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What did you do to your TJ today?
- Thread starter LJRubiconGuy
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Uhhh, dressed up for work ......
Beadlocks, GenRights and Johnston and Murphy....
Beadlocks, GenRights and Johnston and Murphy....
Funny related story, my cousins parked their 240z at their property. Think rolling hills, came out to a stolen car… except it too to went for an evening low speed stroll…threading its way between the aunt & uncles parked cars through an orange grove of trees that surround the property into a small ravine- however evidence of its journey were noticeable but the car was in a still decent and drivable state.
MountaineerTom
LJ Enthusiast, Retired USAF Weapons Loader
Supporting Member
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The UCF LoPro transmission mount vs the OEM transmission mount. Andy figured out some mods to the LoPro mount to reduce vibrations.
Ah! Yea I saw that thread. I didn't use that transmission mount because of that.
Grocery store and school run’s all week for the win. #SwissArmyJeep
Well shoot, I didn’t mean to scare folks off.
Looking good on your work sir.
Didn't scare me persay. Since I was only going with the non-body lift skid I didn't think it would be needed.Well shoot, I didn’t mean to scare folks off.
Looking good on your work sir.
Years ago our son drove the TJ for a few years. As we were leaving for church, I looked out the window to see if I needed to move vehicles around and I noticed one Jeep was missing. As I ran out to the driveway I noticed that the Jeep had parked itself against our neighbor's shed. Our son left it out of gear and did not set the parking brake. Fortunately our driveway has a slight S curve so as it rolled straight it went to the right of my wife's JKU and the pole for the carport. The spot it rolled down is quite steep. I could not back it out. I ended up winching it out with my wife's JKU. No damage beyond an increase in the already smashed passenger fender. My neighbor was an 80 year old coot. He laughed his butt off when I showed him the cracked board and told him how it happened. Good times.
Changed the oil and filter. Trying Valvoline 10w30 blend high mileage to see if it might help with a very slight rear main seal leak. I've been running 5w30 full synthetic, so we'll see what happens ..
I've been running Mobil 1 10w30 high mileage full synthetic and have had good results with a slight leak in my RMS. It only drips 2-3 drops every 5k miles. I think changing the valve cover gasket helped more than anything.
You guys remember the thread with a video where the kid let one go through a fence?
One lady in Chattanooga had a car disappear. Totally. Turned out it was in the community pond.
I nearly pinned myself to a building once.
Recently a truck shift linkage failed in our church parking lot- trapped a womans’ leg between a reciever and a bumper- 57 stitches or so.
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I hear ya. I changed my valve cover gasket a few months back, so short of changing the RMS, this is my last shot. It is a very minor leak... A drop or so a day, so I'm hoping this does the trick. It's not hurting anything in the long run... It's just annoying.
Americans do NOT use parking brakes - its endemic!
Learned early in my driving career to always use the parking brake on any trans... Too many don't.
A few years back, I watched a truck parked at the store front roll back and slam into a car at the fuel pump. Of course - it was an automatic. Too many rely on the auto trans... It's not just us manual drivers who happen to forget to toss it in gear and/or forget the parking brake. Autos let go.
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A few years back, my parking brake was weak (needed adjusting) and I parked on a sharp hill to take out at a restaurant. Someone ran in said - 'who drive the Jeep because it's rolling down the hill.'
Ran out and sure enough, you could see the Jeep moving ~4 inches every 10 seconds. Slowly backing down the hill. Quickly got in and moved to a flat spot further away on the parking lot.
To this day - I make sure I have tight parking brakes on all my vehicles...
James9100
TJ Enthusiast
Just ordered the full MORryde kit 
Pretty pumped to get rid of the swing-out.
Pretty pumped to get rid of the swing-out.
It is awesome. Make sure you have an extra set of hands to install it. Heat on the factory torx bolts will be your friend.Just ordered the full MORryde kit
Pretty pumped to get rid of the swing-out.
Whomever invented torx bolts needs kicked in the
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James9100
TJ Enthusiast
It is awesome. Make sure you have an extra set of hands to install it. Heat on the factory torx bolts will be your friend.
Whomever invented torx bolts needs kicked in the
Only thing is I need to order the actual tire carrier.
Can anyone tell me if 33s will clear my bumper with an OEM carrier? Or should I go with the Rugged Ridge carrier (NOT the cantilever design one) that raises it up 2”?
I know I need the snubbers tight, may have to use a wheel-spacer, wheel backspacing may affect things, etc.
I just want to know if 33s will clear the bumper with an OE carrier and the MORryde kit, no other modifications or adjustments.
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