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got to lookin at this picture again, i might wanna relook the pitman arm and the drag link when i go and look at the track bar, Redwolf

way ahead of ya on that one, that was the very first thing i did cause i thought i cracked the unibody from so many sharp turns, nope, it's all good, mag lights and air craft lights are a wonderful thing for checkin for cracked :thumbsup: Redwolf

thanks, i'll check those out That's obvious. So what part of vehicles do you deal with? The radio? interior and under the hood, untill i got my MJ i never went under a vehicle cause my dad always said he never needed my help or there was not enough room, but when he had to do work under the hood i was right there watchin and helpin, interior i'm self teachin myself as problems come up, Redwolf

i believe so, i checked everything i could see tonight, where is the track bar exactly and what does it look like, i never really deal with the underside of vehicles, Redwolf

arb= anti-roll bar, aka sway bar. I guess you could say it's the end link, but it's the eye of the sway bar hitting.Also, redwolf, I had to lift the body 3-4" to make them touch. well the sway bar (atleast the upper sway bar) is really close to the coil springs in the front so i might see if those are touchin when i turn the wheel all the way, Redwolf

sweet paracord work there Bryan, i've been seein a lot of paracord work in jeeps around my area, many grab handles, never zipper pullers and somethin for the winch and somethin to pull the seat back, sweet work and ideas, keep up the good work :thumbsup: Redwolf

well i've been searchin since i've posted this tread, and i've never seen anything touch or hit, i'll take a look tomorrow when the suns out, the pop sound is deffently comin from the driver side but i can't see anything touchin, although the steerin box does could like a good place to start, Redwolf

ok, the loud pop is drivin me crazy, i can't figure it out but a couple days ago i started havin tings and pings every time the comanche would flex weather it was a slight change in the road or a sharp turn, the more of a degree the louder the tings and pings were, today i crawled under, once again checked EVERY nut and bolt, found out my upper sway bar nuts were loose and thats what were causin the tings and pings but i still can't find where that loud pop is comin from, i've checked everything i can think up and see but nothin is loose, it is only when i turn the steerin wheel all the way to the left (driver side), any ideas again? Redwolf

just convert it from 2wd to 4wd and you'll be good as long as ya don't bottom out, my dad has a 2.5 4banger in his TJ and does just fine crawlin anything, Redwolf

well i'm gonna give it a shot first, i'm havin my dad install everything since he used to deal with CB radios on a daily bases, Redwolf

i got the stud terminal but the coax doesn't screw onto it, it's like ya gotta srip one it like how ya would had a accessory wire to the fuse box, Redwolf

got all my cb stuff today, i know how the mount mounts, the antenna mounts, but i'm unsure bout how the coax cable goes onto the firestik k-24 side mount, it doesn't screw into the bottom :dunno: :hmm: :???: any ideas folks? Redwolf

Well My grand father has a set of fire sticks on his suburban and they've never been replaced to my memory. I'm guessing they've been there since the 70's, long enough that the cable housing is rotted, but the antenna's look good as new. sounds good enough for me :thumbsup: i just bout the mount, spring, cable, and whip, accordin to amazon they'll be here around the 12th, can't wait :) Redwolf

how durable are these firestik fiberglass sticks? i got to thinkin today that when it gets cold if anything hits that stick it's gonna break, Redwolf

i know, i don't know how but that's why there's the internet or my dad if he still remembers from back in the 80s and 90s when he had a cb, Redwolf

thanks skel, i don't like i'll have to worry bout the quick disconnect, set up my own little rig on amazon, i don't think i'll get it any cheaper although i'm thinkin bout takin off the spring for now but i don't know, wheres what i have though, Mount: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X3EP8M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1837JQQI891OZ Spring: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00042LC9M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2Q49PGT6CNRLQ Cable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JT0CGI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2CK5NG72UVSTT Whip: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QB917Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A24ZFZP99Y372T Redwolf

ok that makes sense, i'll look into gettin one of those, i'm lookin for a stick antenna that comes with a coax and mountin but not tryin to go over 40 as radioshack has one for 40 bukcs that comes with everything but the spring, any places to check that deffently have everything together? Redwolf

ok so i'm confused again bout the antennas, i know i need of course the whip and mountin and a coax cable but antenna springs like this one http://www.amazon.com/Firestik-SS-3H-Stainless-Antenna-Spring/dp/B00042LC9M/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1383764844&sr=8-4&keywords=cb+antenna are those really nessasary or just for looks, what do they help with if they do help with anything, Redwolf

alright, thanks for the links, some good info in there :thumbsup: Redwolf finally read all that word for word, i think for what i'm gonna be doin it'll be best for me just to get a single antenna, but (if i read right) if i was pullin a lot of trailers like box trailers from uhaul or horse trailers that are aluminum i'd want to use the dual antenna system, so since i mainly drive around with nothin on my truck i'll be gettin a single antenna system :) Redwolf

alright, thanks for the links, some good info in there :thumbsup: Redwolf

ok i get that i want to clear the roof but why don't i want loops in the coax cable, why away from the ignition and engine and why in the center of the window? i already have holes drilled in my bed from the last owner on the driver side, i plan on usin those if possible, Redwolf Basically it all has to do with interference. Loops in your cable let signal 'leak' out, and they get into other parts of your wiring. This causes issues with SWR and with the range you'll get on your radio. Ignition and engine wires will 'leak' EMI (electromagnetic interference) which will degrade signals. The center of the window helps balance your plane so that you get the most signal going in every direction. Imagine broadcasting on your CB as being a pulse that goes all the way down the cable, and all the way to the tip of the antenna. The signal then projects down to the metal below, and shoots out in every direction. If there is no metal (no ground plane) then you need a special antenna to be able to broadcast. If there is only metal on one side, then you will broadcast less to the side without metal. So middle is ideal, but for my setup, inconvenient. SWR stands for standing wave ratio. Going back to the metal plane, the SWR is the ratio of the signal that exits the antenna, and how much bounces back into the radio. If your SWR is too high, then you'll burn out the circuits that send the signals. There is a lot of info on google and firestik's website about all of this stuff. One reason I went with firestik was because of how much info they had on radio theory and the mechanics of CBs got it :thumbsup: not my question with the metal plane, i get that in the middle is the best signal but say i wanna put the antenna on one side of my truck and tune it right would there be issues with that in the long run or to mount an antenna on the side of the windows should i go with a dual antenna set up? i have no clue bout cbs and wanna get it right before i buy the antenna, Redwolf

ok i get that i want to clear the roof but why don't i want loops in the coax cable, why away from the ignition and engine and why in the center of the window? i already have holes drilled in my bed from the last owner on the driver side, i plan on usin those if possible, Redwolf

so for less of a headache go with a single antenna? lol Redwolf

that makes sense, thanks, Redwolf

that's what i've heard bout length, and that's why i'm limitin myself to 4-5' my dad told me get 102 steel whip but that's almost 9' there aint no way i'm runnin that and what do ya mean by freeway drivin cause i see a lot of big trucks round here with duals gettin the SWR down? what's SWR sweet set up, and why do ya vote 4'? also is that floor matts on the tranny hump? Redwolf