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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by sam.bellet

Oh jeez what a day!
Where u from
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 02:22 AM
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I've noticed that I've often had to check to see if my headlights were even on. And I've always thought the lights were kinda dim. So I ordered the light harness upgrade kit from e-auto and some new Hella headlights from Rallylights.com. I look forward to installing them!
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 03:15 AM
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Finally got my lift in! Rear is sagging extremely and didn't lift very much. My leafs are very worn out. Plan on getting new 3in lift leafs and keep the shackles at the .5 setting. Or maybe buy new shackles as I through out my cracked and rusted out stock ones.

Plan on doing the rear fenders after I sort out my three studded passenger side rear. I'm afraid to remove the wheel and strip or snap off another stud. Also did my serp a couple days ago. That was easier than expected.



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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 03:55 AM
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Ball joints and wheel u joints. everything came out fairly easy
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by miley2185

Where u from
Why?
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Bryan98XJ
Ball joints and wheel u joints. everything came out fairly easy
Is a u joint pretty easy to do? I have to do my front drivers side and i have been putting it off....
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by sam.bellet

Is a u joint pretty easy to do? I have to do my front drivers side and i have been putting it off....
Couple hours of work. Have to pull the brakes, hub, and front shaft to get it out. Stick the new one in the freezer for a few hours prior to install - helps a lot.
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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wife hit a deer with her XJ the other day, bent her drag link and a few dents in the bumper

put in a V8 ZJ drag link so we wont have that problem again, now i just need to get around to putting on her JCR bumper
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by dukie564

Couple hours of work. Have to pull the brakes, hub, and front shaft to get it out. Stick the new one in the freezer for a few hours prior to install - helps a lot.
Damn, do you have to bleed the brakes when done? And do you have to go into differential case to pull shaft? I have a Spartan locker installed, so does that change anything?
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by EVILXJ
wife hit a deer with her XJ the other day, bent her drag link and a few dents in the bumper

put in a V8 ZJ drag link so we wont have that problem again, now i just need to get around to putting on her JCR bumper
Sure she didn't just take a hammer to it so you would do all this? lol
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 1976Mustang
Sure she didn't just take a hammer to it so you would do all this? lol

if i hadnt seen the hair and blood it would be a chance lol

her bumper has been sitting in the garage in raw metal sence summer, shes really on me to get it on now lol, the jeep has only been on the road for a week
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 10:20 AM
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Did some ghetto body work to cover the holes in the rear rocker panel where the flare hardware was attached.

Not bad for my first attempt at rattle can bedliner. I used the Rust-Oleum bed liner.

I did not want to cut them just yet so I left them as they were with a little bend. I needed to make sure water was not going to come in through the holes so I did this.
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 12:00 PM
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installed my cable lock setup as well installed the transfercase dezel trim light. so when i get a transfercase bezel trim piece. it will look factory.
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 12:37 PM
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Cleaned up and secured the new battery cables I installed yesterday. No more dim head lights with stereo playing. The blue connector drives me insane. Also tucked up the ground that goes to frame

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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 89cherokee2gtmudy
Cleaned up and secured the new battery cables I installed yesterday. No more dim head lights with stereo playing. The blue connector drives me insane. Also tucked up the ground that goes to frame
Try a capacitor for the stereo. It will save your battery. It takes the strain off of the batter when the stereo goes "BOOM!". Most people ignore this and it will damage a batteries life expentancy.
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