My Blue KJ

[HoosierJeeper]

Did you get any water inside? Cool pics!

 

[TheBlueKJ]

Nice "stuck" pics......mudd is tough sometimes.

Dave

Especially peanut butter mud!

 

[TheBlueKJ]

Did you get any water inside? Cool pics!

Nope no water! I knew you'd be concerned about that haha


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[TheBlueKJ]

Yesterday I cleaned and degreased the the braking system and suspension components since they were coated in dirt and grime

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And I've got an upcoming project, fixing the rear calipers and changing out the pads and rotors

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[TheBlueKJ]

Found this pic from forever ago.
Obviously not running this setup anymore but this is how I ghetto rigged a HAI (hot air intake)

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P.S. Look how clean the engine bay is:happy175::happy175::happy175:

 

[TheBlueKJ]

Cleaned up the engine bay ( sort of) and changed the rear brakes.

During simple green (forgot to take pic before i sprayed)

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After simple green

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Before new brakes

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A busted up parking brake that never gets used so I said screw it

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With new brakes

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[TheBlueKJ]

Well my brakes smoked up pretty good earlier. Figured out it was that f'ed up parking brake so out it goes tomorrow


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[profdlp]

I finally got around to checking out your thread and just read it all the way through. Nice job! :artist1:

 

[TheBlueKJ]

Thanks!

 

[TheBlueKJ]

Well I took the wheels off to inspect the damage and here's what i saw.

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Heres that nasty parking brake which has caused me too many headaches

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Looks like it was just a tad bit corroded...

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Cleaned everything as best I could with a wire wheel then put new pads in.

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Now that I took the parking brake out I've got a clicking noise when I'm rolling which is pretty loud. Nothings hung up on anything idk what could be causing it


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[TheBlueKJ]

Well today I finally got around to changing out the hub assembly.

What do you get when you get a piece of pipe and a 2 foot breaker bar?

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One big arsed breaker bar!!

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I got massive lulz out of this ratchet and socket combo

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Axle nut is off

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Stuck bolt? Nothing a maul can't handle!

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My nifty caliper holder

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So the rotor had these retainers on it that i promptly destroyed to get it off

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Safety first! Dont need a rotor flying off at me!

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And here's the dirty fused on hub.

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So I took a flathead and air comperessor blower to it to clean it. Safety first!

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This thing was a bear to get off it did not want to cone off.

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Old vs new

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And after all this i changed the wrong fudging hub!! Ah well i just tell myself theyre both bad and i still need to change the other still.


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[profdlp]

...And after all this i changed the wrong fudging hub!!...

Huh?

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[TheBlueKJ]

Huh?

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The passenger side is the side that is bad the driver's side was good. Oh well best that I'm changing both now

 

[profdlp]

The passenger side is the side that is bad the driver's side was good. Oh well best that I'm changing both now

I figured that much out. When I read it through the first time it sounded like you crawled under the Jeep and had a bout of Sudden Onset Dyslexia and forgot which side was which. :anitoof:

Never having done this myself, is it one of those deals where you can't tell beforehand?

 

[TheBlueKJ]

I figured that much out. When I read it through the first time it sounded like you crawled under the Jeep and had a bout of Sudden Onset Dyslexia and forgot which side was which. :anitoof:

Never having done this myself, is it one of those deals where you can't tell beforehand?

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I couldn't really tell which side it was on but now that it's getting worse I can clearly tell it's from the passenger side. I guess it's really just better to replace them both since they both go around the same time anyway.

If you only want to replace the one you can jack up a wheel grab it at 12 and 6 and shake it if theres any play than it's bad and if you spin it and hear a grinding sound that's also a telltale sign. Now with mine it didn't do any of that but it still very obvious it's bad when you drive it.

 

[Snail Farmer]

I treat wheel bearings like shocks. Always replace them in pairs. By the way, if you were hitting the rotor because it was rusted onto the hub, you can just give it a couple smacks on the face between the studs and that will free it up.. Easier than putting the lug nuts back on to hit it from the back. Better also if you plan on reusing the rotor.

 

[TheBlueKJ]

Never thought if doing it that way. I only put em on one or two threads so no biggy


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[TheBlueKJ]

After having the lift on for a couple thousand miles I figured I'd report on how the ride has been. With the 790's and bilstein's up front it's got a nice and firm controlled ride which I really like (no extra weight up front). The rear is a bit soft but that's due to using older skyjacker springs (I got a used lift) and Rancho oil shocks instead of a gas shock. So basically I have two different ride qualities on my rig. I can tell you right now I like how the front rides more than the back but both ride a hell of a lot better than stock!

 

[TheBlueKJ]

Well time to get some cragar d windows since my stock rim got busted up from a loose caliper bracket

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[Luke]

Ouch!

Sorry 'bout your luck lately!