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Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 19-07-2010
Replies: 48
Views: 10,435
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
People are talking about a crap load of DIFFERENT...

People are talking about a crap load of DIFFERENT issues in this thread. Right now I am out of the US at a customer site and unable to devote much time here....give me a few days to set aside some...
Forum: Jeep Installation and How To's 04-07-2010
Replies: 30
Views: 18,192
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
I do not know which version of the AEV kit you...

I do not know which version of the AEV kit you have, but the current LHD kit is not the original AEV-it is the now-defunct Nth Degree kit-which was actually designed by a few ex-Jeep guys, using the...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 28-06-2010
Replies: 7
Views: 1,434
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
ADDENDUM: http://www.aam.com/index.php?s=20 ...

ADDENDUM:

http://www.aam.com/index.php?s=20

This is the website with contact information...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 28-06-2010
Replies: 7
Views: 1,434
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
You need to determine if the controller is bad or...

You need to determine if the controller is bad or the drive motor is bad/locked up....

1. Park the car on flat smooth pavement.
2. Shut off the ignition with the vehicle in "park" if an...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 27-06-2010
Replies: 62
Views: 9,665
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
Sorry, my brain is fading...LLN? "Loose Left...

Sorry, my brain is fading...LLN? "Loose Left Nut?"
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 27-06-2010
Replies: 40
Views: 5,424
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
I wish I could take credit for that...but I...

I wish I could take credit for that...but I can't! LOL!

That design was done by some guysfron Jeep shipped over to Germany to fix the ML mess at Mercedes. The final tuning was done by a friend of...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 27-06-2010
Replies: 62
Views: 9,665
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
The "unlimited budget" statement is what I have...

The "unlimited budget" statement is what I have to comment about. There are people that can afford to test ideas (generally 3 types of people...

1. The military.

2. The OEM's.

3. The offroad...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 27-06-2010
Replies: 62
Views: 9,665
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
I don't know if that is a fair statement. When I...

I don't know if that is a fair statement. When I visited Holden on the GMT355/ISZ190 program in Japan, there were some really inventive guys I met there.

I guess what I am trying to say is that...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 27-06-2010
Replies: 62
Views: 9,665
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
No correction needed. You are correct on ALL...

No correction needed. You are correct on ALL points. BTW- that video is of the static picture link I had posted earlier in this thread. Amazing, isn't it? What may not be apparent is that vehicle was...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 27-06-2010
Replies: 40
Views: 5,424
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
Not trying to be funny or sarcastic...

Not trying to be funny or sarcastic here....better than what?

If you mean "better" as in higher offroad mobility compared to the previous generation (WK Grand Cherokee and Commander), the answer...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 26-06-2010
Replies: 40
Views: 5,424
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
SIDEBAR- The asymmetrical handling caused untold...

SIDEBAR- The asymmetrical handling caused untold problems for Jeep in the EU. Special handbuilt axles has to be built for all the XJ warrenty repairs, especially for the French sold units.

It was...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 26-06-2010
Replies: 40
Views: 5,424
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
Between the difference in length (even 6mm makes...

Between the difference in length (even 6mm makes a big difference) and the difference in included angle ( in stock form neither the panhard rod nor the draglink is truly parallel, and as you turn...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 26-06-2010
Replies: 40
Views: 5,424
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
Your shocks just damped the motion. They did not...

Your shocks just damped the motion. They did not eliminate it. The springs make no change to the motion (as evidenced by your speed bump comment), just changed the frequency.

ADDENDUM:
If you...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 26-06-2010
Replies: 62
Views: 9,665
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
..I also cannot type worth crap! Especially on my...

..I also cannot type worth crap! Especially on my PDA where my thumb covers up half the "keyboard"...

LOL
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 26-06-2010
Replies: 62
Views: 9,665
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
Heck, after over 30 years of doing this job, I...

Heck, after over 30 years of doing this job, I don't get fired up-I just point out old wives' tales by showing what CAN be done.

Broke and fixed too many trucks offroad to let other's opinions...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 26-06-2010
Replies: 62
Views: 9,665
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
Sorry Matt, you seem fixated on only what has...

Sorry Matt, you seem fixated on only what has been done bnefore, not what can be done, not how to properly modify, nor how to evaluate a design.

Also there is no proof that JK will get an...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 26-06-2010
Replies: 62
Views: 9,665
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
Final word on your statement...you made your...

Final word on your statement...you made your first statement with no qualifier. You may dance all you wish, but that doesn't alter your own words.

Secondly, you make no sense with your Oshkosh...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 26-06-2010
Replies: 62
Views: 9,665
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
Read the link to the KJ thread. Lil' Blue was the...

Read the link to the KJ thread. Lil' Blue was the nickname of the King Of The Hill Jeep IFS/IRS mule car built at Jeep/Truck Engineering by myself and one other engineer in the early 1990's for the...
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 26-06-2010
Replies: 62
Views: 9,665
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
Again not true, universally. Look at the photos: ...

Again not true, universally. Look at the photos:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/4x4-vehicles/50929-extreme-4x4-chain-drive.html

...for an independent suspension that has 5 feet of travel....
Forum: JK Wrangler Australia 26-06-2010
Replies: 62
Views: 9,665
Posted By Bob_Sheaves
I stated specifically in my analysis that it is...

I stated specifically in my analysis that it is my OPINION that Jeep will NOT use IFS as shown in that brochure. IFS is not compatible in cost and makes no manufacturing sense.

It did not work in...
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