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  1. Mattific

    What did you do to your TJ today?

    First mod I’ve done in much longer than I’d like, swapped out the exhaust. I’ve been running the thrush welded muffler for about 2 years and decided I wanted a little more noise. Magnaflow took care of that. Only annoying part with the install is that you also need a longer exhaust hanger which...
  2. Mattific

    Lifter tick

    Thanks. I do mix up the brands, I just get whichever is a better deal that day. Think I’ll give synthetic a go next time, not sure if I want to be running 15w40 for the winter but I’ll keep it in mind when things warm back up
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    Lifter tick

    04 4.0 5speed 91k. I've had some lifter tick going on for about 9 months that I finally have the time to go ahead and take care of now that life has slowed down. Just trying to figure out the best course of action. The ticking usually starts quiet, and slowly gets louder over about 5-10 seconds...
  4. Mattific

    NV3550 5-speed manual owners: How do use you 5th gear?

    If I’m on the freeway and the road is either flat or downhill
  5. Mattific

    Best location to hide a key on a Jeep?

    One of my friends has kept one in the fuse box under the hood for several years
  6. Mattific

    How can I prevent someone from releasing parking brake?

    This is what I always do. My Jeep is parked on a hill at my house most of the time so I just turn the wheel into the curb so even without the parking brake it isn’t going anywhere
  7. Mattific

    More issues 😕

    The lower hose should be cool. That is the coolant going from the radiator to your engine after it has been cooled off through the radiator. Likewise, the upper should be hot, as it is returning the hot coolant from the engine to the radiator to expel the heat.
  8. Mattific

    The 07-10 JK Interior: One of the worst interiors ever?

    The steering wheel is the worst part in my opinion. Although the door panels are pretty awful too
  9. Mattific

    The 07-10 JK Interior: One of the worst interiors ever?

    I agree, my roommate picked up a 2010 jk and I just feel like that interior was very dull. Much prefer the tj interior compared to those. But the newer models did fix it up quite well.
  10. Mattific

    How can I determine if I have death wobble?

    Do a dry steer test. Have someone sit in the Jeep and turn the steering wheel 180 degrees back and forth. Look at the front end while they are doing that and keep an eye out for loose components in the steering linkage and front suspension
  11. Mattific

    I present to you... the light up unibrow

    This should be tagged NSFW
  12. Mattific

    USA vs Asian BF Goodrich Tires

    I had issues with the previous gen ones when it came to balancing as well. No issues with the KM3 though
  13. Mattific

    Hypothetical question

    Depends on the price point really. Either that LJ is overpriced or the JK is a bargain
  14. Mattific

    Metalcloak new free shipping policy

    That’s true. I’m not sure if they raised the prices by doing this since I haven’t been on the site in a while. But if they haven’t, then it’s still more convenient with this change rather than waiting for a free shipping day
  15. Mattific

    Metalcloak new free shipping policy

    Metalcloak is now offering free shipping to the lower 48 states for orders over $100 and unlike previously, its going to stay. https://metalcloak.blogspot.com/2019/06/247-free-shipping-from-metalcloak.html?m=1
  16. Mattific

    TJ meets JK and the results

    Honestly surprised the asking price isn’t 5x that amount
  17. Mattific

    Iron Man 4x4 front track bar and bracket

    I would just go with Currie, metalcloak, or JKS if you need an adjustable front track bar (top recommended brands in order). I’m not positive but that set up might mess with your steering geometry and I haven’t seen any good reason to go with a double shear track bar for the TJ if it’s just a...
  18. Mattific

    Some dumb kid jumping his Jeep

    Have a friend who jumped his XJ and wrecked it. Also rolled a nice CJ not long after but the CJ got rebuilt to be even better
  19. Mattific

    What is this (TJ part, I think)

    Here’s a photo for reference of where it goes in the seatbelt mechanism