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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MikesJeep
all I know is I got a dana 30 front and 35 rear lol sorry but i can go look

As for the tires, getting them at a local shop called Xtreme tire and auto

65 to balance them???? thats a little high man its 9 a tire at our tire place
Dang, discount tire is $16/tire for mounting and balancing :\ Youd think they would be cheaper since im spending $800 on tires alone from them.
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 05:47 PM
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That a LOT high. My tire place does it for free. I get the Wranglers on mine and pay about $85 each and that includes mounting, balancing and putting them on her.
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 11:20 AM
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Hey guys I ordered these a couple days ago



They came in today and I took my rims up to the tire shop about 45 minutes ago.
They should be mounted and balanced in about an hour or so.

I'll try to get pics but I gotta work at 5 so hopefully there done soon.
Btw I paid $590.00 for all 4 mounted balanced brand new
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 11:51 PM
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Hey guys sorry I had to work but I did get A picture of it earlier today.



I like how it rides, way better than my old ones. Also they are really loud but i like that so no big deal. These are cheap tires we'll see how long they last.

Also I have a problem. I seem to have lost power or maybe my tranny is just not shifting ( what it feels like ) I had the pedel to the floor for about 30 seconds and I got to about 55 TOPS. Thats as fast as I can go. But if I switch manually it shifts fine and I got all power and normal speed ( can go over 55 lol) . It is an automatic. 231 t case. My dad pressure wdegreased my engine thats about it and it happened after that. Could something just be wet still? I drove it to work and it sat for about 5 hours so it should of dried off, still did the same thing on the way home. Any ideas?

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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 12:01 AM
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Btw these are Wildcat Ext Radial Mud Terrains 31x10.5x15 if anyone is wondering. 2 ply which is why they were so cheap prolly lol
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Old Aug 8, 2011 | 03:04 PM
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Tested the tires out and they are amazing in mud! Not too good on wet road but everywhere else is awesome.
Did not get stuck one time and was hitting a lot of huge holes that most trucks get stuck in.
Got some pics of the jeep all dirty.





Does rub on full turns gotta trim a little. Also broke my right front axle u joint and that is apart now, got the new one just waiting on my buddy to get off as he has a press.

I will post pics of that tomorrow
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 11:58 PM
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Front axle u joints replaced.

Might tint my tails tomorrow then doing a team realtree headliner , the current one is saggy
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 02:34 AM
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It's looking good so far and for the tires, I was going to have Walmart do it for 5 a tire but I only needed the tires on the rims since I balanced mine with bb's so they ended up doing it for free! A little late for my info but... there lol
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 01:29 AM
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Just now tore my old headliner out. Got the foam backing out of the jeep and im going to take a wire brush to it and get the old adhesive off and try a custom camo headliner. Got pics but they were hard to see so i'll take better ones tomorrow in the day light!

Also has anyone ever been pulled for smoked tail lights and parking lenses up front? and does anyone have pics of their tail lights tinted?
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 12:04 PM
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I like your rige man. Would love to see the picture of the headliner when you get them.
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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thanks man I just took a brush to it and removed all the old adhesive. Got pics they will be up give me 10 minutes
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 01:40 PM
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OK the pics are for some reason huge so i'll post links to them.
This is the headliner removed from the jeep, I do not have a pic of the old headliner, It was sagging to my head it was horrible.

http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/x...814111357a.jpg

This is the board without the old adhesive removed

http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/x...5picture-1.jpg

More to come soon
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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I had a similar problem with my tranny. It took off super slow and would be red lined at like 60+ almost as like it was stuck in 3rd. It ended up being the downshift cable. easy fix.
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 09:23 PM
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yeah it quit doing it after awhile so i left it alone.
ALSO
-Fixed power steering leak

Headliner should be done by tuesday, I get paid tomorrow so i'll prob do it the day after

Also im not going to tint my tails i dont wanna risk getting rear ended as the brake lights are already arent that bright, and i dont want to get pulled over but i am doing my front parking lenses.

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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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Painted my rims black



Still havent got my headliner in. Thought they would send it before this weekend but i guess i'll have to wait till next week

Im going to paint my trim black and paint everything chrome black, then tint my front marker lenses and rear tail lights but i think im going to put a jeep logo on it or something of that nature

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