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What did you do to your TJ today?
- Thread starter LJRubiconGuy
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DETOUR
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Howdy All
• our LJ has a 3.5” rubicon express suspension lift and 2” BL (installed by PO)
• Installed 2” spacer blocks ( terraflex) on top of rear coil springs
• since the LJ has the extra “creature comfort and cargo space”, our rig was sagging in the rear
• I’m very pleased with the outcome of the cost effective mod !
• It was a quick, inexpensive way to level out the LJ. The previous rear sag is gone even with one set of “super-single jewelry” hanging off the spare tire
• install has taken me 45 minutes each side
• as for tools, the spring compressors were the only special tool I used. •Never had to undo shocks or anti sway bar
• sorry folks , I was too exited and forgot to take a “ before” pic
Take care
DETOUR overnout
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• our LJ has a 3.5” rubicon express suspension lift and 2” BL (installed by PO)
• Installed 2” spacer blocks ( terraflex) on top of rear coil springs
• since the LJ has the extra “creature comfort and cargo space”, our rig was sagging in the rear
• I’m very pleased with the outcome of the cost effective mod !
• It was a quick, inexpensive way to level out the LJ. The previous rear sag is gone even with one set of “super-single jewelry” hanging off the spare tire
• install has taken me 45 minutes each side
• as for tools, the spring compressors were the only special tool I used. •Never had to undo shocks or anti sway bar
• sorry folks , I was too exited and forgot to take a “ before” pic
Take care
DETOUR overnout
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WELL this was last night but I successfully did the following:
Cut the front driver shock in half (still can not get the top half off)
Broke all four of the rear upper shock bolts (after soaking them in penetrating fluid for a week)
I did loosen all the body bolts without any of those snapping
AND then proceed to put it back together to slowly back out of my shop because I needed to work on other things and my shop was PACKED:
OH also I need clutch, throwout bearing and the new shifter assembly for the NSG370 because as of right now you have a 50/50 chance of hitting 6th gear or Reverse.
SO yeah good times. It's becoming painfully obvious that my LJ was stored outside it's entire life and my TJ was garage kept. I'm probably not going to fix it until after my TJ is done at this point, I just don't have the time or the room.
I guess I know what I'm doing next after my TJ is done.
-Grant
Cut the front driver shock in half (still can not get the top half off)
Broke all four of the rear upper shock bolts (after soaking them in penetrating fluid for a week)
I did loosen all the body bolts without any of those snapping
AND then proceed to put it back together to slowly back out of my shop because I needed to work on other things and my shop was PACKED:
OH also I need clutch, throwout bearing and the new shifter assembly for the NSG370 because as of right now you have a 50/50 chance of hitting 6th gear or Reverse.
SO yeah good times. It's becoming painfully obvious that my LJ was stored outside it's entire life and my TJ was garage kept. I'm probably not going to fix it until after my TJ is done at this point, I just don't have the time or the room.
I guess I know what I'm doing next after my TJ is done.
-Grant
This gives me comfort. I'm not alone in my Jeep hoarding!WELL this was last night but I successfully did the following:
Cut the front driver shock in half (still can not get the top half off)
Broke all four of the rear upper shock bolts (after soaking them in penetrating fluid for a week)
I did loosen all the body bolts without any of those snapping
AND then proceed to put it back together to slowly back out of my shop because I needed to work on other things and my shop was PACKED:
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OH also I need clutch, throwout bearing and the new shifter assembly for the NSG370 because as of right now you have a 50/50 chance of hitting 6th gear or Reverse.
SO yeah good times. It's becoming painfully obvious that my LJ was stored outside it's entire life and my TJ was garage kept. I'm probably not going to fix it until after my TJ is done at this point, I just don't have the time or the room.
I guess I know what I'm doing next after my TJ is done.
-Grant
This gives me comfort. I'm not alone in my Jeep hoarding!
It's SO SO much worse than that photo. I have a CJ-2A on it's rear end going up the wall of my shop, I then have a 2006 Jeep Commander, 2006 Jeep Liberty CRD and a 1970 DJ-5A sitting outside of my shop. I have Jeeps everywhere. The on going joke with my in-laws is that I'm trying to own every model of Jeep that has ever been made in the mid 2000s.
But I need to own all the other models to safe without a doubt that I own the best Jeep already, it's just science.
I tried that one on my wife once to make the case to buy a few more rigs. She responded that she would then use “science” to kill me in my sleep.
I might need to go overlanding for a little while . . . for safety yeah that's it safety!
Mrgreg66
TJ Enthusiast
Finally finished installing my rear locker today!
Redbarron72
New Member
Drove mine to take my son to school, last week we wheeled TN
If that’s you idea of fun boy you need to help me reinsulate my attic , it’s going to be a ball.
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This looks like some shit Mr. Bean would drive to deliver pizzas.Our posties either deliver on a bike , moped , or even these quad bikes lol (see below)......rural mail is done in vans.....no Jeeps at all
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Actually, I started this last night and just finished it up.
I extended all of my seatbelts to their maximum, clamped them to keep them extended and then I used spray carpet cleaner and some towels to clean all four belts. Let them dry overnight, and today I sprayed some silicon lube onto another towel and then rubbed the silicon into all four belts. Now all four belts extend and retract better than they did back in '98.
I extended all of my seatbelts to their maximum, clamped them to keep them extended and then I used spray carpet cleaner and some towels to clean all four belts. Let them dry overnight, and today I sprayed some silicon lube onto another towel and then rubbed the silicon into all four belts. Now all four belts extend and retract better than they did back in '98.
Drove mine to a Baja beach today, to let it look around a bit.
West Australia is now going the same way for posties, It used to be all Honda CT110,s .
I got a job once as a postie and the CT110,s carry a lot of mail, one bundle in the front basket one in the rear basket and both panniers full, takes a bit of skill doing figure eights in driveways to get to the mail box,s when fully loaded especially in the pissing rain. now Grampa can deliver mail with only Gofa experience lol
I only did it for a short time but gave up one day when I realized I had to do 35MPH on footpaths just to get my round done! Plus at least 8 full bike loads of mail per day from pick up points thats after sorting and bagging all your own mail from 5am to 9am! Delivery was the easy bit!
I ordered the advanced adapters because I shifted out of 2H one time in my ownership and that was on the test drive. For me, it's because I cannot find the parts to reinstall it properly and plus I can fully install the linkage with the TC skid removed and it sagging down a bit.
Finally replaced the factory top with a frameless top. yeah, its a rampage but for the amount it cost i couldn't pass it up. Now if i can find the time to wash it and get the rear bumper replaced....
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Finally got around to installing my 4 channel auxiliary light module. Remote controlled with a key fob instead of interior light switches.