supposed to be stock tj...

[carchameleon]

i bought wingman\'s stock tj, to use as my daily driver
replaced his wide flares with some stock ones
so other than a locker in back, its completely stock.

so i have decided to make it a little more fun :-)
hopefully this coming saturday i will be lifting it (on a budget) about 2\" or 2.5\"
have some parts in line to do it
buying ryan\'s 33\" truxxas m/t\'s

i\'ll post a couple of pics later

[Wingman]

I knew you couldn\'t resist...

[carchameleon]

haha

[carchameleon]

here\'s a pic of it at work today

[GTJake]

nice rims and tires!  I like your style! LOL

[carchameleon]

i got the 33s on and have been driving it around for a little more than a week.  yesterday after it snowed, i decided on my lunch break to play on the snow piles in the parking lot.  the first couple worked just fine, then the next one didn\'t like me so much, haha.  my buddy was going to take a pic of me flexed on the pile of snow, i climbed up and then we heard a \"pop\".  i got off the pile and he got in and we moved about 5\' and i looked at my rear tire and how it was sitting about 5\" out from where it should be...  so i left it there for the afternoon, after work mike  (mindless) came out with his truck/trailer, we put my tj on the trailer with only front wheel drive, and took it to my parent\'s house.   i\'m going to pull it apart tomorrow after work, and keith has some used parts for me until i get to upgrade :-)
i\'m thinking i broke the axle, but i will post pictures when i get it apart.  here are a couple from in the parking lot
thats the pile, behind my tj

[Wingman]

I\'m hoping just a c-clip...

[carchameleon]

how did you wheel it so much and not break it?
oh yea, what kind of locker is in there?

[ollllllo]

you sure do have bad luck when you play around in your jeeps at work!
remember the flying leafspring incident in fairport after work, the rear axle falling out on rt96 in victor, 730am?

[terpsmandan]

I had a diff seal fail on an old Ford Capri and the gear oil ran through the outer axle bearing and it seperated.  The major problem is that I was doing 60 on rt 50 between Annapolis and Washington.  The axle passed me with the tire, wheel and drum still attached as I slid to a stop on the backing plate.  Luckily the axle did not go anyone\'s window because once it lost balance and the splined end struck the ground it shot up into the air and ended up on the other side of the freeway.

[Wingman]

I must have more finesse than you :-)

It is a Powertrax No-slip.  I have the documentation for it that I need to get to you.  Found the \"Jeep\" folder with all that stuff in it...

[carchameleon]

definitely twisted &broken axle
hopefully fixed today

[carchameleon]

fixed, didn\'t put the locker back in
replaced axles & put spider gears back in, called it good

[ollllllo]

 
what was your reason behind not re-installing it?

[carchameleon]

i just needed it done
i\'m also planning on swapping axle at some point
i\'m trying to figure out my plans for the jeep