Smokeyyank

The ZJ brakes aren't the ones you want. If you do a WJ conversion you need the 01+ to get the akebono. Other than scrap not really worth a crap.

4.56, motive gears are decent. Really they are all the same in a different box.

Yeah, should have known better than to be honest. Now I just have to ask what's your day job? Yeah will have to get one especially after this. Such crap but day we live in I guess.

The stopped trooper was so far out of sight they would not have got anything. Again the trucker really should not have tried to merge when he did. Trucker won't help, he was a fool. Insurance was already involved and the irony is it's my same insurance carrier dicking me over. I'd like to find new insurance but the rates are outrageous and that was before this even.

I appreciate the devils advocate on this. Truly. I'm asking because I need to see what holes are there and if it's really worth the battle to get my money back and also not stuck with mark on my record. I think part of what is throwing it off is the passing of the vehicle making it seem as I was weaving in and out of traffic. I wasn't, from the time I passed the slow moving vehicle to the truck there was plenty of space for him to have saw me. I was already established in the left lane before he made the signal and there was roughly 50ft, if that, between myself and the back of the trailer. Omitting passing the other vehicle part and just going off I was traveling in the left lane to pass the truck does that make a difference? Since I was already in the left lane I have the right of way and technically do not have to yield to a signaling vehicle unless the lane is merging down to one which it wasn't or they have already begun to merge and are ahead of me which they hadn't. There was not adequate space based on the time the truck singled to where I was in proximity to him for them to make a safe lane change. Correct me if I'm wrong but Its the responsibility of the driver changing lanes responsibility to make sure it is safe to merge. Even for the move over law, if they are not able to safely merge they must slow to 20 MPH below the posted speed limit. Since his brakes were smoking doubtful he could have slowed down. As for the 50% liability, currently it's 100% on me. I'll gladly take 50% of the blame. I'm not saying I could have drove differently but I was not the one who departed my lane causing the accident, that's 100% on the truck. Insurance is stating 3 main things for the denial. 1-I was traveling at an unsafe speed, truly there is no way to prove it. Me saying I was going X MPH does not establish valid evidence. 2-I made a lane change. Yes I did but well before the truck signaled to change their lane. I was already in the left lane and had the right of way. 3-I struck the back of the trailer. Back of the trailer wasn't hit, contact was made at the back of the cab and front of the trailer. To me and what was brought up to the DA is the truck driver was negligent and did not check their blind spot before making a lane change resulting in the collision. Again not arguing to prove a point and I appreciate the criticism.

Thanks for the info. I agree it will be an uphill battle and one I'm not sure I want to deal with. It sucks because I thought it was innocent until proven guilt but in this case it's flipped. I do know the semi didn't see me at all. He was all pissed when he got out yelling at me I was doing 100, like dude this lil sh*t box does 80 downhill with a tailwind and yes I'm fine btw. I was in his blind spot next to him when he made the lane change and I know he didn't look. To be clear he had not begun to make a lane change until I had already begun passing. I was already passing him before he switched lanes. Yes he signaled but still has to yield to traffic, again there was plenty of space and time for him to have safely merged over and let me pass. If I had space to allow him to merge I would have but there was not enough space to have allowed him to safely merge. Also as I understand the police report is inadmissible in court as it is hearsay. Although I said I was going X MPH there is nothing proving I was in fact going that speed and cannot be used as evidence.

Seeking some off topic advice. Short version; my vehicle got hit by a semi and was given the ticket. Lawyered up and case was dismissed as there was no evidence I did anything wrong along with a police report that doesn't have any info in it. Seriously trooper just put in a few sentences basically saying I said I was traveling at 70-75 MPH and hit the back of the trailer. I've sent multiple letters to the insurance disputing the police report along with photos. Insurance is still denying my claim and is saying I either need to have the trooper update the accident report, which he won't or provide video evidence which I don't have. So now I'm at the crossroads of going to small claims to recoup money to fix my vehicle or just dropping it and moving on. I already fixed the car as it was all cosmetic but between lawyer fees and body work I'm at about $1,700. Luckily I wasn't injured and it could have been a lot worse. Long version; Back in October I was driving up the mountain for work. I was coming down Vail pass and I was in the left lane and had to pass a slower moving vehicle using the right lane as they weren't moving over. Legal to do in CO if the right lane is open. After I passed that vehicle I immediately got back in the left lane as a semi was in the right lane. There was probably 200ish ft between myself and the semi. After I merged back into the left lane the semi signaled to get over as there was a stopped emergency vehicle roughly 1000ft in front of him. I didn't have the line of sight to see the stopped emergency vehicle as it was around a bend along with being in the little POS car with the barricade. I was already overtaking the semi and just because of the speed difference 45 vs 65 and I would have had to slam on my brakes to have slowed down enough for him to safely merge. The semi still had ample time and space between where he was, the stopped emergency vehicle and allowing me to continue to pass at my current rate of travel. I continued passing and the semi then proceed to merge into the left lane as I was passing him and side swiped my vehicle. After the collision we pulled over and since a trooper was already there called in a another trooper to do a report. We stopped in the same spot as the stopped emergency vehicle so again plenty of time to have allowed me to pass. I ended up getting a ticket for careless driving as some how the trooper thinks I hit the back of the trailer even though I got hit between the front of the trailer and the rear of the cab. When he asked how fast I was going I said I think 70-75 but traveling downhill at a 7% grade overtaking a vehicle I really didn't know. When I asked him why I was being cited he said because I passed a vehicle in the right lane and said I was going above the posted speed limit. I've tried to talk to the trooper after the fact to get the report corrected as it simply is not right. He has it listed I hit the back of the trailer even though it would have not been possible given the damage to my vehicle, all on the side nothing to the front, and the paint transfer color of the wheels. White paint transferred from the wheels on the cab to my fender, there are no white wheels on the trailer only the cab. I also pointed out to him that the puncture on my rear door had to have come from the landing gear on the trailer as the height of the bumper was too high. Puncture is at 15in and rear bumper has to be 22in from the ground per DOT regulations. Along with the bent mud flap that took out my side view mirror. Trooper said the mud flap isn't bent even though it clearly is. The insurance company is denying my claims saying I was traveling at a unsafe speed (nothing was ever proven that I was traveling above 65 let alone it was unsafe as road conditions were optimal), I made a lane change resulting hit the back of the trailer (contact was made at the rear of the cab not the trailer). Now I'm at the point to go to small claims court or just drop it. The semi was a UPS truck so I would go after them. If I go to small claims I'm going to request the maximum of $7,500 because of the BS time I've wasted along with realistically what it would have cost to fix everything through a shop and not DIY. Lawyer says to got to small claims as they aren't going to be able to prove that I was at fault given the police report info versus what I have. End of the day I was already traveling in the left lane overtaking the semi and he departed his lane resulting in the collision. I know people have to get over for stopped emergency vehicles but they have to safely do it. Trucker didn't check his blind spot and hit me. So few questions. -Has anyone dealt with something similar? -Gone to small claims? -Do I drop it or try to recoup my cash? -Should I just request what it's cost me and not get greedy? -Anything else? Truly if I'm wrong or it's not going to be worth it I don't want to push it. Pics attached, the pic of the road shows where the collision happened. Red is where the stopped emergency vehicle was yellow is about where the collision happened.

Keep the stock setup and upgrade to a solid tierod. Unless you're going 35's really no need to mess with what's there and flip the tie rod.

Happy Friday! On my pils kick grabbed a STS from Russian river. Pretty tasty but that Woods Boss has been on my mind.

Well after 24 hours I feel fine. The wife though........completely debilitated in bed, low grade fever and body aches.

I got the J&J yesterday and Wife got her second pfizer.

Happy Colorado pint day! While having a kegorator has been awesome, I do miss the occasional strolling through the beer section. And lieu of having a keg currently occupying the kegerator (because I just blew through it in no time) I took a stroll down to the local store to see what selection they had. Lately been sipping on more pilsners, specifically czech or German style pils. When my wife and I went to Europe a few years ago we were in Prague and some of the best beers I've ever had were there, and they were all pretty much pillsners. WhilebI know I can get some of the bigger European beers in the states none of them taste is good has over there and majority of th craft styles fall short. Closest to anything decent I've had here was a barsman pilsner that it's actually brewed by coors. You can only find it in very select pubs and country clubs, it also takes forever to pour, but is amazing. Well, I found something that has overtaken that. It's a czech style pilsner from Wood Boss brewing in Denver. I can't get enough of this stuff. Super crisp clean and an amazing beer to drink on a warm day, which we've had pretty awesome weather lately.

Body guy I used to know feel off the face of the earth. I'm in the process of fixing my daily after getting swiped by a semi but I'm having to do it all myself. Could look into these guys. https://www.carsrememberwhen.com/ They offer full on restos and only work on classics. Imagine they aren't cheap though. Lot's of other shops for paint and body tend to hang out in Englewood.

They say you can't because of the rzeppa drive shaft on older models, but you should be fine on a 03. I have a 04 with no issues.

Gotcha, was going to say a lot more of hype for nothing.

Only party Ford is crashing is the tow truck drivers easter plans...... Saw a new Bronco the other day like fiat said tiny and honestly just meh. Had to do a double take.

100% this. Getting it running good before trying to mess with it.

If you're gonna bag something find a frame. Way too much work trying bag a unibody and a lowered Jeep looks like s h I t IMHO.

Possibly in the front but the rear will still ratchet and bang.

I run a lunchbox in the rear of my WJ. It's ok, noisy af on the street and can get annoying for DD. I don't daily the WJ so it's not a deal breaker but if I did I'd probably save a little more and get a LSD type diff. On my XJ I had a lunchbox in the front and it was noticeable in turns. The clicking isn't bad it the unloading and banging that occasionally happens that gets old. A Lunchbox does offer cheap traction and they work. Are you planning to run front and rear or just one?

I can't remember everything but; TBI, manifold, entire harness, ECU, I know there are some sensors as well. Should be able to google it and get a detailed list.

Absolutely, fairly bolt in for anyone with a carb that doesn't want to mess around with an aftermarket setup and way cheaper too. As Derf said tons of aftermarket to add it to other engines.

So you can either just scrap it whole (places that buy junk cars or junkyards) and get a few hundred maybe. Other wise I'd pull the engine, all the TBI stuff, tranny and tcase, then scrap the rest. I believe on a 87 it would have a 700r5 and 241, both are decent. Axels will depend, doesn't look to be FF 14b rear so really not worth anything. With the TBI stuff you can sell that on eBay or local. When I had one of my K5's I picked up a TBI from the JY and then sold it after I sold my K5. I think I got $300ish for it. As torq mentioned gotta have somewhere to keep parts.