Picking up where I left off

[josb612]

The thread managed to accumulate 2 pages of discussion in 2 years. Chris put up a post about dusty seats that went 4 pages in less than 48 hours. That told me exactly what interests folks and what doesn't and that is nothing against Chris whatsoever. He had exactly zero to do with it other than starting a thread. It isn't a slam of the folks on here either. It is just an observation of what interests folks and what doesn't.

I also have various methods of seeing who is paying attention to what and why. In most of the things that I put up pics and explained, in the back ground would be a very relevant item of interest for another aspect of the build put there to inspire and further discussion. Or, Easter eggs to see who was paying attention. Not a single one was ever noted. That told me what was important and I'm not mad or bothered about it, it is just a fact of life that I fully get.

That build is my personal rig and I'm doing things that over the years I have deemed necessary to be a product that for various reasons will never make it to fruition due to expense, limited market, just too far out there or whatever. Basically just not mainstream enough so I'll do them for myself because I've always thought they should exist. The key point is that it is stuff I am doing for myself and not for public validation.

I enjoyed reading about your buil

 

[mrblaine]

Does the inner bar contribute much when the outer is engaged or is it neglible?

It is a combined rate so it is higher than the outer by itself. I think you could prove it by removing the inner and driving a bit on the outer to see.

Edit- have to come up with a way to support the outer arm on the right side. Have to ponder that some.

 

[Apparition]

I enjoyed reading about your buil

Is it still up? Anybody have a link? It must have been before I joined.

 

[DrDmoney]

I enjoyed reading about your buil

You mean build, right? That’s an “i” and you just left off the “d”...

 

[josb612]

You mean build, right? That’s an “i” and you just left off the “d”...

Yes I did
Working off a phone and I have a hard enough time spelling

 

[jjvw]

I went from stock to swaylock.
Never really could see adding disconnects when I didn't even really get far from the dirt road.
I did ride some nasty trails, but at stock height, and once you beat the shit out of everything, you kind of never want to do it again.
Until you build.
Now that I'm pretty damn comfortable in the jeep, it has become my first pick for most trips, which i never would have believed. So I'm just trying to say I'm driving the hell out of it, and becoming so comfortable in it.
Anyway, the difference from locked to unlocked is huge.
Even with the rear anti-rock, the ride feels pretty good.
Soft, yet still firm enough that I'm starting to push up speed in the corners, and feeling pretty darn confident at that.
But, again, when the swayloc gets unlocked, wow!
Any of you guys w front swayloc and rear anti-rock definitely know what I'm taking about.
I never disconnected this jeep.
So I cannot compare that ride to this ride.
But now, this damn thing feels like it could flop over on its side! And no, I don't think it will or ever would, unless the dumbass driver causes it.
The last statement sounds bad. But it's not. I'm just trying to state, somewhat accurately, how this thing feels.
Just comfortable and loose.

Having built mine from stock, to years daily driving the Antirock, 5000x shocks, 2.0s with a shock tune similar to yours and a now a Swayloc, I have experienced a pretty broad range of how a TJ can handle with many incremental changes in between.

The last several months since the shock tunes and Swayloc are the first time I can barrel comfortably through potholes and exposed railroad tracks without slowing down while also being able to tear through a hard right turn where the rear inside tire breaks loose with one hand one the steering wheel and a cup of coffee in the other.

The last thing I would say about mine is that it is loose and wobbly. And the idea that I am able to do this confidently with my feet almost 24" off the ground still amazes me.

 

[DrDmoney]

while also being able to tear through a hard right turn where the rear inside tire breaks loose with one hand one the steering wheel and a cup of coffee in the other.

I can’t do that...but it’s mostly because I have 5.38’s and I would need to put my coffee down to grab another gear coming out of the turn.

 

[jjvw]

I can’t do that...but it’s mostly because I have 5.38’s and I would need to put my coffee down to grab another gear coming out of the turn.

3k in 2nd can be pretty exciting!

 

[voodooridr]

.770" diameter bar with 25 splines
They do offer a .850" 25 spline bar
https://www.rockjock4x4.com/CE-99001D

 

[Brianj5600]

I had a build thread, no one gave a shit enough to discuss what I was doing so fuck it.

I wondered why it disappeared. It was the only build I followed. I check in on some builds, but made it a point to follow the TJ6 build.

 

[voodooridr]

The thread managed to accumulate 2 pages of discussion in 2 years. Chris put up a post about dusty seats that went 4 pages in less than 48 hours. That told me exactly what interests folks and what doesn't and that is nothing against Chris whatsoever. He had exactly zero to do with it other than starting a thread. It isn't a slam of the folks on here either. It is just an observation of what interests folks and what doesn't.

I also have various methods of seeing who is paying attention to what and why. In most of the things that I put up pics and explained, in the back ground would be a very relevant item of interest for another aspect of the build put there to inspire and further discussion. Or, Easter eggs to see who was paying attention. Not a single one was ever noted. That told me what was important and I'm not mad or bothered about it, it is just a fact of life that I fully get.

That build is my personal rig and I'm doing things that over the years I have deemed necessary to be a product that for various reasons will never make it to fruition due to expense, limited market, just too far out there or whatever. Basically just not mainstream enough so I'll do them for myself because I've always thought they should exist. The key point is that it is stuff I am doing for myself and not for public validation.

Everything you do is so far above my skillset (and understanding sometimes) that all I could do is stare at the pictures and drool a little

 

[Chris]

I had 100 mg of 1:1 CBD gummy's. I feel fine

 

[mrblaine]

.770" diameter bar with 25 splines
They do offer a .850" 25 spline bar
https://www.rockjock4x4.com/CE-99001D

The smaller bar is out of stock for awhile. The larger is in stock for now. We use the larger bar on a few.

 

[Farmergreg]

You should see his shop.
He showed me some 1 offs he's toying with, or things he's created he's NOT sharing w the rest of us...

Like the Las Vegas commercial? What happens in @mrblaine 's shop stays in his shop?

 

[tombicon]

Yesterday I tried to share my feelings about my jeep, and the build from stock to 5.25" combined lift and 35" tires.
In posting, it appears I offended a few very important members here.
That was NOT ever my intention , I was just trying to share my thoughts, and I did a very poor job of it.
I've deleted my posts and apologize to any I offended.
Mike

 

[Farmergreg]

Yesterday I tried to share my feelings about my jeep, and the build from stock to 5.25" combined lift and 35" tires.
In posting, it appears I offended a few very important members here.
That was NOT ever my intention , I was just trying to share my thoughts, and I did a very poor job of it.
I've deleted my posts and apologize to any I offended.
Mike

Hope that wasn't for my Las Vegas analogy!
Sounds like you got a very nice rig put together...get out and enjoy it and build your confidence level.
Maybe people are offended because you saved a bunch of expensive $tep$ and started where many want to get to?

 

[mrblaine]

Hope that wasn't for my Las Vegas analogy!
Sounds like you got a very nice rig put together...get out and enjoy it and build your confidence level.
Maybe people are offended because you saved a bunch of expensive $tep$ and started where many want to get to?

You're on the right track. He just needs to go use it, learn what it can do, and stop being scared of it. It would also help immensely if he could drive an average 4" lifted rig on 35's so he can tell the difference.

 

[tombicon]

Hope that wasn't for my Las Vegas analogy!
Sounds like you got a very nice rig put together...get out and enjoy it and build your confidence level.
Maybe people are offended because you saved a bunch of expensive $tep$ and started where many want to get to?

LOL.
Not you Vegas analogy.
My poor description of how I "feel" my jeep.
I'll leave it at that.
Mike

 

[tombicon]

You're on the right track. He just needs to go use it, learn what it can do, and stop being scared of it. It would also help immensely if he could drive an average 4" lifted rig on 35's so he can tell the difference.

That's ALL I was trying to say.
I've changed how I feel about the jeep.
Most of my thoughts in the beginning were wrong. How I thought I would use it, drive it, like it etc. The jeep has so far surpassed every expectation!

 

[mrblaine]

That's ALL I was trying to say.
I've changed how I feel about the jeep.
Most of my thoughts in the beginning were wrong. How I thought I would use it, drive it, like it etc. The jeep has so far surpassed every expectation!

You just have a muscle memory issue, nothing more. We go through this all the time after we dial in the steering and get it all fixed up. The #1 complaint I get is that we made the steering very twitchy now and it isn't fun to drive. No, we fixed the steering so now when you turn the wheel, the rig responds instantly with no slop.

What happens over time is folks learn to drive to keep themselves upright. The human animal doesn't like to lean over, at all. So what happens is we learn to watch the road for imperfections that are going to toss the rig around and we steer into them so we don't lean or get tossed a bit. We develop a very learned response to our shit steering in order to keep ourselves upright and still.

When you drive a rig with great steering response and try to do the same things via muscle memory, you wind up tossing yourself all over the inside of the cab so you perceive that as "twitchy" steering. I have to take folks out and show them to just rest a hand on the wheel, stop driving 20 yards in front of the bumper, ignore the slight side to side leans of the road surface and just relax. Look down the road to the safe limit you can see, steer towards that point, relax, and just drive it like a normal vehicle. It takes awhile but they eventually learn that it really isn't twitchy, they are and then it is all better.