mikekaz1 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Posted August 18, 2015 Also got my sev marchal lights mounted and wired
mikekaz1 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Posted August 18, 2015 The floors turned out good. I'm still dreading doing my floors. Not hard. Just tedious.
mikekaz1 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Posted August 20, 2015 Got 10 bolt on spst relays and harnesses off of amazon for $10+2day shipping. Wired up my low/highs off of that. Still have to neaten up the wires a little. But work significantly better then factory! It really is a huge improvement
mikekaz1 Posted August 26, 2015 Author Posted August 26, 2015 Leaf install went well. Now I'm Getting an odd clunk noise from passenger side rear somewhere though... haven't pinpointed it yet. Only happens while driving. If I jump up and down in the bed there's nothing.
mikekaz1 Posted September 5, 2015 Author Posted September 5, 2015 Found the clunk was the shocks being too short. Swapped them out for a set of bilstien 5100s. And problem solved! Also got it registered and on the road finally!
Crash Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 How much did the leafs set you back? And, I would guess that bushings are easily swappable to keep them "factory"
mikekaz1 Posted September 5, 2015 Author Posted September 5, 2015 How much did the leafs set you back? And, I would guess that bushings are easily swappable to keep them "factory" Leafs were like $550 shipped. My old bushings were toast so I wouldn't have swapped them over. And I'm not really upset about having to upgrade to a bigger (stronger) bolt. Just meant an extra 5minute trip to the hardware store.
mikekaz1 Posted September 5, 2015 Author Posted September 5, 2015 Here's the two princesses both finally on the road.
mikekaz1 Posted September 5, 2015 Author Posted September 5, 2015 And hauling a load of wood and another with about 2/3cu.yd. of gravel.
mikekaz1 Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 finishing up the axle swap, its a CV joint LP D30 axle from a ZJ. we will see how it performs... also have ZJ solid steering linkage, adjustable upper/lower arms and (IRO) Iron Rock Offroads benchmark series, double shear pin trac bar/HD bracket, bilstein 5100 shocks, and HD 3.5" ZJ coils
mikekaz1 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Posted September 13, 2015 Test drove it. All seemed well. Except both calipers were frozen and billowing smoke after my 1/4mile drive. So went all out and replaced both rotors, calipers and pads. Much better now. But still stops like a wet fart, still have to do rear brakes and probably wouldn't hurt to update the booster.
mikekaz1 Posted September 15, 2015 Author Posted September 15, 2015 Hauled a full load of bricks today. About 450 bricks and some large rocks/3000lbs. Dropped the rear end about 6inches over empty!
mikekaz1 Posted September 24, 2015 Author Posted September 24, 2015 rebuilt the rear brakes and tied up the proportional valve.... haven't looked into it completely but it looks like the PO ran an additional second brake line and then T'ed it into the brake proportional line... not sure on actual braking help. but i left the rear in the air and hitting the brakes stopped a lot harder with the valve held up still.so i left it like that. and after a test drive it finally doesnt feel like stopping a freight train.
mikekaz1 Posted September 26, 2015 Author Posted September 26, 2015 Replaced the ignition switch today to try and solve some funky issues I've been having last couple weeks. First when tuening the truck off there would be a weord electrical "thud" and then the radio would randomly forget its memory. Then the battery would keep dying if I left it more then a couple hours, even tho nothing was visually powered. So we will see if this solved it! Only $18 at napa
mikekaz1 Posted October 8, 2015 Author Posted October 8, 2015 ignition switch and new (used) marine battery in! good to go, now getting the old Meyers rebuilt and ready for winter!
mikekaz1 Posted October 16, 2015 Author Posted October 16, 2015 Plow wiring installed. And controller mounted. Haven't figured out if I like it there or not. But I used an existing screw hole so its not immovable or damaging to the dash.
mikekaz1 Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 Honestly don't know... came with the truck when I bought it. Its MJ/XJ specific as the mounts are perfectly angled for the bumper. But the uprights are narrower then the frame mounts. So it really only mounts to the bumper skin. No real frame reinforcement. So it actually would probably suck in an accident or something.
mikekaz1 Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 A fall poser shot before the front end gets ripped apart and the plow installed.
A-man930 Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Honestly don't know... came with the truck when I bought it. Its MJ/XJ specific as the mounts are perfectly angled for the bumper. But the uprights are narrower then the frame mounts. So it really only mounts to the bumper skin. No real frame reinforcement. So it actually would probably suck in an accident or something. I think I dig it! When the time comes to fab up a front bumper I'm likely to mimic something like that over a "stinger" hoop-style... Great pic too . :MJ 1: .
mikekaz1 Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 Nice! That background makes it pop! Honestly don't know... came with the truck when I bought it. Its MJ/XJ specific as the mounts are perfectly angled for the bumper. But the uprights are narrower then the frame mounts. So it really only mounts to the bumper skin. No real frame reinforcement. So it actually would probably suck in an accident or something. I think I dig it! When the time comes to fab up a front bumper I'm likely to mimic something like that over a "stinger" hoop-style... Great pic too . :MJ 1: . thanks! gotta love fall time! I much prefer the pushbar / brushguard style over the stinger look.
HOrnbrod Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 A fall poser shot before the front end gets ripped apart and the plow installed. Nice. I do miss the New England fall season when the leaves change. But that's all I miss about it. :yes:
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