Driving a stick is cool up until you get the point where it is no longer cool. I cant confirm or deny Chris is at that point but I have gotten there myself.Cool, you must really not like driving a stick.
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Cool, you must really not like driving a stick.
I actually enjoy driving the stick more than the auto on-road.
However, after doing a lot of the technical rock crawling trails out here, I'm finding out that the automatic is extremely advantageous. The terrain down here as I'm sure you're aware is a lot different than Oregon.
In my mind, not having to manipulate the throttle, clutch, and brakes all at the same time will be refreshing.
At this point my TJ has pretty much become a dedicated trail rig with some occasional sunny day, in-town cruising, so I can live with the auto.
What's going to suck is the 4.88 gears with the 42RLE. I'd like to swap them out to 5.38, but that would inflate my bill to be more than I can afford right now. So, I think I'll just wait to do the 5.38 gears until I add the Detroit full case locker in the front and the ARB in the rear.
Best i can describe it is that the auto is the way to go when the trail gets so tough that the LAST thing you need to worry about is working the clutch.
I went through a lot of effort to find a manual LJ, even though my last Jeep was an auto. I prefer them, but understand others feel different, and am glad Chris is gonna get what he would rather have.
I've done a lot of mods but best mod i ever did was the auto swap.
Yep, and while I haven't done the toughest trails yet, I've done several where I found myself stalling the rig right in the middle of an obstacle, rolling backwards and having to manipulate the throttle, brake, and clutch all at the same time, etc.
One less thing to worry about means I can focus easier on the obstacle at hand. @starkey480 who I wheel with regularly is in the process of converting his to an auto as well for these same reasons. I can't say I blame him.
I went through a lot of effort to find a manual LJ, even though my last Jeep was an auto. I prefer them, but understand others feel different, and am glad Chris is gonna get what he would rather have.
If you need a spare transmission, I'll soon have one
I spent a lot of time finding the right manual TJ as well. Now i am happy that my jeep has 2 pedals.I went through a lot of effort to find a manual LJ, even though my last Jeep was an auto. I prefer them, but understand others feel different, and am glad Chris is gonna get what he would rather have.
Just picked up a trans jack from a friend and should start tearin shit apart this week!
Depending on how long it takes you, I may have mine back at the same time.
However, given how much work Blaine is doing to mine, I'm guessing you'll be done long before he is. Still, once I get it back some serious wheeling is in order.
One nice thing about our TJs is you can start the jeep in 1st gear without using the clutch. That way you can two pedal the brake and throttle and move forward through the obstacle
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There's one on lj nation FB page right now.I need a RubiCrawler for that thing.
Wonder if the RubiCrawler wait is as long as the Atlas wait.
You should have said something. One popped up on FB over by JJVW in the Denver area for a grand with 3000 miles on it.I need a RubiCrawler for that thing.
Wonder if the RubiCrawler wait is as long as the Atlas wait.
Damn! Well if you happen to see another one pop up for a good deal let me know. Maybe by then my PayPal will work
Any idea where the guy is located? If you can screenshot the guys post I’ll contact him.
He has a 370, you have a 3550. He gonna need a conversion bellhousing.If you need a spare transmission, I'll soon have one
Right, I forgot about the 370.
Well, all these parts you'll be taking off have some value I suppose. I know Garett wants the take-off Fox shocks.
I am spray gun illiterate. I'm setting up a pressure pot for spray grade solvent based contact adhesive. A 1.8mm tip is recommended. I purchased a used Binks 2100 that appears to be in decent shape.
I need to set it up for the correct tip. Do you know which parts need to change if needed? Is the gun needle semi universal and I just need to swap the fluid nozzle, or do I need the gun needle, fluid nozzle and air nozzle?
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