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Offline CaptORM

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Check this out...My rig is broken
« on: March 08, 2008, 04:52:12 AM »
Anybody have any ideas...????
This happened on the road today.  I assume that things werent exactly right before hand but this happened today.

The death wiggle is horrible now...



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Offline Doball

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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2008, 06:30:44 AM »
Buy Alex some beer and wire, and go find one in a junkyard, or make one.

Maybe try welding something like this in it's place,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rough-Country-track-bar-bracket-Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-ZJ_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33585QQihZ014QQitemZ330217187625QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
stiffen it up and you're good to go.

Really couldn't find much of anything after searching for about 15 min. I get the feeling this will be a DIY Certified Redneck Engineering project.


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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2008, 11:41:54 AM »
Duct tape and JB weld aught to do it!
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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2008, 02:59:27 PM »
i think that was when we went hog wild BTC, and you were stuck on top of that rock. beause you kept sliding off that rock and landing on your shock mount's and steering components.

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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2008, 03:10:39 AM »
I have some extra 1/4" flat stock lying around, we might be able to do something Got to see it in person but yeah I do feel the redneck coming out in me. See you monday evening.
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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2008, 03:19:26 AM »
Sounds good rebel.  I think we can figure something out with some flat stock.  Or repair and re-enforce what I have there now.  Its worse in person trust me.  Unfortunatly the pictures are not doing the damage justice. 
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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2008, 05:05:42 AM »
wheel, break, fix, repeat...

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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2008, 05:40:11 AM »
if ya need help with the fab let me know, i got the connections at the machine shop
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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2008, 10:56:09 PM »
sweet. that is def a hook up

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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2008, 01:00:50 PM »
Well me and Rebel fixed my rig last night.

There was way more damage then initially seen.

The lower control arm brackets where hanging on for dear life.  The out brace was completely broken off and the inner brace was starting to break loose.  We rewelded that together and placed a bracket across the control arm brackets. 

Then came the track bar...The aftermarket drop down was destroyed and the stock bracket was torn and bent.  We grunted it back in place and welded then welded on some support brackets to keep it from happening again.

So the rig is fixed now.  Thanks again for your help rebel.  Couldnt have done it without you.  And thanks for adding in the work time at the shop. 
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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2008, 01:55:53 PM »
What about your u-joint?  Were you able to replace it?
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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2008, 05:18:14 PM »
nope u-joint is still broken
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Re: Check this out...My rig is broken
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2008, 02:56:16 AM »
should'a done it same time. dunno?

but you should get greasable joints when you fixt them.