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gravypig posted:Here are a few pics from my brothers last wheeling trip. He went to Crozet in Virginia with some of the guys in the club.
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CommieGIR posted:Engines I'm looking at:
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Mar 4, 2008 02:08
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CommieGIR posted:I'll try to take some pictures of my 1985 Cherokee Laredo when I get home. Cummins 4BT, NV4500 transmission, end of story.
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Mar 4, 2008 04:13
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gravypig posted:Here are a few pics from my brothers last wheeling trip. He went to Crozet in Virginia with some of the guys in the club. His is the blue Toyota. Not to nitpick, but you know this is a Jeep thread, right?
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My dad has a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L I6. He recently bought a new, more fuel efficient car and now the poor thing sits forlorn on the street in its Dust Gold glory. What can be done to keep it from an untimely death by disuse? I went to start it after about 2 weeks of sitting and it gave a disconcerting puff of smoke on startup, and it just feels a little weaker power after about 3-4 months of light use. I know we ALL know how reliable Jeeps are, but no joke in 12 years of ownership and 162k miles we have not had a single issue with the car. Just regular maintenance and tires. I recommend a 4.0L Jeep to ANYONE who asks me for a dead-reliable vehicle...screw gas mileage, gimme a JEEP! TheSwift.CC fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Mar 4, 2008 |
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Mar 4, 2008 05:40
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ZippySLC posted:Not to nitpick, but you know this is a Jeep thread, right? Whoops! I can get a bit scatterbrained. Maybe this will make up for it? Brothers bone stock XJ at Uwharrie on Goodyear Wrangler HP tires. I want to say this is before you get to Kodak Rock.  Crackers Neck        Possibly Crackers Neck also  Every time it came back from the trail he cleaned it like this. He got tired of worrying about messing up the XJ so he sold it and built the Yota.  Sorry for the crappy cell phone pix, but here is some urban wheeling.   This is a 1966 CJ5 4 cyl we bought for parts. I've got a '68, and he has a 1950s(no vin, so we aren't sure the exact year) M38-A1 he is building.     Ah.... poor little fella got his grill knocked out.  The Hurricane F-head   The mice chewed the heck out of this radiator hose. It only had some small areas around the hose clamp that still had the outer layer of rubber.  I also particularly like the helper coils that are only on the drivers side. 
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Mar 4, 2008 05:41
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Jack_Handey posted:Cummins 4BT, NV4500 transmission, end of story. BUT I am keeping the AX15 Manual tranny I have, using an adapter plate or getting a new bellhousing
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Mar 4, 2008 14:43
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CommieGIR posted:
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Mar 4, 2008 16:42
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BatoLoco posted:Both of these engines are Inline, not V. The ax-15 will not hold up too either. Go check the wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Diesel_V8_engine
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Mar 4, 2008 16:45
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CommieGIR posted:Go check the wiki You wrote that they were V-6 and they're actually V-8 so you're both kind of wrong.
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XenoWolf posted:Ahh, I miss my old 85 and 99 XJs - I sold my last XJ to buy a Mazda 3... Curse you gas-mileage-temptations! Curse you and your fuel economy ways! Woot! Thank you IRS for my monies - I'm heading out Friday to go shopping. I'm looking at a 4DR Wrangler X with these options: 23S - 6 Speed S Pkg. PGJ - Jeep Green Metallic Clear Coat AJP - Power Convenience Group AEM - Dual Top Group DSH - Tru-Lok(R) Electronic Locking Rear Differential SHG - Electronic Front Sway Bar Disconnect DME - 3.73 Axle Ratio Any of these a bad idea, or not worth getting? Anything I should look at instead?
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renraku posted:You wrote that they were V-6 and they're actually V-8 so you're both kind of wrong. Yes, I fixed that too... I am guilty  In the end, I'm going with the VW engine anyways. So it will become a Veep! CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Mar 4, 2008 |
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XenoWolf posted:Woot! Thank you IRS for my monies - I'm heading out Friday to go shopping. I was under the impression that the diff lock and swaybar disconnect was no longer available on '08 X's. Are you looking at used '07's?
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CommieGIR posted:BUT I am keeping the AX15 Manual tranny I have, using an adapter plate or getting a new bellhousing The AX-15 is known to hold up to V8 power, but the 4bt might kill it real quick. Why don't you just build a 4.7 Stroker?
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ZippySLC posted:I was under the impression that the diff lock and swaybar disconnect was no longer available on '08 X's. Are you looking at used '07's? No, this is using the configurator on jeep.com... If that's indeed the case, I'll probably opt for the LSD instead, though that's a much less desirable option for me.
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Mar 5, 2008 07:58
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Jack_Handey posted:The AX-15 is known to hold up to V8 power, but the 4bt might kill it real quick. Why don't you just build a 4.7 Stroker? Hence why I am going with the VW Diesel, its closer to the original V-6 I have and has slightly higher torque (not enough to do damage though)
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Ok, finally got pics of the birds nest living in my Jeep.  It's been sitting in a snowbank for a while now since the starter went bad. The solenoid could be one of three, one of which is a Mitsubishi solenoid.  For the paltry sum of $400.00 I can now too say it's a Jeep thing. 
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Mar 8, 2008 23:43
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CommieGIR posted:Hence why I am going with the VW Diesel, its closer to the original V-6 I have and has slightly higher torque (not enough to do damage though) VW Diesels are cool in Suzukis, but I'd rather keep my 4.0 which stomps the VW diesel in power and has just as much torque. Why not put in a Camaro 3.4 V6? It'll bolt right in where the once fearsome 2.8 was.
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  Click for big. Sandusky Ohio here. Got slammed for two days by that big storm, over a foot of snow with drifts 2 or 3 times as high as that. The Jeep was the only thing out of our whole complex that wasnt stuck and was able to deal with the bitch that is mother nature. She never got stuck once and as a reward shes getting a 4 - 6 inch lift with some long arms, and some bigger meats this summer. Cant wait 
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KickStand posted:
That looks miserable. How do you people live like that?!? I'd sell a kidney to move somewhere warm if I lived somewhere that happened...
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Mar 10, 2008 03:40
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miklm posted:That looks miserable. How do you people live like that?!? I'd sell a kidney to move somewhere warm if I lived somewhere that happened... I get pissed now that I live in Boston and it doesn't snow enough. If you grew up with it, it's normal.
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miklm posted:That looks miserable. How do you people live like that?!? I'd sell a kidney to move somewhere warm if I lived somewhere that happened...
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miklm posted:That looks miserable. How do you people live like that?!? I'd sell a kidney to move somewhere warm if I lived somewhere that happened... You haven't lived until you've driven through snow deep enough to come up over your hood and onto your windshield. 
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miklm posted:That looks miserable. How do you people live like that?!? I'd sell a kidney to move somewhere warm if I lived somewhere that happened... Its really not too bad, we get one or two big storms a year, this was the big one this year. Its actually a ton of fun, especially in the Jeep. Cant wait till next winter after I get her jacked up a bit, ill be climbin the snow mounds that the plows leave behind 
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KickStand posted:Click for big. How's your blend doors and blower motor resistor pack?
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Mar 10, 2008 11:54
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ZippySLC posted:How's your blend doors and blower motor resistor pack? Still running strong as of right now, although ill probably jinx it by posting this. Im not too worried about when they do go they are both pretty easy fixes.
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Does anyone know of a decent rear spare tire carrier for Cherokees that doesn't cost a gazillion dollars?
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leica posted:Does anyone know of a decent rear spare tire carrier for Cherokees that doesn't cost a gazillion dollars? HOMEMADE! Do it and post the results. Oh, and I took the carpet out of my JK yesterday so now it feels more like my CJ7 from way back. Only this time it wasn't because it was filled with mud....I spilled Chinese food
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KickStand posted:Still running strong as of right now, although ill probably jinx it by posting this. Im not too worried about when they do go they are both pretty easy fixes. After 8 hours of ripping the dash out, yes.  My blend doors broke 3x and somehow magically fixed themselves each time. My blower module melted so bad that I couldn't get the molex connector out. My WJ was the worst Jeep I've ever owned.
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ZippySLC posted:After 8 hours of ripping the dash out, yes. I remember all those WJ issues when they first started - I used to work at a dealership in the parts dept. This is exactly why I went ahead with the lifetime bumper-to-bumper when I bought the JK - you never know what failure prone part got sourced by Chrysler... :/
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Jack_Handey posted:VW Diesels are cool in Suzukis, but I'd rather keep my 4.0 which stomps the VW diesel in power and has just as much torque. Why not put in a Camaro 3.4 V6? It'll bolt right in where the once fearsome 2.8 was. I do not want gas anymore I've had it with gas engines.
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Viking Blood posted:HOMEMADE! Do it and post the results. Don't tempt me, my wife will kill me if I don't finish work on the house. No Jeep projects for awhile. This one is cool but it costs over a grand for the carrier+bumper.  There's got to be something similar for less, it's just welded square steel stock for Christ's sake.
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leica posted:Don't tempt me, my wife will kill me if I don't finish work on the house. No Jeep projects for awhile. My 85 Cherokee Laredo has the swing out spare holder
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Aran posted:My 00's only problem is, as my OBDII scanner tells me "MISFIRE CYLINDER 01/06" with 18xk miles on it Sounds like a bad plug wire. My 99 did the same thing after I replaced the wires. Turns out, one of the new ones was bad. Replaced it and the code went away. On another note, my financial situation is nearly to the point of getting me my brand new Ruby. Has anyone had any experience with custom ordering a vehicle from the dealer? I've been looking and no one around me has a 2 door Ruby with the options I want. I'd rather not settle for something that's less than perfect for me since I plan on keeping the Jeep for a long time. Anyway, do dealers still make deals if you're ordering from the factory? How long does it take?
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leica posted:Don't tempt me, my wife will kill me if I don't finish work on the house. No Jeep projects for awhile. You could try to find a factory tire carrier at a junkyard, but they're not very strong, and hard to find. Check out Rugged Ridge, they should have one for not too much, but it won't be anywhere near the quality of a Warn bumper.
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If someone thinks this warrants its own thread then I will move it... I finally have the money to replace the shocks on my '94 Wrangler. Any advice on what to get? I'd like not to spend much more than about $300 for all four. I have no lift kit or any other mods that would affect the suspension. I like to do light trail riding when I can (Speaking of which, does anyone know somewhere good to go in North GA for real beginners?). I have never bought shocks before in my life so treat me as the newbie that I am.
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I was looking at getting a wrangler and it seems I could get a used softtop with about 30k miles for a good price. Any ideas how much a hardtop would cost.. would dealers provide them? (UK)
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How do I know for sure what kind of starter solenoid my Jeep needs for sure? The guy at the auto parts store thinks it might be a Mopar part, or as I mentioned before, a Mitsubishi part, or some other kind. I've already replaced the Peugeot transmission with an Aisin unit, which makes this thing more of a parts mish-mash than it was from the factory. This really makes me miss working on Toyota's, but dang, I sure do like the 4.0 EDIT: It's mostly an '87 Half the electrical poo poo doesn't work. 
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God. I learned to drive in a 1988 Saab 900 when I was 15. I learned to really drive in a 1997 Wrangler when I was 22. All this talk I've been about lately about wanting some muscle, I think the fun I've been looking for was back in that summer of '05... I'm going to go test drive some Wranglers this Saturday and see how it feels again. I worry. That sight draft is just sitting on my dining table, taunting me... K fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Mar 12, 2008 |
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