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[BlueXJ]

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[budgetxjmcknight]

Thank you for the opp. to be a part of XJ talk. I just happened apon the site and am glad I did. I haven't had my xj long and have been held back from my plan to build due to the planning of a wedding. I'm also new to fourwheeling, I have always had the interest in it, but never owned one. But, so far i have wheeled where I have found to go, and so far so good. I don't know anywhere to properly put mine through the ringer yet but I'm looking....

[cantab27]

welcome to the site jason

[1ATony]

welcome to the site

[4.3LXJ]

Thank you for the opp. to be a part of XJ talk. I just happened apon the site and am glad I did. I haven't had my xj long and have been held back from my plan to build due to the planning of a wedding. I'm also new to fourwheeling, I have always had the interest in it, but never owned one. But, so far i have wheeled where I have found to go, and so far so good. I don't know anywhere to properly put mine through the ringer yet but I'm looking....

So Jason, what part of the country are you from?

[Mudderoy]

Thank you for the opp. to be a part of XJ talk. I just happened apon the site and am glad I did. I haven't had my xj long and have been held back from my plan to build due to the planning of a wedding. I'm also new to fourwheeling, I have always had the interest in it, but never owned one. But, so far i have wheeled where I have found to go, and so far so good. I don't know anywhere to properly put mine through the ringer yet but I'm looking....

You'll find that the XJ is a good off road vehicle right out of the box. It's fun to modify them, but really you just need a little more aggressive tire for most of the stuff.

[bluedragon436]

:welcome: to xjtalk from Delaware/Maryland, Jason!! If you head just south on I26 there is an awesome offroad park called Gulches (http://www.gulchesorvpark.com/), you can definitely run your XJ through some good stuff there..

[budgetxjmcknight]

I have heard of Gulches. I really want to go there, but havent had the time yet. I do keep having a problem with my front wheel bearing on the drivers side giving out, ne advise??

[bluedragon436]

I take it you already replaced the wheel bearing before?? And how many have you gone through in that position??

[budgetxjmcknight]

When I first bought it the tires were really load but i didn;t pay it much attention untill I noticed it at work on the concrete that my front tires were leaving rubber when i turned. I found both the front unit bearings bad and replaced them both, now the DS is trying to go bad again. That and I noticed that when i stop at a light and go again it seems like the whole front axle is shifting back and forth with the weight of the jeep??????

[4.3LXJ]

the shifting is possible. Have you checked your bushings in your suspension links? They can go bas over time. When they do, the axle will shift.

[budgetxjmcknight]

sure enough, the bushings are bad. and the bolts for the sway bar are loose. Good news is the bearing is ok but whats up with the bushings???? where can i find a quality kit, i want to go ahead and handle them all at once.:confused:

[4.3LXJ]

Mark from Payless 4X4, a vendor on this site can fix you up with rubber or poly bushings