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Old 09-05-2016, 08:03 PM
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Finally got it washed. I'm thinking next is window tint.
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This is what I did with my speakers till I make something out of fiberglass.


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Tinting the windows will make it look much better.
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And cool it down.
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Well I've finally changed out every fluid in the jeep. The tranny was by far the worst thanks to some A hole who used a whole tube of silver RTV. Not fun trying to get the cover off or cleaned up. Another gem I discovered was the dip stick tube long story short I unbolted it and removed it with the pan then spent 5 minutes trying to separate it. O well at least I got the fluid swapped out. The magnets were dirty with metal, I was expecting the worst but overall the fluid wasn't horrible.


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Originally Posted by foreman05
Finally got it washed. I'm thinking next is window tint.
I can dig it. Love the white XJs
Old 01-26-2017, 12:42 AM
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It's been awhile since I bought some good for the jeep so I thought I would get back at it. Picked up everything to refresh the engine a bit. Ordered the injectors from jhc7399 from the forum. His shipping was ridiculously fast! Should get this all done this weekend
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Oh yeah I picked up a new kenwood 5 channel amp. Should make my system sound so much better.
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Well I got back to building my jeep and not guns for a bit. As you can see I got my windows tinted 35% in the front and 5% in the back. It keeps it legal. Also picked up 5 new pro comp rock crushers in gloss black 15x8 3.75 backspace. Those two mods really changed the look of the ol girl.
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I have some rubbing when full lock left and in reverse locked right. I went from rubbing my lower control arm with factor wheels to my fender flares with these. I think I may get some new flat flares next, bumpers at some point and a steering upgrade.
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Originally Posted by foreman05
I have some rubbing when full lock left and in reverse locked right. I went from rubbing my lower control arm with factor wheels to my fender flares with these. I think I may get some new flat flares next, bumpers at some point and a steering upgrade.
Looks good man! I had the same issue with rubbing the flares after I went 3.75" BS and ended up getting the Bushwacker flares to fix it. Then I had to get bigger tires
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That's what I'm worried about lol
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Well after putting high offset wheels on i noticed a pretty decent knock when driving over bumps. Lucky me, just got to order 4 new ball joints.
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Spicer? I think I need to do mine too.
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Spicer? I think I need to do mine too.
Yup seemed like most people had good luck with them over moog. Spicer Part # 706944x
got a set for each side I figured I might as well make one day suck real bad vs repairing the other side in 6 months.


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