What did you do to your TJ today?

[Kiwi TJ]

I cant put a table on mine because of the tailgate strut stay open thing I installed!
Just got back from a Darwin trip for my 60th, only wish I had the TJ up there in the tropics but I would have to sell my house to afford the return fuel Darwin is amazing, all there's years of overseas trips and its all at your doorstep as your pic proves.

I agree...this place was 20 mins from my house......exploring your own 'backyard' is great

 

[Fishtaco]

I have made a sliced pineapple sandwich before!!!! Good I tell you good!!!

You aint had a sannga til you added beetroot to the pineapple

 

[Fishtaco]

Thanks. I love the top. It appears to be well made, twill material is really nice. The windows are slightly darker than the bestop.
But... unfortunately it is so damn noisy on the road,
I don't know if it's got to do with the frameless design or not. I have read on other forums that people compain the Bestop Trektop NX is much noisier than their original soft top.
I'm waiting on QT to get back to me. I just want to send these back and get a Bestop RAP.

I really wish Bestop would offer a twill material for the LJ.

Can you stick foam between the top and bars to stop the noise?
All good info to me as I am going from hard top to Trek top this summer (opposite to your summer)

 

[TheBoogieman]

You can look up Sannga! lol

Google says;
: any of various African cattle: such as
a: an eastern and southern African breed of long-horned small-humped cattle
b: a western African crossbreed of zebu and native cattle
or an Aussie word for a sandwich
"oi, robo mate, grab me a sanga!"

"i was starvin as, just grabbed a sanga and that shut my gut up"

 

[Fishtaco]

Google says;
: any of various African cattle: such as
a: an eastern and southern African breed of long-horned small-humped cattle
b: a western African crossbreed of zebu and native cattle
or an Aussie word for a sandwich
"oi, robo mate, grab me a sanga!"

"i was starvin as, just grabbed a sanga and that shut my gut up"

Fair suck a the Sav Mate

 

[williambmac]

Can you stick foam between the top and bars to stop the noise?
All good info to me as I am going from hard top to Trek top this summer (opposite to your summer)

I tried. It really didn't help much at all.

 

[hear]

Spent the weekend at Hot Springs ORV, really love that place. New ownership seems to be very interested in re-investing the profits, saw lots of improvements in progress around the park. Maybe the greatest thing about Hot Springs is that the parking lot was FULL but we never saw another vehicle while on the trails. Also took some damage, will post in a new thread those troubleshooting efforts.

Also put on an Alien mesh top. The TJ version was $60 on amazon, but it didn't seem to provide as much coverage as I wanted whenever I have my kids in the back. So I got the LJ version instead, which was only $30 and comes down to about 2" above the top of the back seat, which is absolutely perfect for my goals. I don't know if the bungees will keep it there forever, but wheeled all weekend + 4 hrs of round trip highway driving to the park & back and it didn't look like it moved at all. Very happy with that decision so far.

 

[Moglocker]

I did nothing to mine. I was supposed to install a new Bestop on my jeep, but Quadratec screwed up and sent me another Master Top. Now I have three to return. The one on my Jeep and the two sitting in the garage. At least they are not charging me for them and have emailed me shipping labels.
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Stay with the master top,screw bestop and the GIANT logo

 

[Tjdisco]

Put my Spiderweb on, starting to finally get some hot days here in Alabama.

Got a chance to go to the Durango ,Co area and Moab this week so I needed to push some client projects ahead-this meant driving to my shop in Huntsville multiple times to paint some cabinets for a great client- perfect excuse to drive the Jeep at all hours, which led to being out late tonight with a blood moon that changed to a regular moon eventually.

You know, if you enjoy nature, a Jeep really can make the simplest errands enjoyable experiences.

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I love my spiderweb! Nice man

 

[williambmac]

Stay with the master top,screw bestop and the GIANT logo

If I could do away with the horrible flapping I would keep it. And.... I am not a fan of that ugly ass logo.

 

[AndyG]

I love my spiderweb! Nice man

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They are great. A perfect in between to me. Still feels open but you dont bake

 

[matkal]

Made a headlight relay harness using the piece of shit Amazon harness (I was mislead about the gauge of the wire. Important when going to higher wattage bulbs)as a guide and installed it. The difference just looking at the lights and the output on my workbench is REDICULOUS! And that was with the standard 55/60(?) watt bulbs. Can’t wait for sundown

I put the relays in the fuse box as there was room for two relays in the front.

 

[TheBoogieman]

Fair suck a the Sav Mate

AW C'MON, FAIR SUCK OF THE SAV, MATE!​

"Fair suck of the sav" is an Australian slang phrase that basically means "You've got to be kidding!"
Being a multi-purpose phrase is can convey an attitude of unbelief , awe, wonder or even exasperation or frustration. The phrase 'fair suck of the sav' is like 'fair suck of the sausage', 'fair shake of the sausage' and similar Australian sayings meaning basically the same thing.
Some believe that 'sav' is a reference to the wine Cabernet Sauvignon which is often shortened to 'cab sav' . Either way the shortand really has nothing to do with the emotion being expressed in the sayings.
This leads to another explanation and variation 'fair suck of the sauce' or 'fair suck of the sauce bottle' whereby any bottle of alcohol liquor is often called a sauce bottle. This saying can often mean '‘fair go’ in that it expresses a keen sense of injustice - 'fair suck of the sauce bottle, mate, I’m only asking for a loan till payday!'

It is widely believed though, that the "sav" part of the phrase refers to a saveloy (a type of meat sausage) and that at some stage ‘saveloy’ or ‘sav’ was substituted for ‘sauce bottle’. The phrase ‘fair crack of the whip’ has the same meaning.

Whatever the saying, the phrase often means that you think a person’s comments or ideas are a bit ridiculous, a bit extreme, or even mildly untruthful. The Urban Dictionary gives this example...
Man 1:

"Pie and sauce thanks mate"
Man 2:

"That'll be seven bucks"
Man 1:

"Fair suck of the sav!"

 

[Apparition]

​

AW C'MON, FAIR SUCK OF THE SAV, MATE!​

"Fair suck of the sav" is an Australian slang phrase that basically means "You've got to be kidding!"
Being a multi-purpose phrase is can convey an attitude of unbelief , awe, wonder or even exasperation or frustration. The phrase 'fair suck of the sav' is like 'fair suck of the sausage', 'fair shake of the sausage' and similar Australian sayings meaning basically the same thing.
Some believe that 'sav' is a reference to the wine Cabernet Sauvignon which is often shortened to 'cab sav' . Either way the shortand really has nothing to do with the emotion being expressed in the sayings.
This leads to another explanation and variation 'fair suck of the sauce' or 'fair suck of the sauce bottle' whereby any bottle of alcohol liquor is often called a sauce bottle. This saying can often mean '‘fair go’ in that it expresses a keen sense of injustice - 'fair suck of the sauce bottle, mate, I’m only asking for a loan till payday!'

It is widely believed though, that the "sav" part of the phrase refers to a saveloy (a type of meat sausage) and that at some stage ‘saveloy’ or ‘sav’ was substituted for ‘sauce bottle’. The phrase ‘fair crack of the whip’ has the same meaning.

Whatever the saying, the phrase often means that you think a person’s comments or ideas are a bit ridiculous, a bit extreme, or even mildly untruthful. The Urban Dictionary gives this example...
Man 1:

"Pie and sauce thanks mate"
Man 2:

"That'll be seven bucks"
Man 1:

"Fair suck of the sav!"

Always learnin’ on here

 

[Zorba]

New shocks on the front. Not looking forward to the back, although I didn't have any frozen up bolts on the fronts. Previous shocks were the OEMs, they had the Chrysler Pentastar on them.

I know the boots aren't particularly liked here, but I figured I'd give them a try and see what happens.

 

[Viking Jeeper]

Not looking forward to the back, although I didn't have any frozen up bolts on the fronts.

With just a little work you can get penetrating oil on the rear upper shock bolts. I used long cotton swabs soaked in oil, just have to force the fender liners out of the way so you can see what you are doing.

 

[MountaineerTom]

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New shocks on the front. Not looking forward to the back, although I didn't have any frozen up bolts on the fronts. Previous shocks were the OEMs, they had the Chrysler Pentastar on them.

I know the boots aren't particularly liked here, but I figured I'd give them a try and see what happens.

I had my boots on my ranchos for almost 2 years. Barely even any dust in there. Normal driving in rain, a little off road, NO mud pits but lots of sandy beach driving.

 

[TheBoogieman]

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New shocks on the front. Not looking forward to the back, although I didn't have any frozen up bolts on the fronts. Previous shocks were the OEMs, they had the Chrysler Pentastar on them.

I know the boots aren't particularly liked here, but I figured I'd give them a try and see what happens.

What paint/color did you use on them? It looks good and I want to copy you.

 

[03coloradowrangler]

Dropped the transmission today and replaced the shitty plastic throwout bearing that came in the luk clutch kit when I did the clutch maybe a year and a half ago. mopar throwout bearing slides smooth as silk now and my clutch pedal no longer binds and pops when pressing it to the floor.

the luk throwout bearing inside sliding surface was worn with grooves and the pressure plate surface was concave. gladly tossed it in the trash.

on a side note does this oil buildup on the dust cover (behind the flywheel... forgot the proper name) appear to be from the rear main? ive done it once already about 30k ago as well as the valve cover gasket but I dont see any leaks coming from above. the bell housing was completely caked with a layer of grease before cleaning & it was cleaned spotless 30k ago.

 

[Dunkut88TJ]

Put my Spiderweb on, starting to finally get some hot days here in Alabama.

Got a chance to go to the Durango ,Co area and Moab this week so I needed to push some client projects ahead-this meant driving to my shop in Huntsville multiple times to paint some cabinets for a great client- perfect excuse to drive the Jeep at all hours, which led to being out late tonight with a blood moon that changed to a regular moon eventually.

You know, if you enjoy nature, a Jeep really can make the simplest errands enjoyable experiences.

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My wife got me a shade for Father’s Day, I must say it’s one of my favorite things. The sun is getting to “brutal” status many days.