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New "Family" CJ8 Owner!!

Streetsnake

Streetsnake

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Piqua
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Oh
We welcomed our "new" CJ8 home on Thursday night. Although, not very knowledgeable yet on ORVs, the family and I are excited to have some fun with this thing. The pics will be moved over from another thread. Id love to get your thoughts on it, seeing I don't know much.
A couple of the highlights:
-5.7 Vortec
-4L60 Auto
-Doestsch Shocks
-4 Link Rearend
-Atlas 2 Transfer
-Dana 44 (front) 4.88 with ARB
-Dana 60 (rear) 4.88 Pro-Rock 60 w/Detroit Locker
-Dana 300 Twin shifter
-Navajo brake system
 
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I think I remember seeing that for sale last year thinking "I wish I could afford that." Dang nice Jeep.
 
Looks great. Only worry is the grab bar in front of pass seat. In a front end accident that could take the passenger out. Even a rollover would but your hands up by the windshield glass.
 
jammer1 said:
Looks great. Only worry is the grab bar in front of pass seat. In a front end accident that could take the passenger out. Even a rollover would but your hands up by the windshield glass.
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Thanks for the input. Would u just remove it or mount it somewhere else?
 
Knowing that is above my pay scale.:rolleyes: I'm guessing that's why jeep had it above the glove box. I wish my cj8 build would come out nearly as nice as yours.
 
jammer1 said:
Knowing that is above my pay scale.:rolleyes: I'm guessing that's why jeep had it above the glove box. I wish my cj8 build would come out nearly as nice as yours.
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Thanks. I have to look through all the receipts to figure out what was used, where. We got back from a family ice cream trip and noticed a small sag on the rear drivers side. Wondering if it's a spring, shock or what. This jeep wasn't put through the paces very often or at all so it's a bit frustrating to have to mess with something as soon as I get it. Lol
 
Streetsnake said:
Thanks. I have to look through all the receipts to figure out what was used, where. We got back from a family ice cream trip and noticed a small sag on the rear drivers side. Wondering if it's a spring, shock or what.
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Could just be the "Jeep Lean". Lots (most?) CJs lean to one side or another. Apparently the frame rails were not identical - the rear wheel arches aren't the exact same radius (going on memory here). So in a sense, the frame has a bit of a twist from the factory. Jeep issued a "fix" way back when, consisting of a shim. The shim would just low the high side by 1/2 of amount. The funny part is - physics dictates that that 1/2" has to show up somewhere... it goes to the front opposite corner.

But, all of ^that^ could be moot because of your 4-link. It's very possible the sag is either caused by, or can be rectified by the 4-link. Time to find a local suspension guy - who know 4-links.

It really is an awesome Jeep.
 
The last CJ 8 I bought has a passenger side lean in the back. It has RE springs on it, rock side and wrong type of springs than yours but it seems like a common problem.
 
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