Lotrat's Budget Baja Build

[dustymojave]

They don't show on the site anymore...I think they no longer sell them. I was looking for the bead installer/extractor tool to use with my Coats manual machine.

[crazyman1]

So I stopped by my buddy's place to visit my old HF tire machine to pop the tires off the wheels. Then he had 3 tires to pop off too.

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Then his neighbor had 2 to pop off.
and then his botherinlaw had 2 to pop off.
Nine tires when all was said and done. That machine paid for itself 10x over.

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The Remington Wide Brutes were pretty cool.

Any of these tires usable or for sale?

[Lotrat]

Any of these tires usable or for sale?

Good God man, no way. You would be better off pulling tires out of a land fill than using any from that pile.

[crazyman1]

Any of these tires usable or for sale?

Good God man, no way. You would be better off pulling tires out of a land fill than using any from that pile.

The tires with the tubes on them looked good in the pic and the 2 stacked by the truck looked good. lol

[Lotrat]

Yeah, those are being reused. There's a guy up in San Marcos that will pick up aluminum wheels and polish them for $20 bucks each. They come back better then when they were new.

[birddog1148]

They don't show on the site anymore...I think they no longer sell them. I was looking for the bead installer/extractor tool to use with my Coats manual machine.

Glad I have one!

[Lotrat]

... that makes winifredevw the winner. Shoot me a PM and your prize will be mailed out tomorrow.

Yeup, I forgot to mail them out before I left town. You will now get all the random stickers I have on my desk!

[winifredevw]

Even the scratch and sniff ones?

[Lotrat]

Even the scratch and sniff ones?

Sorry, the kids won't give those up... and I found out that the post office is closed today. Tomorrow, I promise!

[Lotrat]

Anyone need a Jeep? Up to 127k miles. Rear main still leaking, still needs tires, drivers side power window is making noise, needs rear wheel bearings, some windshield frame rust under the seal which drips in the rain. Everything else is good. Tags good til May. Passes smog with flying colors. $4500 OBO.
http://www.kbb.com/jeep/cherokee/2001-j ... c0%7c0%7c0

2001 Jeep Cherokee
Inline 6, 4.0L, 4x4, Upcountry package, tow package.
1" factory lift, HD suspension, skid plates, trak-loc rear diff, auxillary trans cooler.
Stock tires are only 225x75x15, but I'm running 235x75x15 tires with no rub. 30's may fit, but it would be close.
17 mpg average
14 was the low
19 was the high
Just put a new radiator in it this weekend... thought I was just doing a simple flush. Never works that way.
114,000 all Lotrat miles.
The rear main is leaking and it needs a set of tires.

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[Lotrat]

So the Jeep dealer let me walk out over $600 bucks on a new Jeep. I must be getting close. I'll let them stew on it awhile.

Oh and to keep this on topic, this is the new tow vehicle for my baja.
My company won't keep paying my car allowance on it because it's too old, otherwise I'd keep it.

[Lotrat]

So the rear wheel bearings turned out to be ok... the drivers side axle is all pitted. Looks like I'm driving the baja tomorrow.

[ntsqd]

C-Clip axles from the sound of it. Didn't know that Jeep did that.

[Lotrat]

Yeap. I pulled the passenger side out and it all looked good. I was gonna run out and buy the bearings and seals, but decided to look at the other side before I left. It was a shock to me. A local truck bone yard had the axle shaft. Common part on Cherokee, Grands, and Wrangler with Dana 35 rear. $200 bucks for the axle, bearings, seals, and royal purple. I hope someone buys it before I put little 225/75/15 street tires on it. I don't think I could bear to see that.

[CopperBaja]

Lift it and wheel it!
I'm lifting my Pathfinder in the next couple weeks. (well...subframe drop, actually)

Need: 2 F350 2WD rear shocks and WJ 6.5" lift springs.