PEAK PUTTERS

Lift Kits are on their way and should be here Friday. So I need to know who might be willing to guide to or lend me a pitman arm puller. I'm hoping (probably out of my mind) to show up at the meeting/bbq with both rigs a couple inches taller...

The current Plan is starting on the JK Friday afternoon evening, and catching the TJ Saturday, if any of you are lacking entertainment or just likes to hear an old guy swear, come on over, I am always open to assistants....

JK Lance wrote:if any of you are lacking entertainment or just likes to hear an old guy swear, come on over, I am always open to assistants....

Sounds fun to me!

You can rent most tools (like a pitman arm puller) from Autozone for pretty much free ($5) at the most. They have you buy the rental tool and then refund most, if not all, of your money when you return it in like condition. Just in case... a trick for pitman arm pullers is to tighten them up real good (don't stip out the threads of their cheap puller) and then smack the top of the puller's bolt with a hammer. Most pitman arms need that shock under a load to pop them loose.

SPR wrote:You can rent most tools (like a pitman arm puller) from Autozone for pretty much free ($5) at the most. They have you buy the rental tool and then refund most, if not all, of your money when you return it in like condition. Just in case... a trick for pitman arm pullers is to tighten them up real good (don't stip out the threads of their cheap puller) and then smack the top of the puller's bolt with a hammer. Most pitman arms need that shock under a load to pop them loose.

Yea I rented mine from O'reilly(SP) and they refunded the money even though I returned it a day late.

SPR wrote:You can rent most tools (like a pitman arm puller) from Autozone for pretty much free ($5) at the most. They have you buy the rental tool and then refund most, if not all, of your money when you return it in like condition. Just in case... a trick for pitman arm pullers is to tighten them up real good (don't stip out the threads of their cheap puller) and then smack the top of the puller's bolt with a hammer. Most pitman arms need that shock under a load to pop them loose.

Not only that, that is how they are made. The only one that I know of that you can just go to town with an impact gun on are made by OTC. I'd offer mine up, but it is locked up in toby's shop. . .

While I'm replacing springs the kid across the street has a cherokee (xj?) whose springs are shot due to the previous owner launching the rig off a ledge...

Any chance my springs or Tara's springs could help him out in the front? Meaning will either or any of them fit to get him back to a regular ride height?

I told him I'd ask around...

I think I have some stock Cherokee springs. Tara's springs are too short and yours are different.

I will check.when I get home.

OldGreen wrote:I think I have some stock Cherokee springs. Tara's springs are too short and yours are different.

I will check.when I get home.

Many thanks sir!

I got the goods!

Tell him I also have a set of MOUNTAIN RIDER gas shocks for it for.$50. The springs are on me. His shocks are most likely blown if the front is sagging that bad.

OldGreen wrote:I got the goods!

Tell him I also have a set of MOUNTAIN RIDER gas shocks for it for.$50. The springs are on me. His shocks are most likely blown if the front is sagging that bad.

I'll pass it on today, I know he's hurtin' for money waiting for his curbing work to pick-up or his IRS check to show up. But will see what he says.

Either way, he can have the springs. . .free free free!!! and, they are in perfect shape.

I am not sure about JK's, or if you need the pitman arm puller for the TJ lift.

But, a lot of TJ lifts come with a dropped pitman arm and they are not needed. Many have installed them, only to get serious bump steer, then ended up putting the stock one back on.

The drag link needs to stay parallel to the angle of the front track bar.

Mine had a total of 4.5" of lift before I recently swapped out the spacers up front. I have had the stock pitman arm the whole time, and have never had any bump steer issues, or full blown death wobble.

Not sure if you need it for the JK, just throwing a FYI out there for the TJ.

Can't wait to see pics of the Jeep/s transformations.

Fun isn't it?

TJDave wrote:I am not sure about JK's, or if you need the pitman arm puller for the TJ lift.

But, a lot of TJ lifts come with a dropped pitman arm and they are not needed. Many have installed them, only to get serious bump steer, then ended up putting the stock one back on.

The drag link needs to stay parallel to the angle of the front track bar.

Mine had a total of 4.5" of lift before I recently swapped out the spacers up front. I have had the stock pitman arm the whole time, and have never had any bump steer issues, or full blown death wobble.

Not sure if you need it for the JK, just throwing a FYI out there for the TJ.

Can't wait to see pics of the Jeep/s transformations.

Fun isn't it?

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind as I do both rigs, measure/eyeball first! Then decide if the newer is necessary or not, I'll probably put it on the JK, it's running to Seattle on Sunday, hate to find out I made the wrong decision with that trip looming...

I'm pressing to have them done for the meeting/bbq, so folks can see them in person, but we'll obviously have pictures too.

ON a 5 link front end, you should only change the pitman arm if you lower the mounting point of the track bar. /end/

Here's what we are putting on Friday & Saturday...

A 3.5" on the JK & 4" on the TJ



And these sliders...

wow I like the Side Armor

Ace_Cherokee wrote:wow I like the Side Armor

Yeah, we were looking for something stout as we already know we tear stuff up... (Tara destroyed her nerf bars, and I decimated my right step rail & fender) We're hoping these will help us to not trash anything else...

JK Lance wrote:

Ace_Cherokee wrote:wow I like the Side Armor

Yeah, we were looking for something stout as we already know we tear stuff up... (Tara destroyed her nerf bars, and I decimated my right step rail & fender) We're hoping these will help us to not trash anything else...

Oh I remember reading about that! Glad you didnt get pissed off and decide to quit wheeling when you broke something.
I have seen that happen before..

Ace_Cherokee wrote:Oh I remember reading about that! Glad you didnt get pissed off and decide to quit wheeling when you broke something.
I have seen that happen before..

Not us, we're into these gems for life, in fact we hope to incoporate them, or some like these into a cool retirement gig! I'll tell you about it Friday...

JK Lance wrote:

Ace_Cherokee wrote:Oh I remember reading about that! Glad you didnt get pissed off and decide to quit wheeling when you broke something.
I have seen that happen before..

Not us, we're into these gems for life, in fact we hope to incoporate them, or some like these into a cool retirement gig! I'll tell you about it Friday...

That will be great!

Second on the drop pitman arm for the TJ. Don't bother with it under a 6" lift.

Lud wrote:Second on the drop pitman arm for the TJ. Don't bother with it under a 6" lift.

OK leave the TJ pitman alone, got it.... So Toby thoughts on the JK pitman? And while we're at it, i Seafoamed the intake tonight, great smoke show and guess what else I found???

Yep both exhaust manifolds are cracked... There's another $3-400 for shorty headers, or I could just buy replacements for half that, but are they just going to crack again??? Again any thoughts???

Ive got a cheap'o pitman arm puller that you can borrow if you end up needing one.

Mine is locked up.....I asked Toby about it.

OldGreen wrote:Mine is locked up.....I asked Toby about it.

I can get one down the street at O'Reilly's for $13.50 that I get back upon return...