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On one our early jeep trips in colorado, I lost a u joint cap on my front axle and beat the axle up badly. I ordered a set from extreme terrain that came with Spicet 760 joints and installed the drivers side with a new hub. Before leaving on the trip I had installed a pinion seal and had not...

My 06 plastic bottle seem to leak. I would like to find a good replacement. Dorman is 65-90 bucks for the quart size plastic. Does anyone have a better alternative.

I have a dis axle ujoint and need to move the rubi to where I can replace the

Installing new pinion seal on front of my 2006 Rubicon. Try to figure out where the spicer 47762 seal fits. It lips the inside of something. Have not been able to find the location.

What brackets can I use without compromising trail clearance?

I had a lucky catch on a axle ujoint which had lost a keeper. We were in the San Juans when I found it. I tapped the protruding cup down and got back to the campground. I installed a keeper from an off brand ujoint. That got the Rubicon home to Arkansas with frequent inspections. My 06 rubi...

I hav been hearing a noise near my front wheel. Inspection found one axle ujoint cup partially pushed out. I took a small hammer and easily tapped it back in. It appears clip is still there or is that not the clip? We are winding up our vacation in Ouray, Colorado and I would like to get it home...

Currently I am running 33s on 15 inch wheels. My 06 rubicon auto has a 2.5 arb lift, 1.25 bl and a one inch bl. Clearance has been great Gearing is not great and in our 70s, getting in and out is a bit of challenge. I have found a good set of 16” moab wheels. My thought is to go back to...

I just installed a new radio in my 06 Rubicon. I found a unused connector under the plastic trim on top of the dash. The connector is right over the glovebox. Any idea on what plugs in here?

Driving my lifted Rubicon in Colorado this Summer, I have learned the value of front sway bar disconnects. Pulling them really helps tame a rough trail or road. The back end still feels stiff as a board. Do rear disconnects have a similar effect?

I don’t know the proper nomenclature for this boot on the inside of the wind shield. When you hit a bump or two it falls down at the top. What is the proper sealant to anchor that rascal?

Driving across a couple of passes today, my wife complained that the center area of dashboard was getting abnormally hot to the touch and was offsetting the ac. This is the area of the radio and od cutout/ axle locks. I looked at the temp gauge when she stopped and it was steady at 210. The ac...

Prior to our Colorado trip I flushed my coolant and installed a new stant thermostat, temperature sender and cap. We drove the tj over 1000 miles to SW Colorado without issue. We have ran over 500 miles jeeping. Yesterday Morning I went to town and after about 5 miles I had an eng light. I...

How much will a one inch motor mount lift raise the oil level on the dip stick. Locally it is cost effective to go to my oil change place for Mobil One oil. They also do a great job on finding all the additional zerts on my lifted tj. I know we are nit picking here but has anyone measured...

Trying to clean up brake system. I sucked most of old fluid out but there is some black gunk in the plastic resovoir. I got some of it with cutips. Drive out the pins and clean the resovoir before flushing? Good idea or bad. I should be able to get new grommets. I had a caliper stick...

Looked at my brakes today. I have 33s and an auto tranny. Fronts look pretty good; rear getting thin. I drive like the senior I am but traffic lights changing let me know the braking is not great. I lean toward doing just the rears before our trip. First two photos are rear; last two are front.

Probably need to replace the radio for one with a cd and usb. Is that plug in next to the balance control a walkman input or ear phone jack. I bought a lightening to aux cable and tried to play my phone without success. It had worked in the neighbors jk.

Installing Eastern converters and front pipes on my jeep. The muffler bolts were tough and i am installing dorman studs. There was no gasket at this location. With just the flanged pipe, the splines on the new studs are going thru into the flange on the converter pipe. Is this normal or is...

I am putting in a rear seal, as well as replacing pan. There is a block supporting the cooler lines that either fastens to a pan bolt or covers one up. There is a metal piece above that is bolted to the side of the block. I suspect it may have fastened to this rubber block at one time. Is anyone...

PO wanted to climb rocks and put a substantial dent dent and crease in the oil pan on my rubicon. Replacing the pan and rear seal is my next project. I wondered if the pans available from Crown, Adix or several others are equal to stock. Has anyone bought a replacement pan? Recomendations?