SJ’s TJ
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Full hydro was great. Steering was great. I never had any issues and the speed of the steering was excellent. It certainly made the build easier not having to account for a steering box. The orbital was pretty easy to place.
When driving on the road it stays pretty centered. Return to center isn't great. If my rig was not a dedicated off-roader I'm not sure I would go full hydro. I drove it on the highway and it was ok, but I wouldn't do it for long periods of time.
Soooo cool. Very nice job on all the work to date. Once you get everything dialed in, it's going to be an absolute blast to wheel!
I debated going full hydro but was on the fence about it. Shure would have made some things easier.
Bummer about the issues but it sounds like you've got them figured out and know what you need to do. I've got to get well so I can go out and work on mine and get it out on it's shakedown run.
Soooo cool. Very nice job on all the work to date. Once you get everything dialed in, it's going to be an absolute blast to wheel!
Thanks for the kind words Rich. It was a blast for the limited wheel I did with it already. It truly is a completely rig with capabilities I can't wait to test further!
Full hydro is definitely simpler in terms of positioning the axle and steering box. Yes Rick, I'm really looking forward to the results of your shakedown run as well. So get better quickly my friend!
Here is what I’m dealing with in terms of my driveshaft rub:
As you can see I had this concern already and had moved the lower CA mount more outboard and trimmed the upper CA bracket. It just wasn’t enough even after trying to adjust the track bar to move the axle over. My plan is to trim it further and cycle the axle and see. The combo of the Atlas and super duty 60 just pushes that driveshaft further to the driver side. I’ll get it worked out.
As you can see I had this concern already and had moved the lower CA mount more outboard and trimmed the upper CA bracket. It just wasn’t enough even after trying to adjust the track bar to move the axle over. My plan is to trim it further and cycle the axle and see. The combo of the Atlas and super duty 60 just pushes that driveshaft further to the driver side. I’ll get it worked out.
I haven’t provided an update in awhile. Not sure if I mentioned it before, but I’ve been dealing with brakes that just aren’t working as they should. I updated the master to the properly sized Wilwood master that matches the calipers I have.
The results were still lacking as I had to stand on the brakes just to get the rig to slow down. It wasn’t safe at all. I come to find out that my aftermarket cam doesn’t produce vacuum at idle to provide to the booster.
So the solution is to ditch the booster and plumb in a hydroboost unit from busted knuckle. They modify the stock unit to work with PSC full hydro to have better flow so steering isn’t reduced while braking.
I also added their recommended brake pedal to complete the setup. I don’t have a picture of the pedal, but here is the hydroboost and master setup all plumbed in:
New hoses were needed between the pump and the orbital then the addition of a return line to reservoir. The brakes are insane now. Best brakes on all my vehicles. Such a game changer. I’m excited to get the rig back on the trails next month.
The results were still lacking as I had to stand on the brakes just to get the rig to slow down. It wasn’t safe at all. I come to find out that my aftermarket cam doesn’t produce vacuum at idle to provide to the booster.
So the solution is to ditch the booster and plumb in a hydroboost unit from busted knuckle. They modify the stock unit to work with PSC full hydro to have better flow so steering isn’t reduced while braking.
I also added their recommended brake pedal to complete the setup. I don’t have a picture of the pedal, but here is the hydroboost and master setup all plumbed in:
New hoses were needed between the pump and the orbital then the addition of a return line to reservoir. The brakes are insane now. Best brakes on all my vehicles. Such a game changer. I’m excited to get the rig back on the trails next month.
I wish. My buddies will be up at AOAA today in this rain. I'm looking at either June 22th or 29th at Rausch likely since I have a voucher.
Just a small update. A couple weeks ago I got my terminator X tuned by a semi-local speed shop. By buddy used them previously with great success. Basically, the self-learning function has a very wide band for a bunch of uses.
These guys narrowed down that range based on my needs. Issues I was having were hard starts when at temp, running rich, bad gas mileage, delayed throttle response and occasional stalls. They fixed all of these issues and she’s running so clean and smooth.
I've been driving around town a bunch to make sure everything is running smooth with great results. I also get a lot of looks driving this beast around which is awesome. I also got the rig summer ready with the trail doors and no top:
She is ready for wheeling this weekend!!
These guys narrowed down that range based on my needs. Issues I was having were hard starts when at temp, running rich, bad gas mileage, delayed throttle response and occasional stalls. They fixed all of these issues and she’s running so clean and smooth.
I've been driving around town a bunch to make sure everything is running smooth with great results. I also get a lot of looks driving this beast around which is awesome. I also got the rig summer ready with the trail doors and no top:
She is ready for wheeling this weekend!!
Thanks Rick, I'm very happy where it ended up. I wasn't expecting having to get the tune done, but I'm glad that's behind me and I can get this thing on the trails. I'll report back how the trip went this weekend.
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It's wild. Not much left from the original rig. Interior is mostly the same, can't think of much else
It's wild. Not much left from the original rig. Interior is mostly the same, can't think of much else
You've come a long way baby.... When people ask me about mine I try to think of parts of it that I haven't modified...
You have parts you haven’t modified? Time the step up your game, Dude!
If we are counting seat covers as a mod, then yes every part of my Jeep has been modified in some way
