Mlcc 02 DC build thread

Finally installed the brush guard I picked up in december.

 

Over the weekend the truck would make a horrible grinding sound when it cranked over so I pulled out the starter and found the bearings were falling out of the starter. I guess starting for multiple times a day for 15 years straight is good enough for the original starter, it still worked just fine otherwise.

 

Ordered some tires from ebay fingers crossed they going to be good, they arrived at home but I'm currently away for a week so I wont be able to mount them, id like to get a spare wheel to replace the stock spare so I can actually use the spare if need be, might just order another SCS F5 well see.

 

So these are the new tires 285/75R16 centennial dirt commander MT for around $500 shipped. So far they balanced really well and arnt any louder then the coopers.

 

Another thing to note about these tires are that they are 12 pounds lighter and it is noticably more responsive on the throttle which is nice.

 

Went to replace my valve cover gaskets today and noticed my coolant reservoir was empty and when I removed the intake plenum I found a coolant leak at the front of the lower intake. So now I get to go a little deeper to fix another leak.

 

Well I removed the lower intake and replaced the valve cover gaskets and all the intake gaskets. Hopefully I can stop doing repairs for awhile and start installing some of the cool stuff I have sitting around.

 

Just got done tapping new threads for the fill plug on the transfer case as they were completely stripped out. The old thread was 18mm× 1.5 and the new thread is now 20mm×1.5

 

Finally chiseled off the front diff fill plug and serviced the diff. Also serviced the rear diff.

 

Spc upper control arms!!!
Edit: To be noted wifey is super awesome and she is the the who ordered it.

 

SPC control arms are installed and holy shit I have over 5 degress of caster now, im not sure if im going to dial it back or keep it just yet, im going to drive it for a few days and see if I like that way or not.

 

So im going to redo the control arms, SPC has a video that I wished I watched prior to installing and now it makes a little more sense on why I have a crap ton of caster.

 

Have you got to try out those tires yet?

 

Just this morning, got so stuck I had to be pulled out. It was the kind of mud that sucks your boots off of your feat, I really shouldnt have tried to drive through it but I did

 

Haha I know that all too well

 

The truck is looking goo too!

 

Thankyou, theres still alot of things that id like to do like the rock sliders but the weather right now is just not ideal for wrenching, and the lack of spare time too. Plus im taking a trip to moab in may so I have to make time for the sliders and the camping shower setup. Plus the fact that my welder burned up in a house fire isnt helping either.

 

Just looked over your build I see your making your own long travel arms thats some cool shit.

 

Well I was until I found 2 cracks is the sub frame, one on either side. Now I have an fj80 front and a 3 link kit. Also an LS 5.3

 

Going big I see, did you score one with a locker?