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    Soft top pivot brackets

    I am helping my neighbor install a soft top on his 04 Rubi TJ. Problem I have is the Body has been replaced and we have no clue what year TJ it is . It seems that they make two different Pivot brackets that attach to the roll bar for the bows to attach to . The 97-02 are flat while the 03-06...
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    Another luke-warm heat TJ

    Im kind of faced with the same issue . I just bought one of my old jeeps back (1999) and heat is not as hot as it used to be . I had changed the heater core and evaporator a few years back . I just flushed it out ( it was clean ), new heater hoses and thermostat. Temp now runs a little closer to...
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    Scared to re-gear 42RLE after reading through the "vibration" thread

    My 05 Rubicon was regeared about 10 years ago and could not be happier with the 33's it has on it . My son has owned it for the last 8 years or so and still won't part with it . Never had a vibe . It also has a Tom wood drive shaft I think I bought at Savvy Offroad
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    Heater not blowing on low settings

    May be so but, if you read carefully you will see I GOT 10 YEARS out of just replacing JUST the resister so obviously you do not always need to replace one motor per resister was my only point.
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    Heater not blowing on low settings

    Changed just the resister 10 years ago on my 05 and last summer changed just the resister again . Resisters are cheap
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    Tools every TJ owner must have

    metric ratchet wrench's and good Torque wrench's in inch and Foot lbs. . It helps when you get my age . according to the torque wrench I am not as strong as I used to be .
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    Soft Doors

    Good Question , Where are you located?
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    Anybody running Rancho 9000XLs?

    I've had the 9000s for many years on this TJ . I decided to try a cheap set of 5000X's because of all of the positive comments I have read. With the 9000's set for a ride similar to the 5000x the 9000 did not control the 35s quite as well as the 5000s do .I never really felt the 9000's were...
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    Thoughts on OTC u-joint / ball joint tool vs Harbor Freight vs rental

    I figured on just doing one set of BJ's so I just bought the HF figuring it would be a throw away and I needed one quickly and the HF store is only a half hour away. Problem is about 16 BJ's later I keep forgetting why I was going to throw away my unbent HF. Its a cheap tool , use it...
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    First chink in Rancho rs5000x armor

    Ahh its a custom paint . It allows the shock to blend in . If you live in a place like Arizona they stay nice and shiny with no rust like their vehicles. If ya live in the North East they rust all to hell like vehicles do up here , they just blend in with the vehicle
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    SOLD White TJ half doors

    Clearly Soild ? arent most they are steel ?
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    SOLD White TJ half doors

    Im just north of Atlantic city in NJ 08092. Have you gotten any prices on shipping or is that pretty much out. If you are interested in shipping them PM or pvt conversation I guess is what they have here with me a price total shipped
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    HOLY COW! Complete set of Fox Racing shocks for $125!!!

    I have ranchos too which is why I am going to buy Fox but not those. Get fox but with the savvy tune to match the rest of my TJ's suspension .
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    04 Jeep tj rubicon need help

    My 05 Rubi became squirrel food as near as I could tell. Ran fine for years here in Jersey. Shipped it to FT Hood Texas for my son and when unloading it off the trailer check engine light comes on. It had more codes come up than you could shake a stick at starting with cam position sensor. The...