My First XJ Build
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Decided to go with Falken Rubitreks for tires... thought they looked aggressive but were also decently suitable for my mostly on-road use.
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Corky (08-31-2024)
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The 31s rubbed just a bit on the inner part of the front plastic bumper caps. Took me a few mins to trim and its not visible.
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Forgot to mention I put an adjustable front track bar on to line up the axle and got it aligned. Track bar was the cheap Rough Country one... seems to be well built.
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And that's about it for the catching up... I've put about 1000 miles on it since all that work and finally ran into my first issue...
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Vinnyoffroad (09-13-2024)
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Took it out the other day and noticed the parking brake light wouldn't go off. I thought it was something with the parking brake so I checked it all and it all looked good. Thought it could be a sensor so I did a quick google search. I found online that the parking brake light will stay on when there is a pressure imbalance between the front and rear brake systems.
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Finding the leak was frustrating... traced all the lines first. Nothing. Then pulled the drums and checked the wheel cylinders. Nothing. But I decided to replace them anyway since I was in there and had the parts.
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So with no visible leaks I took my problem yet again... to the internet. I read that the master cylinder can leak into the brake booster so I pulled the vent hose off the booster and stuck an inspection camera into it. Sure enough.. there was fluid.
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I ordered both parts and had them in a couple days. Pulled everything apart and it was pretty obvious that this was the issue.
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Install was pretty easy... just a little cramped at times. Finding the right combination of universal joints, extensions, adapters, and ratchet sizes to get the brake booster off and on was almost impossible