Recent content by olysan

I definitely have a plan to address the inside of the frame as well, but I want to get the outside painted first.

Hi All, I’m reconditioning a frame for my TJ and I think it’s ready for paint. The weather looks good this weekend so I’m hoping I can get it sprayed. I don’t have a way to flip it mid spray so I’m thinking about hanging it from the garage ceiling. Anyone have any suggestions on how to access...

The upper bushing on my passenger side rear shock is getting worn and starting to rattle. What would cause a bushing on one shock to go bad twice in about 9 months?

I replaced the rear glass on my TJ Hardtop. Now when closed there is a 1/4" gap on drivers side vertical towards the bottom. I can get it to close if I hold the glass shut when I close the tailgate but it doesn't stay. Is there a way to adjust this so it closes and stays closed?

I am in the middle of replacing my heater core. 2000 Sahara 4.0 with AC. I ordered a new core from Rockauto and it does not fit. The best way I can describe it is, after the first bend leaving the main core body the tubing is too long. You can see that they are different in the attached...

I am adding a Sprintex Supercharger to my 2000 TJ 4.0. I’ll be upgrading to bigger injectors and adding a Snow Methanol injection setup at the same time. I’m wondering if I can just run it on the stock ECU tune or will it require tuning. From everything I’ve read both Split Second and HpTuners...

I’m getting parts together to rebuild my 4.0 as a “modified poor man’s stroker” 4.6. I also plan to install a Sprintex supercharger that I have. I’ve read many threads about cooling system upgrades and I understand that there is no benefit to upgrading the oem system for a stock 4.0, but What...

I’ve read a bunch of posts on this subject but can’t seem to find anyone who had this exact same issue. 2000 TJ with air. New blower motor and resistor. The fan barely blows when the switch is set to high. It does seem to get lower as I lower the switch but it’s hard to tell because it starts...

Hi All, I have a 2000 Sahara 4.0/32RH with a Dana 35 rear axle. The Jeep has a 2.5" skyjacker lift and adjustable control arms in the rear. Recently I've been trying to chase down and eliminate some rattles. Yesterday I was under the jeep and noticed that I can rotate the wheels slightly...

I need to replace the lower bushings on my rear shocks. I have skyjacker 7000 Hydro series shocks and I’m not sure which are the correct bushings. I want to avoid skyjacker bushings because they seem to disintegrate. Can anyone help with the correct bushing?

So..... I gave it a shot this morning. Ultimately it was very successful, but not quite as easy as I hoped. The Pinion bearing was a piece of cake, it dropped right on. The carrier bearings did not just slide on, but I was able to get them seated by tapping them on with my bearing press kit...

I'm installing a new ring and pinion and Powertrax LSD in my rear differential (Dana 35). I made some mock up bearings to get it setup correctly. I have a good gear pattern and I'm ready to do my final assembly. I don't have a shop press so if I'm going to press the bearings on I will either...

Yes, I have a long pry bar that allows me to keep pressure on the ring gear as I turn the pinion using the yoke.

Ok, I added .002 to the pinion shim stack, I also adjusted backlash to .08. I think she's ready to go. Thoughts? I just edited the pictures. Added another .004 to the pinion shim stack. Pretty sure this is as good as it gets: Drive Side Coast Side

It was farther out on the heel on the last pattern. I think the last change I added .006 but my notes are at home in the garage until this afternoon