Chuck82

Nice! How hard was the whole job? I have that same manifold, it's been sitting in my room for about 6 months

thatXJguy

It was a massive pain in the in the *** because of all the bottom bolts that are hard to get to.

Basslicks

How's the motor doin' after that noise you were worried about?

thatXJguy

It doesn't knock like it did.

There's just a really loud, fast, and obnoxious rattle now while the Jeep warms up that goes away when it's warm.

I should be getting the coil spring spacers in tomorrow.

thatXJguy

The foam grommets that I put in with my new heater core are holding up really nicely.




Also, to prevent rust damage from the steel light bar mounts on my gutter rails, I put a nice layer of marine grade vinyl in between the bracket and the automotive paint:

thatXJguy

I got the coil spring spacers in:



It has made a difference and got the Jeep nice and leveled out:



On a side note, I think this is the lowest my oil pressure has ever been. It's never came close to this at a warm idle before. It's always been above 25.

FreddyD'Apice

Damn dude, still clean but it really needs some bigger tires You now have quite a high lift. Like 7-8"? Tires look way too small.

thatXJguy

It's 6.5 inches and I think the tires are perfect for it lol.

cleenrob

if the fenders were cut id say go 35s but for the stock flares still being on there it looks damn good to me with the 33s

thatXJguy

Keeping the flares was a big deal to me. That's why I went with the 33s and carefully chose to have the 6.5-inch lift.

Not to mention, 35s will mean upgrading gears and all that jazz. Believe it or not, I'm still running 3.55s. It's not a slow Jeep, but it could be better if I went to 4.56s. I technically should STILL do that. But it's just low on my priority list right now.

cleenrob

gears help so much, i wish i had found 4.56 axles but my 4.10 axles didnt cost me a dime. i guess beggars cant be choosers.

if i were going to do it again i probably wouldnt trim the fenders.

thatXJguy

Yeah, I'd really like to go 4.56 some day.

thatXJguy

Today at the junk yard I picked up a 136 amp alternator for the Jeep. It'll be a direct swap with a little grinding:

cleenrob

hell yea!

i ve got one in mine too, works like a charm, works good with my winch and the taurus fan conversion with out a massive voltage drop like the stock 90 amp would cause

thatXJguy

Did you do any wiring upgrades for it? And if so, have you got any pictures or advice?