JRI Gen1 Raptor

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

I really want to tear this thing down and get it dirt ready or ready enough to actually use real soon. The only problem is two is one and one is none, need to fix our 2006 Ram so Mama can drive that while the Raptor is apart, of course the Subaru is always an option...

Only been sitting for a year because I tore it apart to fix its first oil leak @ 280k

 

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

OK, back to the Raptor. I have a light hum, off throttle and light on throttle. It was re-geared like 4 or 5 years ago, so there could be a bearing issue showing up now, I hope not. I decided to check the rear diff fluid level, she was full. Then I was going to jack it up and pull the driveshaft to spin the pinion yoke by hand and when I was jacking it up I noticed the right rear tire scrubbed a little, hmmm....right rear wheel bearing has a bit of play in it, I guess I'm buying new rear wheel bearings to put in my stocking this Christmas.

 

[badlinesgoodtimes]

The IT guy is the best

 

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

Little front yard crawling to check things out. 37's tuck nice in the rear, the front needs love.

 

[2012SVTSC]

Thats very useful to see for me! Thanks!

 

[Wakeland]

On the front, Are those limit strap extensions?!

 

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

Thats very useful to see for me! Thanks!

No problem. I was curious to see what hits and where.

Here is one more in front of the compressed shock and one on the extended side

 

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

On the front, Are those limit strap extensions?!

Yeah, just ignore that, that is how we bought it. I immediately bought some limit strap clevises from Kartek for the upcoming front end rebuild.

 

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

Hopefully I will be re working the front end in the next couple of weeks. One item on the list for the re work is new tires. We bought this truck with the Milestars that are currently on it and they are wasted. I typically buy BFG's. I will likely buy BFG's for the Raptor, but I am open to opinions on other tires.

 

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

Cummins is up and running again, time to work on the Raptor.



The Raptor thinks it has beams. Crazy positive camber just from pulling onto driveway. This garbage suspension is going in the trash.



Destroying tires

 

[2012SVTSC]

Yeah, just ignore that, that is how we bought it. I immediately bought some limit strap clevises from Kartek for the upcoming front end rebuild.

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Do you want the .dxf for this limit strap frame overlay plate?

 

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

Do you want the .dxf for this limit strap frame overlay plate? View attachment 48251View attachment 48250View attachment 48254

Sweet, thank for the offer. Not 100% sure what direction I am going yet. Ill keep ya in mind.

 

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

Time to grind!

 

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

Not sure if this is an issue, but it does not seem right to me. I do not have the exact history but I believe the Deavers have been on the truck since new.

Here you can see separation of the leafs at droop (driver side rear end of spring). I would not think this is a big deal if it was the same on the passenger side, but it is not.

Driver side rear



Driver side front



Pass side rear (not much separation compared to drv side)



Pass side front (more separation on the front of the pack compared to none on drv side)



Does anyone know what it cost to drop them off at Deaver for a refurb?

 

[2012SVTSC]

I guess you should just skip the re-arch and link it. Probably.