Recent content by Halfstock

Well there's your problem! 23k miles on that worn-out Ruby...better just send it up north here to Idaho and get one with fewer miles on it! 🤣😂🤣

Yep, great bang for the buck...UNLESS, you live in snow country, and drive your TJ throughout the winter. Where I live in North Idaho, you don't have the luxury of simply easing off the gas in corners while going up-hill while in 4wd on snow! It makes our rigs really squirrelly in those...

Here's my '98 wearing a set of 31x10.50R15's on those wheels. They are my summertime woods bumming tires/wheels, came off my YJ before it went to a new home.

@Squatch, my kids would say that the Jurassic Park Look is befitting for a dinosaur like me! 🤓

No blood, no foul my friend! 🤣

I had thse tires and wheels left over after selling my YJ, as I actually had three sets of tires/wheels for that rig. I already own these, they fit, are balanced, and have 85%+ rubber remaining...I'm getting my $$$ worth out of them for spring/summer fun!

Yep, run them with my summertime woods bumming, mild wheelin' tires!

It was a rhythmic squeal which increased rhythmic pulse and auditory intensity as rolling speed increased. It was also present irrespective of 2wd/4wd, under power, or coasting. Does that help?

I've got that! Hmmm.. More quality time with my tools, and jeep! 🤔

That's a really low mile TJ, I don't know about being so quick to unload it! Actually just determining what you really have to work with isn't that hard, and lots of folks here on this forum are more than happy to help out! Good photos of various components will go a long way in that regard...

It takes quite a bit of finesse (and $$$) to properly lift a TJ for 35" tires. First thing comes to my mind is castor angle! Sounds like too little castor angle, which will make a rig wander where it will! Are there adjustable control arms on the front end? That's my first suspect in this case!

You have a fair bit of discovery to do on your TJ! Your profile says modifications are only bigger tires! Those are big tires, and needs to be geared accordingly. You've got quite a bit of lift on that rig as well. You'll want to figure out what route, and what components the previous owner...

X2 on the anti-seize! 👍

I've never delved into the DC joint that far. You may well be right on your observation, it's OEM with 133k miles on the clock. Any specialty tools required on the overhaul of a DC joint?

Actually I'm not at all sure what all the squalling was about. I pulled the front drive line and checked the DC and u-joint to see if they were bound up, had play, or otherwise suspect. Ended up giving a clean bill of health to both. While I was at it, I felt the front output shaft for...