What did you do to your Grand today?

[fluxcap]

I walk past it sitting broken in the garage each and every day

[Sudz]

[JohnBoulderCO]

New lamp circuit boards. Easy with a heat gun. Nice to have brake lights that work!

[Ken L]

It wasn't "today" but 2 weeks ago I had my Jeep emissions tested (passed) and then renewed the plates. This past weekend I rebuilt the steering--replaced all the tie rod ends, steering stabilizer and the drag link, and also replaced the axle side upper bushings which are the only bushings left on the whole Jeep. Figured they were 20 years old, and could use it. The steering was loose enough that I occasionally got a bit of "death wobble" shake. Plus, the drag link was original, the tie rod and TREs were 10 or 12 years old and all were sloppy. I've got a poly bushing coming this week for the front track bar, then the front end is officially done. Unless I decide to replace the ball joints.

[jsteves]

Drove it to MOAB.

[ELLLLLIOTTTTT]

Drove it to MOAB.

You win.

BTW, is there a build thread for your dub?

[jsteves]

You win.

BTW, is there a build thread for your dub?

I haven't made one...what do you want to know?

[ELLLLLIOTTTTT]

I haven't made one...what do you want to know?

I just like pics and vicariously living through bigger builds than my own.

[Ken L]

[AnotherRedZj]

Added a place to carry my spare...

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[JohnBoulderCO]

Ken are you lowering your Jeep? 😃

[Mtn WJ]

Ken, thought you fixed that spring. I laugh cuz that hill is notorious for chucking springs.

[Sudz]

[Sudz]

[Ken L]

Ken are you lowering your Jeep? ��

Slaughterhouse Gulch figured that I had too much lift! I have new springs sitting in the garage, I was going to put them in this weekend but spent the whole day on Saturday doing volunteer work installing an irrigation system, and yesterday I just had no energy to do anything. My intention is to get them installed this weekend.

[fpkites]

Leave it in Ken, it makes a lovely sound!

[fpkites]

Details on the press attachments used? My bushings are getting close and the drill bit carnage method isn't sounding very appealing

[BigDaveZJ]

That looks WAY easier than the way I did it!

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[Sudz]

Details on the press attachments used? My bushings are getting close and the drill bit carnage method isn't sounding very appealing

That looks WAY easier than the way I did it!

I'll get some details and measurements of the press attachments when I get home from work. They are basically pipe fittings that I modified. The first thing I do is cut the flanges off on two sides with the cutoff wheel on my grinder. Take your time and don't go nuts with this step, you want to minimize slicing into the bushing housing. You can cut them close and finish twisting them off with pliers. Cutting off the flanges allows me to support the bushing housing on each side with steel blocks. After that I press them out with my pipe fitting. simple simple.

[Sudz]

this coupling measures 2.1830" in diameter. I got it from an old job. It was in my junk pile and it just happened to be a perfect fit.





these two are standard 2" pipe couplings. The lower has the threads ground down to clear the outside diameter of the bushing.

[Ted_Z]

Drilled/Tapped my spare steering box for hydro assist.

[JohnBoulderCO]

Nice, you installing that this weekend?

[Ted_Z]

Waiting for the new seal kit. Then still need to gather up the rest of the hydraulic fittings, hoses etc.

[Ted_Z]

Also, disassembly of and tapping the box wasn't so bad, so if anyone in the Denver area wants to do hydro assist, give me a shout if you need help machining the box.

[Ken L]

A couple of weeks back I replaced the broken coil--and the other one, with BDS springs.



The one that was broken was the pain in the ass driver's side. It took twice as long to do that side because I couldn't get the axle to droop far enough down. The passenger's side was easy. While I was in there I put in longer bump stops too. I've only had those for about 6 years. I lacked ambition to pull it apart, but since I was in there now I had no excuse.