What did you do to your TJ today?

ColoJeep said:
I just thought you were waiting to flying in @ John Cooper to assist with the painting. :whistle:
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Nah his Jeep is to clean, mine still needs washed some more after our last trip to Stoney Lonesome.

But I'm taking it back out this weekend to Coalmont OHV, so why wash it now.... :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
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TheBoogieman said:
Juneteenth kept me from getting my CPS in the mail today. What other made-up holidays are there that I don't know about. Confererate statue removal day? DEI training day? :unsure:
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I am not complaining, my company gave me the day off so I will be working on the Jeep instead of sitting at my computer.
 
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After owning it for a year and working on it, I took my TJ out on its first offroading trip. I took it about half way through a 30 mile trail, camped through the night, and finished the trail today.

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I camped out for the night, had a few beers, and sleep in the dirt. It was great.

  • The trail was rated as moderate and the Jeep handled it fine. I put it in 4HI at the start to see how it would do, but I put it back into 2HI just to see what it could take. I never put it back in 4HI because 2HI did everything.
  • Not enough water on the trail to get it really dirty.
  • I actually get about 14-17mpg on the highway whereas I get 11mpg in the city.
  • Driving it on the highway wears me out. It is very bouncy, it wants to wander, and it is like flying a kite. No issues, but it is a Jeep, not a Cadillac.
  • After having sand in the cooling system when I got it, I drove it for 2+ hours and had no issues with the cooling system.
  • I need to regear it badly. Having the 32RH, stock gearing, 33 inch tires, and going up some 7% grades at over 8,000 feet was not fun. It was floored and I was going maybe 50mph.
It was fun. I need to do that again soon.
 
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JasterMereel42 said:
After owning it for a year and working on it, I took my TJ out on its first offroading trip. I took it about half way through a 30 mile trail, camped through the night, and finished the trail today.

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I camped out for the night, had a few beers, and sleep in the dirt. It was great.

  • The trail was rated as moderate and the Jeep handled it fine. I put it in 4HI at the start to see how it would do, but I put it back into 2HI just to see what it could take. I never put it back in 4HI because 2HI did everything.
  • Not enough water on the trail to get it really dirty.
  • I actually get about 14-17mpg on the highway whereas I get 11mpg in the city.
  • Driving it on the highway wears me out. It is very bouncy, it wants to wander, and it is like flying a kite. No issues, but it is a Jeep, not a Cadillac.
  • After having sand in the cooling system when I got it, I drove it for 2+ hours and had no issues with the cooling system.
  • I need to regear it badly. Having the 32RH, stock gearing, 33 inch tires, and going up some 7% grades at over 8,000 feet was not fun. It was floored and I was going maybe 50mph.
It was fun. I need to do that again soon.
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I always tell people, the Jeep is the car I love to drive under 45 mph, and hate to drive over 50 mph.
Love the rims. I need to find a set like that, but I want less offset.
 
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gbirk said:
I always tell people, the Jeep is the car I love to drive under 45 mph, and hate to drive over 50 mph.
Love the rims. I need to find a set like that, but I want less offset.
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I agree on the slow-rolling, but I have to say, mine handles pretty good even at highway (and interstate) speeds. Not as comfy as some of my other vehicles, but honestly not bad at all.
 
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gbirk said:
I always tell people, the Jeep is the car I love to drive under 45 mph, and hate to drive over 50 mph.
Love the rims. I need to find a set like that, but I want less offset.
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I was the same way until I got the steering straightened out. Now I love driving mine as my primary daily, even on the highway at 75. I just need to regear. The 33's and 3.73 gears needs some help. Waiting on my next commission check and may buy new front and rear axles as an early birthday present to myself.
 
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gbirk said:
I always tell people, the Jeep is the car I love to drive under 45 mph, and hate to drive over 50 mph.
Love the rims. I need to find a set like that, but I want less offset.
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Those are just the factory Grizzly rims. I am thinking about swapping them out for some black rims, but don't know. I had to put 1" spacers on these to prevent the front tires from rubbing on the suspension at full turn.
 
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JasterMereel42 said:
  • Driving it on the highway wears me out. It is very bouncy, it wants to wander, and it is like flying a kite.
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What shocks and tire psi are you running? Mine drives great at 75-80 mph.
JasterMereel42 said:
  • I need to regear it badly. Having the 32RH, stock gearing, 33 inch tires, and going up some 7% grades at over 8,000 feet was not fun. It was floored and I was going maybe 50mph.
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Stock 3.07 or stock 3.73 gearing?
 
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Gfacer said:
Replaced the alternator and finally got rid of a whistling noise that had been bugging me. Bearing spun ok but tracked it down with a stethoscope and replaced the nearest idle pulley too just in case. That and the exhaust fixed and its sounding nice and 'quiet'.
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I have developed an alternator whine at low RPM. I need to replace mine too.
 
RocknLJ said:
DoAfter replacing the muffler and tailpipe along with drive shafts… the jeep now has thrown a P0306 code.
Plugs haven’t been changed in long time so will start there.

Wire loom is disintegrating badly so hoping this isn’t the problem as I was going to attack that project this winter while the Jeep sits in the garage.

Perhaps it’s time to just drop a 5.7 Hemi in it…..😄
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Duner said:
Man it’s been a busy past two weeks. Bought myself a boat and noticed a wobble in my steering while turning.

Couldn’t turn the wheel by hand when jacked up and halfway turned so my axle U-joint is SHOT, ordered some spicer 5-760X’s.

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That sir is what I call a ‘barn’ 👍…. I’d love one of them just like it…but we don’t get them like that out this way
 
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Kiwi TJ said:
That sir is what I call a ‘barn’ 👍…. I’d love one of them just like it…but we don’t get them like that out this way
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Used to be my great grandpa’s! It has a huge freezer room where they would hang meat on a ceiling track system. Ran a local meet market way back in the day in my town!
 
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