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Napalm
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I love those solid black slabs!!! They look great!
CarolinaJK
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That set up looks great! Hope to be running the same set up soon on mine.
dillard09
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That things going to look great with those new Slabs and 37s!
AllAmericanInfidel
Caught the Bug
Man, those look sweet! Can't wait to see them on your rig!
M_Savage
Caught the Bug
For those that don't know I have been experience death wobble for about 5 months now that has gotten worse and worse as the months past. Happens almost even day now and only course when I hit aggressive bumps. This is why i have not put on the 37s yet. So I have finally scheduled an appointment at ORE for the 7th to get C gussets and Dynatrac ball joints installed and see what else might be needed to fix the death wobble.
Even though the appointment is 2 weeks away I have taken the spider trac wheel spacers off and given the steering a good look to see what I could find. Appears my track bar is a little bent, but that wouldn't cause the wobble?
However I did find that my front lower control arm bushing is shot. And now that I think about it the wobble happens more often when I hit bumps on the driver side.
Also found that my front drive shaft appear to have lost a balancing weight which I don't know how since its in a position that wouldn't hit anything to knock it off. Would any of these two issue would cause death wobble?
Here is the control are. Hard to see but it looks pretty bad. The bushing and sleeve (not sure if that's correct) that the bolt goes through are pretty separated.
And here is the drive shaft. Is the transfer case side.
Even though the appointment is 2 weeks away I have taken the spider trac wheel spacers off and given the steering a good look to see what I could find. Appears my track bar is a little bent, but that wouldn't cause the wobble?
However I did find that my front lower control arm bushing is shot. And now that I think about it the wobble happens more often when I hit bumps on the driver side.
Also found that my front drive shaft appear to have lost a balancing weight which I don't know how since its in a position that wouldn't hit anything to knock it off. Would any of these two issue would cause death wobble?
Here is the control are. Hard to see but it looks pretty bad. The bushing and sleeve (not sure if that's correct) that the bolt goes through are pretty separated.
And here is the drive shaft. Is the transfer case side.
M_Savage
Caught the Bug
Well my appointment with ORE is coming up this next week and I was going to put the 37s on so everything was ready when I pick her up next Friday. Buuuuut I forgot about the pinch seam as I left to go for a test drive after I had all 4 including the spare mounted up. But I didn't get very far when I could hear the tread catching the pinch seam. 
so I reverse everything I did and put the 35s back on. I would do the pinch seam myself but ran out of time and didn't have anything to cut it with.
Now im going to ask ORE to trim the seam. And while I'm thinking about it. Might has them to weld up some rock sliders while its in now! we will see.
so I reverse everything I did and put the 35s back on. I would do the pinch seam myself but ran out of time and didn't have anything to cut it with. Now im going to ask ORE to trim the seam. And while I'm thinking about it. Might has them to weld up some rock sliders while its in now!
we will see.
dillard09
New member
Haha! I told him the same thing. Sounds like the 3 of us need to hit some dirt together when all our jeeps are out of ORE. How about 15th, 16th, or 17th?
M_Savage
Caught the Bug
The envy is real for sure. Coilovers is the plan but it will need to be baby steps getting there.
This is my first trip to ORE so we will see if I come out with just what I had planned. I am already probable going to need to add lower control arms. So I it looks like that plan has failed already.
BenJKWrangler15
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Keep us posted 
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