NJ B.S. Thread

bski22 · Dec 10, 2017

Blackout14 said: ↑

I caved and removed mine today while doing the fluid film. I’m a big proponent of them and have been for awhile. That said with my heavy Springs on the Kings as everyone else said I noticed minimal difference on the 2 hr drive home .. so it will probably stay off. Had a blast today thanks @HolyHandGrenade for the use of the garage and your tools man was a big help and to @loosnut for helping me yank the sway bar while we were sitting their at the end
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Probably going to yank on Tuesday. Drive it for a bit then make a final decision. Good to know you didn’t feel much difference.

Subway4X4 · Dec 10, 2017

Lux said: ↑

Little trip report from yesterday:
Went wheeling with @bski22 @Subway4X4 and @JCjeeper
We met up at around 8:30, lloyd had just got an alignment done so we had to wait on him putting his LCA skids on in the parking lot and departed.

We decided to do the same trails Lloyd, Jeremy, and I had mapped out recently which were relatively tame with a few obstacles here and there.
Not far into the trek we ran into a decent sized rock face that @bski22 was having trouble getting up, mostly due to poor traction on loose dirt/mud. Lloyd, jeremy, and I spotted him up and he crawled up pretty easily. lloyd followed robs line and we got through no problem. The trails were pretty tight from then on, nothing we couldn't handle but tighter than we'd all prefer for sure. We were lucky we didnt have snow at this point.

We ascended a small hill and came down the other side to an open area where @JCjeeper had noticed I was leaking something out the front diff.

I quickly noticed my CV had pulled out of the front diff a little bit allowing a small amount of gear oil to leak out. Frankly I was happy to see it was just this and I didnt break something in the diff, as I had heard a few loud bangs earlier when I came down hard on some rocks. I parked on a level area and we attempted a trail repair. Meanwhile it finally decided to start snowing and it was accumulating pretty quick. I first attempted to bang the shaft back into the diff with a long screwdriver and a hammer in one of the notches on the diff side of the CV, no dice.

Lloyd decided to make lunch since it was pretty clear we'd be here awhile, despite the fact it was only about 10:30. We then tried taking the nut off the lower ball joint, pulling the spindle up and then banging the CV back in with the weight of the spindle. Still no good. I decided it'd be best to just park it and hop in with jeremy to finish up the trip.

We set off again at about 12:30 and now the trails got a little more challenging. The rocks became noticeably harder to crawl over and we found ourselves sliding around quite a bit, especially towards trees, as if those things weren't magnets already.

We came to a choice between the rocky bypass or the water crossing. The only real reason we were even debating this was because it wasn't easy to tell how deep the water was. If we did have to take the rocky bypass I have a feeling it would have been a mess. Turns out it was just a shallow puddle but past experience told both lloyd and I it could be way deeper at times.

https://youtu.be/4FqR_ffUW08

The rest of the trail was tame and not too tight, we decided to loop around when we came to a fork and headed down a pretty steep hill that we all know and, well, used to love . I was concerned about how slippery it'd be going down but we all came down pretty easily. Rob noticed about halfway down the hill that something was making noise in the front end, not sure what it could have been but if I was to guess Id say it was something in that nasty water we crossed earlier that got into the brakes. We looped around and went back up towards my truck down about a mile and a half long trail. No issues besides some slipping on a handful of small hills.

We got to my truck, took a group picture and departed. The only snow wheeling my truck saw was on the short trails out

Overall had a good time and hope to get out again soon! Was nice meeting you @bski22 hopefully you'll get a lot more trips under your belt this year.
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Hey @Lux @bski22 @JCjeeper I added this to my Jacking Thread.

Added 12/10/2017:

Field CV Axle repair.
Needed to jack up and stand up the front frame of a 1st Gen on a flat part of a snowy trail. Plywood and SafeJack Base/Bottle/Safejack Tube Pad was used.

Another bottle jack with plywood base was used to lift the spindle/hub/rotor assembly to help remove the lower spindle bolt.

Subway4X4 · Dec 10, 2017

HolyHandGrenade said: ↑

You’re welcome to stop in and NOT help Joe though. With anything. At all.
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I did as requested.

Stopped by. Did nothing to help @Blackout14 as required.

Finally met @Toy4me

Ate free pizza.

Brought home a bunch of free things: Patches, decals, fire extinguisher mounts, steel pieces for practice welding.

It was a fruitful afternoon for me.

diabetiktaco · Dec 10, 2017

Subway4X4 said: ↑

I did as eequested.

Stopped by. Did nothing to help @Blackout14 as required.

Finally met @Toy4me

Ate free pizza.

Brought home a bunch of free things: Patches, decals, fire extinguisher mounts, steel pieces for practice welding.

It was a fruitful afternoon for me.
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My favorite story was "We had to field repair the CV axle in the snow, so Lloyd decided to make lunch."

Subway4X4 · Dec 10, 2017

diabetiktaco said: ↑

My favorite story was "We had to field repair the CV axle in the snow, so Lloyd decided to make lunch."
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Apparently, you haven't had the pleasure of partaking in a trail lunch by Lloyd.

diabetiktaco · Dec 10, 2017

Subway4X4 said: ↑

Apparently, you haven't had the pleasure of partaking in a trail lunch by Lloyd.
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Haha maybe soon. I'm gearing up now for some trips in the Spring/Summer. I need to get my outdoor cooking skills on.

Chux · Dec 10, 2017

bski22 said: ↑

Probably going to yank on Tuesday. Drive it for a bit then make a final decision. Good to know you didn’t feel much difference.
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Rip it off and scrap it for beer monies

bski22 · Dec 10, 2017

Chux said: ↑

Rip it off and scrap it for beer monies
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Do you want to head out to Rausch this weekend?

Toy4me · Dec 10, 2017

Subway4X4 said: ↑

I did as requested.

Stopped by. Did nothing to help @Blackout14 as required.

Finally met @Toy4me

Ate free pizza.

Brought home a bunch of free things: Patches, decals, fire extinguisher mounts, steel pieces for practice welding.

It was a fruitful afternoon for me.
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Same here, good to finally meet you Lloyd. Also nice to meet @Blackout14 and @loosnut , thank you both for the tw express help in getting me my new wheels and tires. Hope to get them on this week.

HolyHandGrenade · Dec 10, 2017

Subway4X4 said: ↑

I did as requested.

Stopped by. Did nothing to help @Blackout14 as required.

Finally met @Toy4me

Ate free pizza.

Brought home a bunch of free things: Patches, decals, fire extinguisher mounts, steel pieces for practice welding.

It was a fruitful afternoon for me.
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I did alright today too

Chux · Dec 10, 2017

bski22 said: ↑

Do you want to head out to Rausch this weekend?
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Possibru

Lux · Dec 10, 2017

Just joined Overland bound yesterday, loving it already, lots of great information on there. Not worthy enough for badges yet lol

bski22 · Dec 10, 2017

Lux said: ↑

Just joined Overland bound yesterday, loving it already, lots of great information on there. Not worthy enough for badges yet lol
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I’ll check it out.

Manual man74 · Dec 10, 2017

Subway4X4 said: ↑

Apparently, you haven't had the pleasure of partaking in a trail lunch by Lloyd.
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Meh

HolyHandGrenade · Dec 10, 2017

Manual man74 said: ↑

Meh
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Love when you pop up just to insult someone then disappear again...

stairgod · Dec 10, 2017

bski22 said: ↑

I’m thinking about dropping my sway bar for this weekend. See how it goes. I can assure you that it had nothing to do with my wheeling time
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Ride with me once on the road. I will show you how it feels to have no sway bar and still corner like it's a sports car

Manual man74 · Dec 11, 2017

HolyHandGrenade said: ↑

Love when you pop up just to insult someone then disappear again...
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It's all in fun. I don't mean any of it.

bski22 · Dec 11, 2017

stairgod said: ↑

Ride with me once on the road. I will show you how it feels to have no sway bar and still corner like it's a sports car
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In

Subway4X4 · Dec 11, 2017

stairgod said: ↑

Ride with me once on the road. I will show you how it feels to have no sway bar and still corner like it's a sports car
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bski22 said: ↑

In
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Bring helmet, fire suit and wear 5-point seatbelts.

Arcticelf · Dec 11, 2017

stairgod said: ↑

Ride with me once on the road. I will show you how it feels to have no sway bar and still corner like it's a sports car
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no sway bar just makes it easier to get the inside tire to lift

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