Recent content by John A.

1997 TJ, mostly stock. It is equipped with the anti lock brakes. The anti lock is no longer functioning correctly, so it's just "normal" brakes now. I'm looking into the Genright High Fenders. Yes, I am aware of the significant amount of work that is needed to install these. Does anyone...

2 years ago I started squirting the rear upper shock mounts with penetrating lubricant, in anticipation of a rough go at removing the upper mounts. I am very happy to share that over the last two weeks, I got the gas tank pulled, rear tires off, rear bumper off, tire carrier off... and last...

How did you get that coating on the inside of the torque box? After welding?

I am spending time this weekend working on TJ. While underneath I see that the driver side middle body mount has rusted and is starting to buckle. None of the other body mounts have buckled, but many of them are showing signs of rust. And in case you're wondering, I have checked the frame...

Understood. Doing it right is the only way to do it. I'm 30" and fairly stock right now. Going to use 35" tire size as my future target. Will hopefully remember to take measurements between modifications so I can gauge their impact on clearance increases.

Ha ha! Fair enough. I guess I should have qualified that statement. "hardcore rig" is subjective. I'm certainly not looking at 52" tires and Rockwell toploaders. Nor 14 bolt's F&R with 44's. No supercharged LS engine swap is in my future. Outboarded coilovers will never be needed. Don't...

Do you tow with transfer case in neutral? Or do you disconnect drive shafts? Or do you have full float axles that you can unlock?

Learning a lot. I now understand some of the added complexity when adding longer springs / longer axles / larger tires. Thanks for sharing. If I understand correctly. - Body Lift / Hi Fenders move the axle center line further away from the fender surface, but zero impact to axle / flex...

Thanks all for the comments. I certainly have a lot to learn. I do not have bottomless pockets, so budget is a factor. Something that I'm still not understanding. I have 30" tires now, and there is no clearance problems (full flex and full turn). If I want to increase the tire diameter to...

Another question I forgot to ask. What's the general consensus on running a high pinion in the rear? (or is this a sacred topic not to be discussed?) If I keep the rig light, if I'm not wheeling hard... will it last or is it certain death? I know the theory, I am curious if anyone has...

I guess when I said stock height, I should have said stock spring height. I have the 1" body lift already, and would be willing to have a 1" spring spacer lift. That'll give me 2" above the axle of extra space, or 4" extra tire diameter. With the 65" wide axles I should have no problem with...

Hello. First time poster, long time viewer. I'll apologize now if I accidentally offend anyone or step on any sacred topics. I'll thank @mrblaine and others now for the advice that's forthcoming. My Jeep. 1997 TJ Wrangler Sahara hardtop. 4.0, 32RH, NP231, Dana 30 / 35... most things are...