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[IZwack]

yeah the signing off thig works in most situations but when the fix-it-ticket has a suspension part checked off, a state inspection place has to sign it off.

 

[Burns]

what is the bumper height in your area cause it is 31 inches max in TN and i dont have to have mud flaps

 

[IZwack]

I'm not exactly sure what it is in MD but its somewhere around ~24 inches.

 

[Burns]

wow

 

[Blee1099]

Maryland law is 28"..

 

[Burns]

i feel for yall

 

[Positive Vibes]

Any more info or pics of the XJ? That thing looks sic!

 

[IZwack]

Well today I did an at-home alignment as suggested earlier and it did help with the problem a little bit. I can take the vehicle up to 50 mph now. There is still a slight shake but the vehicle doesnt shake and roll like a dog trying to dry itself from a bath.

I haven't gone past 50 mph because the stretch of road I was testing at just wasnt long enough. Also, at 50mph, the vehicle's "boat" characteristics is just a little on the scary side - an anti-sway bar is definitely required for highway speeds.

I did find that one of the front wheel/tire isnt perfectly round. When I had the tire up off the ground a few millimeters, I rotated it and at one point, the tire would touch the ground. Rotate it some more and the tire was off the ground. So that could perhaps be one of the reasons why theres a shaking.

 

[james t]

Well today I did an at-home alignment as suggested earlier and it did help with the problem a little bit. I can take the vehicle up to 50 mph now. There is still a slight shake but the vehicle doesnt shake and roll like a dog trying to dry itself from a bath.

I haven't gone past 50 mph because the stretch of road I was testing at just wasnt long enough. Also, at 50mph, the vehicle's "boat" characteristics is just a little on the scary side - an anti-sway bar is definitely required for highway speeds.

I did find that one of the front wheel/tire isnt perfectly round. When I had the tire up off the ground a few millimeters, I rotated it and at one point, the tire would touch the ground. Rotate it some more and the tire was off the ground. So that could perhaps be one of the reasons why theres a shaking.

1- Interco usually doesnt make a "round" bias tire. Sorry. :

2- When you checked the tires for runout, you made sure to drive it far enough to get the flat spots out, right? Ive had SX's and for whatever reason it seems to take them alot longer drive to get the flat spots out than a regular bias TSL.

 

[IZwack]

1- Interco usually doesnt make a "round" bias tire. Sorry. :

2- When you checked the tires for runout, you made sure to drive it far enough to get the flat spots out, right? Ive had SX's and for whatever reason it seems to take them alot longer drive to get the flat spots out than a regular bias TSL.

Gotcha I'm not the first owner of these SXs and there are parts of the most outter lugs missing So its definitely been through hell but the tread depth is still good.

I guess I'll just settle for the current setup - I mean I'm happy to be able to drive it up a little bit past 50 mph ..

 

[Burns]

i have radial tsl and i can tell a differance between a week in town and then goin to the hwy or just spending time on the hwy

 

[james t]

How did you balance them?

 

[IZwack]

How did you balance them?

I put about 12 ounces of AirSoft pellets in each tire There are different densities .. I found the .2 gram ones which are pretty dense.

 

[IZwack]

I was just thinking, maybe I should put a steering stabailizer shock at the front to kind of dampen all of these mini-earthquakes at high speeds. I know the front FSJ d44 I'm using originally came with one.

 

[JoshC]

Any more info or pics of the XJ? That thing looks sic!

Nope, sorry. All i know is they are 40's with D60, coilovers, internal and external cage.

 

[james t]

I was just thinking, maybe I should put a steering stabailizer shock at the front to kind of dampen all of these mini-earthquakes at high speeds. I know the front FSJ d44 I'm using originally came with one.

Honestly those things are more of a band-aid than anything. Find out what your problem is first. What is your caster reading? Is your toe set properly? Hell, getting a sway bar on there may help since you're running airshocks.

 

[IZwack]

The caster is at 5 degrees - I set them when I re-welded the inner knuckles. THe toe was done yesterday and thats what helped greatly - allowing me to push the vehicle past 40mph.

 

['97 V8]

Could the wheels be out of balance?

 

[james t]

[QUOTE='97 V8]Could the wheels be out of balance?[/QUOTE]Not with 12oz of pellets in each tire.

 

[IZwack]

I'm not really too worried about the vibrations anymore cauz I can drive it past 50 mph now so I'm satisfied. Plus the tires are just too beaten up so I'm sure that has some influence.

Right now I'm working on a tube bumper for the T-Max. I hope to be done with it by the end of tomorrow (yes I will post pics)