Project: Fix to busted CV shafts & wheel bearings! 56k no no

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by marcua56

HAHA in in omaha nebraska so that would be one hell of a road trip.

its not that bad, ive driven from up state NY to ainsworth NE, and then back again.

[marcua56]

O im not saying it will be a real bad drive but the money i would spend getting up there would be more than a new kit.

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by marcua56

yea id say its worth that to. Its real nice and probobly towers most full sized.

it sits right up there with a fullsize who has 8" of lift and 35s

[marcua56]

O man i bet its sure a beast, sorry i cant buy it but id throw some money your way if you get bored and decide to take that body lift off.

[Tim99Zr2]

thanks, haha, that wont happen

[marcua56]

yea.... figured id give it a try you know.

[crazy91s10]

i'll give ya $6 for it! i'll even come and pick it up... save the shipping and handling!

[Tim99Zr2]

just signed up for TOTM, be sure to vote for me guys! a lifted truck hasnt won in awhile!

UPDATE: got my tranny cross member made, and my new tranny in my dads truck, maybe the shift kit by this weekend

[02ZQ]

[crazy91s10]

i'll vote for it when you decide not to sell it dammit!!!!!!!!

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by crazy91s10

i'll vote for it when you decide not to sell it dammit!!!!!!!!

how much money do you want to bet, once i get the bugs worked out that i wont sell it.

[Baggey22]

What bugs do you still have?

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Baggey22

What bugs do you still have?

its a POS

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by Donahue

its a POS

yeaaaa that basically sums it up! thanks donahue

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

yeaaaa that basically sums it up! thanks donahue

[Baggey22]

I'm still waiting on the tranny cross member pictures I was promised

[Tim99Zr2]

i was in the garage lastnight too!!

[Tim99Zr2]

welll i got my cross over steering in today, got it mounted. tomorrow i will get my pipe and nuts for the end links. i am using the jeep ones for now because of money situations and we got another SAS to do this weekend, so my truck wont be getting wrenched on

also got new rear calipers. and plan to do the abs delete, baggey, what all do i need to do it?

[Baggey22]

Just be creative and get rid of the ABS brain thing. There's a few different ways to do it

[Tim99Zr2]

i was looking, i think alls i need is a "t" and a little piece of line.?

[Baggey22]

You'll need connectors to go INTO that T. Also the thread pitch that goes INTO the master cylinder is different than what is on your lines currently. It'll be a process, it'll take some thinking. You'll see what I mean when you do it.

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by Baggey22

You'll need connectors to go INTO that T. Also the thread pitch that goes INTO the master cylinder is different than what is on your lines currently. It'll be a process, it'll take some thinking. You'll see what I mean when you do it.

uuugh. well lemme know how you did yours! haha

[Baggey22]

There isn't much to tell. I took the ABS "brain" and disconnected all the lines going into it. Then unbolted it from the truck. Once it was out I looked at what lines I had. Keep ALL the connections and such, you may need them. Then I got a T for the front lines and made them into one to go to the master cylinder. Then bent the rear line into the Master Cylinder. It's all about how good you are at bending brake lines and how creative you can be with it.

[Tim99Zr2]

ok, so i should be in good shape then.

hopefully ill get my cross over steering on today

[Tim99Zr2]

well i got an update. a big one as a matter of fact.. today right before work i made a couple of phone calls and blew 560$. i bought new gears for front and back 4.88s to be exact. they are richmond and spicers. hopefully i can get them installed this weekend or next week (depending on when they get here) then im taking my truck to the shop to get exhaust work done, putting the DS on and testing the 4wd. then ill only need shocks (i think) to finish it out. (rear shocks)

[Tim99Zr2]

doesnt look like anyone cares, but i got another small update today, i went to wal-mart and bought some lawn edging. so now my fenders are wide wnough, and for 6 bucks im not complaining about price or looks



my rear gears should be here tomorrow

[Baggey22]

You should have waited until you got your bigger tires, they'll be wider than your 33s

[98-LS-lifted]

use some bondo to smooth those flares out
doesnt look too bad, coulda tried to get it close to the same color.

[crazy91s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

doesnt look like anyone cares, but i got another small update today, i went to wal-mart and bought some lawn edging. so now my fenders are wide wnough, and for 6 bucks im not complaining about price or looks



my rear gears should be here tomorrow

true redneck fab!!!!

[Tim99Zr2]

baggey- they are only held on by sheet metal screws. it'd be an easy fix. haha. beside ive already gotten pulled over once by a statie so i had to do something!

98- lol.. yea, its just going to get busted off anyway? right? those mall parking lots can be bitches

brandon- you better believe it




OH, and i forgot to mention i am now running a stock XJ arm, it has like a 4inch drop to it

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by crazy91s10

true redneck fab!!!!

no, redneck fab is using an old tire.

[mullet9675]

Quote: Originally Posted by Donahue

no, redneck fab is using an old tire.

why didnt I think of that?

[Baggey22]

Or using someone else's tire. . . .

[Tim99Zr2]

haha, well i didnt have 4 tired laying around, so this will work!

[Tim99Zr2]

[crazy91s10]

so does this mean you'll be wheelin it next weekend? i might just have to try and make some time to get down there and ride shotty in your "POS" that isnt built right *cough* lil sonoma *cough*

[Tim99Zr2]

nah prob not, i need to get my rear ds lengthened and exhaust work done aswell.. maybe shocks too. its getting there

[Tim99Zr2]

hey, there is an XJ front and rear DS on a local classifed forum, i was wondering if i could use this... or at least the double CV joint off of it? for my front DS

[Baggey22]

no, cause you have that goofy boot thing as a front output shaft. So you either need a new transfer case (like I did ) or to change the front output yoke.

[Tim99Zr2]

if i change the yoke, can i?

[wrekd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

if i change the yoke, can i?

You cant just change the yoke. Your truck being a 99, you have to swap in a different front output shaft from a jeep NP231J with the 1" chain. Or just swap in a Manually shifted Np231C from a different s-10 like Baggey said

[Baggey22]

THEN if you go my route you have to get the front output yoke from a Jeep NP231 so that the drive shaft can bolt to it.
No one told me that and I just figured it out the other day, so now I'm on the look for one.

what's wrong with your PTO drive shaft?

[Tim99Zr2]

i thought NC used the stock output shaft, and put his yoke on it with a set screw?

hte PTO shaft will bind

[Tim99Zr2]

well i just got my jeep NP231 for the output shaft. this is just a simple swap of the output shafts?
and an xj DS. scored both for 50$ (maybe less) just hope the tcase is a 1" chain

[Baggey22]

Don't forget to switch the output yoke on the Tcase as well. You'll need it to accept the Cherokee drive shaft.
Thats what I'm in the process of doing on my NP231

[Tim99Zr2]

got it taekn care of baggey!

all i need now is 2 new seals, gear oil (i heard tranny fluid), and i need to weld up a DS. the XJ one is too long

[Baggey22]

Just cut a section out of it, then weld it back together.

[Tim99Zr2]

kk.. uhh do jeep np231s have a different teeth count than the gm np233?

when i put it in 4wd sometimes it makes a grinding noise. i dunno wtf it is

[Tim99Zr2]

and will the np231 output shaft accept the jeeps yoke?

[Baggey22]

Idk, sounds like you've got a trial and error situation on your hands