How much flex does a KJ have?

zjmikey · **Joined:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:01 am **Posts:** 90

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You REALLY need to drag that puppy out to MOab with us some time or even local too.
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True dat.. Truth is, it has been in such an ever evolving state of change over the last year, There hasnt been much time to go wheelin.

and it seems that everytime you guys are going on a run, I have Soccer practice, or a t-ball game, or something like that.

I should be completely done for GOOD within the next 3 weeks and then all will be well with the world

Calvin56 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:59 am **Posts:** 345

I've gotta get some of those Rubi arms sometime soon.

AdamIsAdam · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:18 pm

I was on a ramp at Jeep Jamboree once. I think I scored about 703. Garry R scored 680 as I recall.

Is that very good? average? ??

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:33 pm

Teetering on a downhill. Left Rear was actually rubbing on the inside. Amazing, no rivets broke.

I look forward to removing the rear sway bar for the first time, when I go to Moab.

zjmikey · **Joined:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:01 am **Posts:** 90

I know a couple of you guys have put in the rubicon express arms, In fact I think the first to do this was Wally with the set I sold him

Has anyone eliminated the upper tie rod off the 3 link wishbone and maybe constructed a tubular upper adjustable wishbone with a Uniball in the center????

wouldnt be that hard...

KW AV8R · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:09 am

zjmikey wrote:

r

True dat.. Truth is, it has been in such an ever evolving state of change over the last year, There hasnt been much time to go wheelin.

and it seems that everytime you guys are going on a run, I have Soccer practice, or a t-ball game, or something like that.

I should be completely done for GOOD within the next 3 weeks and then all will be well with the world

I always thought that once you were old enough for a driver's license, you were too old to play t-ball ... I'm sure that someone on here would volunteer to teach you how to hit a pitched ball if you just ask. :wink:

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2005 2:11 pm

zjmikey wrote:

I know a couple of you guys have put in the rubicon express arms, In fact I think the first to do this was Wally with the set I sold him

Has anyone eliminated the upper tie rod off the 3 link wishbone and maybe constructed a tubular upper adjustable wishbone with a Uniball in the center????

wouldnt be that hard...

I believe someone was looking into do this. Cant recal who it was though.

edit, found the link. It was jeepin al, but he wasnt putting the uniball on it. Just making a longer mounting bracket.

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... c&start=15

auggy · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2005 3:45 pm

Tokyojoe wrote:

Teetering on a downhill. Left Rear was actually rubbing on the inside. Amazing, no rivets broke.

I look forward to removing the rear sway bar for the first time, when I go to Moab.

I love the guys in the background:

"You see that guy!?"

zjmikey · **Joined:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:01 am **Posts:** 90

Jeepjeepster wrote:

zjmikey wrote:

I know a couple of you guys have put in the rubicon express arms, In fact I think the first to do this was Wally with the set I sold him

Has anyone eliminated the upper tie rod off the 3 link wishbone and maybe constructed a tubular upper adjustable wishbone with a Uniball in the center????

wouldnt be that hard...

I believe someone was looking into do this. Cant recal who it was though.

edit, found the link. It was jeepin al, but he wasnt putting the uniball on it. Just making a longer mounting bracket.

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... c&start=15

Well, you could use a big currie johnny joint, OR a Big 1" bore heim, that would give you adjustability in the upper arms and allow you to dial in Pinion angle, In case you ran an SYE

would also allow you to push the rear axle back slightly and keep pinion angle, which would help alot on the steep down hill stuff and the tire lifting thing..

Calvin56 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:59 am **Posts:** 345

Ok just a couple more:
(Arizona RTI... I couldn't get any good measurements out of it though....)

IFS doesn't really flex too much :-p

Here's the rear:

skrracing · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:17 pm

Stupid ZJ's

Stupid XJ's

I think I should just go ahead and ban Mike and John.

Later...Clint

Eddo · **Joined:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:01 pm **Posts:** 1214

Here is a little IFS flex

Hey Calvin is that disco'd or not? I don't think any suspension flexes will with the front sway bar on.

Calvin56 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:59 am **Posts:** 345

Yeah no disco on the front. I haven't done that very often, but it does help out. I'm just too lazy to get under there for short runs :-p

LibertyCRD · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:25 am

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2164878

I think my rear flexes awesome now. My front is a different story. I think I should disconnect my sway bar and try it out. I haven't done that yet.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:04 pm

skrracing wrote:

Stupid ZJ's

Stupid XJ's

I think I should just go ahead and ban Mike and John.

Later...Clint

Please do. I need a break from caring about this site anyhow. :roll:

DPKJ · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:32 pm

Here is a pic of my custom $3.00 pivot bracket in action. All I have to do is remove the brackets that hold the bar to the body. Seems to work great!

Eddo · **Joined:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:01 pm **Posts:** 1214

DPKJ wrote:

Here is a pic of my custom $3.00 pivot bracket in action. All I have to do is remove the brackets that hold the bar to the body. Seems to work great!

Tell me some more. What parts did you use. Have any close up pictures. That seems like a pretty clever idea.

lilmatty · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:59 pm

Need a close up of what you did. Looks interesting. And safe.

Calvin56 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:59 am **Posts:** 345

thats an intersting solution- good thinking!

uvalax236 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 16, 2005 9:44 am

I like! More details please! I have winter break so I got tons of time on my hands to work on the KJ!

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