corypowell1234

just a quik update for everyone not done much with the ole jeep just puttin antifreeze in it and the battery went dead so you know im gone gether goin soon

rcguymike

Sending line for the power steering started leaking, topped it off a few times over the past month and finally got around to actually replacing them. Who decided this hose routing was a good idea? *smacks forehead*
intern1: "Aww, shoot...the feed line is on the wrong side."
intern2:"aww no problem!!" *erases end of tubing in ACAD and draws this silliness*
*interns high five*
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New shiny, may install this weekend, also have to replace a rear caliper so DDing the ZJ for a bit. The weather has been getting nice, 2 days over 50F so far.

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corypowell1234

i hear you put thing on there i finnaly got my ole zj running and on the road it defently has its problems rember when the line blew off well lets just sayshes slippin every now and again but it has a real big problem where if you floor it it shiftsall funnyand pops back through the intake and all sorts of trash but its throwing no codes i did find a wire that has bee pinched in half and i dont now what it goes to its in the front main wire harness by the radiator and i do belive its green with a yellow stripe or oppsite of that either one does anybody know where it leads. btw im thinking of selling it and buying an XJ cause jeez look are sexy.

rcguymike

Ordered a gallon of metal prep and metal ready, quart of POR, Azzy's TC linkage, in the process of ordering gears and a locker, finally mocked something up for the nickintimes nifty shifter V1:

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This thing is the BOMB, going to be great for trailing and trailering! 😁

Headed back out to STL today, working 10/4s for most of the summer.

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I have a 96 Grand Cherokee which developed a transmission fluid leak in one of the crimped joints in the middle of the Transmission Cooler lines. I got the old lines disconnected and removed with the help of a hack saw but I can't figure out how to route the new lines into position without dropping the exhaust pipe. Can the new lines be "fed" along the exhaust pipe and moved into position or must the exhaust pipe be unbolted from the manifold and dropped down to give clearance for the new lines?

Also, the manual at the local auto parts store recommended Transmax +4 as replacement fluid. I had always used Dex III. Is Transmax +4 ok?

rcguymike

Found a cowl snokel and front driveshaft for $100

Oh boy lots of drummond island mud...whoops


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All kinds of dried on mud...


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Had to chop up the stock intake tube to fit the new intake tube, guessing they had a ported TB


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Definitely not going to fit


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This should work!


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Traced the hole...a little close to the edge, but I wanted the filter as tight together as it could be


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happy little cowl...lol


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Lots of room!


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That light is going to have to move...


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Fits nice


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Chrome was flaking off the fake bolt/nut section of the CCV valve...


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Yay more room in the engine bay...now for a dual battery setup!


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Anyone need cheap junk? lol


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Finally did the Hack 'n' Tap...snowing again the last couple days...front pinion with the new gears has play...

Chop, Chop
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Drilled out for Ford style straps, what's with the triangular shaped indents?
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This one has indents too...?
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Anyone need a rear driveshaft? Still have grease in all the u-joints
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Before removing the TC drop, yikes...
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After removing the TC drops, should be good with my extended bump stops
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less than 500 miles and play in the front pinion...we'll have to see what the dealer says this week, they're on limited hours so will have to call them tomorrow.
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Well those came way quicker than I thought I needed them...

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Duratracs have weak sidewalls, this was from my snow plowing oops

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Super old 31" duratrac, went flat over winter and never bothered to fill it back up...trashed now

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Tire shop was available ASAP, yes I had a ratchet strap through them for the 5 blocks I needed to travel...

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hover jeep...need to fix the rear brake line on this one one of these days...

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Waitin'

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~2hrs later

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Boom...

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...or not...figured I'd need spacers

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IRO says the arms should clear 37's...definitely true because these 35's aren't going to clear the frame rail I don't think, lol.

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But the poke is better now...

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Plenty of vertical clearance with the current bump stops

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37's whould probably need a bit more trimmed

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Still going to have to chop the front bumper, but not as much as I thought...we'll see how the spacers affect it

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Rubs at full lock but has room to push back with the PWM...not sure if I need to do anything about it, might just let it rub for now, shouldn't happen often

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kisses the shock mounts at full stop

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Dropping coil

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The rear has a bit more bump stop left. I'm going to need to clean up this exhaust soon,

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Barely kissing while turned

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hopefully the spacer doesn't push it into the fender, looks like it should be good

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The rear even needs spacers

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Depending on flex/how it's sitting the sidewall tread kisses the leaf

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Plenty of room in the rear

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Might be able to shorten the rear bump stops

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Bought some stuff
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Pesky buggers, looked abandoned at least
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Finally "fixing" my headlights, one leaked water so I decided to put a bunch of dieelectric grease on the rubber boot on the back and even filled the breather holes with dielectric grease, should push out or suck in if the pressure needs too.
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Flushing everything
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No metal!
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Made a little bit of mess...lol
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Evaporator had a bunch of gunk and oil...didn't see any shinies though so the old new condenser should still be good!
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Not as impressed with the Rampage headlights housings anymore, the finish is almost completely gone on the drivers side...I should probably coat them someday...it's pretty thick aluminum so maybe I'll just leave them, not like you can see it
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almost 30inHg, it held for over 30mins
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moved my trans lines to the cooler to different holes in the front cross member, now the winch receiver tube won't hit them
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ran the heat for a bit since it was just over 60F outside
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minute or so later!
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Almost 40F at idle!
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This was super easy to put on! I recently fixed the lower hinge pin, again, but not soon enough to prevent pretty much the whole bottom section from ripping through and the top was about to let loose, literally took 5 mins to install! Fastest, most functional Jeep project ever! I think I need to replace my top pin now too though eBay Link
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took my Jeep to the beach since A/C!!!!
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Man life's been busy with the kiddos and our new 3rd. Catching up on some stuff(some of this is older than a couple of the above posts):

Up to about 11" of ground clearance
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Did some wheelin with buddies
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Found some dead end skidder trails
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Ordered a wireless winch controller, still haven't been able to test it
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Pretty simple install
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More wheelin
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You can hear all the unhappy bearings...more on that later...lol https://photos.app.goo.gl/SmxtBdYjTHWjANtY6

Forgot to lock the front locker, haven't run the switch wiring yet...lol https://photos.app.goo.gl/iRRqbpmNBJnCHWQv6

Wifey tries to roll it...lol idk if low range would have made it better or worse https://photos.app.goo.gl/RjkQEVej1agHjRP8A

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Climbing the rock ledge, wet an slippery
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Don't turn around on narrow skidder trails...lol
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finally knocked that out on a stump so started a more thorough investigation...
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bondo and tape, yay...
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Holy Jeep, sigh
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Started patching and then everyone wanted to go wheeling again...so temporary excess carpet patches because I have my priorities straight! lols
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The challenge for the night
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oh and my new favorite pic...I'll have to update my avatar
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Fixed this hack job...they make plug an play trailer wiring kits why use these hunks of junk!?!?!
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Still using pieces of the old stock bumpers for floor patches, friend got a plasma cutter and let me borrow it
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That's as far as that got, rain and friend wanted the plasma back
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I think IRO sent the wrong length swaybar links...
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They're punching holes...still
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Also finally getting around to the locker wiring install
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Sweet! Only the solenoid didn't work...
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New baby brother! Aug 1rst
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Buddy bent his passenger upper control arm because radius arms...lol so I told him he could have mine since 3 link. While he was doing that I shaved the rear diff Click for full res
The spring clamp finally worked it's way through the upper radiator hose, buddy had some old ones but none quite worked
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Adapting the JKS disconnects from the old MK
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The dead solenoid
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The cable was binding up a smidge
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Got a new solenoid and the "emergency" manual lock out
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added a bit of a chamfer now it works great!
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Checking out the Gratiot River, this is all brand new in the last year or so!
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Couple pics of superior
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Trail to the north point
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Not 100% sold on this tie up method for the swaybar links
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I think I need a hook of some sort
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couple i-bolts
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Should work
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Time to fix the rubbing on the bumper
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tada! POR blends well with powdercoat
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No more rub
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On the bumper anyways, lols
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I think it was the alternator, idler pulley and the mech fan bearing...replaced them all!
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trimming the front steel alternator bracket
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No more mech fan
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Fan/bearing dust...don't breathe that!
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Trimmed the standard shroud and bolted the fan to that, it slips in just barely
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Surprisingly I haven't really even needed the mechanical fan. The aux fan will keep the jeep cool under 70F ambient at idle. I put a 30amp fuse and some connectors in case I need to plug it in but winter is coming so probably won't for the rest of the year
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All tucked in there
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Off to autozone for the warranty replacement alternator
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Had to take the bracket off so might as well paint it.
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Runs real quiet even with A/C and all fans on high.
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Had a shake in the steering wheel, tire guys said they'd rebalance them for free, apparently they were all off a bit. Guess the internal bands and such shift after a couple hundred miles. Nice to have a rig with lots of interior room
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Mad camber yo!
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Never drained the diff after the gear break in...whoops, got that done with only a few minor incidents...lol
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Purdy 4.88's, still not 100% sold on the no-slip...it's great on road but stays unlocked too often offroad...
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If we start wheeling far from home should prolly bring the spare...it was annoying to take on and off and I don't really want it up there all winter so made a quick release
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Jeep was making crunchy/creaky sounds fairly loadly and it almost felt as if the floor was popping under my feet...

Stupid rodents!!!!! Put a nest in my framerail!
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Time for another slew of fixes...supposed to go wheelin the next day with friend from out of state...
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Aaaannnd my OCD can't take the out of level hood anymore...pulled a few shims
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Dealership put the muffler on crooked too!
Might as well fix that while we're at it. (waste not want not lol)
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And theres stuff rattling around in there...hmmm
Wasn't much left and it looked plugged up...
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More wheelin!
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Hah! no more glare from the light bars!
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Still in one piece
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Not quite enough turn down...added a piece later to make it a 90*
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Didn't tow half bad
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Not even bottomed out
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Almost made it to 30 mph up the hill, lol
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Phew, that's a lot to digest...now you guys should be pretty much caught up, lols

rcguymike

Only got out for a color ride for a bit on Friday afternoon, there was some snow lingering on the ground
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Found some extremely goopy roads, did some crab walking
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Tried to bomb through some puddles to rinse off a bit...not super effective...lol
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Been trying to find a replacement e-brake linkage. AZ and Oreilly couldn't find it but I found a TJ/ZJ one on eBay. a bit wider...
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It was really only the rod/bolt that needed replacing anyways. Now to attempt the poor mans front dig using the 242's AWD mode and the front locker
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