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04-28-2012, 10:22 PM
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#66886
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Clarkston, MI
Posts: 218
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Took off the hardtop the first day home from GVSU! (sorry if the pic is bad I'm doing this with my phone)
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04-28-2012, 11:21 PM
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#66887
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Prattville, Alabama
Posts: 1,552
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Originally Posted by 97cencaltj
You need a long wobbly extention, really small hands and a colorful vocabulary. Your doing good though, it took me 4 hours to do a full tune up on my sisters truck.
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I got the extension and that's it, I got fat hands and get tired of in nessesary stuff pretty easy like putting wires all over the engine bay instead of running them all neatly
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04-28-2012, 11:23 PM
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#66888
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Cameron Park, CA/ Reno, NV
Posts: 3,485
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Originally Posted by Spaceball
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do yourself a favor and take the shock boots off! Especially if your rig ever sees mud or water crossings. You will thank me later.
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97 TJ Dana 30 w/ARB Solid Cover, Currie 4" lift, Ford 8.8 w/ Riddler Cover, Currie Steering, Trail Gear Front Bumper, LOD Rear Tire Carrier, Smittybuilt XRC8, 35" KM2's, 5100 Bilsteins, Teraflex Oil Pan Skid, Poison Spider Sliders, Rock Lights etc.
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04-29-2012, 05:40 AM
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#66889
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 759
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Originally Posted by Corigirlloves
Where is this?
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Hour west of St. Louis. It was a pre run for a breast cancer charity run next weekend.
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04-29-2012, 06:27 AM
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#66890
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 417
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Originally Posted by 2003X
How do you like the ride?
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Love it! Much improved, of course I had the originals still on there with 120k miles.
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04-29-2012, 06:31 AM
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#66891
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 417
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Quote:
Originally Posted by connor0770
do yourself a favor and take the shock boots off! Especially if your rig ever sees mud or water crossings. You will thank me later.
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If I ever do either I'll keep that in mind thanks!
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04-29-2012, 07:10 AM
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#66892
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Low Output 2.5L
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Felton, Delaware
Posts: 1,987
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Originally Posted by Spaceball
Love it! Much improved, of course I had the originals still on there with 120k miles.
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Maybe I should look into new shocks I've got about 228,000 on mine 
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04-29-2012, 07:14 AM
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#66893
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Boston, Ma
Posts: 4,480
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Originally Posted by wwch99tj
Maybe I should look into new shocks I've got about 228,000 on mine |
Bilstiens. Awesome shock.
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04-29-2012, 07:15 AM
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#66894
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Boston, Ma
Posts: 4,480
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Originally Posted by connor0770
do yourself a favor and take the shock boots off! Especially if your rig ever sees mud or water crossings. You will thank me later.
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I left my boots on my Bilstiens. I like the look.
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04-29-2012, 07:42 AM
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#66895
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Low Output 2.5L
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Felton, Delaware
Posts: 1,987
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Originally Posted by 2003X
Bilstiens. Awesome shock.
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I have been looking at them. Maybe its time to pull the trigger....
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04-29-2012, 08:16 AM
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#66896
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USMC 1371
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Richlands, North Carolina
Posts: 358
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Took off the old bumper
Cleaned, primered, and painted
Put on the new trail gear front bumper. This thing is stout!!!
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04-29-2012, 08:24 AM
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#66897
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Posts: 367
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wwch99tj
Maybe I should look into new shocks I've got about 228,000 on mine |
228k on the OE shock? 
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04-29-2012, 09:26 AM
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Beach Bound
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Concord, Oak Island, nc
Posts: 1,122
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Originally Posted by MooSe7
228k on the OE shock? |
They are just taking up space now i bet.
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4.0 auto, 8.8 rear with detroit locker, 4.10's and 33x 12.50's
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04-29-2012, 09:33 AM
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Sir there's no "Wodewick"
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Concord/Harmony/Raleigh, NC
Posts: 6,218
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Originally Posted by greene69
Did they just replace stuff until the tick stopped? Who did you take it to? Everything they replaced would give more of a roar from bad bearings not a tick such as a lifter.
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Wickens. All of the stuff they replaced wasn't because of the tick, but because they were worn out. They checked for the tick after they fixed the worn out parts and couldn't find it and it hasn't reappeared. The Jeep drives much nicer.
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04-29-2012, 09:40 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 926
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Not today, but yesterday... I was too tired to post up last night. With the help of Jankoid and his dad, went from this:
To this:
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