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Rock Krawler Suspensions
I just realized that you have miss matched shocks 2 good quality 2 not so much Probably the fronts that are to mushy And if you purchased a "kit" how did you end up with miss matched shocks?- J-Thompson
- Post #31
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Rock Krawler Suspensions
I can assure you that you did not pay $700 for 4 springs and 4 5150's unless you bought it seperate and within the past month 5150's retail for $150 each give or take And the are dropping them from the line up Not to mention that they are a "cross flow design" and are a ***** to get to...- J-Thompson
- Post #30
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Rock Krawler Suspensions
What Bilsein shocks came with a spring based kit that cost $700? My guess is 5100's Which are not bad but are also there "bottom of the line" What problem do you have? They have a life time warranty ,on the 5100's and you can buy them with different valvings for a softer or stiffer rides...- J-Thompson
- Post #27
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Rock Krawler Suspensions
3.5" of lift and factory control arms Wow that is a great lift And you adjusted you pinion how? Oh yeah the JK is so great it does not need the pinion angle adjusted And I bet it rides great With the LCA's at a 45* angle and twin tube shocks Just guessing at the shocks and being obnoxious...- J-Thompson
- Post #23
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Rock Krawler Suspensions
And you paid for quantity not quality The AEV kit is all but control arms Clayton makes good quality HD arms Yeah it will end up costing $2000+ You paid $700 for what Springs and Shocks? My shocks will end up costing over $600 The springs another $360+ Long arms ? Not sure building my...- J-Thompson
- Post #21
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Rock Krawler Suspensions
To the OP If you want a good quality bolt on lift Look at Rubicon express For even better quality look at Clayton Offroad AEV has probably the best coils but no control arms But if you want to get the best of both worlds and can live with a non adult sized lift Pick up the 2.5" AEV kit ,$900...- J-Thompson
- Post #19
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Rock Krawler Suspensions
You do realize that there is very little difference between the suspension on a TJ or a JK The stock shocks are even the same length The difference is in how the components are mounted Learn to weld and the TJ is the same I did it to mine and now I am upping my game Even considering...- J-Thompson
- Post #18
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Rock Krawler Suspensions
I love it "adult sized lift" Bigger lift and bigger tires always makes the Jeep more capable Yet for some reason my TJ on 33's makes Jeeps on 35's or bigger look silly all day long and just think when I add the tube fenders I will clear 35's All this on a "modified" 2 1/2" lift Which by all...- J-Thompson
- Post #17
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Sweet Cross drilled rotors and pads. $285.
You want better feel and stronger holding power esp. on long down hills SS braided lines Made the TJ stop much much better only thing I changed- J-Thompson
- Post #18
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Rock Krawler Suspensions
There are so many lifts for wranglers out there it can cause you to get a head ache I know the R/K high end coilover lift is good But then again so is using a long are kit from Clayton and coilovers from Fox or King You could even get the long arms from Rustys I guess what I am saying is that as...- J-Thompson
- Post #6
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Front shock/strut question
While on this subject I have been looking into converting my TJ to coilovers Thes can be "built" to many many configurations The down side is they are all eye to eye With some fab work I see no reason why you could not run a true coilover on the front and for that matter the rear of a KJ again...- J-Thompson
- Post #15
- Forum: Lift Kit Discussion
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4.0L engine rant...
I am here now for the same reason I came here to start with That is the hope of 1 day finding people who really use there Jeep for what it was designed Instead I find people who talk about it But complain about their Jeep making funny noises or the funny noises other Jeeps make The best...- J-Thompson
- Post #53
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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4.0L engine rant...
Wow "the type of noise" Really? This is the best we got? The only noises I hear in my Jeeps are/were 1) the sound of M/T's slapping pavement and/or 2) the sound of wind whipping through an open window or open top or doors removed Sorry guys but the "type of noise" thing is very weak As to...- J-Thompson
- Post #39
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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4.0L engine rant...
Just drove the TJ for the first time in 5 weeks Is it s speed demon? No it is a Jeep Can is get 33's to chirp/spin on dry pavement? Yup from a dead stop And remember that it is locked ,auto and 3.73's But the KJ could bearly do that with 245/75's and Open diff. Yeah the 4.0 has torque and I...- J-Thompson
- Post #35
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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285/65/16
Maybe But in a large group of say 15+ rigs Putting the wrong sized rig in the wrong group could and does cause problems Most times the folks hosting the ride catch grief for allowing me to ride the "modified" trail when someone else's Jeep is "bigger" More than Just size But until they...- J-Thompson
- Post #6
- Forum: Tires / Wheels
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4.0L engine rant...
Funny I have a 10 year old 4.0 that gets abused It has seen the revlimiter more than a few times which is said to be the cause of the rear main leak ,I have NO drips It also makes torque where I want it ,way way low RPM which the newer engines do not do- J-Thompson
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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285/65/16
I know locally they do the same thing 33+ or better for X ,Y & Z trails 33+ and 1 locker for these trails 35+ and 1 locker and little concern for body damage for this trail I roll on 33" tall tires and am locked front and rear they know me and know my TJ They know I will not be a hold up so I...- J-Thompson
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- Forum: Tires / Wheels
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Where to carry extra fuel
When we had our KJ and I had "hurricane duty" for work all I did was ratchet strap 3 5 gallon cans to the roof rails with a towel under them between the full tank and the extra I was good for just over 500 miles ,wind drag killed me I would NEVER put a gas can inside a closed space that I plan...- J-Thompson
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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gran caravan uses the some parts of KJ??
No joke We just sold the VW and bought a 2012 Pathfinder and I am finding out that there are a boat load of interchangeable parts across the Nissan truck line guys are even putting the crawler gears for the Xterra t-case into pathfinders Had I known ahead of time I would have gotten the...- J-Thompson
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
