What did you do to your TJ today?

Ordered the last part, on backorder, for my tummy tuck. Currently the site is not asking "email me when available ". 🤞
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I used a LED strip for mine. They are mounted along the bottom of the door sill guards.

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That looks less blinding and probably better for seeing stuff in the rear footwell. I was just looking for a replacement bulb and was like ''Jeez that's bright!" I'm guessing I'm going to have to pull them out, but I'll give them a chance tomorrow at 0500 on the way to work just to see.
 
It's work to make it fit correctly, but you're going to love this mod. :)

"Work"? You have not met our purple TJ friend. I'll enjoy his fine beer and watch his TV while sitting in his comfortable chair.

On a serious note, mentioned today to our snowbird farmhand friend that my Jeep drives so good right now. No vibes running over 80mph while holding the wheel with just my thumb and forefinger. I skeerd of getting vibrations. Worked on/spent the money on this build, it would be a shame to ruin it now.

Been wet and rainy here lately. I need to get under and look for any contact that my stock TC has gotten from the last couple of weekends.
 
I've been changing out stock control arms with adjustable and have developed a small driveline vibration from 28-35 mph. It figures. I just need to adjust the arms. But before I do, I need to fix the garage door so I can get the Jeep back inside.

20 years of saltwater melting off the cars got to the torsion spring cable. Wash your Jeeps regularly. :D

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I've been wanting a new door that seals better, weighs less, and has windows to let in light. So, I may have ignored the rust forming on the bottom of the door.
 
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I used a LED strip for mine. They are mounted along the bottom of the door sill guards.

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I keep going back to this post because I was planning the same approach following my glovebox light project.
I bought an entire roll of 12V white LED tape and I was wondering how well it would work in this location.
I'll add that this would also work very well in the center console, which is a pit of darkness and sharp objects.
 
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Per Adam’s website. They use a 7” splined shaft so it can safely extend up to 2” of blue splines. At least that’s what’s printed here. Mine looks to be 2” give or take from the picture but I’ll double check it tomorrow.

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Kincaid.0678... I am curious how the test drive went. From the first pic it looks like your rear pinion might be a little low. It is not inline with the driveshaft on the tail end. Just curious if it had any vibes to it. I have just installed the SYE and new shafts in my jeep that is why I noticed yours.

Great work on your angry squirrel rebuild, I have been following along.
 
Kincaid.0678... I am curious how the test drive went. From the first pic it looks like your rear pinion might be a little low. It is not inline with the driveshaft on the tail end. Just curious if it had any vibes to it. I have just installed the SYE and new shafts in my jeep that is why I noticed yours.

Great work on your angry squirrel rebuild, I have been following along.

Well I thought it looked a bit low too but I haven’t had time to actually measure the angles and find out for sure how far off it is but driving it to work tonight it rode well but I only got up to 45 mph. I’ll open it up a bit more on the way home and see if I feel any vibrations and go from there.

Thanks for the support on the engine rebuild! I’m looking into getting my new pistons fitted to the rods and then I can get it all back together 🤞🏻
 
Well, not really what I did to my Jeep today, but over the last week and a half.

Got the dreaded no start, went thru the ignition with a new actuator and ignition switch, nope, still no start, went down to the NSS, and that was it, so new NSS.
Then mounted up my new to me TR Beadlocks, and put her back in the garage.

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Patiently waiting for the snow to get here so I can go play. Interstate 80 is closed west of here. So the snow is coming down fast.

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damn. Send some of that to Tennessee. Today is cloudy and 65°. Tomorrow is sunny and 65°. January and we’re using the air conditioner at night to sleep decent 😤
 
Who wants to check my math? I'm going to finalize the rear driveshaft angles with adjustable control arms.

My current setup with full weight sitting on the tires in my garage. 12.6 degree upper angle, 9.9 degree lower angle.

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Normally, I read you would want to divide the angles evenly. But that increases the upper and lower angles on the u-joints like so with a 15.3 degree joint angle.

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That seems counter intuitive to vibration and longevity of the joint. My thought is I would want the u-joints as close to a zero degree angle as possible at normal driving axle position.

I could set it something like this to set the lower basically in line and take a 7 degree angle in the joint at the top. That seems better than the joint angles in either case above.

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These are rough estimates taken from angle measurements in my sloping garage and off of uneven Jeep surfaces. But I'm looking at changes in them, not absolutes to perfect level.