New to me Jeep

[Sscyco]

Yea.... Not the way I role - previous owner stuff

I like everything but........... a zip-tie?

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[Sscyco]

Man, you scored a nice Sahara. It looks super clean and not heavily modded.

You said it was a "bouncy, squiggly rig". Does it drive straight?

If it's bouncy, the first thing I would do is measure the lift and replace the shocks with some Rancho 5000X shocks. To measure the lift, while it's sitting level measure the springs plus any spacers added. Stock front is 12" and stock rear is 8". Anything over that is your lift.

Also take a pic of the steering components so we can see what's there. A nice low shot from the front would be perfect.

Here are some suspension pics - let me know if you see anything interesting....

 

[Sscyco]

Also - got the soft top on last night;

 

[bobthetj03]

Score on the Dana 44 rear axle! Can you take a side shot of the pitman arm and the track bar frame mount?

 

[Jamison C]

I like everything but........... a zip-tie?

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It looks like the wrong elbow is installed on the front of the valve cover as well. It’s a big issue if the back one is wrong, but I’m not sure about the front. All the front does is provide filtered air to the crankcase. Otherwise a very good looking engine/Jeep!

 

[Sscyco]

Score on the Dana 44 rear axle! Can you take a side shot of the pitman arm and the track bar frame mount?

Crawled around the jeep, got a bunch more pics.......
Looks like a 2.5 inch lift front and rear - comments appreciated. I think I am going to order the Rancho RS5000X shocks.

 

[Sscyco]

It looks like the wrong elbow is installed on the front of the valve cover as well. It’s a big issue if the back one is wrong, but I’m not sure about the front. All the front does is provide filtered air to the crankcase. Otherwise a very good looking engine/Jeep!

Thanks - ordering the right elbow.

 

[bobthetj03]

Does the the front track bar have a dropped mount on the frame side? You have a dropped pitman arm, so unless the track bar is also dropped, you may experience bump steer due to the track bar no longer parallel with the drag link.

 

[Sscyco]

Does the the front track bar have a dropped mount on the frame side? You have a dropped pitman arm, so unless the track bar is also dropped, you may experience bump steer due to the track bar no longer parallel with the drag link.

Looks like I do;