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Old 11-19-2013, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by salad
Weeelll sorta. What I mean is that alloy rims don't really bend, they shatter
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I remember one time I saw an alloy rim get slightly pressed by a lift. Guy had left the tire next to the lift as he did a rotation and he brought the liuft down some and didn't see the tire there. Tire was pressed into a perfect oval and the rim was fine. hes lucky it didn't shatter or pop the tire.

its funny the things you see when you don't do the work yourself or so somewhere you trust.
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Originally Posted by salad

Five U joints, and yes/sorta. The joints at the double-cardan may be a different spec from other three on account of the centering ball, but you can just order 5 of those and use them universally.
What u-joints... Spicer 5-153X?
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Originally Posted by 1991Jeep_Man
One more question (I'm gonna get them balanced elsewhere) but do people normally need a road force balancing for their tires? Or does a regular old one usually do fine? Theyve done fine for me so far...
Some tires are hard to balance and the cheap machines don't do to well, especially with unskilled operators. RoadForce has fixed a number of death wobble problems. Like sycoglitch mentioned it's definitely possible the tire is defective, and yeah the rim could be damaged or just mounted wrong. If you've gone back twice to Wal-Mart my next step would be a real garage that has clueful employees.

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Im not sure if year makes a difference, but when I re did my front driveshaft I got 3 of the same U joints and they were the right size. I think the spicer 1310 IIRC but don't quote that cause its been months since the order.

edit: Heres the ones I ordered for my 01 IIRC. great service and good prices too.

http://www.northerndrivetrain.com/pr...I-5-1310X.html

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What u-joints... Spicer 5-153X?
Spicer 1310 or any joint that lists the CV join in it's application.

The thing that makes them different is the little cup:
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Originally Posted by salad

Some tires are hard to balance and the cheap machines don't do to well, especially with unskilled operators. RoadForce has fixed a number of death wobble problems. Like sycoglitch mentioned it's definitely possible the tire is defective, and yeah the rim could be damaged or just mounted wrong. If you've gone back twice to Wal-Mart my next step would be a real garage that has clueful employees.

Spicer 1310 or any joint that lists the CV join in it's application.

The thing that makes them different is the little cup:
IMHO, i like the solid non greaseable ones
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch
IMHO, i like the solid non greaseable ones
Heard that too to avoid interference.
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Firestone techs came through with actual thorough knowledge of wtf is going on. Balanced nicely and riding well. At walmart now fighting for refund/reimbursement.

Listen to the wise of CF people... go elsewhere.
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So took the rear end caps off today and look what I have now. Need to do the cut and fold I guess huh?
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So took the rear end caps off today and look what I have now. Need to do the cut and fold I guess huh?
That looks about right.
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So took the rear end caps off today and look what I have now. Need to do the cut and fold I guess huh?
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That looks about right.
Nah, its suppose to look like that :-P
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Originally Posted by Sean112280
So took the rear end caps off today and look what I have now. Need to do the cut and fold I guess huh?
Moss?

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That looks about right.
Originally Posted by sycoglitch
Nah, its suppose to look like that :-P
Pretty sure that's factory for 97+
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That's the passenger side. The drivers side isn't rusted yet. No to do the cut and fold where do I start? Do I grind off the clip bracket 1st?
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Moss? Pretty sure that's factory for 97+
Sure is moss. Nice right
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Moss?

Pretty sure that's factory for 97+
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So took the rear end caps off today and look what I have now. Need to do the cut and fold I guess huh?
that's what mine looks like!
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i am looking at buying a transmission for my jeep that i found for cheap but want to make sure it is an ax15 before i drive to go and buy it only have one pic and seller only knows it came out of mid 90's jeep. any help is great
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