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Jeep Wrangler YJ
YJ General Discussion
Wife Says Make it Bigger and Badder
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<blockquote data-quote="redcardinal" data-source="post: 438689" data-attributes="member: 19795"><p>I ordered and installed a set of 1 1/2 inch lift near OEM springs. I found that the pins in the rear spring packs barely made it through the door stop size shims that the PO installed. The rear end had been slipping back and forth on the springs. That explains the popping and bumping around we heard coming from the rear. And it may have helped the rear spring eyes to break off on both sides. The new springs fixed all that. Driveshaft angles look great now. No vibrations. </p><p></p><p>We purchased a new set of 31x10.5-15 tires. I had the tire shop check the wheels before mounting the new tires. All the wheels were good to go. </p><p></p><p>With the steering geometry more like factory after dropping the suspension at least 3 inches, the Jeep handles better than ever.</p><p></p><p>The next project was the A/C blower. Actually found one at the big box auto supply store 4 blocks away. It was the exact replacement for the old one. That turned out to be an easy and rather inexpensive fix compared to other fixes. It’s blowing cold air now! It keeps my knee caps nice and cool!</p><p></p><p>We installed a 12000 lb. Badland Apex winch on a new winch plate today. I was happily surprised when the plate to frame holes and bolts lined up perfectly.</p><p></p><p>Well, that’s everything either rebuilt, repaired, or replaced from the engine to the diffs. We’ll be taking the Wrangler out to some trails soon. I wonder what will fail next. Time will tell…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redcardinal, post: 438689, member: 19795"] I ordered and installed a set of 1 1/2 inch lift near OEM springs. I found that the pins in the rear spring packs barely made it through the door stop size shims that the PO installed. The rear end had been slipping back and forth on the springs. That explains the popping and bumping around we heard coming from the rear. And it may have helped the rear spring eyes to break off on both sides. The new springs fixed all that. Driveshaft angles look great now. No vibrations. We purchased a new set of 31x10.5-15 tires. I had the tire shop check the wheels before mounting the new tires. All the wheels were good to go. With the steering geometry more like factory after dropping the suspension at least 3 inches, the Jeep handles better than ever. The next project was the A/C blower. Actually found one at the big box auto supply store 4 blocks away. It was the exact replacement for the old one. That turned out to be an easy and rather inexpensive fix compared to other fixes. It’s blowing cold air now! It keeps my knee caps nice and cool! We installed a 12000 lb. Badland Apex winch on a new winch plate today. I was happily surprised when the plate to frame holes and bolts lined up perfectly. Well, that’s everything either rebuilt, repaired, or replaced from the engine to the diffs. We’ll be taking the Wrangler out to some trails soon. I wonder what will fail next. Time will tell… [/QUOTE]
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