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tonycrd · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 8:13 am

Buggin, do you still have your OEM foggies? Was thinking of....

CJ style

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

tonycrd wrote:

Buggin, do you still have your OEM foggies? Was thinking of....

CJ style

Never had fogs in there, mine was a basic sport model with no blingy bling :jester:

Ted15 wrote:

BugginKJ wrote:

Ted15 wrote:

I could bring the stuff with me if ya want to have some fun. The alignment shouldn't change much if at all, it's already up a little over 2". I think I'm going to pick up a couple spring retainer thingys (technical term) and a couple top plates, have the local mechanic put the coil overs together for me ($20.00) and have the assembly sitting there so all I have to do is swap them out, no waiting for strut assembly. :seuss:

well ya would be waiting for a very long time for someone to fab up some struts for your KJ :jester:

A very long time, I have a KK lol. The kit comes with Old Man Emu shocks and springs all the way around. I think that if they don't cost too much, I could pick up a pair of the top plates and have the struts (coil overs) assembled with a pair of those rubber peices that hold the springs. I got busy with a bunch of crap this evening and forgot to get prices. :banghead:

Slight oversight on my part :shock:

Marlon_JBT wrote:

Liberty doesn't have struts.

Thank you kind Sir :SOMBRERO:

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 2:04 pm

^ Coilover Shocks

^ Strut

They don't even look the same.

The basic rule is....

If you have an independent suspension and there's NO upper control arm, it's a strut, if there IS an upper control arm, it's a coilover shock. There's some other requirement of holding the weight of the vehicle?? But I'm not sure how that works. The KJ and KK both use an (extremely similar) Double-Wishbone Independent Front Suspension. NOT a McPherson Strut Front Independent Suspension.

Even I know that. Amazing, huh? I'm a younger version of Megalos, but I'm not afraid to touch tools. :-)r

Ted15 · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 2:10 pm

Marlon_JBT wrote:

^ Coilover Shocks

^ Strut

They don't even look the same.

The basic rule is....

If you have an independent suspension and there's NO upper control arm, it's a strut, if there IS an upper control arm, it's a coilover shock. There's some other requirement of holding the weight of the vehicle?? But I'm not sure how that works.

Even I know that. Amazing, huh? I'm a younger version of Megalos, but I'm not afraid to touch tools. :-)r

those don't look like mopar coilovers

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 2:15 pm

Ted15 wrote:

those don't look like mopar coilovers

They are... sort of.

Mopar supplied the mounts and insulators.
OME supplied the springs and shocks.

:lol:

And Tom, you are no longer allowed anywhere near my front suspension with a cutting wheel. :-)r

Ted15 · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 2:23 pm

that's funny, I was just looking at those very same parts to do the same thing. I figure it'll be a lot easier to have a pre assembled set of coilovers ready to go when the time comes. By the way, mopar parts online is calling the shock a strut in the parts breakdown lol.

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 2:26 pm

Ted15 wrote:

that's funny, I was just looking at those very same parts to do the same thing. I figure it'll be a lot easier to have a pre assembled set of coilovers ready to go when the time comes. By the way, mopar parts online is calling the shock a strut in the parts breakdown lol.

It was a lot easier.

I'm aware that the parts catalog says that. So does the machine used to install the shocks at the factory, but the materials list says FRTSHK... "Front Shock".

Ted15 · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 2:30 pm

I just saw a reference to it as a shock. Seems that the right hand didn't know what the left hand was doing that day. What happened with the grinder?

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 3:15 pm

This was during the failed KK Lift Install...

We were trying to get the studs out since the spring was partially blocking some of them.

Then later I was reminded (and reminded everyone else) that we couldn't do that and we'd have to take it apart anyway to get the insulators out. So we ended up putting the front coilovers back in after some innovative bending, and another failed attempt to compress the springs ourselves.

It was a bad day, and Tom was NOT happy with that shop.

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 3:25 pm

NOT HAPPY is an understatement :evil:

I was in NAPA the other day and they said something about what a great shop there was next door to a customer
I told them they would be fine airing up baby buggy tires but thats about it! :ROTFL:

Megalos · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 4:33 pm

Marlon_JBT wrote:

I'm a younger version of Megalos, but I'm not afraid to touch tools. :-)r

It's not the work I'm afraid of...its screwing up someone else's ride that worries me.

And you can keep your tool touching to yourself!

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Megalos wrote:

Marlon_JBT wrote:

I'm a younger version of Megalos, but I'm not afraid to touch tools. :-)r

It's not the work I'm afraid of...its screwing up someone else's ride that worries me.

And you can keep your tool touching to yourself!

Ted15 · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 10:05 pm

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 10:19 pm

I am trying not to get into this tool touching discussion but .........
Larry always seems to want to touch my tools when he comes to work on his :roll:

KJWildman · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 11:02 pm

Don't drag me into this pornographic tooll conversation! !! :shock:

I'm trying to mind my own business at work! !!!!!!! :ROTFL:

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 1:07 pm

Happy Mothers Day to all out there
Hugs your wives and let them know you really do apprciate them when they let you buy Jeep stuff !
have a great weekend everyone
I'm out and about!

Ted15 · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 1:25 pm

tommudd wrote:

Happy Mothers Day to all out there
Hugs your wives and let them know you really do apprciate them when they let you buy Jeep stuff !
have a great weekend everyone
I'm out and about!

Watch that airport highway. If you find yourself out this way give me a shout

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 3:36 pm

WHY IS IT THAT EVERYWHERE I GO TO LOOK FOR AN APARTMENT THAT I CAN REALISTICALLY AFFORD A COMPLETE DUMP?!?!?!?!?!????

The nice place is so expensive I might as well go buy a house and file bankruptcy within a year.

The other place which I can afford isn't any better than where I just left! The same crap, just a different place.... bunch of younger folks there.

The other problem with the place that I like, is the studio is on the 6th floor. Hey if the place catches fire, I wanna be able to jump... so that's a bit of a concern for me. OK not a bit... it is a huge concern. Plus I don't like high rises.

Which brings me back to the crap place. Ugh!

They have a 2 bdrm for $525. Dishwasher and A/C.

teckman02 · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 4:04 pm

Marlon_JBT wrote:

WHY IS IT THAT EVERYWHERE I GO TO LOOK FOR AN APARTMENT THAT I CAN REALISTICALLY AFFORD A COMPLETE DUMP?!?!?!?!?!????

The nice place is so expensive I might as well go buy a house and file bankruptcy within a year.

The other place which I can afford isn't any better than where I just left! The same crap, just a different place.... bunch of younger folks there.

The other problem with the place that I like, is the studio is on the 6th floor. Hey if the place catches fire, I wanna be able to jump... so that's a bit of a concern for me. OK not a bit... it is a huge concern. Plus I don't like high rises.

Which brings me back to the crap place. Ugh!

They have a 2 bdrm for $525. Dishwasher and A/C.

how close is it to work?

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Picked up some parts from the dealership today (my new crack dealer giving me awesome pricing :jester:

) and also stopped by the hardware to grab a handfull of stainless steel screws. Now I just need a garage with tons of light and a day full of mods/adjustments to the bike may begin :twisted:

Was an awesome day riding in the warm sun! Ran across a really cool dude while fueling up and he was also out burning sunshine on his bike so he decided to ride along with me and burn up some roadways :pepper:

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