LOTSOFTOYS PANDA BUILD

So..why did you get these?? Gonna be doing so,e mid travel soon and hitting a few jumps???

 

ha nah Monte no jumps... but it is cheap insurance in my mind. 35 bux and a little welding vs a bent $300 spindle.

 

True. Was just curious.

 

see a problem??? lol oh well, i will get my 285s and then re evaluate my bump stop situation

 

yea your ubolts are upside down



definitely a good excuse to upgrade haha

 

nah.... thought about it but id rather spend time and money elsewhere... i havent had a problem with the ubolts being the way they are. i want tires and a soft top first

 

i concur

 

the whole point of the flip is more clearance on the bottom of the axle correct? ive only gently scratched the lower shock mounts.... plus the shock relocate is more work than i wanna do right now...

 

yea...and that's the big difference between our gens is we can flip and keep the stock shock location...your process is much more involved

 

yeah... im thinkin the flip willl be a "im bored" type of mod

 

I was bored today so I ordered a new rigging line from Viking. I did not realize that tree saver I had was so frayed.

 

it wasnt too bad.... id definitely keep it tho!

 

No I looked closely at one part and it was completely separated all the way through. Its a doggy tug of war toy now.

 

so had a few probems with the winch the other day wheeling.... my lever wouldnt turn all the way to disengage... also it was making some not so settling noises.

so... i pulled it all apart
found extremely dirty grease. mostly moab clay thanks to kanes creek.... but there was some grease still there. i removed all the planetary units and cleaned them all and relubricated everything with new grease. wasnt nearly as hard as i figured itd be. i used a little fipg going back together so water may not get into it so easily this time.

Wow, what a difference! the lever moves flawlessly now, and the gear noise was cut in half if not more.... very pleased with this maintenance. now im prepared for some recoveries in Moab

 

I see no grease. Looks like all mud and dirt!

 

I really like your build man. I want to do the things you are doing! Honestly Ive had terrible luck with both the LBJ breaking so this summer I want to do some up front work so there not so much stress on them. Im scared shitless to wheel hard in it now

 

it was crazy man, i could tell where i wheeled and submerged it lol. kanes creek forsure

thanks man, shes a work in progress. and on the lbj issue, i replaced mine with oem lmj's and havent had a problem. i keep my spares with me

 

I'm hoping they get more rain/snow out there this year as Kanes was barely a trickle last year. 6-8 inches deep at most. I will certainly run it again if they've got the water.

 

its probably the most fun ive ever had in moab when its full of water

 

we need new tires!



and what do you think....moab rim as our moab challenge?