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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by zimbobwye
Just asking for a quick poll.. Time for New Tires, before winter. I'm driving mostly on road/highway. I'm all stock. So, sticking with a 235x75x15..
Question is:
Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac vs. General Grabber AT2 ?

Goodyear gives a little more tread depth, and (in my opinion) a better look. And, I want something a little more aggressive look than the radials on there now. But, there is a budget in here somewhere, and Grabbers are about $40 less per tire. So, preparing for winter, which would you guys go with?

Or, would you recommend something else, entirely? All opinions welcome here. Thanks, guys!
i have to say that my firestone destination m/t's are amazing in the snow. it snowed 14 inches here last winter and i was the first on the roads. i pulled out many vehicles in ditches and run 55mph (being a firefighter) to many calls and didn't have any trouble at all. i did run it in 4 wheel high for the most part but that was just for safety. they only slipped once pulling out a ford f-150 from a deep ditch but i still got him out. cost him $20. haha. but they last a long time if you rotate them and balance them like they are suppose to be. i have 30000 miles on mine now and the least amount of tread out of all of them is about 30 percent. just my .02. i also got mine for $480 brand new, installed. just gotta get em on sale.
Old Oct 17, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by zimbobwye
Just asking for a quick poll.. Time for New Tires, before winter. I'm driving mostly on road/highway. I'm all stock. So, sticking with a 235x75x15..
Question is:
Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac vs. General Grabber AT2 ?

Goodyear gives a little more tread depth, and (in my opinion) a better look. And, I want something a little more aggressive look than the radials on there now. But, there is a budget in here somewhere, and Grabbers are about $40 less per tire. So, preparing for winter, which would you guys go with?

Or, would you recommend something else, entirely? All opinions welcome here. Thanks, guys!
i have to say that my firestone destination m/t's are amazing in the snow. it snowed 14 inches here last winter and i was the first on the roads. i pulled out many vehicles in ditches and run 55mph (being a firefighter) to many calls and didn't have any trouble at all. i did run it in 4 wheel high for the most part but that was just for safety. they only slipped once pulling out a ford f-150 from a deep ditch but i still got him out. cost him $20. haha. but they last a long time if you rotate them and balance them like they are suppose to be. i have 30000 miles on mine now and the least amount of tread out of all of them is about 30 percent. just my .02. i also got mine for $480 brand new, installed. just gotta get em on sale.
Old Oct 17, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch

Cool thanks alot for the help
No prob!
Old Oct 17, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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Default Throttle Position Sensor Problems Please Help!!!!

hi, i have a 98 jeep cherokee classic. it recently started acting up on me. at idle or while driving, the RPM's would drop off to below 1000rpms then shoot back up, then drop off, and so on and so forth and would continue that. i ran a scan on it, scan pulled up bad throttle position sensor, i just went and bought one. if anyone could please help guide me on how to correctly install it and make the adjustments to it i would greatly appreciate it. i love my jeep and its my ride to and from work so i would love to get it back up and in running order
Old Oct 17, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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can someone PLEASE tell me what wheels i have?





Old Oct 17, 2011 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by toogreat
can someone PLEASE tell me what wheels i have?
They are jeep stock steelies, one of i think three styles.
Old Oct 17, 2011 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 96xjclassic
I'm not a stereo know it all. Check all of your wires where they pass through the door jam into the door. They are known to break there. Often causing speaker, lock and window operation. Just a thought.

That's what I was thinking. thanks for the input!
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch

Cool. I was thinking of cutting a hole on the box where the driver fender side to let more air flow in plus I wanna get a bored TB.
On my 2000, I literally took the box out completely.. spent about $30 building from 3 Sceptre pipes and a cone filter with a lot of surface area. They have a universal adapter for the O2 sensor. All that for cheap, and had about a 2mpg gain.
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by JeepNasty1348
hi, i have a 98 jeep cherokee classic. it recently started acting up on me. at idle or while driving, the RPM's would drop off to below 1000rpms then shoot back up, then drop off, and so on and so forth and would continue that. i ran a scan on it, scan pulled up bad throttle position sensor, i just went and bought one. if anyone could please help guide me on how to correctly install it and make the adjustments to it i would greatly appreciate it. i love my jeep and its my ride to and from work so i would love to get it back up and in running order
Its plug and play...pull the old one off, put new in, plug it up and ride out! Only the Renix engines had to be adjusted with a volt meter.
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by birdmann
That's what I was thinking. thanks for the input!
No prob. That's what were here for.
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:26 PM
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Default coolant temp 238*

do you think that this is too hot for the 4.0 to get? Seems to only do it after driving down highway for a bit. never gets over 210 driving for short periods. Brand new every thing Mopar long block, water pump, tstat & housing, new stock radiator, dirtbound off road tripple fan kit.
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by bsmith97xj
do you think that this is too hot for the 4.0 to get? Seems to only do it after driving down highway for a bit. never gets over 210 driving for short periods. Brand new every thing Mopar long block, water pump, tstat & housing, new stock radiator, dirtbound off road tripple fan kit.
It should run 195* in the winter and 210* in the summer. The only part I didn't hear you say is the fan clutch. It's inexpensive and easy to replace. Sounds like the problem. Run your engine until it gets to operating temp and roll up a newspaper and try to stop your radiator fan. If you can slow it down or stop it , it need to be replaced. Your electric/aux fan should kick on at 220*, is it?
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by bsmith97xj
do you think that this is too hot for the 4.0 to get? Seems to only do it after driving down highway for a bit. never gets over 210 driving for short periods. Brand new every thing Mopar long block, water pump, tstat & housing, new stock radiator, dirtbound off road tripple fan kit.
Did you burp the radiator properly when you changed it and did you put enough coolant and mixture back in
Old Oct 19, 2011 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 96xjclassic

It should run 195* in the winter and 210* in the summer. The only part I didn't hear you say is the fan clutch. It's inexpensive and easy to replace. Sounds like the problem. Run your engine until it gets to operating temp and roll up a newspaper and try to stop your radiator fan. If you can slow it down or stop it , it need to be replaced. Your electric/aux fan should kick on at 220*, is it?
No more mechanical fan, 3 10" electric fans in custom shroud, and system was vacuum filled
Old Oct 19, 2011 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by bsmith97xj
No more mechanical fan, 3 10" electric fans in custom shroud, and system was vacuum filled
well something isn't right then. 238 is way high, especially while driving on the highway.
Mine never gets above like 205 under highway speeds. Only reaches 220ish at hot idle like at a drive thru or in traffic.



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