Yeah i've always ran Rotella deisel oil in every engine I've owned (all cast iron blocks). The high Zinc content is great to help stop wear. Also the thicker oil helps quiets down the light tick pretty much everyone has on their 4.0.

Sidenote: next time go to walmart instead of autozone, the Rotella is like 4$ less there for fhe gallon.

 

Thanks. I was getting it at cost, so it was actually cheaper at autozone. My wife found that tractor supply has gallons for like $10, so I got it there last time

 

Got the new headliner in today. The old one was sagging pretty bad. I got it redone in black, think it gives a nice two tone look to the camel interior.





Old saggy headliner.



I painted the overhead light plastics with flat black interior paint.



Still deciding if i should get the visors done in black, or leave them camel color?

 

Maybe just paint the frames/covers for the visor mirrors in the same flat black, and leave the cloth tan? I personally like the contrast.

 

Headliner looks good. I got some tan material and need to do mine. Wish I had got black though. It would match my new carpet

 

I think ill just leave the visors tan for now. There dirty so eventually ill have to get them redone.

Also i plan on taking out the carpet and dying it black. I don't want to have to deal with trying to keep the stains out.




Next on the to-do list is to take off all the end caps and bedliner them. Probably will do that this weekend.

 

Sold the white jeep tonight, she will be missed.

 

Changed the rear Diff fluid with some new full synthetic today. The old fluid looked to be actually pretty new, so it didn't really have to be changed. Ohh well.

I've never used full synthetic in the rear diff before. How often do you change it?

 

Nice clean jeep you've got there! What's up with all the 2wd XJs in Florida?? D30 front axles can be found cheap amd swapped over if you're ever interested. As for the Trucklites, they're awesome. Great cutoff, super bright, plug and play. Only gripes I have is they don't melt the snow on them (something you don't have to worry about luckly), the price is a bit daunting, and I had an issue with my fog light relay where the lights would only stay on high-beam; I resolved it by taking out the relay because I got a new bumper and had no use for the fog lights. Diff oil I believe is a 50k mile service. Unless you go through deep mud or water.

 

Thanks for the input Doove! I've been watching your build for awhile now. I definitely want to get the trucklites you have but god are they expensive. I'll just have to save up. I'm also planning on doing a 4WD swap but that is later down the road after i decide if i wanna do a 2" or 3" lift. Really don't wanna go that high.

 

So i've decided to go with a RC 2'' lift. Spacer in the front and shackles in the rear. I'm thinking of going with Skyjacker hydro shocks. I need shocks that would be soft on the pavement, because that is 90% of what i use my XJ for.

Any input on other shocks that would be good for street use? I would go Old Man EMU or Bilsteins but i can afford them at the moment.

 

A 2" lift doesn't consist of much, but I'd still stay away from RC. Yes, they're cheap, but that's exactly what their product is too.

 

I have been comparing the different options i have for a 2 inch lift and it seems that RC has the best looking product (quality wise) and have pretty good reviews.

Not many top brands make a 2 inch lift that has shackles. I don't wanna use add-a-leafs. All the other ones are $300+ and come with shocks that I don't need.

 

All it is is spacers and shackles. Are you gonna stay at 2 inches awhile? I have the rc shackles and the bushing are already showing signs of needing replacement after 6 months. Buy some other shackles imo.

 

^^^Agreed, since it doesn't consist of much, just piece it together. IRO should have spacers and shackles that have better bushings than RC.

Also, think long and hard about how high you really want to be. I was convinced for years that 3.5" and 31's was all I needed (which it is), but now that I've been wrenching on my jeep for two years 3.5" and 31's isn't enough.