5 or so drill bits getting that done! The mid 90 degree weather in Kansas also didn't help haha.
Next major hold up on the install was actually self-inflicted. Turns out the new currie track bar joint doesn't require very much grease in it, and I accidentally over filled it. The bushing was starting to come out the top of the joint, so I went ahead and ordered a joint rebuild kit and curries JJ rebuild tool. With the tool, I was able to make quick work replacing the old blown out joint with the rebuild kit.
I must say, those fox's look very nice in there IMO.
(Sorry for the bad lighting on this one)
And the front is finally done! (Probably took a week and a half to get to this part haha) It was nice to see it finally coming together. Too bad there was still the back that needs to be done too. I measured the axle to the body mount brackets to see if the axle was square to the frame, and to my surprise, I was only 1/16" off!
With everything I had learned from the front, I was able to make pretty quick work on the rear. The spring perches were at least a half inch thinner than the ones up front, thankfully. I also went with the Currie trackbar relocation bracket only on this.
The underbody and frame were in good shape, but the axles have a lot of surface rust. I think I'm gonna sand them down and put on a good coat of paint this winter.
Here is the final product!
I can't tell you how happy I am with the ride! It cruises and tracks straight down the road, and it feels much more under control than before. I'm sure a lot of y'all know what I mean when I say this, but it's also a great feeling knowing I was able to do this. I think the most refreshing part of the process is finally being done haha.
I still need to put the Savvy 241 cable shifter on, but I'll be gone for work for all of September and I've got a lot of prep until then.
Future Plans:
Tailgate Reinforcement Kit
Savvy Tummy-tuck
New drive shafts (Not sure on Adams or Tom Woods yet, I've heard great things about both)
Revolution Chromoly Axle Shafts
Revolution Gears (Either 4.88 or 5.13)
Savvy Rockers w/ Side steps
New Speaker system
Replacements:
Replace clutch and throw-out bearing
Replace Cats
Replace rear main seal
I'm sure I'm forgetting some parts, but thats the gist for now!
I had some clanking coming from under the jeep. It sounded like it was a U-joint from either the axles or front drive shaft. I also thought it could be wheel hubs. I went ahead and ordered the new u-joints and hubs and set to work.
Turn out if I would have just crawled under I would have found out it was the rear drive shaft that was making the noise! Oh well haha. I guess it never hurts to put new parts on anyways.
About a month and a half ago I was finally able to pull the trigger on the Savvy/currie 4 in short arm lift! I opted to do the configure your own lift to save a few pennies. I decided to hold off on the anti-rock option, as I want to try and ORO Swayloc. I also decided to try the Savvy valved shocks. They are on the pricey side, but I hadn't seen very many reviews on them and figured it wouldn't hurt to try.
Opening these boxes made me feel like it was Christmas day, and I was the luckiest kid on the block! Funny story with the delivery, I had mixed up the shipping and billing address somehow and I got the delivery notification, but I didn't see the boxes! Turns out, they just dropped the boxes in a random hallway and didn't bother trying to call me. It was a stressful day until I found them haha.
Anyways, I got to work on the lift. It took me about a month in total to get everything together and dialed in. I would've probably had it down in less than a week, but work decided to change my timeline. For the install of the arms, I mostly just followed the thread "How-to set adjustable control arms" for most of this, and that was very helpful.
(This was before aligning the bump-stops)
I think the longest part of the install was drilling the front spring perches for the new bump-stops. I had to have gone through at least 5 or so drill bits getting that done! The mid 90 degree weather in Kansas also didn't help haha.
Next major hold up on the install was actually self-inflicted. Turns out the new currie track bar joint doesn't require very much grease in it, and I accidentally over filled it. The bushing was starting to come out the top of the joint, so I went ahead and ordered a joint rebuild kit and curries JJ rebuild tool. With the tool, I was able to make quick work replacing the old blown out joint with the rebuild kit.
I must say, those fox's look very nice in there IMO.
(Sorry for the bad lighting on this one)
And the front is finally done! (Probably took a week and a half to get to this part haha) It was nice to see it finally coming together. Too bad there was still the back that needs to be done too. I measured the axle to the body mount brackets to see if the axle was square to the frame, and to my surprise, I was only 1/16" off!
With everything I had learned from the front, I was able to make pretty quick work on the rear. The spring perches were at least a half inch thinner than the ones up front, thankfully. I also went with the Currie trackbar relocation bracket only on this.
The underbody and frame were in good shape, but the axles have a lot of surface rust. I think I'm gonna sand them down and put on a good coat of paint this winter.
Here is the final product!
I can't tell you how happy I am with the ride! It cruises and tracks straight down the road, and it feels much more under control than before. I'm sure a lot of y'all know what I mean when I say this, but it's also a great feeling knowing I was able to do this. I think the most refreshing part of the process is finally being done haha.
I still need to put the Savvy 241 cable shifter on, but I'll be gone for work for all of September and I've got a lot of prep until then.
Future Plans:
Tailgate Reinforcement Kit
Savvy Tummy-tuck
New drive shafts (Not sure on Adams or Tom Woods yet, I've heard great things about both)
Revolution Chromoly Axle Shafts
Revolution Gears (Either 4.88 or 5.13)
Savvy Rockers w/ Side steps
New Speaker system
Replacements:
Replace clutch and throw-out bearing
Replace Cats
Replace rear main seal
I'm sure I'm forgetting some parts, but thats the gist for now!
Nice choice on suspension. That's the same plan I have for my Jeep Green LJR, no body lift though.
Thank you! It's far from done, but it's nice being able to enjoy it.nice work, nice LJR, congrats
Appreciate it. I used your thread for inspiration as well haha
It's hard to go wrong on it. I went with the body lift because I am planning on the tummy tuck in the future. And good choice on your jeep color haha!
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