Recent content by Umbra

The pump is grinding, squealing and clanking and the pulley is hotter than the devil's belly button to the touch. My question to the TJ wizards is: Pulley or pump itself? I'm not sure which (or both) has the bearings. Or do I have to pull it to determine what's kerplunked? The pulley (and the...

Good point. It's been pretty cold here which I'm sure makes it worse. (Insert bad joke here about stiffness and shrinkage). Seems better after everything warms up.

Factory suspension. Ol' Jackass is just a trailer pulling, gravel/ dirt road runner. It's fine in fourth so...? It's not a big deal because how long is anyone in second? :) but if i can fix it easy or cheap it will save me some aggravation.

99 TJ 4.0 5 speed. A few weeks ago I stripped out the interior and replaced a bunch of stuff, including the torn upper and lower boots on my shifter. Now it pops out of second if I don't hold it down. Yes, the new boots are stiff but I'm think my old shifter might just be worn out and I'm hoping...

My interior is out and sitting in the shop floor, hood and cowl are off. I guess I'd call it an overall refresh. Replacing a pile of worn parts, stripping and painting a bunch of stuff, maybe the whole thing. Just finished the stripping floor pans, rustproofing and painting them with...

Drug the old boy out for a drive today

I've had both the experiences in returns, I think the difference in my case was one purchase was through Amazon Prime and the other was a private seller. On the one hand, Amazon spooks me because they are the behemoth and getting bigger all the time, but the reasons for that are obvious when...

I'm shopping for exhaust stuff for Jackass (My TJ ). A big, well known parts supplier has a kit I want. Amazon has the same kit for $50 bucks less. When you copy the part number from from the BIG suppliers page, a little window opens with "LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEE- CLICK FOR DETAILS" . I click...

EEEEK! Wow. I've had a lot of old cars insured thru them (including 8k on my current 75 Wagoneer project) and I never paid more than $300 for a year! But that's as a part time/ car show/ cruise around town rate.

Yes, it's nice to know the "experts" agree with the experts. :)

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/12/27/why-jeep-wrangler-tj-is-best?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=18_December_26_HagertyNews_Engaged

Leaning toward the Razor as well. It feels more '"Jeepy" to me :)

http://www.fourwheeler.com/project-vehicles/1811-week-to-wheeling-coming-dec-10-14/?sm_id=organic_fb_social_FWN_181205_sf203546982#sf203546982 If your not familiar with the 'Week to Wheeling" projects, they hammer out a build in a week, posting vids along the way. Fun to watch and now it's a TJ

I never heard that either until I started digging around in the Wagoneer/ J trucks/ Cherokee FJ/FSJ stuff. It's definitely a different world from the TJs. Weirder.