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Gold Hills Posse 4×4 Club · Folsom, CA

J-ust E-mpty E-very P-ocket

  1. huck271 Subscriber
    #125 Apr 2012, 2:19 PM

    You gotta pay to play the game but geeezzz..



    I took the beast in to have the diffs checked and change the fluid and inspect everything from the MOAB trip. I had a leak coming from the rear diff. The diagnosis was that something had gotten wedged in the pinion seal and that was causing the leak (new seal $$), with the diffs off we discovered that my rear ring gear had chipped a tooth and there were stress fractures on the adjacent teeth so that has to be replaced. Not sure what happened here, I did everything right.. Hopping at Prarie City -Check, Peeling out with the new Hemi-Check, over flexing in Moab and causing the rear driveshaft to touch the skid plates-check, I don't know what happened... :?: (New ring/pinion/bearrings $$$) The front looked good, just needed new fluid (diff service $$).



    I was hoping to get a roll cage this month, but I'll probably wait till next month assuming I don't break anything between now and then..



    Huck

  2. Guest former user
    #225 Apr 2012, 3:05 PM

    Yep...thats what comes with putting a V8 in a jeep... Time to upgrade to a 14bolt. dont forget to get spare driveshafts and u-joints.

  3. Guest former user
    #325 Apr 2012, 7:57 PM
    "LJ3" wrote: Yep...thats what comes with putting a V8 in a jeep... Time to upgrade to a 14bolt. dont forget to get spare driveshafts and u-joints.

    x2 on the 14 bolt.

  4. huck271 started this Subscriber
    #425 Apr 2012, 8:26 PM
    "LJ3" wrote: Yep...thats what comes with putting a V8 in a jeep... Time to upgrade to a 14bolt. dont forget to get spare driveshafts and u-joints.

    I've got spare ujoints, a drive shaft isn't a bad idea.



    Huck

  5. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #525 Apr 2012, 9:26 PM

    Rock jock makes a HP 70 with a full float option. That's what I'd consider.

    Kathleen and Brad
  6. Guest former user
    #626 Apr 2012, 5:26 AM

    What axles do you currently run? Sorry if I missed this. Mark

  7. Tom Subscriber
    #726 Apr 2012, 5:34 AM

    And it wasn't covered under warranty? What does Jeep think gets done to their rigs? Do they think we drive Pavement Princesses? 😁

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    If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
  8. Guest former user
    #826 Apr 2012, 7:45 AM
    "BKGM Jeepers" wrote: Rock jock makes a HP 70 with a full float option. That's what I'd consider.



    This is actually a really great idea aswell... with the HP you wont have to worry about hanging your rear diff on every other rock like i do....Might be a little pricy though....

  9. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #926 Apr 2012, 9:23 AM

    I haven't heard a price yet. I think it became available 3/1 from Currie. I'll ask next time I speak to my contact.

    Kathleen and Brad
  10. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #1026 Apr 2012, 12:03 PM

    Get a Super 35 kit 😁

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  11. Jeff- that guy with the foolsize Subscriber
    #1126 Apr 2012, 4:39 PM

    Running a hp any thing in the rear is not going to be as strong as a low pinion because you are then running on the coast side o the gears. It will cause increased deflection on the pinion gear and you will go through pinion bearings faster. That is why hp are in the front. You run the same problem with a low pinion in the front, it is on the coast side gears.

  12. Gregulator Member Joined: February 2012
    #1226 Apr 2012, 5:50 PM

    Ya Huck, your axles are junk. You should just sell them to me.

    Um...what?
  13. Guest former user
    #1318 May 2012, 6:46 AM

    Yea, Sue found out real quick.

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