Naw, just gonna have the factory unit repaired. I've been dumping too much coin on this turd lately with new tires, a battery, and now an alternator repair. Oh, yeah and new ball joints and arms. Mrs. bobthetj03 is not amused!
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Naw, just gonna have the factory unit repaired. I've been dumping too much coin on this turd lately with new tires, a battery, and now an alternator repair. Oh, yeah and new ball joints and arms. Mrs. bobthetj03 is not amused!
I hate to ask since your jeep seems sensitive right now but are you still on the original clutch?
I'm at about 105k and for all I know its oem.
Had to replace the clutch at 130K. TOB grenaded. Clutch disc still had plenty of material left.
My tob & pilot bearing were toasted at 105K. Disc/pp/flywheel looked perfect. Of course replaced it all being that I was in there.
$40 later, new brushes and the alternator is back in and charging. If anything else breaks this week, I'm driving it, or pushing it, into the lake! 
Just park it till sunday then. Problem solved.$40 later, new brushes and the alternator is back in and charging. If anything else breaks this week, I'm driving it, or pushing it, into the lake!
Ball joint replacement went well. Everything looks solid. Took about 4.5 hrs. taking my time. Was dreading the job, but glad it's done. I always get nervous pulling the axles in fear of the tube seals springing a leak.
Glad it went well. Your going to have a new jeep pretty soon with all the parts your throwing at it.
Took the jeep in for a wheel alignment today. Yes, it's mostly a waste of money, but I wanted a true measurement of caster. I have been dancing with the debil with pinion angles and caster trying to quell the vibes. I also wanted a base line to figure out my angle finder measurements in relation to actual caster measurement. My fears were validated. I felt that return to center was a bit weak, and a slight windy day developed a bit of wander. 4.7* of caster doesn't give me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside, so I need to make a decision to lower the pinion. More on that later. The jeep actually drives really well to 63mph. I would hate to eff that up, but maybe I can make it better? Never ends.
Ok So against the popular believe here, I have my front pinion lower by a few degrees trying to chase a caster issue myself, but mine if I have this right is 6.0* To line my driveline up like the advice here it would be about 10. It finally returns to center good, and only wanders in heavy wind like you say. I was thinking maybe my springs finally settled and my shocks too, so I was considering putting it back to 10 and seeing what I get. Then slowly dialing it back, but I really need to dedicate a day to it. My rear is 2 or 3 degrees low also because it was set with my 2" lift and my Dana 35. Now with my Ford 8.8 and a 4 inch lift I need to straighten it out too, but I have just had too many projects, and it is working pretty good now finally.
Like you I don't want to make it worse trying to make it better. Haha. I definitely want time to do it so if worse comes to worse I can put it back to where I started.
Like you I don't want to make it worse trying to make it better. Haha. I definitely want time to do it so if worse comes to worse I can put it back to where I started.
Wouldn't raising the front pinion lower the caster angle? Mine right now is 0.3* higher than the ds angle. Rear pinion is 0.4* lower than the ds. I put the angle finder on the top of the ball joint and I get 1.2* more caster than the printout, so that gives me a pretty accurate measurement if I decide to make changes. Ideally, I'd like to see 5.5* -6.0*.
Yeah I think mine is -6 but the pinion is low. The steering finally seems stable, but the angle is about 4 degrees low according to my snap-on angle finder.
My only gripe about these KO2's is the tighter lugs tend to hang on to gravel a bit more than the muds did. We'll see how they do wheeling in a couple weeks.
I had that same problem with my KO2’s on my F250. We have a 300 yard crushed granite drive. I said, never again. Too much gravel in the garage. I imagine you’ll be fine though with your setup. I’ll probably run Duratracs when I move to WA. Someone around here used to sing their praises!
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