"Pacing myself" build

Made an observation yesterday after driving the Jeep for the first time in a few weeks. I must of become daily driver numb with the jeep cause I was impressed at how well the suspension soaked up smaller events on the road. I took the long way home to avoid the freeway. Well the roads here are in pretty bad shape, so lots of small events, and a few larger ones. Suspension felt pretty good and soaked up a bunch of that nonsense. I'm getting 5" up and 4ish" down. The MC bumps/jounces seem to be helping with that, so I'm pretty happy with how that worked out. Air is still blowing cold after a week, so still keeping my finger crossed on that front. The wait is killing me on getting the rear end taken care of. Another thread I read has me thinking on my rear shock choice. I need to pull the rear springs and do a bump test and take some measurements. I might be able to get away with a bit longer shock back there. I'm getting a full 5" of up, but only 3ish of down. I don't want a spring so long that it unseats the springs, hence the measuring.
 
Oh no 😪... Have you added any uv dye into the system yet to track it down?

It had so much dye in the system that I literally poured 4 ounces out of the old reciever/dryer when replacing it. I'm taking it back to the AC shop next week to have them put a light on it. Think I'll just have to systematically replace everything until I find it. Hoses will be next, then compressor, then condensor. After that the whole system has been replaced. Ugh! Fucking Jeep!
 
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It had so much dye in the system that I literally poured 4 ounces out of the old reciever/dryer when replacing it. I'm taking it back to the AC shop next week to have them put a light on it. Think I'll just have to systematically replace everything until I find it. Hoses will be next, then compressor, then condensor. After that the whole system has been replaced. Ugh! Fucking Jeep!
Mine turned out to be the AC compressor. Does your jeep have the compressor mounted on the top of the engine or below? Mine was towards the bottom and I swear it was a 3hr job and 2.5 of that was loosening/tightening 1 bolt. I'm assuming there way a better way to do it but I couldn't find it.

I hope you figure it out. I hate working on AC issue.
 
Mine is down low on the driver side, so I'm sure it will be a PITA. really sucks cause we took a C-19 mental health day off today and went up to Pinnacle Rock on the south end of MNF. It was in the upper 80's when we left. Thankfully, the spot we had our lunch at was about 4000 feet with a nice breeze blowing, so that was nice.
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It was a nice break, and haven't been out in the Jeep for some time. They recently graded Bartlett Springs road, so it was a super highway getting up there. I aired down to 18, disco'd, and was at Pinnacle Rock summit in 30 minutes. Saw only 4 vehicles the entire afternoon.
 
Sounds like a fun day trip. Sorry to hear about the issues though. I know you worked your ass off pulling apart that dash. I'd look at the fsm. Maybe they point out an easier way to remove that one bolt. Or perhaps you'll see a different angle when it's on the lift. I attacked it from the top.
 
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I’ve had a few issues with my AC too, took about 6 months or so and two shop visits to find it. You’ll get there... hopefully your vent selector still works after unlike mine... 🙄