Operation: BACK IN BLACK! 97 xj build

[SupermanIce-J]

Kewl stuff Sam.

[Ktmracer419]

YAY! got my thread back!

anyway. i was bored earlier today and simply decided to cut down my brown dogs rather then spend $100 on some new ones and have these sitting around making awesome paperweights.



looks like im gettin some chinese wannabe borla header as well. will be swappin that in along with possibly some fancy intake manifold the same time i stick these mounts in.

[Ktmracer419]

got the motor mounts in and fixed the broken stuff.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE. never replace stock motor mounts with stock motor mounts.

throttle response is noticeable improved. it just feels snappier. and is good for bumpin it up obstacles where ya dont have much room to back up.

[Bigbike]

Really the motor mounts chaged the throttle responce?

[Burton58]

it felt 100x better when i put new mounts on my old jeep

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

Really the motor mounts chaged the throttle responce?

motor moves less = less force wasted = more force on rubber

[Ktmracer419]

Really the motor mounts chaged the throttle responce?

no moar engine torque gettin sucked up by soft rubbery mounts= power transmitted to the wheels quicker

[Bigbike]

hrmmmm

[wannabejeep]

it felt 100x better when i put new mounts on my old jeep

what mounts are in my jeep?

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

How much of a PITA was it to do the exhaust manifold? I need to do mine. Did you replace it with an OEM part?

[clean4drxj]

How much of a PITA was it to do the exhaust manifold? I need to do mine. Did you replace it with an OEM part?

it's a slight pita because theres little room, just make sure you have a set up extenstions and some swivel sockets.

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

it's a slight pita because theres little room, just make sure you have a set up extenstions and some swivel sockets.

this. Some of the spots are hidden pretty well under the tubes, but it's not terrible.

[Ktmracer419]

How much of a PITA was it to do the exhaust manifold? I need to do mine. Did you replace it with an OEM part?

i did the motor mounts while i was in there and it was a 2 hour job total. all you really need is a 3/8 socket set with a few extensions and maybe a swivel.

i was putting it off for a while because i thought it would be a lil more of a project. but i started it one morning, when i finished i checked the time and went "holy shit, it's still morning"

i replaced it with the one from my 96, so yea, oem.

[Jeepbonehead]

how tight do you make your bead locks?

[Ktmracer419]

how tight do you make your bead locks?

i do a pass at 10 ft lbs then a pass at 14 ft lbs and then i keep going over them at 14 ft lbs until they are all tight.