NeutronJon
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Sigh...
Well, it wasn't a good holiday weekend for me. I had to work Sunday and Monday. Since my TPS light had come on Friday night on my way home (second time in a week), I took the Jeep to work this morning instead of the 4Runner. When I got home I start checking tire pressures, and found the front left to be 15 pounds below the others. I pulled it off to inspect, and found a nice bulge on the inside sidewall. Great... A trip to the tire shop for me. Not to mention the tires are two years old (3 by date stamp, 2 years of actual use).
And then I saw the bigger problem... a leaking CV boot.
So here's what I'm looking at:
Tires:
- At least one new tire. I plan on having the shop inspect all of them for similar flaws.
- If it's only the one tire, they will replace it under the service warranty I bought from the shop.
- If they find additional failures, I'll be looking for new tires all around. This will include the spare, which is currently the factory bridgestone with 0 miles on it.
- So, what does everyone recommend for new shoes? I have Goodyear SilentArmors on the Wrangler and have been pretty happy with them. I try to by American whenever possible.
Axel/Bearings:
- I recently replaced the passenger side wheel bearing because of a vibration. The symptom was reduced, but still faintly present in the background at freeway speeds. While I'm doing the driver's axle, should I do this one as well?
- I'll be inspecting the passenger axle for similar issues. But even if I don't find anything, should I do it at the same time to keep both sides at an even wear state?
- I will be replacing the axle rather than rebooting. I will be doing some searching of the forums and other internet research on brand/axle selection.
Suspension:
- As you can see in the pictures above, I still have the factory XREAS. While I'm ripping into the suspension, and buying new axles, I'm considering upgrading the suspension and doing a mild lift. I would prefer to level the front without needing to upgrade the UCAs to keep camber in spec. This assumes that my adjustments bolts aren't rusted in place from the NE snow/salt.
- I have also been having issues with my rear air suspension, but I have a temporary workaround. My right height sensors is not working correctly, however it still has a linear response. I have been considering using an Arduino kit to make a signal conditioner for the height sensors. I will go into more detail on this in another thread, as others may be interested who haven't read this far down on this post.
All in all, I'm open to suggestions. I'd like to keep the overall cost of new tires, axles, and whatever suspension upgrades to less than $2,000.
If you were facing this project, what would you buy?
Well, it wasn't a good holiday weekend for me. I had to work Sunday and Monday. Since my TPS light had come on Friday night on my way home (second time in a week), I took the Jeep to work this morning instead of the 4Runner. When I got home I start checking tire pressures, and found the front left to be 15 pounds below the others. I pulled it off to inspect, and found a nice bulge on the inside sidewall. Great... A trip to the tire shop for me. Not to mention the tires are two years old (3 by date stamp, 2 years of actual use).
And then I saw the bigger problem... a leaking CV boot.
So here's what I'm looking at:
Tires:
- At least one new tire. I plan on having the shop inspect all of them for similar flaws.
- If it's only the one tire, they will replace it under the service warranty I bought from the shop.
- If they find additional failures, I'll be looking for new tires all around. This will include the spare, which is currently the factory bridgestone with 0 miles on it.
- So, what does everyone recommend for new shoes? I have Goodyear SilentArmors on the Wrangler and have been pretty happy with them. I try to by American whenever possible.
Axel/Bearings:
- I recently replaced the passenger side wheel bearing because of a vibration. The symptom was reduced, but still faintly present in the background at freeway speeds. While I'm doing the driver's axle, should I do this one as well?
- I'll be inspecting the passenger axle for similar issues. But even if I don't find anything, should I do it at the same time to keep both sides at an even wear state?
- I will be replacing the axle rather than rebooting. I will be doing some searching of the forums and other internet research on brand/axle selection.
Suspension:
- As you can see in the pictures above, I still have the factory XREAS. While I'm ripping into the suspension, and buying new axles, I'm considering upgrading the suspension and doing a mild lift. I would prefer to level the front without needing to upgrade the UCAs to keep camber in spec. This assumes that my adjustments bolts aren't rusted in place from the NE snow/salt.
- I have also been having issues with my rear air suspension, but I have a temporary workaround. My right height sensors is not working correctly, however it still has a linear response. I have been considering using an Arduino kit to make a signal conditioner for the height sensors. I will go into more detail on this in another thread, as others may be interested who haven't read this far down on this post.
All in all, I'm open to suggestions. I'd like to keep the overall cost of new tires, axles, and whatever suspension upgrades to less than $2,000.
If you were facing this project, what would you buy?
