The time is near. Tonight the Jeep will get moved out of its service hole in the garage and queued in its regular driving position. Power steering fluid will get topped off, and coolant will get added. I was able to complete all the transfer case wiring last night. I was putting that off because […]
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LT Swap – Steering Ram is in… Now We Wait
I got the ram stroke measurements logged with the new tie rod assembly torqued in place. The PSC ram I have is exactly the same push length as the stop-to-stop measurement on the new axle and with the Reid Racing knuckles. I leveled the ram to the tie rod while the tie rod was in […]
LT Swap – Steering Changes
I have used PSC steering on the Jeep since 2016 and it has held up well. I have only suffered one hose fail on the trail and that was mostly my fault for service oversight. While the Jeep has been in pieces I have looked at Lee Rams, AGR Steering, and a few other assist […]
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LT Swap – What Now?
What now? That seems to be the general statement around the garage. There is an old adage that says if it can go wrong, it probably will. Progress is being made in all areas of the build, but the list is not shrinking. I was able to get all the wiring installed for the air […]
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LT Swap – Checklist is Shrinking?
Why is it when you complete tasks on the list it seems like more tasks magically appear? I was able to get the routing complete for the transmission cooling lines. Where there was a 90-degree turn needed I bent and beaded aluminum tubing to keep the hoses neat while following the planned routes. The aluminum […]
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LT Swap – Getting Closer to Complete
My Adams driveshafts arrived and went in super easy. Nothing under the Jeep has been set to torque specifications in the event I need to remove parts for adjustments. The last thing I will do is torque and paint, touching every bolt and nut on the Jeep to ensure torque is correct, and then paint […]
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LT Swap – The Tedious Tasks
All of the big items for the swap are complete except for driveshafts and exhaust. Driveshafts will go in Sunday, and exhaust will have to wait until I can get under the Jeep with my welder here. The 7075 aluminum for the steering parts is on back order, so alignment and hydraulics will have to […]
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Atlas 2 Speed Is Installed
Spent a day finishing the cable setup and fine tuning the Atlas 2 speed transfer case drive line alignment. Such an amazing piece of machined art, I almost hate to put it under my Jeep! It took a few reads to get the feel for the shift lever install. The instructions could use some fine […]
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More Axle Work – Really Close
Bumpstop saga continued… I was able to resolve the bump stop issue on the front. Since I broke a tap in the spring perch I just clocked the bump stops 90 degrees in the same location and tapped new holes. After the front bumps were in and the axle reassembled, I moved to the back […]
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Axle Install – Making Progress
Dove into the install on Tuesday and made good progress. I was able to hang the front on the control arms in about 30 minutes and then moved around to the back. When I got to the back it seemed like everything that could go wrong did. After several slow ups and having to make […]