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Awesome work and very clean. The exhaust turned out really well too, its a bear tacking and removing, tacking and removing, and repeating.
Awesome work and very clean. The exhaust turned out really well too, its a bear tacking and removing, tacking and removing, and repeating.
Thank you! I am, so far, very happy with the build and the function/sound/tone of the exhaust.
Most of the time in any of these builds comes from planning and then from the fitting, removing, fitting, removing. My dad used to get frustrated with me on builds wondering why something was always back in pieces.
Let me know if you need a hand on your torque box project.
After 5 or 6 trips under the TJ's belt, I think it is time to pull it back in and give everything a once over. I noticed the Rare Parts cartridge at the pitman arm had started to work loose.
So far, I have been happy with the overall performance of the build. I guess I have some undercarriage touch up as I have definitely found myself in some bigger lines.
I also developed a shimmy in the front end. I am wondering if it is balance bead related. I might pull them back down and removed the balance beads to start from zero. Has anyone else had issues with balance beads?
So far, I have been happy with the overall performance of the build. I guess I have some undercarriage touch up as I have definitely found myself in some bigger lines.
I also developed a shimmy in the front end. I am wondering if it is balance bead related. I might pull them back down and removed the balance beads to start from zero. Has anyone else had issues with balance beads?
Went about 100 yards up Carnage. A buggy on 42's was coming back out to the entrance, it definitely made the decision to turn around easier .
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Been playing with Balance beads in my 35's. I'm deciding to pull them out. I initially tried them because midwest wheeling means mud, and the dynamic aspect of balance beads meant that mud caked to my wheels (it happens) wouldn't vibrate my fillings loose. I've tried them in two sets of tires. They work OK, most of the time. However, there are enough times that they go OUT of balance just driving around that I'm tired of it. Going to try static balancing at home. I have a hard time finding a tire shop that will take the time to balance the tires properly, so I'm trying to become self sufficient.
I happened to watch this earlier today and thought the guy’s conclusions were interesting. Basically that you have to get going fast enough (freeway speeds) to make them work then when you slow down to a point where they come loose you have to get up to freeway speeds to make them work again. I’ve never tried or needed them so can’t say if he was right.
Yeah, there is something to that. Going around a corner at high speed will upset mine. Once they upset, you basically need to stop to reset them again. For a lot of the driving I do, I transition through 45 mph quite often and that seems to be the "sweet spot" to set/upset the beads. So, they are constantly changing from a smooth ride to trying to shake the steering wheel out of my hands. To be fair, I don't notice it too bad from a vibration standpoint in the "seat of my pants." Its more about steering wheel shake and watching my fenders bounce. I've tried rotating tires to see if I have a bad wheel or something, put the thing on jack stands and ran the wheels in the air so I could look for run-out. Nothing has made a difference. So, I have all the stuff to break the beads, pull the balance beads and try a static balance. If that doesn't work, I will probably just buy new wheels (the tires are a year old and only have about 2000 miles on em). Tires were the first thing I tried to make my jeep run smooth again.
Thank you both for the replies! The video is interesting indeed.
I had a similar experience on my return home from the last trip. The front was smooth at 65 for a bit through the seat, then something upset them and the front started to shimmy to the point I pulled over to make sure a wheel wasn't coming off.
I think I am just going to bail on them.
Went about 100 yards up Carnage. A buggy on 42's was coming back out to the entrance, it definitely made the decision to turn around easier
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Carnage has been on my to-do list for a few years now.
Awesome trail for sure!
A friend of mine that has completed the entire trail in the past was commenting on how much bigger it has gotten.
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