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  1. Bratch

    State of Cats 2023: Evan Fischer?

    I need to replace my muffler and exhaust pipe that have rusted out. The piping and cats back to the muffler are showing some surface rust as well and at 20 years old maybe on limited time so I am looking at replacing the entire system. Jeep is a 2004 with the 4.0, not in a CARB state. It looks...
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    Front axle rotated changing control arms

    I was changing out my control arms and screwed up. I had all the rear and the front lower done one at a time with no problems. I had changed the front passenger upper and was torquing it down to 60 ft lbs when the rear bolt broke in half. Without thinking I pulled the driver side thinking I’d...
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    Time for new motor mounts?

    I’m continuing my hunt to get all my rubbers back in good shape. I replaced six of the control arms today (front uppers left to do) . While crawling around under the Jeep I checked on my motor mounts. It looks like some wear and cracking in the rubber. I was concerned about the rubber...
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    Death Wobble Starting

    Welp it happened, I started getting death wobble and need to get it figured out. Last Friday (4/7) I was going to see my parents going southbound through a construction/resurfacing work zone at 55-60 MPH and started getting violent shaking. I slowed down and pulled to the shoulder thinking I...
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    Bent Crossmember and Dented Frame: Safe?

    All right guys I screwed up today, how bad is it? I’m not actually sure if I did it or if it’s been like this and I have never noticed but lets assume it was me. I was doing a transmission flush and filter change. Read all the how-tos a few times, gathered all my supplies and got started. I...
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    TJ/LJ Hunting Set Up

    I’m looking for any tips, tricks, or ideas for how you guys have been setting up your TJ/LJ for hunting. I feel like with a bow case, pop up blind and other gear I’m going to be getting tight for space. I normally drive my truck because it has so much more room and is nicer on the highway...
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    U-joints, ball joints, what else to do?

    All right guys you talked me out of any new mods for now so let’s do some more maintenance. Quick background, have 2004 LJ with 125,000 miles; I’ve had it since 95,000 putting 5,000-10,000 on it per year. As far as I know it has always worn 30-31” tires. I have done ZJ tie rods and...
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    What next? Help me spend my money on my 2004 LJ

    I haven’t done much to my Jeep in a couple years :oops: and I’m starting to get the itch to spend some money. It’s a 2004 LJ on 31” BFG KO2 and isn’t quite a DD but is close, it sees 99% of its time on the road with quite a bit of highway at 75-80 MPH and currently sees occasional light...
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    Oklahoma Mechanic Recommendation

    The leaks on my LJ appear to be getting worse. I’m going to try to diagnose and repair but may get lazy or stumped and take it to a shop. Any recommendations for a good mechanic in OK? I’m in OKC but would travel for good recommendations and someone I could trust.
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    HVAC Control Panel Part Number Verification

    I’m need to replace my HVAC control panel and keep getting conflicting information on the numbers. Jeep is a 2004 Unlimited Morris shows it as part 55037473ab https://www.morris4x4center.com/mopar-ac-and-heater-control-unit-55037473ab-m.html MopaParts Online has it as 55037612AA...
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    AC Heater Control Panel Replacement

    The switches in my ‘04 are starting to get finicky, have to get just the right touch for them to adjust speed or temperature so I am planning to replace the unit. A couple questions: 1. Should this be a Mopar only part? Looking online Mopar only looks about $20 more for the left hand drive so...
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    School me on skid plates

    I haven’t done much on the Jeep lately and I’m starting to get the itch. I have a couple projects (fuel pump, Savvy TCase cable) planned but have also found myself thinking about plates. From what I can tell they would all stack nicely together I had always thought of plates as mainly plug and...
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    P0301: Missing on Cold Start

    Our Jeep threw a P0301 last weekend, it’s been parked since then but I got to take it out today. It’s has always needed to prime the engine to get it to start easy, I’ll turn the key to run three times and then it’ll turn over. I suspect we have a bad check valve but haven’t inspected it. This...
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    Getting a dog in a TJ

    Last year we lost our dear Border Collie that is in my avatar. At 40# and very calm I could easily pick her up and put her in the backseat. We have adopted a 2 year old German Shepherd that is close to 80#. He can bail in and out of the back of my wife’s SUV with no problem but we haven’t...
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    Cooling System OH Rust In Fresh Fluid; Next Steps

    Our LJ has been getting hot at idle. Yesterday I replaced the aftermarket radiator with a new Mopar radiator, I also replaced the lower radiator hose, and both heater core hoses. I had replaced the upper hose, water pump and thermostat over the past 2 summers. Prior to replacing the radiator I...
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    Wipers have power when Jeep is off

    I ran into Lowe’s today and came out to find my wipers still slowly wiping. Wipers respond to the switch on/off and speed changes with no problems. Are the wipers supposed to retain power with the Jeep off or do I have an electric gremlin somewhere?
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    Rear Disc Conversion Identification

    Well guys I feel like an idiot, one of the POs had converted the rear brakes to disc. Pick a phrase “Couldn’t see the forest for the trees” or “If it was a snake it would have bit me.” I’ve rotates tires and even bled the brakes this week and never paid any attention to what was back there until...
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    Help: Axle Rotated During Spring Install

    I’ve been working to install H&R springs with a ¾” spacer and Bilstein 5100s the past couple days following this wonderful thread https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/stock-spring-swap-walk-thru-with-pics.12655/#post-202026 I was having trouble getting the springs to slip in with the spacers so...
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    Stock front shock top nut size

    I’m trying to change out my front shocks and the flats on the stem are rounded. I’ve read about using 2 nuts against each other to stop the spinning, does anyone know the size of the nut? I’m headed to the store to pluck up a couple other things and was hoping to grab one.
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    Final Suspension Bits: Spacer and Isolator Questions

    It looks like the stars are aligning and I’m finally going to get to install the parts I bought last year. I have new H&R springs, Bilstein 5100s, and the ZJ tie rods to put on. As I’ve been reading and prepping I’ve come across some little pieces and had some questions to make sure I’m ready...