Recent content by mikey3288

Hey everyone, Sorry for the crappy night time pics. I seem to be missing some bolts behind the driver and passenger seat where the tub connects to the frame. Does anyone know what these bolts are supposed to be? Thanks in advance!

Hey Team, My bracket on the axle tube of the driver's side is bent inward. I'm installing the Currie Anti-Rock but if I install it as per the instructions the joint makes contact with the spring. Is it alright to install it with both bolts facing inward (as pictured)? I tried straightening...

Hey everyone, PO had put an RE long arm kit on the TJ and predictably all of the bushings and joints are shot and it rides quite terribly. After doing a lot of research it seems like long arms aren't really the way to go and Currie/Savvy short and mid arm kits are where it's at. Unfortunately...

Hey everyone, I'm getting ready to swap out my steering to a Currie system and noticed that it requires a 2" bump stop over stock regardless of lift amount. I was doing my research on what bump stops are and found a few super useful threads on how to determine correct bump stops but I wanted...

...what the. I think you might be right. I had some spare spark plugs lying around so I popped one in and it definitely feels like the retention insert for a spark plug socket. It's crazy because it DEFINITELY fell from up high. I heard it clanging around inside the engine and it dropped on to...

That's what I initially thought too but this cap has a series of ribs on the inside whereas the valve stem seals look pretty smooth. It also has a dimple / depression on the top. From watching a few repair videos on valve stem seals I also think the retainers and spring would have hit me first...

Hey everyone, I was changing out my RMS due to a leak and had a ton of difficulty with the upper portion of the RMS. I loosened all the main bearings and was able to get the old one out and the new one in. While I was torquing the main bearings down this random cap fell out of the engine?! I was...

Hey everyone, The PO had welded a hood hoop on to the fenders and frame (pics attached). I'm not a huge fan of the hood hoop and want to remove it. My initial thought was to use an angle grinder to cut and then sand it down but as you can tell from the photos it's quite close to the grill and...

Thanks for all the warm welcomes! Thanks for the tip on the runs coming up in my area, once I'm satisfied it's ready to hit the trails I'll definitely keep a look out! Unfortunately best answer I could get was "home built" on the HP44 which made me raise some eyebrows. Gearing is 4.88 so I...

Hey Everyone! I just picked up my first Jeep and I'm super excited to start my first ever build thread! It's a 1998 4L with 5 speed manual transmission, 106k miles on the clock, and honestly mostly done. I bought it because I got in to offroading quickly after moving to CO and wanted to hit...

Hey Everyone! Greetings from Colorado! Bought my first Jeep! Highlights - '98 TJ (106k miles) with an AX15, Dana 44 front, 8.8 rear, front and rear ARB lockers, running on 33s. The TJ needs some TLC on the outside and in but it's got fantastic bones for a rock crawler. I'll spend some time...