What did you do to your Jeep today?

[nickxj94]

Installed a volt meter that was supposed to be a temperature gauge..lol

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/02/31b05ad8803c2a603ae9bb01a19b71a5.jpg
Temperature gauge should be here next week.

[cantab27]

anyone know were the green wire goes .........opps:D
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[cj4a nz]

well what the story behind the pic, have notice it's not trademe the pic that is

[Poorboy]

Inquiring minds want to know how that rats nest came to be.

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[rabies]

front door speakers replacement. 4" :/ sound real nice though. il put 6.5" in the back
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[rabies]

Do you know what your castor angle is?

no idea. I had an alignment not to long ago it helped allot.
the guy that did it used to be a jeep guy. I do have the tc drop 1".
tires r next after I get these knew WJ flcas on

[bluedragon436]

front door speakers replacement. 4" :/ sound real nice though. il put 6.5" in the back
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad277/rick_rabies/XJ%20Jeep/20150502_135646.jpg (http://s943.photobucket.com/user/rick_rabies/media/XJ%20Jeep/20150502_135646.jpg.html)
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I ran 6.5" front and rear on my 98... They sounded real nice.. Plan on doing the same, along with running all new speaker wires in my 97.. Still got to figure out what head unit I want to run though... Just the few times I've gotten to drive it so far, the one speaker (when it actually works) drives me crazy... and the radio randomly doing whatever it is, that it wants to do...

[bluedragon436]

I continued sending out emails, trying to see if I can't get an appointment setup with one of the few shops that can handle doing an alignment on an OTK steering setup, and LA's... as well as installing my SYE.. Want to make sure it is done right, and hopefully quickly so I can actually enjoy the Jeep this year during the few times I'm @ home...

[OldFaurt]

anyone know were the green wire goes .........opps:D
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OH... MY... GOSH...!
I guess tie wraps would not have as strong, but...

[Basslicks]

Nice! Wonder how they hold up to the long legend of the bfg at.

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Yeah, I would have snagged a set of these if they had made them for 15" wheels.... but in the end, I'm kinda glad I didn't 'cause I found a set of used KM1's for half the price.... and I love 'em!

[cantab27]

so after fixing wires under barbie, I you know should zip tie them wires back up ........:o she was shifting sweeeeet as .....nearly home sitting at last red light thinking get home zip tie some shit job done ......;);)
green light, foot up it 8 screaming ,up to a hundie ks in no time life's good :D

then bang she try's to put me on to other side of the road back to my side and well didn't need to shut her down ......thought I had blown a tire by sound and the way she handled ...

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[illuminator]

On Saturday xjwheeler and I went to torr for some wheelin, we had a blast and got the xjs real dirty. Jake got stuck and I had made it through but when I came back to pull him out I got stuck myself. Thank God for my winch or we'd probably still be there. http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z348/4jeep/19F6A2EC-64BD-4AC8-8218-3C640DB09083.jpg (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/4jeep/media/19F6A2EC-64BD-4AC8-8218-3C640DB09083.jpg.html)http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z348/4jeep/7ED3D37C-D3B8-4BD6-B8B0-4D05557584E1.png (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/4jeep/media/7ED3D37C-D3B8-4BD6-B8B0-4D05557584E1.png.html)

[prerunner1982]

Drove it to work for the first time.... new to me 97 4 door.

[rabies]

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....i had to.

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bed springs

[305 xj boi]

took the headliner out getting ready to replace the fabric for it

[denverd1]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/05/81ced6f60db8b92e067b4cbc287bdc12.jpg
WK towing test #2. Did ok. Sounds like an OLD man with arthritis when anythings hooked up back there. Will order air bags this week

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[bluedragon436]

Started considering what color I'd want to line my XJ in.. Been thinking about dropping it off @ the local school and have their auto body class take care of the surface rust and then repaint it, probably color change at the same time.. But have lately been thinking about Monstalining the exterior of my XJ... to go along with the already planned monstalining of the interior.. I know I'm going to do the interior in black... I requested 5 color samples of the colors I like the best that they have... Figure if I can find a color I like, maybe I'll go ahead and monstaline the exterior as well as the interior.. Not sure if the school would be able to do bedliner instead of paint... I mean if so, then I might have them do the exterior... guess I'll see how the interior process goes for me.. lol

[bluedragon436]

took the headliner out getting ready to replace the fabric for it

I'm with you on that.. I pulled the liner out of my XJ a few months back when it was still too cold to really mess with it.. Thinking if I get some down time here in the next couple weeks I'll move it over to my storage unit/garage... and start cleaning the factory fabric and backing off of it, and order up some new material for it...

[reddragon72]

I'm with you on that.. I pulled the liner out of my XJ a few months back when it was still too cold to really mess with it.. Thinking if I get some down time here in the next couple weeks I'll move it over to my storage unit/garage... and start cleaning the factory fabric and backing off of it, and order up some new material for it...

Mine didn't want to come out nice so I ripped it out..... I replaced it with the blue insulation, half inch, you find at Lowes and HD. Works very well and doesn't look half bad... Thinking of putting in 1/4 inch and some wood paneling so I can paint it, just not wanting to deal with the headliner crap anymore.

[denverd1]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/05/81ced6f60db8b92e067b4cbc287bdc12.jpg
WK towing test #2. Did ok. Sounds like an OLD man with arthritis when anythings hooked up back there. Will order air bags this week

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Looks super saggy in that pic! bags are on the way

[denverd1]

Nice! Wonder how they hold up to the long legend of the bfg at.


Curious about that as well. The lugs are obviously a bit further apart so they should be awesome in the slick stuff. If they still have decent life it may be THE go to tire for me. BFG ATs never let me down but I didn't really put them to the test. I put a set of street tires through WAY MORE on my 2WD Sequoia. Only got stuck once.

[denverd1]

Nice! Wonder how they hold up to the long legend of the bfg at.


Curious about that as well. The lugs are obviously a bit further apart so they should be awesome in the slick stuff. If they still have decent life it may be THE go to tire for me. BFG ATs never let me down but I didn't really put them to the test. I put a set of street tires through WAY MORE on my 2WD Sequoia. Only got stuck once, but I was STUCK!. recovery was done with a 4wd tractor!

Still on the fence about the KO2s. I don't see near enough trail miles to compromise the life of BFGs AT in effort to find better offroad performance. This rig will see a lot of DD miles and a few hunting trips on well drained dirt roads. Hmmmmmm...... decisions. KO2 just looks so good to me!! I may go fingerjam the lugs around to see how stiff they are compared to AT lug and tread pattern and make my decision from there. I wouldn't mind a little more road noise either! Although the wife has taken a liking to the WK so she'll put majority of miles on it. She probably won't agree with me on the road noise, but what she doesn't know can't hurt her! :smiley-taunt002:

[XJ Wheeler]

I do think they'll be an improvement over the old design. Especially the side tread. Just gotta keep the longevity they were famous for.

Just tell the wife, that's the sound of awesome. And the louder it is, the more awesome she gets to drive. :D

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[nickxj94]

Changed water pump,inlet tube,and replaced temperature sender and installed a aftermarket led temperature gauge.

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[Brasscatz]

A buddy of mine delivered my new acquisition from firemanray last night

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[XJ Wheeler]

Sweet! Now yours will look more like Chris'. :p

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[denverd1]

Changed water pump,inlet tube,and replaced temperature sender and installed a aftermarket led temperature gauge.

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Just got my trans temp gauge in for the Grand. Accurate system info [emoji106] me likey.
As for the Grand, I spent 2 hours trying to suspend the framework and cycle rear suspension to get rear coils out so i could install air bags to level me out when towing. What a huge cluster ****. Things came to a head when I tried using a pry bar to work the still-loaded spring free. My bar slipped and my right ring finger came down with much force to meet the rear brake disc. Incessant bleeding and cussing ensued. Probably need a stitch but leaking stopped. I wrapped it and reassembled things. Shitty day in the garage, but I'll be back. Or Mlmaybe I should buy a for sale sign and stick it in the window. .. undecided

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[cantab27]

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started the fix .......:smiley-scared003:

[denverd1]

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started the fix .......:smiley-scared003:
Ooh. I don't envy you mate [emoji27]

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[cantab27]

not to bd will post more in build thread ...

[denverd1]

Now I'm thinking I should've used a gear puller with some flat bar to compress the spring. See I'm already back

I'll have to flip the arms
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[denverd1]

not to bd will post more in build thread ...
Sweet. I'll check it out

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[nickxj94]

Had a no start issue Wednesday after work.. Went through the basics finally found it was the cam position sensor [emoji17] ordered a brand new distributior back up and running! ..
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I hope I got all the bugs out now..Everything electrical is new..
So far this week,
Power steering hose,coolant inlet tube,water pump,tstat,both temperature senders,after market temp gauge,new cps,new coil,new distributor,pcm,new coolant..

[emoji26] [emoji389]

[XJ Wheeler]

Last Friday I installed the finished bracket and 3rd brake light. ANd like I previously said, i'll make cover panel eventually so you won't see the hardware and it'll keep glare off the glass down.

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And wheeling Saturday.

http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=20112

A couple days after was time for clean up. That took longer than the entire wheeling trip! :rolleyes:

[4.3LXJ]

Oh man, look at that organized bunch of spools of wire. Makes my rats nest look bad :P

[XJ Wheeler]

Oh man, look at that organized bunch of spools of wire. Makes my rats nest look bad :P

:D Yep, got that as a gift a couple years ago. HF wire storehouse. About a third of it is useless for auto stuff though.

[nickxj94]

Also i installed some leds for safety when i do recoveries for work and offroad.
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[bluedragon436]

:D Yep, got that as a gift a couple years ago. HF wire storehouse. About a third of it is useless for auto stuff though.

I've looked at that HF Storehouse a few times... Wasn't sure how much of it would be useful for the automotive side!! Maybe I'll pick one up and pull the spools that aren't useful for that side and replace them with useful stuff... and if it might be useful for other uses later, I'll put em to the side!!

[XJ Wheeler]

I've looked at that HF Storehouse a few times... Wasn't sure how much of it would be useful for the automotive side!! Maybe I'll pick one up and pull the spools that aren't useful for that side and replace them with useful stuff... and if it might be useful for other uses later, I'll put em to the side!!

If you want I can take a better pic of it tomorow. Maybe you can tell what it has better than the other pic.

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[WhiteDevil1311]

For what its worth JC whitney sells auto grade 10g-22g kits. I think 16 spools in the kit. All useful tleast it was when i used it to completely rewire 2 cars.

[nickxj94]

Bought the wife some new meats for her Xj, headed to get them mounted up.
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[jeepin_idaho]

I didn't do anything for my XJ today but it took me to my final exam from my grad school capstone final exam!
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[nickxj94]

Got the new tires installed.
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/09/6511814c94b9099165cd6dbcece20754.jpg

[Roqon>]

Today RJ got new rear shocks, snapped 2 bolts-drilled and tapped new threads.
Installed a Dynaflow exhaust system, a carr light wing (got it for free) and Hella 500FF driving lights.
Since my last post= improved casting head went on, oil pump, lift 2 1/4" front 2 1/2" rear, front shocks, sway bar links, hitch, 30x9.50 Destination M/T's & wheels, pads, rotors, drums, shoes, hardware, wheel cylinders, axle lines, axle bearings & seals...

[Poorboy]

Mac's Radiator got a chunk of change today. Side tank failed. Luckily she didn't run long enough to overheat. Just puke green for a couple blocks. I'm lucky she hemorrhaged where she did. My dribble turned into a territory marker.

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[bluedragon436]

Pulled my CB ant. mount off the back of the XJ and stripped away the paint from the Jeep points, and the powder coating from the bracket.. and somehow my SWR rating went far higher then they were with everything still painted and coated.. I just want my SWR lined up finally.. so one less thing to work on for a bit!!..

[autotech98]

Made a new set of battery cables from 1/0 welder cable and military battery clamps.just gotta get time to install em...

[XJ Wheeler]

Might want to pick your brain on that one someday. Its on my list.

[autotech98]

hardest part was finding the mil style clamps.They were 7$ apiece at my lolcal indipendant parts dealer..lol.not too hard. I will take some pics of cables and clamps before and after installation.Got enough left over to make a new block to body ground too.Just been so dang busy at work and home havent had a chance to post on here or do much to blue.Gotta do all the brakes also..bad pedal pulse and the rears were three at inspection in january.rears are bonded so im okay just dont like em that low.Had a jackwagon pull out in front of me when i was doin 60 and had to jam on the whoa pedal,musta warped one or both the rotors....

[Basslicks]

Well... this actually happened last thursday, but it's still post-worthy so here it is....


Separated my leafs for the upcoming lift. Stripped the paint and rust then hit them with some red lead and then gave 1 of the packs a coat of silver hammertone. Don't have any pics of the hammertone after it went on, but I'm sure everyone has seen it before. Ran out of primer though so I couldn't do the other pack.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dycw1ruRqek/VUrRt--XO_I/AAAAAAAAPmw/5y9rmrjouKA/s800/IMAG1149.jpg

They weren't really all that rusty... just surface rust and spotting. The bushings and the leafs were in pretty good shape overall...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NsINzeYG2mo/VUrRyOD_--I/AAAAAAAAPm4/Qoi8xaEpsYE/s800/IMAG1150.jpg

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Packs all pulled apart...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IZYyYA05pF8/VUrR3OTrmCI/AAAAAAAAPnI/1nd6NcfZ4z4/s800/IMAG1152.jpg

Primer going on and drying while stripping the others...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OSFDOtqduSw/VUrR5tJwGDI/AAAAAAAAPnQ/82QZvJP1ANg/s800/IMAG1153.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EqS-3CrsQRM/VUrR7_qKqGI/AAAAAAAAPnY/Yj5_irFIrc0/s800/IMAG1154.jpg

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...and a nice little souvenir on the bottom of my foot. Stepped on a nail sticking out of one of the pallets. Stupid thing.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mO68G6VK1EI/VUrSBzc2AQI/AAAAAAAAPno/W6pNofmbK8Q/s800/IMAG1156.jpg

This is in quotes, 'cause I copied it from my build thread on CF. HOWEVER, after posting this, I came to the realization that I was doing it wrong. A couple of guys on CF gave me some friendly advice and after hearing what they had to say, I decided to put that project on hold and wait for some leaf spring liners. One of the guys on there uses leaf spring liners and coated his springs with Slip Plate, but I think mine will be fine with just the liners.

SO, I'm gonna sand down the paint I already put on them - probably wet-sand - and them put a light coat of paint on the others and wet-sand them and then get the liners, put the packs back together and THEN paint them all with the finish coat of hammertone.

I hate waiting though once I start a project so this is going to be a little difficult for me.

[XJ Wheeler]

hardest part was finding the mil style clamps.They were 7$ apiece at my lolcal indipendant parts dealer..lol.not too hard. I will take some pics of cables and clamps before and after installation.Got enough left over to make a new block to body ground too.Just been so dang busy at work and home havent had a chance to post on here or do much to blue.Gotta do all the brakes also..bad pedal pulse and the rears were three at inspection in january.rears are bonded so im okay just dont like em that low.Had a jackwagon pull out in front of me when i was doin 60 and had to jam on the whoa pedal,musta warped one or both the rotors....

Sounds good. I definitely want to do it eventually and most likely will do it myself. So I have learning to do. :rolleyes: Good time to go disc in the rear. :D I need/want to do some brake too. Finish up the ebrakes and swap in a dual diaphragm booster/master cylinder I picked off a 95-96.

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[robuilt]

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Finished the lift a couple days ago.
Here is the breakdown.
1997 Cherokee Sport 4x4 AW4 NP242
3" Trailmaster Coils
3.5" ProComp rear leafs
Trailmaster Shocks
Rough Country Bar Pin Eliminators up front
Rear sway bar brackets used as bar pin Eliminators out back.
Trimmed fenders front and rear
31" tires.
Love it.


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[nickxj94]

Got my wife a light bar for mother's day and installed it.
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Cheapo from eBay. Figured i would give it shot.

[rabies]

a kilt a spider in it ;(

[denverd1]

Well... this actually happened last thursday, but it's still post-worthy so here it is....



This is in quotes, 'cause I copied it from my build thread on CF. HOWEVER, after posting this, I came to the realization that I was doing it wrong. A couple of guys on CF gave me some friendly advice and after hearing what they had to say, I decided to put that project on hold and wait for some leaf spring liners. One of the guys on there uses leaf spring liners and coated his springs with Slip Plate, but I think mine will be fine with just the liners.

SO, I'm gonna sand down the paint I already put on them - probably wet-sand - and them put a light coat of paint on the others and wet-sand them and then get the liners, put the packs back together and THEN paint them all with the finish coat of hammertone.

I hate waiting though once I start a project so this is going to be a little difficult for me.

ouch! Tetanus time!

[XJ Wheeler]

Got my wife a light bar for mother's day and installed it.
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Cheapo from eBay. Figured i would give it shot.

The bar on my bumper is ebay, and I have a few others. All seem fine.

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[Joliet Johnny]

I got tired of the stock horns so I replaced both of them with the horns from my old fleetwood. Oddly enough Cadillac had a sound more befitting an XJ than Jeep.

[autotech98]

Sounds good. I definitely want to do it eventually and most likely will do it myself. So I have learning to do. :rolleyes: Good time to go disc in the rear. :D I need/want to do some brake too. Finish up the ebrakes and swap in a dual diaphragm booster/master cylinder I picked off a 95-96.

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Would love to do disks jake just no time right now as Blue is my dd

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[autotech98]

took the headliner out getting ready to replace the fabric for it
Not hard at all manhttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/16/5af3a9c731a0840efb50bec5f7b6b42d.jpg

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[Mudderoy]

Today RJ got new rear shocks, snapped 2 bolts-drilled and tapped new threads.
Installed a Dynaflow exhaust system, a carr light wing (got it for free) and Hella 500FF driving lights.
Since my last post= improved casting head went on, oil pump, lift 2 1/4" front 2 1/2" rear, front shocks, sway bar links, hitch, 30x9.50 Destination M/T's & wheels, pads, rotors, drums, shoes, hardware, wheel cylinders, axle lines, axle bearings & seals...

More patients than me, I just put a bolt and nut in there. :D

[autotech98]

Got my wife a light bar for mother's day and installed it.
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Cheapo from eBay. Figured i would give it shot.
Thats where i got mine and love it!

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[autotech98]

Washed and waxed it....dang pollen!http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/16/a1cc04c9ac450959d4a966034d1d0b04.jpg

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[Roqon>]

Yesterday I did the steering stabilizer, rear bump stops & rear brake hose.
Today wired up the front Hellas. If it stops raining I might get the rear one mounted & wired.

[bigjim350]

Bought a tow bar for the jeep at the swap meet today. Also spent a ton of money on parts for my other cars.

[Brasscatz]

Got some 35s put on the yj and a buddy welded more on the floor pan.


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[denverd1]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/16/015cc900d903e0d89413559b434f0d7b.jpg
Got these in for the WK. should firm up the rear end for towing. Most report a 3/4" gain in rear suspension lift

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[4.3LXJ]

Got some 35s put on the yj and a buddy welded more on the floor pan.


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Now you are talking. Looks good

[Innojazz]

Replaced the stock original track bar with an Iron Rock Offroad adjustable. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/16/93d7f2a3a4f0b58d8e7dd098bedc0466.jpg

[bluedragon436]

Replaced the stock original track bar with an Iron Rock Offroad adjustable. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/16/93d7f2a3a4f0b58d8e7dd098bedc0466.jpg

I got the Double Shear TB from IRO, and it is definitely pretty beefy... Have seen a few other folks that have similar setup.. but so far definitely love the look and beefiness of this one.. I have seen and installed one just like the one you have there.. and it definitely looks good.. and seems to perform pretty well even compared to similar setups from other brands..

[bluedragon436]

Got some 35s put on the yj and a buddy welded more on the floor pan.


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The YJ's looking beautiful!! Definitely can't let that one go!!

[bluedragon436]

Not hard at all manhttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/16/5af3a9c731a0840efb50bec5f7b6b42d.jpg

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That's a good looking liner.. Looking forward to finally getting to cleaning my headliner I pulled at the beginning of the winter last year cause I was tired of it coming down onto my head.. Hoping mine comes out looking close to that good.. Just got to figure out a good spot to get some good fabric for it...

[abramj]

Ok, over the weekend, I put a new AC pump in my xj. And last week, I put a new clock spring in after destroying it while replacing the dash after install of new evaporator and heater core. This next weekend, pump up the A/C to see if it works! got my fingers crossed.

[bigjim350]

Mounted my tow bar brackets. Dont really like how it turned out. Only place available on my winch bumper was on the bottom. They are kinda close together and hang under the bumper. Gonna be buying the tow bar d-ring adapters pretty soon instead. Also some stray cats have infiltrated my shop and were living in my xj. Damn thing was full of fleas. So I ripped out the carpet. Needed to go anyways.

[Roqon>]

r/s ball joints, control arms & axle bushing. Still have to get the hub & brakes back on and then go do the same to the drivers side.

[nickxj94]

Saturday my xj decided it didn't wanna start in park or neutral anymore...
So i installed a new nss i got from A1 Auto.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/18/e1ac1492554d0ba145f09f96a9c70be4.jpg
I broke this one a few months ago when i pulled it apart to clean it.. Glued it back together it lasted awhile lol.

[Roqon>]

Day 5 of 5 day vacation = day 5 of working on the jeep.
Driver side ball joints are in, upper control arm is out, wish I could say the same for the axle bushing. The ball joint press I rented didn't have anything close enough to work (missing parts) and the tool I cobbled together that worked great for the pass side just didn't cut it.
Not much left to do to get it on the road :xj-red: :bacondance:

[93DesertXJ]

Installed an OEM Mopar HD MaxCool radiator (52080104AC). It's cured all my cooling issues so far.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/pdenonville/C2F03E88-C0EE-4C87-83FE-A73C0EC93B42_zps0n18ggob.jpg

[rabies]

how much was it. where you order from?

[93DesertXJ]

how much was it. where you order from?

Ordered from Chapman Dodge/Jeep here in Scottsdale, it came from LA. It was right around $300. You can find some Mopar dealers selling them on Amazon.

Having tried the CSF 3 row and other radiators, I decided to give this one a shot.

[Poorboy]

Topped off the A/C system. Blows nice and frosty now without short cycling.

[bigjim350]

Got my winch installed.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/bigjim350/Mobile%20Uploads/312B1CF7-717B-4F49-827D-4068FECD9824_zpsvsa7473u.jpg

[Basslicks]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/13/1b39a81120dd6e8d1d3836dc889acea8.jpg

Finished the lift a couple days ago.
Here is the breakdown.
1997 Cherokee Sport 4x4 AW4 NP242
3" Trailmaster Coils
3.5" ProComp rear leafs
Trailmaster Shocks
Rough Country Bar Pin Eliminators up front
Rear sway bar brackets used as bar pin Eliminators out back.
Trimmed fenders front and rear
31" tires.
Love it.


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Sweet.... now I know about what mine will look like after throwing the lift on it.


ouch! Tetanus time!

Nah... wasn't rusty. Although last time I stepped on a nail, it was a 12 penny... in a rotten deck board.... at the dump... went through the bottom of my nasty old sweaty shoe and sock.... touched my heal bone... yeah - got a staph infection and ruined my whole summer. 7 day stint in the hospital, followed by 3 months of IV antibiotics through a PIC line. So I was a little paranoid when I stepped on this one. Been well over a week though and everything is good.


I got tired of the stock horns so I replaced both of them with the horns from my old fleetwood. Oddly enough Cadillac had a sound more befitting an XJ than Jeep.

Cadillac 4 note horn is great! Closest thing to a train horn without actually getting air horns.


Not hard at all manhttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/16/5af3a9c731a0840efb50bec5f7b6b42d.jpg

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That looks great bud!


Got some 35s put on the yj and a buddy welded more on the floor pan.


764176427643

IT'S ABOUT DADGUM TIME!!!

[denverd1]

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We'll my Craigslist rims wouldn't fit so I had to pony up for wheels too. Really happy with it though. black looks good to me

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[Poorboy]

I evaluated the condition of the u-joints in my D30.... Original joints from '96 with 220k. Both are done.

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[4.3LXJ]

Worked on Wayne's Barbie Jeep, all the way from across the Pacific :D

Got him a wiring harness for it

[XJ Wheeler]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/21/93332a0b8bef1b151e962619df03d7c9.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/21/88a3c3c560ce10bb4f6626f12f5a54c7.jpg

We'll my Craigslist rims wouldn't fit so I had to pony up for wheels too. Really happy with it though. black looks good to me

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:thumbsup: Lookin good!

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[cantab27]

Worked on Wayne's Barbie Jeep, all the way from across the Pacific :D

Got him a wiring harness for it

yep and saved me a lot of coin ......:D good man right there cheers steveo

[bigjim350]

Took the jeep out on the trails today. The new winch really saved me. First it kept me from rolling, was on 2 wheels. Then in another spot i was buried down to the axles......fun times!

[rabies]

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http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/21/88a3c3c560ce10bb4f6626f12f5a54c7.jpg

We'll my Craigslist rims wouldn't fit so I had to pony up for wheels too. Really happy with it though. black looks good to me

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time to trim fenders....












http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad277/rick_rabies/43fc0b85-f0f9-444f-b02a-db007b79ab5a_zpsdb5fc8c0.jpg (http://s943.photobucket.com/user/rick_rabies/media/43fc0b85-f0f9-444f-b02a-db007b79ab5a_zpsdb5fc8c0.jpg.html)

[rabies]

rear wiper stopped working. (motor) so i ripped it off...will be replaced by a huge US flag.
would be cool to have the wiper work..and it waved the flag back and forth :)

[cantab27]

Took the jeep out on the trails today. The new winch really saved me. First it kept me from rolling, was on 2 wheels. Then in another spot i was buried down to the axles......fun times!

pics or it didn't happen:smiley-taunt002:

[bruggz351]

My poor ol' XJ has a limp now. :(
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/22/e9e66f6bfc1d4395273de5a18e22e952.jpg

... And then....
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/22/90fc23131268499977f2e22e8086ae81.jpg

Sorta handles funny now...[emoji53]

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[4.3LXJ]

My poor ol' XJ has a limp now. :(
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/22/e9e66f6bfc1d4395273de5a18e22e952.jpg

... And then....
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/22/90fc23131268499977f2e22e8086ae81.jpg

Sorta handles funny now...[emoji53]

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Just put more weight on the high side :smiley-taunt002:

[bigjim350]

pics or it didn't happen:smiley-taunt002:

Your right. **** it, ill do it again.....this time with pics.

[Poorboy]

My poor ol' XJ has a limp now. :(
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/22/e9e66f6bfc1d4395273de5a18e22e952.jpg

... And then....
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/22/90fc23131268499977f2e22e8086ae81.jpg

Sorta handles funny now...[emoji53]

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Ouch!

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[cantab27]

Your right. **** it, ill do it again.....this time with pics.

that's the sprit........:D

[bruggz351]

My poor ol' XJ has a limp now. :(
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/22/e9e66f6bfc1d4395273de5a18e22e952.jpg

... And then....
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/22/90fc23131268499977f2e22e8086ae81.jpg

Sorta handles funny now...[emoji53]

Sent from my FRED
On my way to rectifying the issue.
I have ordered a set of 4" raised coils from KnowWhere2Jeep. In the meantime, I'm picking up a second hand spacer lift from the Gold Coast, about a 2 1/2 hour drive from my place. This will at least get us to our booked camping destination in a fortnight, while I wait for the springs.

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[bigjim350]

Just for you Wayne.

https://youtu.be/OAvxEusdxvo

[cantab27]

winching what I would drive ........:D


good bit of gear to have when ya wheel alone .....nice jimbos

[bruggz351]

On my way to rectifying the issue.
I have ordered a set of 4" raised coils from KnowWhere2Jeep. In the meantime, I'm picking up a second hand spacer lift from the Gold Coast, about a 2 1/2 hour drive from my place. This will at least get us to our booked camping destination in a fortnight, while I wait for the springs.

Sent from my FRED

Didn't get to the Gold coast.....
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/bruggz351/Sigma/IMAG09171_zpsvxypodab.jpg
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

F@@ken Sigma tried to kill me and Kerry. LHS lower rear trailing arm. Felt like it was driving on snot..... not fun at 100klm/h!!!!:bang::bang:

Tilt tray home, AND NO F@@KIN RUM LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mudderoy]

Didn't get to the Gold coast.....
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/bruggz351/Sigma/IMAG09171_zpsvxypodab.jpg
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Farken Sigma tried to kill me and Kerry. LHS lower rear trailing arm. Felt like it was driving on snot..... not fun at 100klm/h!!!!:bang::bang:

Tilt tray home, AND NO FARKIN RUM LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's not good at all!

[cantab27]

wow ....not seen that before ...how old ..glad ya got outta that wee issue ...not nice mate

[bruggz351]

wow ....not seen that before ...how old ..glad ya got outta that wee issue ...not nice mate

Thanks. And sorry man...;). I'll try harder next time..... was still a bit... emotional....

It was interesting. I haven't come across anything like it. Iv'e seen flogged out bushes etc, but a broken casing...

When it happened it felt like the front wheel fell off! There was only the faintest thud. The car just wanted to steer itself!! Accellerating wasn't too bad, but all hell broke loose once I let off the throttle!!

It's our daily too. And never leaves the black-top. Has never been flogged. I inherited it from my grandfather, whom had from new. It's an '82 model, btw.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/bruggz351/Sigma/c319a8ee-cf9d-478f-aea3-47460d628ed9_zps5c4942f2.jpg

[Poorboy]

76717672 7673

I opened a can of worms... Diff service plus u-joints.

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[nickxj94]

Fixed my buddies xj last week.
All new brakes,rotors.drums,calipers,rear brake cylinders. Then replaced the balljoints,pitman arm tightened everything on his front end. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/d9b7eb0fa6e42a8cc3caad3395f0604b.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/018c17c77fc86cc5fdc417315471a4f3.jpgthen we went wheeling Saturday http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/c5aa2f25db7a0c79fda3046e99083d80.jpg
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[4.3LXJ]

Thanks for the nice pics

[XJ Wheeler]

Looks like a fun time!

[Poorboy]

I found my problem....

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii102/poorboy_616/New%20Jeep/DSC_0468_zpsixqrg57j.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/poorboy_616/media/New%20Jeep/DSC_0468_zpsixqrg57j.jpg.html)

Nevermind the bent flange....

[bruggz351]

I do believe I may have to take up religion.

7686

Nothing but glider fuel holding that arm in.

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[Poorboy]

Pucker factor right there.

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[4.3LXJ]

I do believe I may have to take up religion.

7686

Nothing but glider fuel holding that arm in.

Sent from my FRED

That would be enough to do it for sure. Somebody is looking out for you

[bruggz351]

That would be enough to do it for sure. Somebody is looking out for you
I was dumbstruck. And when I realized that the casing was broken across the top for who knows how long?, I nearly cried man.
I've traveled hundreds of miles in this with my family. LOADED. So, so happy it was a little day trip and nothing serious happened.
Ironic, the trip to the coast was cancelled. Coulda happened a lot further from home.

Cheers

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[Carves]

I was dumbstruck. And when I realized that the casing was broken across the top for who knows how long?, I nearly cried man.
I've traveled hundreds of miles in this with my family. LOADED. So, so happy it was a little day trip and nothing serious happened.
Ironic, the trip to the coast was cancelled. Coulda happened a lot further from home.

Cheers

Sent from my FRED


I'm betting your young bloke has been sneaking out with his mates on a friday night ... and drifting it ... :D:D

Damn lucky the only problem was wobbly steering for a bit ... you coulda had serious problems .. :eek:

Strange how a mitsi sigma might have that problem ??

... now if it was an earlier, chrysler sigma, the reason would be obvious .. :D:D

[Firemanray]

Today I put insurance back on the Xj and changed the tires back to something more street friendly. On the road again!

[bruggz351]

Installed a brand new pair of coil spring spacers yesterday. Looks and drives MUCH better.
What a prick of a job though. Last time I did by myself. But this time I couldn't win a trick. Got my son to help, we had to practically drop the diff out, one side at a time.

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[XJ Wheeler]

Another one rescued. The neighbor lady was trying to turn around in her driveway. Just wet enough to keep from getting traction. Truthfully it was very mildly stuck, better tires and it probably wouldn't have happened.

7706

7707

[Firemanray]

I used the Xj as the ultimate weekend vehicle today:
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/firemanray21/20150530_122327_zpslmdkq80i.jpg (http://s223.photobucket.com/user/firemanray21/media/20150530_122327_zpslmdkq80i.jpg.html)

[Poorboy]

Audio upgrades today. Sound much better (and louder) now...

[Mudderoy]

Built the mount for the rear facing 20" LED light bar. Still have to mount and wire it.

7723

Tidied up the para cord wrapped steering wheel.

7724

[denverd1]

Built the mount for the rear facing 20" LED light bar. Still have to mount and wire it.

7723

Tidied up the para cord wrapped steering wheel.

7724
Nice use of the bar. Going to wire it to reverse lights or switch?

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[nickxj94]

Picked up a used 8.25 29 spline to replace my wife's busted 8.25 in her jeep.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/01/5b042dd2e7bd0b5a619873a9ec243704.jpg
Did some cleaning on it, repainted it, adding disc brakes from a Dana 35 before installing. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/01/0079078527ca7b4ac09750ae9493305f.jpg
Hopefully have it together this weekend and installed.

[denverd1]

Put load leveling shocks on the WK. Looks level now
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/01/831da6bb2b97d5e2906c656b7e4a6006.jpg

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[OGCollard]

Well I have to wait til Thursday before I can jack the engine up to get my oil pan out. while it is up I figured I would check the front brakes. Have not checked them out since I bought it a year ago. First had to beat the wheels off with a sledge hammer!! Then, what I saw was quite scary. I took the caliper off and started beating the rotor up. Will continue to pound on that bas**** tonight. Its coming off. It does not have any say in the matter!!

[Mudderoy]

Nice use of the bar. Going to wire it to reverse lights or switch?

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Switch, but I have been mulling over running a line to the brake light switch and some RED LED covers for those late night tailgaters. :D

[denverd1]

Why red? Red won't be as bright [emoji106]

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[OGCollard]

So i finally got that friggin oil pan out. Had to jack the engine up to do it. So i am replacing the piston rings and honing the cylinders. Need advice on the rod and main bearings. I am right there, is there any reason why i should not change them at this point? I have 200000 miles.....

[4.3LXJ]

You might as well, but keep track of where and how they go. They only go one place and way. Also put some vacuum tubing over the rod bolts. If the threads hit the polished surface of the crank they will scar it

[OGCollard]

How do i tell what size bearings i need? Or do i go with standard size?

[OGCollard]

Vaccuum tube over rod bolts? You mean after i put them back in? On the ends of the bolt?

[4.3LXJ]

Over the bolt threads

[OGCollard]

I see what you mean. Vaccuum tube on bolts for when i roll the top bearing out?

[OGCollard]

Maybe i belong in a different thread here but just looking for advice. So a few know that i overheated cracked and warped head and am oveehauling many things. I am honing cylinders and reringing pistons. My buddy who is an old deisel mechanic told me i should do rod bearings and main bearings since the oil pan is out and they are right there. He said he never did a ring job without replacing those bearings and doing that would be like replacing a head gasket without getting cylinder head machined before putting it back on. I am scared to death of creating a problem that did not exist by swapping these out. Would you guys recommend swapping them out? My jeep did not have any real knocking sounds before overheating and i did not run it but a ten minute idle a couple days after the overheating before starting this process. uust need morw thoughts on this.

[denverd1]

you really should. crank bearing (main) caps will all the right there and connecting rods as well. you're taking the rod bearings off anyway, might as well replace them.

internal engine "bearings" are more like straps that go between the rod or main and the block or crank. they're basically oil galleys and are unlike any other bearing you've ever seen. they have to be aligned and oriented a specific way, but are very easy to do.

[OGCollard]

If they are not damaged and i swap them out, think i can forego the crankshaft machining? It is not really an option.....

[Mudderoy]

If they are not damaged and i swap them out, think i can forego the crankshaft machining? It is not really an option.....

I would check them for wear and if they look good, put them back. If the bottom end didn't have a problem before you'll probably get another 100k out of what you have. Replacing the bearings without sizing cleaning up the crank and then plastigauging it could cause problems down the road, literally.

On my recent rebuild we didn't even remove the crank. Replaced rod bearings, rings and honed the cylinders after checking them for a ridge. Head went to the machine shop.

New oil melling oil pump, lifters.

[OGCollard]

Just to make sure i am understanding correctly Musderoy. If main crank bearings look fine leave them be but do go ahead and replace the rod bearings since they are coming half off? That sounds more practical to me actually.

[OGCollard]

Do you still have to worry about machining crank when replacing the rod bearings? Sorry for all the questions folks.

[4.3LXJ]

If the crank is not damaged, then no

[Carves]

Off to the mall shopping, tomorrow .... so checked oils, kicked tyres, yada yada ... and gave the leaky transfer case a drink.

It was ever so thirsty .. :o


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[Carves]

Considering how little I do - to the little red shopping trolley,

... you blokes must be getting real slack with your XJs,

... if I can manage two posts in a row .. :p .. :D


Anyways ...

Today consisted of about 5hrs of roadtripping and dodging Kangaroos.

As well as that - there was about 5hrs of hardcore wheeling in various shopping centre carparks,


Ohhhhh ... and some pretty harsh applications of the stop and go pedals,

... until I remembered, that the steel posts with coloured lights ... were not ... leftover xmas decorations .. :o .. :D

... also bought it a 10mm hex socket ... so I can tickle its tummy with something better than a, almost fits, torx socket, when doing the t'fer case oil .. :D


phewwww .... was almost as exhilarating as going to a texas offroad park .. :rolleye0012:

[Mudderoy]

Just to make sure i am understanding correctly Musderoy. If main crank bearings look fine leave them be but do go ahead and replace the rod bearings since they are coming half off? That sounds more practical to me actually.

That's what we did on mine. I believe Matt said if the bottom end wasn't a problem at 175k miles don't touch it. My next question was how long should I expect to get out of this engine doing this, he estimated another 200k miles.

I'm sure there are different thoughts about this, but this is what we did with mine.

[4.3LXJ]

Rebuilt the AX15 in a TJ. Not for the faint of heart

[Pookapotamus]

I'm going to be doing my ax15 here soon Steve! Anything I should know?

[4.3LXJ]

Yes, there is. It doesn't come apart intuitively, at leas not for me. When you get around to it I will mail you the stuff from the FSM on that

[bluedragon436]

I started it and opened her up to let her breath inside a bit.. Going to try and get the oil changed out and the spark plugs swapped out tomorrow before heading out for 3 months.. At least that way when I get home I know those items are taken care of, and I can continue working on the next steps of her build up... Hopefully I'll even get a run or two in before the weather starts getting too cold..

[Poorboy]

Dropped her off at the surgeons.... she'll be lifted by tonight.

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[NW99XJ]

Dropped her off at the surgeons.... she'll be lifted by tonight.

I'm getting anxious to see some pics!...where they at!?!?!?

[denverd1]

Dropped her off at the surgeons.... she'll be lifted by tonight.

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sweet!! how big did you go?

[Poorboy]

sweet!! how big did you go?
3.5

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[denverd1]

Do you still have to worry about machining crank when replacing the rod bearings? Sorry for all the questions folks.

I wouldn't worry about pulling the crank out. and like has mentioned, I wouldn't have anything done to it.

[Poorboy]

Called and checked the status of the build. Could have it back by today if all goes well.

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[Roqon>]

Put it on the road and went for a shake down run.:bacondance:

[Poorboy]

XJ comes home in the morning!

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[Poorboy]

I'm getting anxious to see some pics!...where they at!?!?!?
Pics in the morning when I go pick her up. She's all done! Gonna need to get into the tcase though. My thoughts about a noise are confirmed.

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[denverd1]

Took WK for oil change and trans fluid swap. Trans is doing MUCH better. Pulled the boat just enough miles to warm it up and it seemed fine.

Funny guy at time it oil change noticed it was 4x4 and starts selling me tcase, front and rear diff service. $300 bucks for all 3, but he'll make me a deal at 250. Politely asked him to do oil and trans, thanks.

Would normally do trans fluid but was pressed for time. Still have to pull pan and do filter. Will put a few miles and see.

BTW does anyone mind that I post WK stuff here? It's not an XJ (need to work on her) but it is a Jeep.

sent from my Samsoon S5 from the bottom of a mud hole

[XJ Wheeler]

I got no problem with it. It is what did you do to your JEEP today. ;)

Those places have their own way of doing things. :rolleyes: last time we took anything to one, our usually, they were to change the trans fluid and filter. Instead, they changed the trans fluid and engine oil to whatever they chose to put in it. Needless to say, they stayed late that day to change the trans filter and engine oil and filter back to the kind we use.

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[Poorboy]

Picked up the xj from the shop. Immediately scheduled for transfer case rebuild including sye and new driveline.

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[Roqon>]

Fixed the wires to the front doors and popped in new speakers. Gave it a bath and took pics.

[bluedragon436]

Picked up the xj from the shop. Immediately scheduled for transfer case rebuild including sye and new driveline.

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Nothing wrong with starting her off right with the SYE and driveline.. Never needed it with my old 98, she did well with only TC drop.. But went ahead and started this one planning on doing the SYE this time around.. Got the SYE, just need to order up the new rear shaft.. I'll probably just throw in a stock front shaft for a bit, just to get me by till I get the new aftermarket shaft in, if the front length won't work for my lift..

[Poorboy]

Front length Is to close for my comfort. Custom line it is. I see this as paving the way to future mods.

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[TallGuyJeep]

Drove the Jeep to work today for the first time in almost 2 weeks after the drum brake nightmare. [emoji14] but now everything is new so i feel much better about that. :D

[bluedragon436]

Ridded the back of the XJ of the wasp nest.. Guessing the wasp was trying to tell me that I've left her sitting far too long!!

[4.3LXJ]

Ha James, you are supposed to be more creative. I get them almost every year. I just go for a drive on a nice warm day and then stop, let them swarm up, and take off. About the third stop, the nest is empty

[cantab27]

laughed at it again........:smiley-taunt002:


7813

[4.3LXJ]

Put a few plugs together?

[cantab27]

not yet ....steve


7814


bent selectors,,,,not the best pic dana.......

[4.3LXJ]

Ya got a job there Mate

Check the map, got a mate from Auckland on tonight

[Carves]

Greased the towball,
Cleaned the trailer wiring socket and gave it a dash of dilectic grease,

... and toddled off to collect the carbuncle - in preparation for multiple rubbish and firewood trips this weekend ........



sighhhhhhh .. :rolleyes:


.... ol mate is still waiting for beaurocracy, to issue the next available trailer I.D.# ... so the damn thing can be registered .. :mad:

[abebehrmann]

Wednesday morning I swallowed my pride and dropped her off at a mechanic to find out where this damn noise is coming from. Two days later they call me up and tell me they can't figure it out either. :bang:

Thinking about buying one of these to finally pin point the problem.

Amazon.com: STEELMAN 97202 Wireless ChassisEAR Diagnostic Device Kit: Automotive@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51h7Xx0NaAL.@@AMEPARAM@@51h7Xx0NaAL

[pisspotannie]

went and made it legal lol and had the code read p0304

[Mudderoy]

Took WK for oil change and trans fluid swap. Trans is doing MUCH better. Pulled the boat just enough miles to warm it up and it seemed fine.

Funny guy at time it oil change noticed it was 4x4 and starts selling me tcase, front and rear diff service. $300 bucks for all 3, but he'll make me a deal at 250. Politely asked him to do oil and trans, thanks.

Would normally do trans fluid but was pressed for time. Still have to pull pan and do filter. Will put a few miles and see.

BTW does anyone mind that I post WK stuff here? It's not an XJ (need to work on her) but it is a Jeep.

sent from my Samsoon S5 from the bottom of a mud hole

How about here? http://xjtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=126

[cantab27]

Wednesday morning I swallowed my pride and dropped her off at a mechanic to find out where this damn noise is coming from. Two days later they call me up and tell me they can't figure it out either. :bang:

Thinking about buying one of these to finally pin point the problem.

Amazon.com: STEELMAN 97202 Wireless ChassisEAR Diagnostic Device Kit: Automotive (http://www.amazon.com/STEELMAN-97202-Wireless-ChassisEAR-Diagnostic/dp/B00123J79O)

what kinda noise and did I miss the post on it ....;)

[denverd1]

How about here? http://xjtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=126

I'm aware of GC subforum. I'd have the only post in 2015. So I'd REALLY feel like I was talking to myself!

[denverd1]

I'm aware of GC subforum. I'd have the only post in 2015. So I'd REALLY feel like I was talking to myself!

I'll throw a few things over there, but just to keep some interaction going will post where i have been as well

[Dualsport450]

Well.... I picked it up from the shop...... Super bad news. Gonna be a lot of cash to dial this ride in.

[bluedragon436]

Well.... I picked it up from the shop...... Super bad news. Gonna be a lot of cash to dial this ride in.

What kind of bad news are they talking about?? What all they saying needs to be done or taken care of to dial her in??

[denverd1]

Easy fixes add up quick. I would wager that most of it can be done easily in your driveway

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[rabies]

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traded it

:smiley-scared003:

[abebehrmann]

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traded it

:smiley-scared003:


NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I hope you update us later with, "....some new oil for its old used up stuff"

[rabies]

unfortunatly traded for what i never wanted to own but i had to.
i would post a pic but.. i dont want to ruin anyones day lol

[abebehrmann]

unfortunatly traded for what i never wanted to own but i had to.
i would post a pic but.. i dont want to ruin anyones day lol

It's not what you own, but how you use it! I mean, this guy drives a 3 cylinder Geo Metro and probably has more fun offroad than most of the people on here!

http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/this-guy-s-been-living-in-a-three-cylinder-geo-metro-fo-1705793497


LET'S SEE A PIC OF YOUR NEW RIDE!

[rabies]

reluctantly...


http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad277/rick_rabies/dodge/2gdodgeram1500.jpg (http://s943.photobucket.com/user/rick_rabies/media/dodge/2gdodgeram1500.jpg.html)

i had to. i had to have a truck. doing alot of work to my house not alot of $ and i scrap metal alot.. has rebuilt 360 6" lift. dana 44front. Chr 9.25 and LSD
very nasty inside. ripped out headliner will rip out carpet and bed line later.
had to put a muffler on it and tighten up the front brush guard..

miss the jeep already.

[abebehrmann]

reluctantly...


http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad277/rick_rabies/dodge/2gdodgeram1500.jpg (http://s943.photobucket.com/user/rick_rabies/media/dodge/2gdodgeram1500.jpg.html)

i had to. i had to have a truck. doing alot of work to my house not alot of $ and i scrap metal alot.. has rebuilt 360 6" lift. dana 44front. Chr 9.25 and LSD
very nasty inside. ripped out headliner will rip out carpet and bed line later.
had to put a muffler on it and tighten up the front brush guard..

miss the jeep already.

Well that's not bad at all! It's no Jeep, but I was expecting a Corolla or Prius or something.

[4.3LXJ]

I was afraid to look, but Dodge is OK. Made by the same company "D

[TeXJ]

Wheel that man! again I was expecting much worse lol

[denverd1]

reluctantly...


http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad277/rick_rabies/dodge/2gdodgeram1500.jpg (http://s943.photobucket.com/user/rick_rabies/media/dodge/2gdodgeram1500.jpg.html)

i had to. i had to have a truck. doing alot of work to my house not alot of $ and i scrap metal alot.. has rebuilt 360 6" lift. dana 44front. Chr 9.25 and LSD
very nasty inside. ripped out headliner will rip out carpet and bed line later.
had to put a muffler on it and tighten up the front brush guard..

miss the jeep already.

you better buy enough bedliner to do the whole truck! :smiley-taunt002:

Not too bad. Those Rams are tough trucks.

[XJ Wheeler]

You have no idea how long I've wanted one of those! Looks nice too. Much better than a prius... :D

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[TeXJ]

you better buy enough bedliner to do the whole truck! :smiley-taunt002:

Not too bad. Those Rams are tough trucks.

Just be careful if you have the auto tranny, not known for strength :smiley-taunt002:

[bluedragon436]

The trucks themselves are pretty darn good, and the 360's are pretty stout engines.. but the trans are the weak points... But easy enough to find another for spare in the JY.. Or have one beefed up a bit, then you'd have a great hauling truck for scrap metal and stuff around the house...

[Mudderoy]

reluctantly...


http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad277/rick_rabies/dodge/2gdodgeram1500.jpg (http://s943.photobucket.com/user/rick_rabies/media/dodge/2gdodgeram1500.jpg.html)

i had to. i had to have a truck. doing alot of work to my house not alot of $ and i scrap metal alot.. has rebuilt 360 6" lift. dana 44front. Chr 9.25 and LSD
very nasty inside. ripped out headliner will rip out carpet and bed line later.
had to put a muffler on it and tighten up the front brush guard..

miss the jeep already.

It's like I don't even know you any more! :smiley-taunt002:

Everyone is welcome to the site, even Prius owners. :smiley-scared003:

[bluedragon436]

Did some more cleaning on the interior, and while taking a break noticed that the drag link and track bar are almost perfectly aligned.. which I'm pretty happy about!!

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii306/bluedragon436/XJ/1997%20Cherokee%20Country/20150617_191144.jpg (http://s267.photobucket.com/user/bluedragon436/media/XJ/1997%20Cherokee%20Country/20150617_191144.jpg.html)

Now if I can just get the toe adjusted so the steering will be all good and I can enjoy the new steering, suspension setup..

Also tossed one of the new 33's in front of the current 31's to get an idea what she'll look like once I get the new tires installed.. other then a tad bit more clearance above them then what's currently showing...

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii306/bluedragon436/XJ/1997%20Cherokee%20Country/20150617_180956.jpg (http://s267.photobucket.com/user/bluedragon436/media/XJ/1997%20Cherokee%20Country/20150617_180956.jpg.html)

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii306/bluedragon436/XJ/1997%20Cherokee%20Country/20150617_181001.jpg (http://s267.photobucket.com/user/bluedragon436/media/XJ/1997%20Cherokee%20Country/20150617_181001.jpg.html)

Can't wait to get the 33's mounted on the 16" rims I bought for the 98... and even more so to get them on the 97.. will fill the wheel wells nicely!!

[4.3LXJ]

It is getting there James

[bluedragon436]

It is getting there James

Yeah she's slowly getting there.. Got the front bumper & sliders that I need to get stripped down and recoated.. and as soon as the rear bumper finally comes in, it'll need coating as well.. then install them.. Got SYE in the back of the XJ to install, some lights a few of which are on order right now, get the toe adjusted and some more interior work and I'll be happy with her.. at least until the rough start to life she had gets the better of her and the engine gives up the ghost.. but hopefully that'll be a ways down the road... at least far enough for me to save up for either a small stroker to install or a full diesel conversion!! Figure might as well build her up not just replace w/ stock if I can help it...

[xj-jake]

Looking good James! Those 33's will look nice in there for sure. Have you driven it with the OTK steering yet?

[bluedragon436]

Looking good James! Those 33's will look nice in there for sure. Have you driven it with the OTK steering yet?

I have not gotten to drive it yet, due to the toe still not being adjusted correctly, and unfortunately the gearbox is pretty much shot.. Going to order up a new gearbox when I'll be on my way back stateside from my 3 month out of country time.. I'm just trying to figure out if I want to go with the Durango upgrade or a stock box.. I've been reading online a few folks said that the Durango box isn't all that great or has it's own drawbacks.. So since I got put on this last minute deployment, I won't have a chance to take care of the gearbox before heading out, but will get it ordered so hopefully it'll be ready for pickup when I get home in 3 months, then I'll install it, and get the XJ over to a shop in MD to have them do the adjustment and alignment for the OTK and the caster on the LA! Can't wait to see how it performs.. I can only imagine it'll be far better then stock that is for sure... I also go to figure out something as far as a dampener, as I don't currently have one for it..

[bluedragon436]

I also found something interesting... I picked up (2) 3/4" D-rings from Tractor Supply for my bumpers.. and I ordered (4) 3/4" D-rings from Smittybuilt so that I'll have matching D-rings for the front and the back bumpers.. While I was moving stuff around yesterday in my garage I happened to notice embossments on the D-rings.. the one from:

TSC says WLL 6 1/2T
Smittybuilt says WLL 4 3/4T

I'm just posting to give a heads up to anyone wanting to purchase D-rings for their rigs, you can pick up rings for pretty much the same price @ TSC and not have to wait for shipping time and they are rated at a far higher tonnage over the Smittybuilt... thought it was kind of interesting..

[xj-jake]

I'd do the Durango box. I'm happy with mine. You'll love the feel of it.

[XJ Wheeler]

Nice James!!! Would love to upgrade my steering, ever since i saw the hi-steer kit from teraflex several years back at a shop in Colorado. I'm sure you'll love it.

Stay safe, wherever you're headed bud!

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[XJ Wheeler]

I thought i was gonna get some 33s today but upon looking them over one of them had a sidewall puncture and the guy wouldn't come down to my price so... the search continues.

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[bluedragon436]

I thought i was gonna get some 33s today but upon looking them over one of them had a sidewall puncture and the guy wouldn't come down to my price so... the search continues.

Sent via messenger pigeon - i talk, he types.

I'll be running 33's from TreadWright.. They're retreads and they're only 11.5" instead of 12.5".. but for the price.. I'll run em for a bit until I can afford some much more expensive tires.. Then again if I'm happy with how they perform and how they look.. I'll run em again!! So far I already like they way they look and can't wait to get them on the XJ and hit up some off the paved road time!!

[XJ Wheeler]

I'll be running 33's from TreadWright.. They're retreads and they're only 11.5" instead of 12.5".. but for the price.. I'll run em for a bit until I can afford some much more expensive tires.. Then again if I'm happy with how they perform and how they look.. I'll run em again!! So far I already like they way they look and can't wait to get them on the XJ and hit up some off the paved road time!!

Yeah, i like those. Especially the ones like you have that resemble the old mtr. But they don't make a 33 with a 15" wheel, and i don't want to change wheels. Its a shame really, they're even local to me so i could go to the factory and save on shipping and i believe one of our local jeep club is sponsored by them so we get a discount.

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[bluedragon436]

Yeah, i like those. Especially the ones like you have that resemble the old mtr. But they don't make a 33 with a 15" wheel, and i don't want to change wheels. Its a shame really, they're even local to me so i could go to the factory and save on shipping and i believe one of our local jeep club is sponsored by them so we get a discount.

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Yeah that is the reason I picked up the 16" rims for my 98 was so I'd be able to order up a set of the 33's, before they went to the new MTR style tread pattern.. But now that I got the 97, and even more so that they went to that new MTR pattern.. I was more then happy to run them on the 16's I still had in the garage from the 98... But yeah, I know I sent them a few messages, as well as a few other folks locally to me... and have seen many folks that said they sent messages to them about them not carrying the 33's in 15" rim format.. Said they couldn't source enough useable carcasses to make it worth them doing, but the last time I talked to them about it, when I ordered the set for my 16's I have now.. they said they are starting to seriously look into it..

[XJ Wheeler]

Yeah that is the reason I picked up the 16" rims for my 98 was so I'd be able to order up a set of the 33's, before they went to the new MTR style tread pattern.. But now that I got the 97, and even more so that they went to that new MTR pattern.. I was more then happy to run them on the 16's I still had in the garage from the 98... But yeah, I know I sent them a few messages, as well as a few other folks locally to me... and have seen many folks that said they sent messages to them about them not carrying the 33's in 15" rim format.. Said they couldn't source enough useable carcasses to make it worth them doing, but the last time I talked to them about it, when I ordered the set for my 16's I have now.. they said they are starting to seriously look into it..

That would be great if they did. I'm surprised about the available carcasses though, 33" seems like it would be common enough. Oh well, keep looking I guess.

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[bluedragon436]

Nice James!!! Would love to upgrade my steering, ever since i saw the hi-steer kit from teraflex several years back at a shop in Colorado. I'm sure you'll love it.

Stay safe, wherever you're headed bud!

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Yeah I have seen the Teraflex hi-steer kit... and was stuck between getting it and the IRO OTK kit... I chose the IRO OTK kit only cause I was able to snag it for a great deal from a local Jeeper.. and so far I am not at all sad about that choice.. it is a pretty beefy design that is for sure..

[bluedragon436]

Well not today, but yesterday... I finally got a chance to do an oil change on her, and swap out the plugs all of which I've had the parts for sitting in my garage since the weekend after buying the XJ.. So far seems to run smoother, and definitely doesn't have the hesitation it had before I changed out the plugs... Going to go out in just a few minutes and try a "cold start" as that is usually when I noticed the biggest issue with slow to start..

[TeXJ]

I touched it at least...

[Poorboy]

Crawled under to inspect the work.... there's transfer fluid on the crossmember, but none on the case or trans... me thinks somebody didn't wipe up their mess....

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii102/poorboy_616/New%20Jeep/20150620_134054_zps0pdbeqdz.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/poorboy_616/media/New%20Jeep/20150620_134054_zps0pdbeqdz.jpg.html)


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[4.3LXJ]

Clean and purdy

[bluedragon436]

Crawled under to inspect the work.... there's transfer fluid on the crossmember, but none on the case or trans... me thinks somebody didn't wipe up their mess....

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii102/poorboy_616/New%20Jeep/20150620_134054_zps0pdbeqdz.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/poorboy_616/media/New%20Jeep/20150620_134054_zps0pdbeqdz.jpg.html)


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That looks good.. How much did it set you back having it done?? And is that just a stock front shaft or one that was ordered w/ measurements after the SYE was installed?? I'd say wipe up the fluid, and see if anymore appears.. but if everything else seem clean and dry, was probably just residual that was missed in cleanup!!

[Poorboy]

Complete custom measurement. With the transfer case rebuild it was 1700 bucks. New chain, bearings, seals, and the sye with driveline. Imho, expensive, but the peace of mind is worth it.

I'll be checking on the fluid every couple of days. So far the trans is plumb full, just like when I dropped it off.

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[toledojeeper]

Rear main seal going in , tried of the drips on the driveway . I took a week off of work and this is the last thing I wanted to do but....here I go .
Going to try to get pan off tonight and let it drip ill tomorrow .

[OGCollard]

Toledo...if the jeep aint lifted you are going to have to undo the motor mounts and jack the engine up to get that oil pan out. We tried several methods for several days and that was the only thing that worked.jack engine up, rotate back of pan to the passenger side and it will drop right out.

[abebehrmann]

Loaded them both onto an auto transport truck. I will be Jeep-less for a whole week. *tear*

[4.3LXJ]

You can celebrate your reunion then :D

[toledojeeper]

Toledo...if the jeep aint lifted you are going to have to undo the motor mounts and jack the engine up to get that oil pan out. We tried several methods for several days and that was the only thing that worked.jack engine up, rotate back of pan to the passenger side and it will drop right out.


It wasn't too bad to take out , the exhaust was in the way but got around it . I jacked the front up till tires were off the ground and with my 3 inch lift had good room . I'm really surprised the bottom of motor seems very clean ,no sludge or junk except a little on bottom of pan . Hopefully tomorrow will go good had to break it up into 2 days because it's too hard to lay under the Jeep too long for me and been fighting some bronchitis on top of that .

[Joliet Johnny]

I changed a gas tank strap. Yes was very fun, why no way to empty fuel tank before dropping? Found more rust and looks like where the J-bolt on the drivers side lives has a crack in it. I could be an a-hole and make this 99 as pretty as possible and sell it, but I'm really thinking it becomes a partscar.

[TeXJ]

I drove the deathtrap to work!

[Tobyspaw]

What is the Green XJ club?

[4.3LXJ]

What is the Green XJ club?

People with green Jeeps on here think that green is the only color. But they don't know blue is the only true color :smiley-taunt002:

[Carves]

What is the Green XJ club?



Shhhhh,

... its a secret society of folks, who bought the wrong colour XJ.


Pay no attention to them .. :D:D

[Carves]

Finally hooked up the carbuncle to it.


Long story short ....

Spent 4wks looking for a decent trailer builder, within a 400 mile radius, that had reasonably priced tin boxes.

Finally found something that looked like it might last a coupla years,
.... so threw a coupla spare rims and tyres in the XJ - and went off to collect one of these.


http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/carves-oz/Trip%20Pics/Trailer%2001a_zpszyeh8jjd.jpg


Got down there and they didnt have one that fit 15"/16" wheels .. :rolleyes:

OK fine ... heres the wheel offsets for axle length, some structural design changes. and $1400 ... see ya in a coupla weeks.


... and then it became a yarn - worthy of an Oprah episode .. :rolleyes: .. :D

Money reappeared in bank account.


Coupla weeks later, ol mate mentions he's building a coupla golf buggy trailers, and tandem wheel, stock crate trailers,

... and also a 7x4, I told him .. :D


Coupla things turned out less than perfect ... but it was a cash free/barter deal ... so one doesnt look a gift horse in the mouth,

.... or dwell on the delivery time .. ;);) .. :D


Should be a solid little bugger ... all the sheet metal is a coupla gauges thicker than whats normally used, and is sitting on a 3" x 2" shs (box) frame.


http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/carves-oz/Trip%20Pics/7x4%20Trl%2002b_zpsul8maytc.jpg

http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/carves-oz/Trip%20Pics/7x4%20Tlr%2001b_zpsnsn36xet.jpg

[TeXJ]

What is the Green XJ club?

The green XJs actually came with more horsepower from the factory...it's a fact cause I saw it on the interwebs...

Something that started here with the green vs red XJs. Heck not even sure if it's still a "thing" now :(

[denverd1]

James looking good bro!! You gonna trim fenders a bit to let those 33 have a bit more uptravel?

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[XJ Wheeler]

Finally hooked up the carbuncle to it.


Long story short ....

Spent 4wks looking for a decent trailer builder, within a 400 mile radius, that had reasonably priced tin boxes.

Finally found something that looked like it might last a coupla years,
.... so threw a coupla spare rims and tyres in the XJ - and went off to collect one of these.


http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/carves-oz/Trip%20Pics/Trailer%2001a_zpszyeh8jjd.jpg


Got down there and they didnt have one that fit 15"/16" wheels .. :rolleyes:

OK fine ... heres the wheel offsets for axle length, some structural design changes. and $1400 ... see ya in a coupla weeks.


... and then it became a yarn - worthy of an Oprah episode .. :rolleyes: .. :D

Money reappeared in bank account.


Coupla weeks later, ol mate mentions he's building a coupla golf buggy trailers, and tandem wheel, stock crate trailers,

... and also a 7x4, I told him .. :D


Coupla things turned out less than perfect ... but it was a cash free/barter deal ... so one doesnt look a gift horse in the mouth,

.... or dwell on the delivery time .. ;);) .. :D


Should be a solid little bugger ... all the sheet metal is a coupla gauges thicker than whats normally used, and is sitting on a 3" x 2" shs (box) frame.


http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/carves-oz/Trip%20Pics/7x4%20Trl%2002b_zpsul8maytc.jpg

http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/carves-oz/Trip%20Pics/7x4%20Tlr%2001b_zpsnsn36xet.jpg

Looks like ya got room for a spare trailer on the tongue. :p

Solid looking though. Should be good for those trips to the mall...

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[bruggz351]

Finally hooked up the carbuncle to it.


Long story short ....

Spent 4wks looking for a decent trailer builder, within a 400 mile radius, that had reasonably priced tin boxes.

Finally found something that looked like it might last a coupla years,
.... so threw a coupla spare rims and tyres in the XJ - and went off to collect one of these.


http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/carves-oz/Trip%20Pics/Trailer%2001a_zpszyeh8jjd.jpg


Got down there and they didnt have one that fit 15"/16" wheels .. :rolleyes:

OK fine ... heres the wheel offsets for axle length, some structural design changes. and $1400 ... see ya in a coupla weeks.


... and then it became a yarn - worthy of an Oprah episode .. :rolleyes: .. :D

Money reappeared in bank account.


Coupla weeks later, ol mate mentions he's building a coupla golf buggy trailers, and tandem wheel, stock crate trailers,

... and also a 7x4, I told him .. :D


Coupla things turned out less than perfect ... but it was a cash free/barter deal ... so one doesnt look a gift horse in the mouth,

.... or dwell on the delivery time .. ;);) .. :D


Should be a solid little bugger ... all the sheet metal is a coupla gauges thicker than whats normally used, and is sitting on a 3" x 2" shs (box) frame.


http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/carves-oz/Trip%20Pics/7x4%20Trl%2002b_zpsul8maytc.jpg

http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/carves-oz/Trip%20Pics/7x4%20Tlr%2001b_zpsnsn36xet.jpg
Nice looking box, Carves. Should fit a coupla cartons in that baby. [emoji13]

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[Carves]

Looks like ya got room for a spare trailer on the tongue. :p


Makes 'em track better behind the vehicle ... and a damn sight easier to reverse.

Spare wheel will sit on there as well.


Nice looking box, Carves. Should fit a coupla cartons in that baby.

Hahhh .... I get a little box trailer,

... and you see a, drinks trolley .. :p .. :D

[XJ Wheeler]

Makes 'em track better behind the vehicle ... and a damn sight easier to reverse.

Spare wheel will sit on there as well.



Hahhh .... I get a little box trailer,

... and you see a, drinks trolley .. :p .. :D

Oh yeah, those little buggers are a pain to back up. Best one I've gotten to reverse was a 20' gooseneck flatbed. The perfect reversing machine! :D

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[bluedragon436]

James looking good bro!! You gonna trim fenders a bit to let those 33 have a bit more uptravel?

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You talking to me?? If so, I do plan on doing something with the fenders.. Going to get the front end aligned and the bumpers/sliders on and see how the 33's fit on there.. But do plan on replacing the flares with something that'll allow me to cut out the fenders some for some room to get as much travel as I can out of the setup.. Can't wait to see what that is!! But yeah, figure the back has some nice clearance since it is sitting a bit higher then the front.. and will be adding some small coil spacers once I get the bumpers and such on, and get the settling to figure out what I need to level it all out... then I can figure out what kind of clearancing I need to do..

[bruggz351]

Makes 'em track better behind the vehicle ... and a damn sight easier to reverse.

:thumbsup:

Btw Carves, how much did the custom number plate knock ya back???:rolleye0012:

:beer:

[Poorboy]

Went for a drive today.... my daughter manned the camera when this happened....

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii102/poorboy_616/New%20Jeep/20150626_193625_zpsfxplosrb.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/poorboy_616/media/New%20Jeep/20150626_193625_zpsfxplosrb.jpg.html)

All 2's....

400 miles now on the lift install. We have squeaks in the front end. Time for lube! :headbag:

The OP Gauge has been funky since I bought the thing. :smiley-scared003:

[Tobyspaw]

Sometimes I like the green,sometimes I dont. (Mine is green) What is the factory name for that green?

[jdsilvaca]

working on my 97 XJ. upper and lower ball joints and right wheel hub and u-joint. Fun times. the u-joint should have taken 15 minutes, ended up being a 2 hour job. Two end caps broke off while trying to press it out. Was a factory original spicer part. 18 years old and 217,000 miles on it, same for the hub. I had just done the driver side about 2 months ago. Thought for sure I was going to crack an ear, but I didn't. All done and back together. I replaced it with a Super Strength greaseable u-joint. Ball Joints are all Moog parts with grease fittings.

[bluedragon436]

Sometimes I like the green,sometimes I dont. (Mine is green) What is the factory name for that green?

Loved and miss my old 98 Green XJ... The code and name for the green is:

AY97SG8, PG8, Forest Green Perl

[Poorboy]

working on my 97 XJ. upper and lower ball joints and right wheel hub and u-joint. Fun times. the u-joint should have taken 15 minutes, ended up being a 2 hour job. Two end caps broke off while trying to press it out. Was a factory original spicer part. 18 years old and 217,000 miles on it, same for the hub. I had just done the driver side about 2 months ago. Thought for sure I was going to crack an ear, but I didn't. All done and back together. I replaced it with a Super Strength greaseable u-joint. Ball Joints are all Moog parts with grease fittings.
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii102/poorboy_616/New%20Jeep/DSC_0470_zpsd1q001h0.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/poorboy_616/media/New%20Jeep/DSC_0470_zpsd1q001h0.jpg.html)

Fun times.

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[jdsilvaca]

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii102/poorboy_616/New%20Jeep/DSC_0470_zpsd1q001h0.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/poorboy_616/media/New%20Jeep/DSC_0470_zpsd1q001h0.jpg.html)

Fun times.

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Yeah, looks brutal. My driverside ujoint had frozen up not long ago, but it came out ok. One other thing, on my 97 XJ, the lower ball joint nut should have been a 32 mm. It was not. I checked my new parts, and even looked at a 96 lower balljoint. I guess someone on the factory line thought it would be fun to put a 29mm nut on there. So I now have 29, 30 and 32mm sockets in my tool box.

Lower ball joints went in fine. The uppers gave me trouble due to the slight angle. OTC makes a balljoint kit for the Jeeps, but a friend of mine had already made his own tools, so I borrowed his.

[autotech98]

Heard rattling and such the other morning so today put a new water pump on her

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[TallGuyJeep]

Passed safety and emissions last night, planning to put in new u joints and ball joint thing in the front driveshaft today to be ready for camping this weekend. :)

[4.3LXJ]

Uh, is it broke?

[Pookapotamus]

Uh, is it broke?


Are you doing a hover conversion too????


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[4.3LXJ]

Yup, got those big fans on the radiator :D

[Pookapotamus]

Um Steve??? Is that an r2 unit to the right???


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[4.3LXJ]

SSSSHHHHH, Threepio is hiding :D

Actually it is a cement mixer

[Pookapotamus]

Cement mixer, why lie Steve??? It's obviously a belt driven R2 unit!! Just admit it Steve! You're a Jedi!!! And since I found you out you have to train me! [emoji16]


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[4.3LXJ]

You have to build your light saber first :D

[Pookapotamus]

The wife keeps my lightsaber in her purse!:cry:

[Poorboy]

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii102/poorboy_616/New%20Jeep/20150703_185317_zpsczjxzwma.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/poorboy_616/media/New%20Jeep/20150703_185317_zpsczjxzwma.jpg.html) Farm weekend. Logsden, Oregon. Nice drive and great location.

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[4.3LXJ]

The wife keeps my lightsaber in her purse!:cry:

I bet you cheated and used an LED

[bluedragon436]

The same thing I've been doing to it for the past two weeks... surfing the net and finding more ideas and parts for her... I think it's far less dangerous when I'm at home working on her and tearing my knuckles up and putting my blood sweat and tears into her...

[WhiteDevil1311]

Aquiring parts and tools. Tried and accepted failure of LED exterior lighting (brake lights LP light underhood light) 2.5w at 3000k isnt bright enough to penetrate the lenses properly.

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[Carves]

Pulled the cargo area plastic trims out ... and chased down a bodgy wiring connection.


Now the trailer blinker works .. :rolleye0012: