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    35’s on 17” wheels

    I had a six inch suspension lift. And the ride was ok with the tires at 15-20 psi.
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    Random photos: Got anything interesting, unique, strange?

    Saw this old Dodge sitting in front of the Big Boss Brewery in Raleigh while out working this week. The owner is asking 12,500 for it.
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    Gauges don't work after new stereo head unit install

    I had power going to the dash with or without the radio plugged in. Ended up being a failure in the gauge cluster. Currently it’s working and I have a backup if it fails again.
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    What is your favorite vehicle that you've ever owned?

    Right out of high school I traded a mercury to a buddy for a 74 Chevelle Malibu, wish I still had that car. (Picture is not mine) Other cars I’ve owned to note... 85 Grand Wagoneer 79 CJ-5 72 le-mans 92 318is 5 speed 82 Buick estate (shagin’) wagon
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    Gauges don't work after new stereo head unit install

    Thought you should know, I pulled a dash cluster from an 01 Cherokee and it’s plug and play with my 97. That means any gauge cluster form a 97-01 xj is interchangeable with a 97-00 TJ, even though they have different part numbers. The difference that I can see is the xj dash has a light for the...
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    Random photos: Got anything interesting, unique, strange?

    I try not to be the weirdo in a work van waving at Jeeps. Haha
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    Random photos: Got anything interesting, unique, strange?

    Probably traded his top for those rims. I thought it was a TJ until I caught a glimpse of the square lights in the rearview.
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    This Jeep is Driving Me Crazy!

    This might not apply to thes engines, but on nissans that are used in forklifts, a cam or crank position fault can come from a bad spark plug or faulty coil. The code is triggered during start up because they don’t see the notch quick enough, due to the engine struggling to start. Take this...
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    Random photos: Got anything interesting, unique, strange?

    It’s been raining a lot here lately, Jordan lake is a little swollen from it.
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    This Jeep is Driving Me Crazy!

    Sounds like it’s time for a V8 swap?
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    Gauges don't work after new stereo head unit install

    Here’s another question, it’s going to be near impossible to find a low mile instrument cluster, but the odometer itself unplugs from the circuit board. Any idea where the Odometer reading is stored? If it’s in the odometer itself or the circuit board?
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    Gauges don't work after new stereo head unit install

    Chris, do you know if a gauge cluster from a 2000 will fit a 97? I suspect that’s the issue and there’s one for sale nearby on Craigslist. Thanks.
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    Gauges don't work after new stereo head unit install

    I have ground coming through, battery constant and battery on in the circuit board. But the ccd bus is only pushing .3 volts where it should be about 2.5 It’s probably in the gauge cluster itself as the self test doesn’t work.
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    Now that Wranglers are so huge, will Jeep introduce a smaller version?

    That’s why I said government needs to get out of the way. Except for the frame around the windshield and the governor on the engine, their the same as the road legal(in India) Mahindra Thar. And I’m pretty sure there’s more than a few that have found ways to bypass the laws concerning their on...