Southern LJ Moves North

A little more clean up.
From this....
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to this:
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To this (just need more Velcro)
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Fun day here changing fluids, filters and plugs.
Went with penzoil 10w30 high mileage Dino and the mopar filter. And replace the plugs with the ngk.

Old plugs look good (correct me if im
Wrong) cylinder 1-6,
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1 gap .044
2 gap .045
3 gap .040
4 gap .046
5 gap .042
6 gap .042

the new plugs were all checked and all .032.

The 4.0 specs call for .030-.035 so I installed them. Do gaps open over time?
 
Do gaps open over time?
So I did some research and this was an interested read:

“It also should be noted that your gap increases as the spark plug is used — the constant arcing wears away at the metal of both electrodes, opening the gap up over time.”

So .032 all the way To .046. Seems like a big swing for plugs that look pretty clean (not sure when they were last changed)

https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/how-to-gap-a-spark-plug
 
If ya can’t find it, grind it!

Working my way though the fluid changes. Not sure when any of it was last changed.

Tonight old crap comes out, and Redline MTL goes in.


unsure how many miles that fluid had in it, but solid clump of shavings. A fresh start will be nice.
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Continuing on doing all the fluid changes. MTL in the transmission, ATF +4 in the transfer case and some conventional 80w90 Valvoline in both differentials. They also both got LubeLocker seals. The differentials got a bit of paint to break up all the black. Did some seat steam
Cleaning too. Nasty.

next purchase is the morryde spare tire carrier and some JKS disconnects. (Unless I splurge for the Currie )

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It was waaaaaay to cold to do anything than be in a heated garage this weekend, so decided to remove springs and shocks to prep for the new rancho springs and rs5000x shocks

removal went well, anything I did find that the passenger rear shock
Mount has a “new” bolt set up. So we will see what happens in the reinstall.

got the shocks sanded and threw a coat of black on them. Then went and started to get an idea for my bump stops that I will need (waiting in my springs to deliver)
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Then decided I didn’t like how the clear coat was peeling, so cleaned them up, a light sand and painted them. Not perfect, but 1000X better
From This:
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To this:
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With some time in the living room to warm up (I have a great wife who tolerates me)
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And finally pulled the spare tire carrier off, and cleaned up the brackets. Need to do some paint work back here before the Morryde goes on. Any suggestions? Thinking of taping it off where the Morryde will cover, light sand and some paint to cover/match. I know it won’t be perfect, but I want to clean up some of the bare metal that’s showing and protect it.
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Threw on a 4” lift this week. I like the stance a bit better than what I Had before.
Also added an Morryde tire carrier. A few more tweaks and I’ll leave her along for a bit.
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