Double Cardon joint?
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Glad you had better luck than I did with my front driveshaft. Noticed a shudder and vibration on mine and pulled it and it ended up being complete rusted including the slip joint. Getting ready to just order a replacement from Tousley and call it a day.
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Glad to hear that your reply was easier and less expensive than you feared it would be.
You are right to go after the shop that did the "repair" on your shafts last summer. Too often shops do dismal jobs and then say it's within specs.
Remember, your life is on the line if those things fail at 55 on the interstate, not theirs!
Keep the shiny side up!
You are right to go after the shop that did the "repair" on your shafts last summer. Too often shops do dismal jobs and then say it's within specs.
Remember, your life is on the line if those things fail at 55 on the interstate, not theirs!
Keep the shiny side up!
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Love the way those Rubicon's look! Funny thing about Jeep owners, kind of like EX owners just more of them. You must wave at every other Jeep owner or be subject to bright lights or honking!
Don't know how those Rubicons ride but I know my Wrangler is my least favorite thing to drive. Talk about riding like a tank. Ya look good though.
Don't know how those Rubicons ride but I know my Wrangler is my least favorite thing to drive. Talk about riding like a tank. Ya look good though.
Only thing she really didn't like was the low seating in the Jeep. Seems Jeep lowered the seat to meet an Air Bag requirement. So I found some spacers online to raise the driver's seat 2". She is now "happy as a clam at high tide". Did the same mod to the Excursion as she couldn't get the seat high enough with out the seat bottom being tilted with the front edge too high. 2" in the back and 1.5" in the front and all is well. There is a enough adjustment for me to lower the seat as far as it will go and not be too high for me.
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From: Westfield, Indiana
Glad to hear that your reply was easier and less expensive than you feared it would be.
You are right to go after the shop that did the "repair" on your shafts last summer. Too often shops do dismal jobs and then say it's within specs.
Remember, your life is on the line if those things fail at 55 on the interstate, not theirs!
Keep the shiny side up!
You are right to go after the shop that did the "repair" on your shafts last summer. Too often shops do dismal jobs and then say it's within specs.
Remember, your life is on the line if those things fail at 55 on the interstate, not theirs!
Keep the shiny side up!
Longer wheel base of the Unlimited makes the ride OK. Wife absolutely loves it. Took the Hardtop off it and never uses it. As it sits is how she drives it. We added heated seats to it so that helps.
Only thing she really didn't like was the low seating in the Jeep. Seems Jeep lowered the seat to meet an Air Bag requirement. So I found some spacers online to raise the driver's seat 2". She is now "happy as a clam at high tide". Did the same mod to the Excursion as she couldn't get the seat high enough with out the seat bottom being tilted with the front edge too high. 2" in the back and 1.5" in the front and all is well. There is a enough adjustment for me to lower the seat as far as it will go and not be too high for me.
Only thing she really didn't like was the low seating in the Jeep. Seems Jeep lowered the seat to meet an Air Bag requirement. So I found some spacers online to raise the driver's seat 2". She is now "happy as a clam at high tide". Did the same mod to the Excursion as she couldn't get the seat high enough with out the seat bottom being tilted with the front edge too high. 2" in the back and 1.5" in the front and all is well. There is a enough adjustment for me to lower the seat as far as it will go and not be too high for me.
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Ha! Well it's got 95k on it and was bought for cash for my 19 yr old last year. It sits parked 8 months of the year (he's at Purdue and they don't allow Freshman to have vehicles on campus), except when I got my Ex torn apart (which sure has been alot lately) then it serves as my DD. As far as the pockets, I can assure it I have spent more on my project Ex in the 8 months I have owed it than I have in total including purchase price for the Jeep. But the Ex is a love affair and the Jeep is just transportation to me, so money well spent.
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Was wondering how they rode, wrangler beats me to death and that's coming from someone used to an Ex ride. But man do those Rubicons looks sharp. So you get that "jeep thing" around you? I take that to the store and it's like I got stalkers! Get it sometimes in the Ex people stop me and ask me questions about it, but in the Jeep everyone else in a Jeep has to acknowledge me every time they see me. Don't mind it, just odd how everyone with a Jeep seems to know the rules, like's its in the owners manual or something.
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We've put some money in the Jeep. I think the Jeeps command too high a price for what one gets. Pretty ancient technology, but they are very capable O/R vehicles. Biggest problem we had to solve in the Jeep is the dreaded "Death Wobble". Got that sorted out and then its been more wants that have tos.
Spent WAY more money getting the X sorted out. But paid way less for the X to begin with.
Spent WAY more money getting the X sorted out. But paid way less for the X to begin with.
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