hodge-xj
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Little photo dump. Needed to update my phone so now it's able to take crappy pics again.
Finally had some nice weather and I'm able to do my spring time checks. Rotated tires, hit things with some lube spray, looked it over and making mental notes.
After about 60k on the UCAs they're starting to look a bit ugly and worn, bj boots are both beat, but until I have degraded performance or issues I have no reason to change them, but they're seeing the effects of 3 winters. Same for rear control arms, I do plan on doing both, but its not a priority. Only thing immediate will likely be panhard/track bar since the stock noodle just plain sucks and id like some adjustability. Otherwise everything seems to be pretty normal, just dirty from winter. As always things are tentative, since I drive so much I need to keep up with maintenance.
152k on truck.
Tires have 12k on them and did my first rotation. Aside from the one that saw some wear from the rear axle bearing going bad I'm super impressed with how little these are wearing. There was a 1/16th "cap" on the main treads and its still in tact on both fronts. I ran the tires a bit high on psi (50) for winter and the rears ran down in the centers a bit. Fronts are lightly feathered, normal for an IFS truck. Dropped them to 42psi cold and I'll see how they like that. They're C rated so they don't feel harsh at higher pressure, I'm just going by what the tire looks like at rotation and adjusting for wear patterns.
Next on the list of things in no particular order is tune, Tazer thingy, and Decked Drawers. I've gotta put a bit of work into the house so as much as I have a list of wants, they're gonna be a bit later this summer. This damn rear axle ate into my fun budget, plus the jeep needs some attention as well. Ideally I'd like to get body lift and bumpers done this summer as well as whatever odds and ends I decide to change.
Super happy with my suspension and aside from fiddling with it, I'm not planning on making any changes.
Anywayyyy enough rambling cuz we all know this **** will change in a few months lol!
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Finally had some nice weather and I'm able to do my spring time checks. Rotated tires, hit things with some lube spray, looked it over and making mental notes.
After about 60k on the UCAs they're starting to look a bit ugly and worn, bj boots are both beat, but until I have degraded performance or issues I have no reason to change them, but they're seeing the effects of 3 winters. Same for rear control arms, I do plan on doing both, but its not a priority. Only thing immediate will likely be panhard/track bar since the stock noodle just plain sucks and id like some adjustability. Otherwise everything seems to be pretty normal, just dirty from winter. As always things are tentative, since I drive so much I need to keep up with maintenance.
152k on truck.
Tires have 12k on them and did my first rotation. Aside from the one that saw some wear from the rear axle bearing going bad I'm super impressed with how little these are wearing. There was a 1/16th "cap" on the main treads and its still in tact on both fronts. I ran the tires a bit high on psi (50) for winter and the rears ran down in the centers a bit. Fronts are lightly feathered, normal for an IFS truck. Dropped them to 42psi cold and I'll see how they like that. They're C rated so they don't feel harsh at higher pressure, I'm just going by what the tire looks like at rotation and adjusting for wear patterns.
Next on the list of things in no particular order is tune, Tazer thingy, and Decked Drawers. I've gotta put a bit of work into the house so as much as I have a list of wants, they're gonna be a bit later this summer. This damn rear axle ate into my fun budget, plus the jeep needs some attention as well. Ideally I'd like to get body lift and bumpers done this summer as well as whatever odds and ends I decide to change.
Super happy with my suspension and aside from fiddling with it, I'm not planning on making any changes.
Anywayyyy enough rambling cuz we all know this **** will change in a few months lol!
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