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Today the XJ sat on its own 4 wheels for the first time in about 6 months!
We finished cleaning up the few remaining bits on the 8.8 and put it back together. The calipers were checked for serviceability but we didnt have a chance to really clean them up. I have a second pair that will be rebuilt, sand blasted and maybe powder coated but these ones should get me by for now. The retreads at Crappytire gave me the wrong pads but one of the brake sets had almost new pads on them so we used those for now. Stainless lines come off the calipers into fabricated hard lines to the t-junction then another stainless to the factory line. As you may be able to tell from the pictures, the rear leaf springs are very close to hitting the tires. We kinda expected that but spacers are on the way and that should sort out the problem and bring the width inline with the front being that the 8.8 is a bit narrow.
The front Bushwackers got installed and they line up pretty nicely.
So tomorrow we need to make a parts run first thing in the morning to pick up the new Optima yellow top battery and other sundry odds and ends. When we come back we should be on to replacing the floors! Oh joy!!
We finished cleaning up the few remaining bits on the 8.8 and put it back together. The calipers were checked for serviceability but we didnt have a chance to really clean them up. I have a second pair that will be rebuilt, sand blasted and maybe powder coated but these ones should get me by for now. The retreads at Crappytire gave me the wrong pads but one of the brake sets had almost new pads on them so we used those for now. Stainless lines come off the calipers into fabricated hard lines to the t-junction then another stainless to the factory line. As you may be able to tell from the pictures, the rear leaf springs are very close to hitting the tires. We kinda expected that but spacers are on the way and that should sort out the problem and bring the width inline with the front being that the 8.8 is a bit narrow.
The front Bushwackers got installed and they line up pretty nicely.
So tomorrow we need to make a parts run first thing in the morning to pick up the new Optima yellow top battery and other sundry odds and ends. When we come back we should be on to replacing the floors! Oh joy!!
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