smurfslayer
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KHC Torque Arm.
Great option for the Jen Too and honestly, it makes a night and day difference in predictability when the rear gets all wrapped up.
There was an issue with the differential shield, included in the group buy, was designed for a pumpkin with a specific pattern. Apparently, there were multiple suppliers of the pumpkins, so this presented a problem. What happened was the the diff would rock in the diff shield cradle and a couple users had trouble with it ruining the bearing / leaking. I didn’t install the shield but will, once I hit it with a plasma cutter to relieve it. There’s a thread on it somewhere, but the issue can be worked around.
I test fitted my shield, and hand tightened, and spoke to KHC. We mutually concluded I had a pumpkin from another supplier and I did not install the diff shield.
Cool things about the T/A: you can install it in your driveway, without a lift, using nothing but hand tools. A couple of ‘ambiguities’ about the install instructions, namely what to do with the rear brake hoses as you need to relocate and bend a bracket, but workable.
Once install is complete, effects are immediate and tangible. Wheel hop & axle wrap is all but eliminated. The truck tracks straight while you spin the rears up. If you drove Raptor Assault in a Jen Too, you know that ‘thump, thump, thump, thump’ as the truck scrambles for traction in the dirt when you floor it. That’s gone.
On the Jen Too, I absolutely would modify the stock (rear) suspension - either with a torque arm or traction bars, especially if you are hard on the throttle in low traction conditions. I have no other suspension mods - well, ok .. wheels that are 14# per lighter than stock, but no lift, level, etc. but yeah the mid 20th century tech on the Jen Juan and Jen Too trucks are worth buttoning up for hard use.
Great option for the Jen Too and honestly, it makes a night and day difference in predictability when the rear gets all wrapped up.
There was an issue with the differential shield, included in the group buy, was designed for a pumpkin with a specific pattern. Apparently, there were multiple suppliers of the pumpkins, so this presented a problem. What happened was the the diff would rock in the diff shield cradle and a couple users had trouble with it ruining the bearing / leaking. I didn’t install the shield but will, once I hit it with a plasma cutter to relieve it. There’s a thread on it somewhere, but the issue can be worked around.
I test fitted my shield, and hand tightened, and spoke to KHC. We mutually concluded I had a pumpkin from another supplier and I did not install the diff shield.
Cool things about the T/A: you can install it in your driveway, without a lift, using nothing but hand tools. A couple of ‘ambiguities’ about the install instructions, namely what to do with the rear brake hoses as you need to relocate and bend a bracket, but workable.
Once install is complete, effects are immediate and tangible. Wheel hop & axle wrap is all but eliminated. The truck tracks straight while you spin the rears up. If you drove Raptor Assault in a Jen Too, you know that ‘thump, thump, thump, thump’ as the truck scrambles for traction in the dirt when you floor it. That’s gone.
On the Jen Too, I absolutely would modify the stock (rear) suspension - either with a torque arm or traction bars, especially if you are hard on the throttle in low traction conditions. I have no other suspension mods - well, ok .. wheels that are 14# per lighter than stock, but no lift, level, etc. but yeah the mid 20th century tech on the Jen Juan and Jen Too trucks are worth buttoning up for hard use.
