What else will break?
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What else will break?
Bad syncro in tranny, rear end worn out,sway bar link came apart, burns oil, top leaks, seat belts frayed, now the tail gate hinges need replaced..Chrysler has a real winner with the JK...
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Some of the issues you (the OP) have are caused by the very bumpy roads you drive on (that you mentioned in the other thread on tailgate hinges) as with the solid axles and very positive springing the JK (particularly the lighter 2-door) does tend to shake itself to pieces on bumpy or corrugated roads and after 3 or so years of this as in your case yeah, you'll have to replace some of the suspension components and bushings (goes for any make of vehicle with a similar set-up); they just don't make 'em like they used to (remember when suspension bushings were brass, not plastic?).
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Originally Posted by JKlad
Some of the issues you (the OP) have are caused by the very bumpy roads you drive on (that you mentioned in the other thread on tailgate hinges) as with the solid axles and very positive springing the JK (particularly the lighter 2-door) does tend to shake itself to pieces on bumpy or corrugated roads and after 3 or so years of this as in your case yeah, you'll have to replace some of the suspension components and bushings (goes for any make of vehicle with a similar set-up); they just don't make 'em like they used to (remember when suspension bushings were brass, not plastic?).
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The Jk can go out and do things on trails that make all the other Jeep owners jealous. Just today I went out and did a run where there was a guy with a CJ5 with lockers front and rear and he had kept telling me there were some spots where I would not be able to make it. Well I followed him up everything he could find and he was the one having the trouble and having to backup and try again. My little JK X just kept on going up and over everything he could find. In the end he just shook his head and couldn't beleive what he had just witnessed, kept aksing me if I was sure I didn't have lockers in mine. All I had done was disconnect my fron swaybar as usuall, I hadn't even aired down....run 24 psi all the time.
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Originally Posted by genesbro
The Jk can go out and do things on trails that make all the other Jeep owners jealous. Just today I went out and did a run where there was a guy with a CJ5 with lockers front and rear and he had kept telling me there were some spots where I would not be able to make it. Well I followed him up everything he could find and he was the one having the trouble and having to backup and try again. My little JK X just kept on going up and over everything he could find. In the end he just shook his head and couldn't beleive what he had just witnessed, kept aksing me if I was sure I didn't have lockers in mine. All I had done was disconnect my fron swaybar as usuall, I hadn't even aired down....run 24 psi all the time.
