Juneteenth kept me from getting my CPS in the mail today. What other made-up holidays are there that I don't know about. Confederate statue removal day? DEI training day? 
Last edited:
What did you do to your TJ today?
- Thread starter LJRubiconGuy
- Start date
Juneteenth kept me from getting my CPS in the mail today. What other made-up holidays are there that I don't know about. Confererate statue removal day? DEI training day?
I am not complaining, my company gave me the day off so I will be working on the Jeep instead of sitting at my computer.
I get 10 hours holiday pay, but it's not an additional holiday. The company used to pay us for 2 days for New Year holiday pay. Now we only 1 day.
After owning it for a year and working on it, I took my TJ out on its first offroading trip. I took it about half way through a 30 mile trail, camped through the night, and finished the trail today.
I camped out for the night, had a few beers, and sleep in the dirt. It was great.
I camped out for the night, had a few beers, and sleep in the dirt. It was great.
- The trail was rated as moderate and the Jeep handled it fine. I put it in 4HI at the start to see how it would do, but I put it back into 2HI just to see what it could take. I never put it back in 4HI because 2HI did everything.
- Not enough water on the trail to get it really dirty.
- I actually get about 14-17mpg on the highway whereas I get 11mpg in the city.
- Driving it on the highway wears me out. It is very bouncy, it wants to wander, and it is like flying a kite. No issues, but it is a Jeep, not a Cadillac.
- After having sand in the cooling system when I got it, I drove it for 2+ hours and had no issues with the cooling system.
- I need to regear it badly. Having the 32RH, stock gearing, 33 inch tires, and going up some 7% grades at over 8,000 feet was not fun. It was floored and I was going maybe 50mph.
I always tell people, the Jeep is the car I love to drive under 45 mph, and hate to drive over 50 mph.
Love the rims. I need to find a set like that, but I want less offset.
I agree on the slow-rolling, but I have to say, mine handles pretty good even at highway (and interstate) speeds. Not as comfy as some of my other vehicles, but honestly not bad at all.
I was the same way until I got the steering straightened out. Now I love driving mine as my primary daily, even on the highway at 75. I just need to regear. The 33's and 3.73 gears needs some help. Waiting on my next commission check and may buy new front and rear axles as an early birthday present to myself.
Made some backing plates.
Started overhauling the cooling system and doing the valve cover gasket.
Still need to weld up the 27th iteration of my exhaust
Started overhauling the cooling system and doing the valve cover gasket.
Still need to weld up the 27th iteration of my exhaust
Those are just the factory Grizzly rims. I am thinking about swapping them out for some black rims, but don't know. I had to put 1" spacers on these to prevent the front tires from rubbing on the suspension at full turn.
What shocks and tire psi are you running? Mine drives great at 75-80 mph.
Stock 3.07 or stock 3.73 gearing?
RFAASRMA
TJ Enthusiast
Charged my newly installed A/C from Jeep Air today and it’s blowing ice cold.
I went to pull out of the driveway today and realized I had reached 149k on the odometer. Only took me a few engines and several thousand dollars worth of repairs and upgrades to make it here 
. Here’s to another 149k 
. Here’s to another 149k 
Gfacer
Member
Replaced the alternator and finally got rid of a whistling noise that had been bugging me. Bearing spun ok but tracked it down with a stethoscope and replaced the nearest idle pulley too just in case. That and the exhaust fixed and its sounding nice and 'quiet'.
Man it’s been a busy past two weeks. Bought myself a boat and noticed a wobble in my steering while turning.
Couldn’t turn the wheel by hand when jacked up and halfway turned so my axle U-joint is SHOT, ordered some spicer 5-760X’s.
Couldn’t turn the wheel by hand when jacked up and halfway turned so my axle U-joint is SHOT, ordered some spicer 5-760X’s.
Got word my half doors are done and my Jeep is ready for pickup. Can't wait to get it back and put the new set of black Moab wheels on it.
Kiwi TJ
Just asked myself if I’m crazy and we all said No
Supporting Member
Ride of the Month Winner
DoAfter replacing the muffler and tailpipe along with drive shafts… the jeep now has thrown a P0306 code.
Plugs haven’t been changed in long time so will start there.
Wire loom is disintegrating badly so hoping this isn’t the problem as I was going to attack that project this winter while the Jeep sits in the garage.
Perhaps it’s time to just drop a 5.7 Hemi in it…..
Kiwi TJ
Just asked myself if I’m crazy and we all said No
Supporting Member
Ride of the Month Winner
That sir is what I call a ‘barn’
…. I’d love one of them just like it…but we don’t get them like that out this way
That sir is what I call a ‘barn’
Used to be my great grandpa’s! It has a huge freezer room where they would hang meat on a ceiling track system. Ran a local meet market way back in the day in my town!
Set pinion angle, ready to go to Tom Woods and order a shaft, 28.75” for the rear.
Last edited:
Similar threads
