98' XJ Sport.. Another XJ Thread

[D_Eclipse9916]

White lithium or wd40 quiets mine down. Just ordered some tabs for my hydro steer ram.

FYI WD40 washes away and is not a true lubricant. White Lithium or Dry Graphite is a better solution.

[V1GiLaNtE]

Never heard of Dry Graphite DJ.. Thanks for the input.

Colton, you going full on hyrdo?

[ibjeepin95]

Never heard of Dry Graphite DJ.. Thanks for the input.

Colton, you going full on hyrdo?

No, assist since I drive on the street. Picked up a ported YJ box and a PSC ram for about $80 this past weekend. waiting on the tabs, cooler and rebuild kit.

[V1GiLaNtE]

Solid. Good deal on the box and ram for sure!

[V1GiLaNtE]

Ordered:

HD Offroad bolt on XJ shackle relo-kit

Ruffstuff Specialties Single Flex Lower Front Control Arms

Time to start PB sprayin' and prayin!

:mrgreen:

[V1GiLaNtE]

Received my shackle relocation boxes today. These things were built to take some abuse.

[V1GiLaNtE]

[V1GiLaNtE]

So over the past two weekend I've been wrenching on the XJ.

Last weekend I got the front buttoned up with new 4" coils, bumstops drilled and tapped in the coil buckets and track bar adjustment.
This weekend we installed my HD Offroad shackle relocation brackets, JKS shackles and new 4" Bilstein shocks.

There were a few good struggles over the course of about 7 hours but eventually everything got installed, torqued to spec, and buttoned up.

Overall I'm extremely please with my new shackle angle and the rear end now seems to glide over bumps as opposed to feeling like a dump truck being slammed up and down.

A rough measurement puts me at 4" up front and about 4.5" in the rear. I have it loaded down with a bunch of crap to help it settle but I expect it should should settle to a full 4" F/R. I have some more pronounced vibes at 35mph but otherwise good.

Still needed to order my LCA's and ultimately put a Slip Yoke Eliminator kit in it for the vibes.

[SlimKlim]

Lookin good. :thumbup:

[V1GiLaNtE]

Ordered up some new adjustable lower control arms. Still a few odds and ends to sort out before our Nova Jeepers Trip to Flagpole with Porsche Club of America in April. Can't wait to see some Cayenne's in SLOW action.

To Do (Short list before 4/19):
- Install new LCA's
- Alignment + balance
- Inspection
- Add bumpstops to front
- Add Bumpstops to rear
- Sort out front brake lines (will probably go with GMC 1500 lines as they are super cheap and extended length)
- Re-torque all newly installed items

That's about it for now.

[JPolen01]

Still a few odds and ends to sort out before our Nova Jeepers Trip to Flagpole with Porsche Club of America in April. Can't wait to see some Cayenne's in SLOW action.

Lolwat

[V1GiLaNtE]

Still a few odds and ends to sort out before our Nova Jeepers Trip to Flagpole with Porsche Club of America in April. Can't wait to see some Cayenne's in SLOW action.

Lolwat

NVJA will be hosting the first, of what we hope will be a couple joint events a year, with the local PCA chapter. This is a members only ride with some unique requirements so read carefully.

There will be two groups, one joint Jeep/Cayenne group and one Jeep only group. This will be first off road experience in the Cayenne for most if not all of the PCA drivers. The goal is for everyone to have a great time and for us to teach the Cayenne drivers some of the basics of off road driving. The Cayenne is capable but it has almost no margin for error in stock form. With some driver training and available aftermarket support it could do Union Springs. If the ride is a success there may be follow rides that are more challenging.

As part of the ride, I will be offering a codrive seat for my XJ to a PCA club member for them to wheel the XJ and get that experience. :thumbup:

[V1GiLaNtE]

Not just the ladies like gold...

[Senor_Taylor]

Silly solid axle people...

[V1GiLaNtE]

You ifs boys could benefit from
new UCAs. It might make you flex like a stock jeep. Too bad toyota lift parts are retarded expensive.

[V1GiLaNtE]

To Do (Short list before 4/19):
- Install new LCA's Done
- Alignment + balanceDone
- Inspection
- Add bumpstops to frontDone
- Add Bumpstops to rearDone
- Sort out front brake lines (will probably go with GMC 1500 lines as they are super cheap and extended length)Done
- Re-torque all newly installed itemsDone

Got everything sorted out last week and alignment and balance last Friday. Jeep rides like a cloud of titties now on and offroad. New control arms pushed the axle forward allowing for a smoother ride and the relocation boxes allow the rear springs to just glide over everything. Feels super plush offroad.

Great weekend of wheelin' and cleaning up local trails. Our Porsche Club of America Run was Sunday, but the better half of Saturday I spent with VA4WD Club cleaning up a disgusting trash dump site.

We cleaned up about 39 tires, a camper topper, trash, bottles, old school supplies you name it. Probably the most 2 disgusting things we/I found all day was 1) gigantic used needle 2) a freshly decaying dog carcass.

This kinda stuff really makes me mad when people abuse the privileges we have with our national forests and as a 4wd enthusiast it's the kinda shit that gets trails shut down and kills the sport.

Before the cleanup:


Hauling up tires from the depths:


Tires:


So much trash:


After! Much Better!


Group:


Rig shots:



Saturday Group:



Sunday:

[Senor_Taylor]

Where was this run?

Also, wow, that Cayenne...

[Jake]

The shot of that Cayenne makes me giggle.

Seems the early Touaregs/Cayennes are way more capable than most assume, with their trick air suspension, drive modes, and (I think?) center locker.

[V1GiLaNtE]

Where was this run?

Also, wow, that Cayenne...

Flagpole/Union Springs/Briary Branch

[Kaan]

need more details on the control arms... we might do all of them :evil: