Recent content by DizJeep

Nice engine install, bro! Also, love, love, love those wheels! Got to agree with Chris; that looks pretty level to me. If you are happy with the current ride, I'd either stick with the way it is or do spacers. Going to stiffer springs (if you could find them in 6" lift) will...well...stiffen...

Nice! Simple but eligant... Should look great, even when clean

In that case, you might need to look very closely if you don't find anything immediately upon popping the diff cover. Even a small bit of debris can jam up in a locker. That said, the fact that it does this at such a regular interval certainly suggests spider gear tooth damage. If you do find...

X3 on opening the diff up again and poking around. Is this a limited slip differential with a clutch or "detroit locker"?...if so, that may be malfunctioning and causing the the pop. In the end, it sounds/looks like something is binding in a big way and the diff is the only thing that seems...

Ooo, dat's nice. I know we have all been young and stupid...and...inebriated, young, and stupid. I can tell you some really funny/bad/awful stories...and yet, I am here to tell them...lucky me. I am truly sad that this girl did not get to live long enough to understand just how dumb she could...

I don't know about the OP (sorry for the steal) but, I did...and it was not the problem :error:. It was pretty much wishful thinking from the get-go. So I'm now in the process of trading out the engine :crybaby2: Oh well, the original engine had 188K+ miles and I had figured a replacement...

Thanks guys! Don't know why my follow-up post didn't come through (unless, of course, I didn't hit the POST button like a fool) but, yeah, everything looks good. I was looking at the wrong part of the crank and didn't notice the smaller, inner bearing surface with the 1" OD (DOH!). Now I...

Have not yet had much opportunity to drive my TJ topless (replacing engine) but have had several other convertibles before. In the city, it's a combination of the euphoric pheeling of phlying coupled with the somewhat choking smell of exhaust gasses (at least I'm not in LA with the brown air...

Did a search here and didn't find anything so, here's my confusion... I'm working on cleaning up my replacement engine (2004 with 88K miles) and getting it all set to drop into my 2001 TJ with NV3550 tranny. Since the "new" engine is from an LJ with an automatic, one thing I will need is a...

True. In fact, lifters (and a host of other internal engine issue noises) will usually be the loudest right after a cold startup, before the oil has time to fully circulate and dampen any clanks, ticks, and rattles. I was hoping that my noise was an exhaust leak as well but, after taking the...

P.S. Picked up the motor today. Turns out the company I bought it from was running a special and I got a one year parts+labor warranty (normally 90 day) for free, so that's pretty awesome! I'm planning on painting it while it's so accessible and figured I'd go for orange :icon12: ...hey, it's...

Thanks, the records I got with the Jeep (thank God for anal retentive POs) indicate that the water pump is about a year and a half old and it's OE Mopar, so I should be golden there. I'll also be keeping the one that came on the "new" engine as a spare. Thanks! Hmmm. Will have to look into...

OK, so I ripped out the exhaust (and intake) manifold and put back in with a new felpro gasket to see if an exhaust leak was the cause of the nasty ticking noise in my new-to-me 2001 4.0L. Nope, not the prob. It's a main bearing or lifter rod or collapsed lifter, or gremlin poo (or, whatever)...

The ones on my 2001 are like the eBay posting Ixxtsy put up above (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&toolid=10001&campid=5337789113&icep_item=122321287353)...except mine are both broken at the top. My question is, has anyone ever put the later (2003 - 2006) trim like...

Nice bumper! But, I think I like where it is sitting almost as much :D. Looks like a great place to sit and consider the next thing to do with your TJ!;)