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Good post.
It kills me the crap people tell themselves and others to make up for a messed up TJ ....The TJ Wrangler was built TO DRIVE,RIDE AND HANDLE BETTER THAN ALL PREVIOUS MODELS. IT WAS THE FIRST PRODUCTION COIL SPRING SUSPENSION A JEEP EVER HAD, AND ALL THEY HAVE HAD SINCE.
Why am I being so emphatic? Because I got my hands on one that drove terrible and fixed it thanks to this Forum.
No, it won't be a Cadillac, because it isn't. We live in the age of purpose built vehicles.
A CJ/YJ rode on 8 bushings , a TJ - on 30 plus the lower shock mount bushings.
This thread isn't the place for this rant I guess, but this forum is. Nearly every TJ I run across is messed up to some degree..whether it's neglected tires , improper pressure,worn bushings, worn parts...and most of the time it's a combination at work.
So what did I do to mine today?
Nothing, it's in the shop ...
Week 1- probably nothing got done
Week 2 weld control arm mount, check alignment, chase exhaust leak
Week 3- tear into it , leak at head
Week 4 - Banks sends wrong gasket
Week 5 Right gasket comes , it's put together yesterday, I'm dying for it but they want to run it through heat cycles. Remind me next time not to sell one when the other is in the shop.