What have you done to your KK lately

Gageraid · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:17 pm

jjohnson1892 wrote:

Morning commute was the kinda day that I wish I had a dashboard camera installed...drove through some wicked flooded areas, including one that was about to get to the bottom of my doors (not fast moving luckily).

Bumpstops came in the mail on Saturday, been drooling to get the OME kit in so I can get it installed! :frankie:

This reminds me of how I just drove through a huge flooded area today. I can thank the OME lift for getting me through it with no problem.

carlosburitica · **Joined:** Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:07 pm **Posts:** 309

new look.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Tue Jul 02, 2013 4:40 pm

Lookin good!!

lfhoward · **Posted:** Tue Jul 02, 2013 4:54 pm

X2! Great looking KK, Carlos. :JEEPIN:

Today my jeep is getting a little TLC after 3 weeks of camping and hard wheeling in the PA mountains. I leveled out the front using the Adjust-a-Struts, then got an alignment. The front had lost over a half inch of lift since the install as things settled, and had begun pulling to the right on the highway. The alignment issues may have been due to the rocky trails I was on. The other issue that cropped up was a burning rubber smell from the engine compartment. My mechanic is looking with suspicion at the front crankshaft seal, and I'll know more tomorrow.

One last question for you KK folks: when I was wheeling my Scangauge showed the coolant temp got up to 218 degrees before the fan kicked in to bring it down. Is that a bit high, or is that normal for wheeling in 4 Low on a hot day? Thanks!
--LFH

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:34 pm

Haven't "done" anything yet...but I did just order some black MOABS

TIJKK1220 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:11 am

Arctic_Libby wrote:

Haven't "done" anything yet...but I did just order some black MOABS

With a market Flooded with Moabs down here people are basically giving those bad boys away

Only reason I have a hard time justifying getting them is that i would have a hard time trying to get a two tone paint job on them lol!

I love the way they look on our KK's though

Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:49 am

TIJKK1220 wrote:

Arctic_Libby wrote:

Haven't "done" anything yet...but I did just order some black MOABS

With a market Flooded with Moabs down here people are basically giving those bad boys away

Only reason I have a hard time justifying getting them is that i would have a hard time trying to get a two tone paint job on them lol!

I love the way they look on our KK's though

Two tone paint? I would immediately paint them black. Guess I wish I lived near you to pick up a set. Someone near near me just sold 5 Moabs with tires for 300.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:16 am

Took it to the dealer to get the transmission fluid serviced. 49K miles. I hope it gives a slight boost to my already pretty good mpg.

TIJKK1220 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:34 pm

Gageraid wrote:

Two tone paint? I would immediately paint them black. Guess I wish I lived near you to pick up a set. Someone near near me just sold 5 Moabs with tires for 300.

I've got to have that red and black :ROTFL:

you've seen my wheels I wish that the 10th anniversary Rubi wheels had our bolt patterns those would look awesome two toned

Edit: If I ended up with the moabs they would be getting murdered out.

huntb · **Posted:** Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:37 pm

Ordered an on board air compressor (if I can find a place to mount it) and tire deflators so I can head up to silver lake next weekend hopefully

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:53 pm

Brown Santa came for me today. I should have everything for the lift, now just need time to instal it. I'll try to get pics up later

colomtnbkr21 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:33 pm

carlosburitica - waht lift configuration are you running up front. Your jeep kicks booty.

carlosburitica · **Joined:** Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:07 pm **Posts:** 309

colomtnbkr21 wrote:

carlosburitica - waht lift configuration are you running up front. Your jeep kicks booty.

ome hd, ome stuts, al's top plate and 3 clevis conduit nuts. stock uca's so far so good.

talking with the mechanic at the alignment shop we told me a trick that he was done in some lifted cars to compensate the uca drop and help the aliment and is to make a spacer between the uca's ball joint and the knuckle, he said i have about an 3/4" of thread left there and can try to make a spacer there with a nut and some heavy washers. he's never done it on the kk but... you can try.........
what do you guys think about that.

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:05 am

carlosburitica wrote:

colomtnbkr21 wrote:

carlosburitica - waht lift configuration are you running up front. Your jeep kicks booty.

ome hd, ome stuts, al's top plate and 3 clevis conduit nuts. stock uca's so far so good.

talking with the mechanic at the alignment shop we told me a trick that he was done in some lifted cars to compensate the uca drop and help the aliment and is to make a spacer between the uca's ball joint and the knuckle, he said i have about an 3/4" of thread left there and can try to make a spacer there with a nut and some heavy washers. he's never done it on the kk but... you can try.........
what do you guys think about that.

Simple quick answer=NO

carlosburitica · **Joined:** Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:07 pm **Posts:** 309

tommudd wrote:

carlosburitica wrote:

colomtnbkr21 wrote:

carlosburitica - waht lift configuration are you running up front. Your jeep kicks booty.

ome hd, ome stuts, al's top plate and 3 clevis conduit nuts. stock uca's so far so good.

talking with the mechanic at the alignment shop we told me a trick that he was done in some lifted cars to compensate the uca drop and help the aliment and is to make a spacer between the uca's ball joint and the knuckle, he said i have about an 3/4" of thread left there and can try to make a spacer there with a nut and some heavy washers. he's never done it on the kk but... you can try.........
what do you guys think about that.

Simple quick answer=NO

i kept thinking how is possible if the ball joins has a tapered part that goes on the knuckle with no tread... i thin he is a idiot now that i think about it........ lol

lfhoward · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:13 am

tommudd wrote:

carlosburitica wrote:

colomtnbkr21 wrote:

carlosburitica - waht lift configuration are you running up front. Your jeep kicks booty.

ome hd, ome stuts, al's top plate and 3 clevis conduit nuts. stock uca's so far so good.

talking with the mechanic at the alignment shop we told me a trick that he was done in some lifted cars to compensate the uca drop and help the aliment and is to make a spacer between the uca's ball joint and the knuckle, he said i have about an 3/4" of thread left there and can try to make a spacer there with a nut and some heavy washers. he's never done it on the kk but... you can try.........
what do you guys think about that.

Simple quick answer=NO

There was a 4Runner parked at the shop where I was getting an alignment yesterday that had a ball joint failure. Not pretty. The front wheel was bent sideways and up, and there was a lot of damage internally and to the body where it had collapsed under its own weight and slid down the highway... I don't think I would attempt the spacer because the ball joint would be more likely to fail where it connects to the control arm. I have a 4 inch lift with JBA's UCA'S and my alignment came back perfect yesterday. JBA's UCA'S are the way to go.

jjohnson1892 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 12:57 pm

Went out to do a little work on the farm for the big afternoon

We see here, a natural Liberty, known as the Jeep KK, prowling the fields looking for prey

Afterwards, decided to finally try to put the tail light guards back on. An hour and family sized bag of chips later, they won't fit without rubbing issues. Tried all different variations of tightening vs. loosening, even took a 2x4 and a hammer at it

Pierocksmysocks · **Posted:** Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:48 pm

Washed and waxed it for the first time in ages. Finally getting ready to take the plunge and invest in a lift and new tires... talked to my tire guy and going to try out some of the new Hercules Terra Trac A/T II's for pretty cheap. Figured it was time to say the hell with the warranty since they really don't like to fix stuff on it anyways.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Jul 05, 2013 3:10 pm

jjohnson1892 wrote:

Went out to do a little work on the farm for the big afternoon

We see here, a natural Liberty, known as the Jeep KK, prowling the fields looking for prey

Afterwards, decided to finally try to put the tail light guards back on. An hour and family sized bag of chips later, they won't fit without rubbing issues. Tried all different variations of tightening vs. loosening, even took a 2x4 and a hammer at it

Looks great chilling in that high grass! Bummer to hear about the tail light guards. I hope a few other companies come out with some in the future that fit better.

LKWJeeper · **Posted:** Sat Jul 06, 2013 4:03 pm

Added the RRO Roof Rails to my KK. I also plasti dipped the wheels. Looks so much better. Sorry for the glare I took these in the morning.

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