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[willo]

Hope so! I will be on 4.88's

[willo]

some more pics, this really is at full bump, control arms on chassis kinda touch:

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[willo]

Also got my diff covers back from the powdercoater's today, with a fresh lick of bogey green [attachment=1]

[Delk]

Willo

You may think about upping your steering pump pressure. I may have some notes on how I did mine in my service manual years ago but I will be out of town for a few weeks. I found this article that is for the older style power steering pump. The pump on your TJ is similar and you will find the same valve under the outlet pipe on the top of the pump. You have to clean the filth and mud off and remove the high pressure hose and fitting between the pulley and tank.

I had played with my stock pump and was a bit shocked when I installed an AGR one. With my playing around the stock unit was far more powerful. It is also helpful to put a small transmission cooler in the return line just to keep things happy.

http://westtexasoffroad.homestead.com/powersteering.html

[willo]

Willo

You may think about upping your steering pump pressure. I may have some notes on how I did mine in my service manual years ago but I will be out of town for a few weeks. I found this article that is for the older style power steering pump. The pump on your TJ is similar and you will find the same valve under the outlet pipe on the top of the pump. You have to clean the filth and mud off and remove the high pressure hose and fitting between the pulley and tank.

I had played with my stock pump and was a bit shocked when I installed an AGR one. With my playing around the stock unit was far more powerful. It is also helpful to put a small transmission cooler in the return line just to keep things happy.

http://westtexasoffroad.homestead.com/powersteering.html

interesting, thanks. Delk, I'd be keen to learn more when you return

[willo]

Anyone on facebook?

www.facebook.com/vectisracing

[willo]

Doom Gloom and failure....

[Bulldog67]

I know that feeling 

[Bubba]

whats up will ?

[willo]

It seems the rear TJ dana 44 axle is not wide enough to mount the airshox onto, so that I can still have a std TJ fuel tank in the back, the problem is not on the droop, but on the stuff, with a side at full stuff and the other at max droop, the tyre twists in too much and hits the shock body. need solutions without compromising travel, and whilst still keeping it MOT friendly, and still using the rear tj 44 axle.....

[willo]

options are: lathe the wheel centres out and re -weld with wider offset

or section the chassis out so the shox run through where the chassis was

or run the shox inboard the chassis rails and perchase a new tank... might be a tadge sheite on the road cos of the angle of the shox

[willo]

options are: lathe the wheel centres out and re -weld with wider offset

or section the chassis out so the shox run through where the chassis was

or run the shox inboard the chassis rails and perchase a new tank... might be a tadge sheite on the road cos of the angle of the shox

or fit a wider axle, which time and money won't allow

[JamesH]

I may be missing something but a less drastic fix to re-working your wheels might be wheel spacers or new wheels with a wider offset??

[willo]

already got spacers, 30mm each side, the max Mr MOT and MSA will allow....... If I wnt the wheel route, I would have to get 3 so as to mount the spare on one, not ideal methinks

[JamesH]

Adjust the lower mount up, down or side to side on the axle? I'm more familiar with the XJ rear but for JeepSpeed they commonly mount on top of the axle (top mount is up inside the body) - just a different idea in case it helps.

[Bulldog67]

already got spacers, 30mm each side, the max Mr MOT and MSA will allow.......

is that fact? since when?

[willo]

already got spacers, 30mm each side, the max Mr MOT and MSA will allow.......

is that fact? since when?

I believe so

[willo]

Adjust the lower mount up, down or side to side on the axle? I'm more familiar with the XJ rear but for JeepSpeed they commonly mount on top of the axle (top mount is up inside the body) - just a different idea in case it helps.

Thanks James

[willo]

will I get shot down in flames if I cut a cj2a rill to fit on my tj? or would it just be uuuber cool?

[MOCAJ]

just do it, its your truck 

[Bulldog67]

  follow ya madness dood

[nomadsz]

already got spacers, 30mm each side, the max Mr MOT and MSA will allow....... If I wnt the wheel route, I would have to get 3 so as to mount the spare on one, not ideal methinks

Well get these guys to build you some wheels with an extreme negative offset.
http://www.mach5wheels.co.uk/ problem solved... i thank you.

[willo]

already got spacers, 30mm each side, the max Mr MOT and MSA will allow....... If I wnt the wheel route, I would have to get 3 so as to mount the spare on one, not ideal methinks

Well get these guys to build you some wheels with an extreme negative offset.
http://www.mach5wheels.co.uk/ problem solved... i thank you.

chassis has been scalped....

[Bulldog67]

already got spacers, 30mm each side, the max Mr MOT and MSA will allow....... If I wnt the wheel route, I would have to get 3 so as to mount the spare on one, not ideal methinks

Well get these guys to build you some wheels with an extreme negative offset.
http://www.mach5wheels.co.uk/ problem solved... i thank you.

useful but wowser pricey 

im thinkin that maybe takin the spacers off for the mot will make more sense

[willo]

BD don't forget, if you buy steel spacers and weld them onto the wheel, they are then part of the wheel and not a spacer...