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Arizona Rock Crawler
- Thread starter starkey480
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Good call on the 32RH swap, look forward to watching the progress. Very happy with the 32RH/231/4.56 combo in mine with 35's.
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Well when it rains it pours. My Jeep came with rough country control arms and the joints have been slowly on their way out. Well after last wheeling trip I can now audibly hear the control arm joints rattling over every bump. There’s at least one bad control arm in each pair front rear lower and upper 
I’m not sure I should even drive it the front lower passenger joint is so loose. So, I ordered me some Savvy arms today. Hope they get here soon. At least they will make setting the pinion angle easy when I swap trans.
I’m not sure I should even drive it the front lower passenger joint is so loose. So, I ordered me some Savvy arms today. Hope they get here soon. At least they will make setting the pinion angle easy when I swap trans.
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If it makes you feel any better the heater on my pool went out and a new one will cost me $3000 installed 
Oh my goodness. Now you have to swim in an unheated pool!If it makes you feel any better the heater on my pool went out and a new one will cost me $3000 installed
Oh my goodness. Now you have to swim in an unheated pool!
Haha! I am just going to wait until it reaches 100 degrees outside and then I won’t need a heater.
burdetter16
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Love this build! Got some great ideas as I build mine since mine is also my daily driver. Also, Chili Pepper Red is my favorite color for the TJ! I looked hard for one but they are so rare. The thought has even crossed my mind of repainting mine eventually doubt that will ever happen though haha
doubt that will ever happen though haha
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Thank you! I had no idea what colors existed when I bought my Jeep but when I saw this one for sale I fell in love with the chili pepper instantly.Love this build! Got some great ideas as I build mine since mine is also my daily driver. Also, Chili Pepper Red is my favorite color for the TJ! I looked hard for one but they are so rare. The thought has even crossed my mind of repainting mine eventually
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That is CLEAN. Plus it has the auto. Take it up to 90 to check for vibes lol
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This one's clean too, and a Sahara!
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/ctd/d/sacramento-2002-jeep-wrangler-sahara/7239637865.html
Don't know if I could bring myself to getting an auto. I like my 5 speed. Yeah, better on the trail, yadda, yadda.
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/ctd/d/sacramento-2002-jeep-wrangler-sahara/7239637865.html
Don't know if I could bring myself to getting an auto. I like my 5 speed. Yeah, better on the trail, yadda, yadda.
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Sahara’s are cool. Is that the sienna color? Hey whatever you enjoy the most I don’t judge! I would way rather have the manual on the street. It’s only for the most difficult crawling sections I want an auto.
I think some people confuse the RPM drop when the torque converter locks up for a 4th gear.
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Lopro update:
Ditched the lopro today and replaced with a mopar trans mount. Had to get the mopar anyways for when the auto trans goes in. The difference is insane. The Jeep idles so smooth now I can’t even tell if it’s on or not. I can’t believe I put up with the lopro for so long and really for no good reason either.
32rh update:
Still waiting on parts but almost have everything. I’m thinking I’ll do the swap first week of January.
Ditched the lopro today and replaced with a mopar trans mount. Had to get the mopar anyways for when the auto trans goes in. The difference is insane. The Jeep idles so smooth now I can’t even tell if it’s on or not. I can’t believe I put up with the lopro for so long and really for no good reason either.
32rh update:
Still waiting on parts but almost have everything. I’m thinking I’ll do the swap first week of January.
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Front lowers are on! I used Blaine’s black magic washers to center the arms in the axle mount.