Pete M

I start with the engine off and get as far as I can, then have a buddy fire it up for a bit. Having the second party around is more of a safely measure than anything so that they can kill the engine if something goes wrong.

No one?

The best way I've found to get that last bit of air out is raise up the back of the truck so the sir will naturally rise to the back of the engine and then use the temp sensor at the back of the head as the air escape valve. If you unscrew it carefully, the air can escape before you pull the sensor completely off :thumbsup: Be very careful and use gloves and eye protection as well as drape a rag over the temp sensor so anitfreeze doesn't spray all over the place.

Several guys here have rebuilt their ax-5s. Can you snap a photo of your fork? Maybe they will recognize the shape.

Eagle is still a Mod (and he's not going anywhere), he just won't be listed at the top of the forum. When anyone has any forum questions or whatever, they should write to Rob, Don or myself. :thumbsup:

couldn't hurt. :thumbsup:

Nothing wrong with the rough country stuff. They are a decent middle of the road kit. Rubicon Express is pretty much the top o' the heap though if you're looking for a comparison.

ask for proof that it's a jasper rebuild and then double check that against the vin in the truck. :thumbsup: Other than that, it wounds like a decent price.

I would get a longer track bar. otherwise your axle will be off to the side by a bit.

As you may have noticed, there's been some changes to the mods on the ol' CC. Eagle has chosen to step down for a while and Qui Gon has been really busy lately (but will be still covering forum technical issues), so we've got a couple "new" guys that will be stepping up for day-to-day mod duties. If you've been observant today, you've already noticed that it's Hornbrod (Don) and automan2164 (Rob). Please be patient with them and me for a bit since I'm still working on making sure they actually have their mod super powers and I'm sure there will be a period of transition as they get used to their responsibilities. Any and all (clean) comments are welcome. :thumbsup: :cheers:

have you thought about the 3" kit that hellcreek carries and building onto that? there's nothing wrong with solid arms.

those 4.0s are insanely tough. I've had the 88's temp gauge buried in the red on 3 separate occasions with seemingly no ill effects. :dunno: what it takes to do what you want depends on how much you'd like to swap. the block interchanges fairly easy. the head brings on a bit more complexity. swapping the intake even more, etc. My searching skills aren't bringing up the threads I'm looking for :hmm: , so hopefully someone else can jump in here.

what part of the old engine blew?

adjustable arms are probably overkill. for 3" I'd probably do solid lowers and skip on uppers.

do you just need the name of the paint color? I could probably get that from your year and appx color using the dealership brochures. :thumbsup:

or did everyone get washed away? :( Last I heard my parent's place was still there (they are on the edge of a floodplain).

or maybe a front U-joint. :dunno:

I have altered the rules to include "no trolling of controversial topics". since this one was started as such, I'm locking it.

which is why being owner sucks. No matter what I do I end up alienating one group or another and people get mad at me. :( The issue of freedom/censorship is real powderkeg. So I'm altering the rules a bit. No trolling of controversial topics. If you have a specific question or something happens in world events, fine. but no repeats of this episode.

factory bars do not easily change from one bed to the other. If it was aftermarket, that'd be different. And for clarification, that bar is said to mount to the front of the wheelwell. aftermarket bars mount directly on top.

very nice. :D

I'll be driving down to Loganville (30052) next monday (28th) and will be there for a week and change. If anyone wants to gather at the house for a meet-n-greet, start throwing out dates. :cheers:

is it a factory unit that mounts to the forward angled edge of the wheelwell? or an aftermarket unit that mounts to the top of the wheelwell?

tru dat. but that's only because the buck has to stop somewhere. this is your club afterall. :thumbsup:

that's part of the issue. some members want this, some want that, I try to find a balance in the middle. :peek: