investinwaffles

Thanks for the info - that switch and connector are exactly what I need!

Random question though, if the switch is in the horizontal position while the hood is down, would it not "activate" under braking (and the mercury shifts forward to complete the circuit)?

I might actually go with a toggle switch, sometimes I leave my hood open in the garage over night and most of the time if the hood is up, it is going to be up for an extended period of time.

JeepTrick68

I was thinking the same thing. Instead of the mercury switch, maybe a small toggle under the hood.

indeepwithajeep

Mercury is a very dence liquid (i think 14x heavier than water). It shouldn't do that. You could also wire a switch en route to the mercury switch. I think it only pulls 1 amp together.

rcguymike

Might give a cool thunderstorm glowing affect coming from under the hood on bumpy roads/trails. Bet you could freak some people out thinking the terminator is time traveling into the front of your car!

DirtyKurty

Sweet I am doing it!

slimslatty

i am replacing worn bushings on a rough country lift that only has 8000 miles on it. their customer service is awful. Don't buy anything from them.

Ryan] Hello, how may I help you?
[Visitor] i am making sure the order i placed yesterday was correct.
[Visitor] SalesOrder No
1Z3067200372363279
1052271
[Visitor] I was making sure that the track rod bushings are going to fix the tie rod end of the track bar that wiggles back and forth and is making my steering bad
[Visitor] i didnt think you could repair tie rods?
[Ryan] do you know the part number of the track bar you have?
[Visitor] no
[Visitor] it came with the 4.5 extreme short arm about 3 years ago
[Visitor] its adjustable
[Ryan] so you have a fixed bushing kit on one end and then a tie rod end on the other correct?
[Visitor] yes
[Ryan] those are not the right parts. They send you the bushings for our newer style track bar
[Visitor] thats what i thought, i told the guy i probably needed the new tie rod end, and he said this would fix it
[Visitor] this track bar only lasted 8000 miles. do you have replacement parts that are better quality
[Ryan] we do not. You can get a Moog end at the auto parts store. Moog number ES3096L
[Visitor] ok, how about the other end
[Ryan] it depends if yours has the 1pc or 2pc bushing
[Visitor] do you have my order on file. I have bought 2 lift kits from you guys
[Visitor] could i send you a pic?
[Visitor] can you refund my money on the bushings you are sending me that i dont need?
[Ryan] you will have to fill this out to send them back and get a refund http://www.roughcountry.com/returns/
[Visitor] send them back because your guy is clueless? I said i needed a tie rod end, he said you dont need a new jony joint.
[Visitor] does he not know the difference?
[Ryan] the guy that did it is newer. He prolly did not know we had a different one
[Visitor] his bad, not mine.
[Ryan] it is but to refund they have to have the parts back
[Visitor] i have spend over 2 thousand dollars with you guys and you are going to make me go to the post office for some rubber peices that i dont need? doesnt seem right
[Visitor] I guess i will talk differently about rough country with my four wheel drive club. i have always defended you guys.
[Ryan] I am very sorry. It is not my decision it is just company policy that we have to have the parts back to refund money
[Visitor] many guys from my club said you have sent this stuff for free sometimes. thats not true. you guys are sending me stuff i didnt order
[Ryan] if you were within a year it should have been warrantied
[Visitor] you need to train your workers to not screw over long term customers
[Visitor] jonny joint and tie rod end getting confused. thats ridiculous

TwistedWrench

Just something to make my kiddos smile.

JeepinChrispy

Cool,..extended brake lines and shocks with travel....I have 2-3" lift shocks so not sure what the amount of travel would be,.. Would I also need a different type of control arm ?

HunterGatherer00

Had some fun and stretched her out a little bit after work, need discos up front, extended lines and some more dirt and I think 31's are the max with out cutting my xj up, would like to keep her somewhat clean for a little bit.... lol

Lday

I finished a 3 day rock slider project ...now just waiting for powder coat!

a_shirey

I got my Black Stone Lab report today...my motor is trash. I was loosing some coolant and its actually a massive coolant leak(i.e. Head gasket). They also found a lot of metal reflecting bottom and top internals are extremely worn down.

Yay.

XJwonders

yay

my89xj

I'll fix it in may.

Crash_Course

I've been planning on doing this with mine for some time now, that's a nice clean installation, well done!

This evening I installed my Brown Dog mounts... Getting pretty good at swapping motor mounts in XJs. What a difference, though... Easily worth every penny.

Next up... Robbing the nearly-new 31" Geolandars from my pickup (I'm moving more and more cars around, so it's going back to stock size tires for towing), more interior work, shopping for gears and possibly limited-slip or a lunchbox locker.

a_shirey

Huh?
The head gasket I could do fairly easily, I've done 3 now. The rest of the engine is the issue: worn piston rings, heavy bearing wear, extreme amounts of aluminum, copper, and iron in my oil.