Anyone Off-Road?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
frnchjeep;4327240; said:
Yeah, thats why I dont have any action shots either. hahha Your track bar has bushings at each end? I just upgraded to the rough country trac bar that has that style. My stock one had a ball joint at the top end that was restricts the front suspension travel quite a bit when the jeep is lifted. The new one made a huge difference, and it is adjustable. When you do yours, use the urethane ones. It makes a huge difference. Urethane is usually noisier though. There is a way to make a DIY swaybar disconnect. You should look into it. Really improves the off road articulation. Check out the first part of this article (ignore the extension part). http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/Suspension_Steering_Axles_and_Brakes/Homemade_Swaybar_Discos.htm
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Yeah there are bushings at each end. I'm also going to change the tire rod ends just for the hell of it too. And they are urethane bushings by Daystar. I bought a complete set. As long as you grease them up good they hardly ever squeak. Since I finished replacing the front bushings my suspension is really tight.
 
Here are a couple pics of a river run. Most of the time my Jeep has a layer of sand on it anyhow, I work in a quarry and just driving around the place keeps me dirty. I was pretty clean in those pics you can still see the Jeep is red.

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Did donuts in the field in front of my house last night and got all muddy. That was fun. :)



Just bought a used t-case last week. I'm sick of having all-time 4WD so I'm swapping my NV249 Quadra Trac for a NV242 Select-Trac t-case. I'm excited to have the 2WD option again and better MPG's! Also my new shocks came in the mail yesterday. Can't wait to put them on either.
 
mike_sema said:
Man I love offloading, nothing to crazy like full on boulder hopping lol, mostly take the truck all over the desert.
I have a 2011Tacomaa 4x4 mild lift using bilstines 5100 with Old man emu springs and a leaf pack.a cool pic of a tree tunnel
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I am totally with you on this one, I love going offroading, all of my friends are into rock crawling. Mabe it's because I've never had the thrill of conquering a rock or boulder, but I just don't see it worth the carnage. I love just being out there enjoying the desert, broken parts bring me down. I'm more of rallying the wash myself! Great pics, I especially like the first 2.
 
Nice Jeeps Gar Bite! Honestly if I had to do it again I think I might have gone with a nicer 2 inch lift and stayed with 31's. Gas mileage wouldn't even have been different, but I think the ride quality might have been a bit nicer, maintenance would have been less just using a spring and shock kit, and tire cost would have been a bit less. I don't regret it much though, especially when I need the 4 inch lift height and 33's which is a couple times a year at least. I have a 4 inch shortarm kit (uppers and lowers) and greasing up 20 zerks underneath every month can get tiring at times.
 
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