Hey guys,
Took my rig out for the first time after swapping in grand wagoneer d44s with detroits and 4.88s, lifting another 2 inches (now 6 susp and 1 body), doing a shackle reversal, and going to 35 X 15.5 swamper sxs.
Overall I'm very pleased with the results. Still some minor wrinkles to be ironed out - have to reposition drag link slightly, front driveshaft needs more slip yoke travel, fender flares are getting eaten by the tires - but overall it went very well.
Once thing which is going to be a problem, though - airing down and up. I noticed that it takes a LONG time to air these puppies down (admittedly, the tire guys inflated them to 30 psi, whereas normally I would run them about 20 psi on the steet, I think). I ran them at 16 psi on the trail because that was all I dared air them down given that there was no convenient place to air up again at the end of the trail - also I was getting tired of waiting. At that much psi they don't flex much. Also, swampers are very very load when run at 16 psi on the hwy. They did work EXTREMELY well given that they weren't aired down much, though.
So anyway, I went to my local air liquid dealer to see if I could set myself up with a co2 system similar to what is in the magazines. Tank rental pretty cheap, gas pretty cheap, but finding a regulator that would give out enough psi without freezing was very expensive. Has anyone set up their own co2 system, and if so what was your experience as far as what regulator to use?
Also, someone else suggested a device that was around a long time ago called a 'tire chuffer'. This is a hose which you screw into one of your spark plug holes, then start your engine and it pumps air into your tire. Anyone had any experience with one of these? Are they available, or make-your-own?
On board air would be nice, but I'm looking for a simpler solution - mainly because I'm TEMPORARILY tired of spending all my spare time under a no longer running jeep.
Lastly, I'm looking for the parts to have a long travel slip yoke made for my front drive shaft. I took it to the local driveline shop, but he cannot come up with the parts that will give me a LOT more travel - he thinks he can get me 1 or 2 inches more travel with standard parts (which I guess is all he has). Someone suggested the slip spline from a John Deere PTO driveshaft, which is 3 feet of travel (!!), but this turned out pretty expensive also. The driveshaft guy is still looking at it, but I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience swapping in a slip yoke from something else without going the tom-woods-lotsa-travel-but-lotsa-bucks-too route.
Thanks.
Regards,
Chad
Took my rig out for the first time after swapping in grand wagoneer d44s with detroits and 4.88s, lifting another 2 inches (now 6 susp and 1 body), doing a shackle reversal, and going to 35 X 15.5 swamper sxs.
Overall I'm very pleased with the results. Still some minor wrinkles to be ironed out - have to reposition drag link slightly, front driveshaft needs more slip yoke travel, fender flares are getting eaten by the tires - but overall it went very well.
Once thing which is going to be a problem, though - airing down and up. I noticed that it takes a LONG time to air these puppies down (admittedly, the tire guys inflated them to 30 psi, whereas normally I would run them about 20 psi on the steet, I think). I ran them at 16 psi on the trail because that was all I dared air them down given that there was no convenient place to air up again at the end of the trail - also I was getting tired of waiting. At that much psi they don't flex much. Also, swampers are very very load when run at 16 psi on the hwy. They did work EXTREMELY well given that they weren't aired down much, though.
So anyway, I went to my local air liquid dealer to see if I could set myself up with a co2 system similar to what is in the magazines. Tank rental pretty cheap, gas pretty cheap, but finding a regulator that would give out enough psi without freezing was very expensive. Has anyone set up their own co2 system, and if so what was your experience as far as what regulator to use?
Also, someone else suggested a device that was around a long time ago called a 'tire chuffer'. This is a hose which you screw into one of your spark plug holes, then start your engine and it pumps air into your tire. Anyone had any experience with one of these? Are they available, or make-your-own?
On board air would be nice, but I'm looking for a simpler solution - mainly because I'm TEMPORARILY tired of spending all my spare time under a no longer running jeep.
Lastly, I'm looking for the parts to have a long travel slip yoke made for my front drive shaft. I took it to the local driveline shop, but he cannot come up with the parts that will give me a LOT more travel - he thinks he can get me 1 or 2 inches more travel with standard parts (which I guess is all he has). Someone suggested the slip spline from a John Deere PTO driveshaft, which is 3 feet of travel (!!), but this turned out pretty expensive also. The driveshaft guy is still looking at it, but I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience swapping in a slip yoke from something else without going the tom-woods-lotsa-travel-but-lotsa-bucks-too route.
Thanks.
Regards,
Chad