Project Lay-Z-Boy

[Scoobienorth]

you are swapping in a jk rear diff right?

Nope. I bought the pair for $600 and used the front and sold the rear for $500. I’ve got a wj 44a factory rear for $100 that will bolt in. Doing the truss was a lot of expense and time I didn’t want to use. It wasn’t worth it. I’m sitting on 5.13 gears and apparently the beefier jk gears I have will bolt into the 44a housing. For now I’ll run my crappy gearing as it’s been reliable as is. In the latest video incoming you’ll see me struggle on a ledge and that’s where it’s a balancing act. I needed a solid bump but If I bounced back im fairly sure my d35 would puke. I’m going to run the 35 this winter or until it breaks. It’s got a lot better ground clearance than either 44 option.

[Scoobienorth]

Well I went to fix and clean up a couple small issues and had the airbox out and I found my old superduty cold air intake and I got distracted and suddenly my jeep has a seriously bojang cold air intake, used an old inner fender to stop the radiator air and heat from the header from coming in through the air filter.

[Scoobienorth]

And this is why my carpets were pulled out. Almost an inch of water already on the floor after Sunday’s trip.

[pointsnorth]

Magoo no plugs either


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[Scoobienorth]

Well played with my caster angle a bit today and low and behold I have a very narrow window to drive in. To much or to little and I get death wobble but right about the factory spot it drives smooth. It’s a touch floaty but drives smooth. That’s as good as it gets with these tires. But I have been contemplating selling them and moving to 17x8’s with 4.25” backspace and 37’s for drivability

[Scott Cee AKA 2drx4]

Yeah, a bit narrower tire with the scrub radius a bit more centered should drive a lot better. Plus all the cool kids run 17s as a minimum now.

[Scoobienorth]

Yeah, a bit narrower tire with the scrub radius a bit more centered should drive a lot better. Plus all the cool kids run 17s as a minimum now.

Ya I definitely put the scrub in scrub radius with this setup. The crow hop from the ujoints is really bad too with these tires. Its brutal on anything hard packed

[Scoobienorth]

Since I stole the radio for the daily and the Japanese one doesn’t work over here I finally got around to tossing my old Tad m10 in the hole. Handier than a radio that doesn’t work anyways.

[pointsnorth]

I can see the iroks being floaty with the weight of your rig. Seeing as when they were introduced their biggest feature was being the lightest tire on the market. I don’t imagine they have much load carrying capacity.


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[Scoobienorth]

Went rock crawling and found part of my drive ability issues. Ratchet strap to get home

[Scott Cee AKA 2drx4]

Track bar bushing or bracket?

[Scoobienorth]

Track bar bushing or bracket?

Both bushings. It was driving worse today than previous days but as soon i finished playing in both rock gardens today it kept getting worse and worse. By the time we got back to pavement it as terrible. The bushings were good a few trips ago but failed quickly. Now because I’m on a “custom “ setup I’ll have to try and find replacement bushings. I’ve got an aftermarket jk track bar that I cut down but I’m not sure what brand.

[pointsnorth]

Did get your parts figured out?


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[Scoobienorth]

Did get your parts figured out?


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I think so. Looks to be a bds/zone track bar off a jk, called zone up and new bushings on the way

[Scoobienorth]

Also found that terraflex and steer smart both make the track bar I need for my stretch but it’s $400.