Being able to fit in a garage is nice.
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Being able to fit in a garage is nice.
Over rated...... :flipoff2:
Fitting in a garage is over rated. Turning radius is not.
I built my jeep to fit in the garage with the 37s. But now have the 42s so it no fit no more. I have no height restrictions at my Victoria house for storing it covered by my shop now though.
Fitting in a garage is very nice keeps the Jeep dry when it rains.
#jeepprobs
Zeb where did you get your steering stabilizer?
I like keeping my jeep inside too! Can i be a part of the jeepers! JB do you even jeep?
Next it was on to install the new Durango steering box. This box is a bit bigger and beefier and just needs some sort of spacer to bolt right up. I also got a steering box brace and but it on also.
The same time I did this I installed the new power steering pump, lines, and bracket.
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After that I went on to install the one ton steering. In order to install this I had to drill out the tie rod mounting holes in the knuckles and pit man arm. I drilled them out to 7/8s and put a tapered insert in it. The knuckles were pretty easy to do. the cast seemed fairly soft.
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Old VS New
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Drilling the Knuckles
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The Pitman arm did not go as easily though. Snapped my two Machining bits that were $100 buck a piece then I went though about 4 Harbor freight bits before I got the job done...
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And here is the finished product!
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and put the new diff cover on and some paint.
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And last I put on some new calipers, Extended brake lines, Zinc plated Cross Drilled and Slotted
Rotors and some 1.5 inch spacers.
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And then the steering stabilizer
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On the the 8.8 install!
I blew up my 35 mall crawlin to hard so I picked up this bad boy.
1996 for explorer 8.8 31 spline disk brake. factory 4.10 geared for $200 pulled.
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how did you taper the holes for the tie rod ends?