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#1 ·
Today I sold my YJ. Here's one last shot of it....


I decided to close my build thread for the YJ, because it would just make me sad to keep looking back at it everytime someone posted something there, now it can slowly fade away...:laugh:

I always wanted a Rubicon, and was able to aquire this one:






It's first dirt....lol.

It's a 2006, Automatic, air, cruise, 6-disc CD, Canadian model. Being from Canada it has daytime running lights, that you can't just turn off. It had the instrument panel swapped out when it crossed the border as well. It had around 27,800 miles on it when I picked it up, and the MTR's were wore pretty good, so new shoes will be coming soon.

I decided he milk jugs needed to go asap....


Now you see them....


Now you don't.


They don't even look good laying in the grass.




My customary night shot.


I didn't waste anytime taking it wheeling, this was @ The Badlands.

The only "mod" I've done so far is getting a set of Husky Liner's for the interior. I had them in the YJ and loved them.

Now that the YJ is gone, and I have a few bucks to spend, I'll be making some more changes in the very near future. This build will be more towards how I actually wheel, based on what I learned over the last 3 1/2 years with the YJ. I probably won't go as tall as I had before. This will be my daily driver and see trails on occassion...maybe 6 times a year on average.
 
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#1,559 ·
Nope, no cutting, no welding for me. I'll be happy with the upgrade these parts give me.
 
#1,561 ·
I'll keep that in mind. Hopefully I'll find the time to get the front uppers on this weekend.
 
#1,562 ·
Jeeps suck! Or at least the factory bolts they use do. Those stupid front upper control arm bolts with the flange on them suck, suck, suck. They spin and spin. I can't get vise grips on them, nor can I get a c-clamp to hold them.

I'm done screwing with this stupid *** jeep. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it.

(Ok, not really, but I'm not going to kill myself trying to replace the front upper CA's)
 
#1,563 ·
Calm down.....go get a mid-size allen key, like 3/16" or 1/8" (needs to be big enough to not just slip through, you want to have to put a bit of effort into it) and jam it through the flange. You'll see what I'm talking about once you mess with it for a couple minutes--the key will catch and prevent the flange from spinning. I've used that trick on a bunch of them--always works.
 
#1,564 ·
I haven't thrown anything yet...:rofl: I was trying to think of something to jam in there, didn't think of that, I'll give it a try in a bit.
 
#1,565 ·
So much for that.....the jeep 1, me 0. Game over. :rolleyes:
 
#1,567 ·
What's the problem? If you set that allen wrench right, it will jam that flange until the wrench itself breaks.

Otherwise, got a saw zall? Cut the flange off and pull the bolt out. Problem fixed.
The allen wrench would catch, but then the flange would slip right over it. Maybe I did it wrong, I don't know. I do know the driver side looks even harder to deal with, so.....

I moved on to the Currectlync....it's on, and the jeep drives fine. I'll have the alignment checked, but it's driving straight...as near as I can tell, thanks to the 40 mph winds we're having.

I'll give the front upper CA's a rest, think about it, then decide what I want to do.
 
#1,568 ·
All the lower CA's are on, as are the rear upper CA's. The Currectlyn steering is on. I still have to figure out the front upper CA's, but so far everything seems to be working fine.









Just touching the bump stop, no fender rub or track bar rub.
 
#1,569 ·
One last upper CA update for the day: I managed to free the front passenger side bolts, frame and axle ends. However I can't get any leverage on the front driver side axle bolt. The frame end bolt is free. I may need to get an impact wrench on the axle end bolt, but I've reached my limit for the day. Time to get cleaned up, sit in my chair and enjoy the Daytona Supercross Race.

I did notice one minor "screw up" I did with the tie rod....the ends should be swapped, but the zerks don't hit anything and I can get to them to grease them, so who really cares? :laugh:

Edit: I cared. I took the time, about 20 minutes, to flip the tie rod ends to where they are supposed to be. It was quick, easy and now the zerks are where they need to be to get to them for greasing, and I don't have to worry about the zerks hitting anything when the wheels are turned.
 
#1,570 ·
I took my dog for a ride, did a little articulating of the jeep while I was out. It sounds as though I have the slightest bit of something hitting something as my rear wheels go up and over a large-ish hump. I wonder if it's the track bar hitting the diff.
 
#1,571 ·
My Mods.

Well since the blogs were taken away :)() I'll try to list the mods on my Jeep:

Old Man Emu 2" HD lift, with OME steering stabilizer

Currie Anti-Rock front sway bar

LT265/75R16 Good Year MRT/Kevlars on stock Moabs

LoD Extreme Duty rear bumper

Rokmen Mercenary front bumper/Superwinch EPi 9.0 w/synthetic line

Rokmen Mercenary Sliders w/internal bracing

Skidrow engine skid

Skidrow radiator skid and Skidrow steering box skid

Cobra 75 WX ST 40 Channel CB

Rokmen 1" billet spacers up front, to level it out

Rokmen adjustable control arms (uppers and lowers)

Currie Johnny Joint adjustable front track bar

Currie Currectlync tie rod and drag link

Rampage soft top

Custom rear storage box w/Hi-Lift and fire extinguisher

MV-50 on board air compressor

Blue Monkey Motorsports SpeedoHealer

Silver Star headlights
Full set of Husky liners
 
#1,576 ·
Sgt.Fuzz said:
Get the last of the CA's installed?
Nope. One last bolt, and it's being a *****.
 
#1,577 ·
Matt Graham said:
What's up Jeffro...remember me? The jeep looks great. I'm hoping to buy something exactly like what you have later this fall. Can't wait!
Yeppers. Thanks. I'm really liking the Rubi, don't even miss my YJ.
 
#1,578 ·
I spent a few hours giving the garage a cleaning.....that's the worst part about working on the jeep. Now that's nice and clean I can get the jeep back in there for more wrenching. :laugh: Better yet there's room to back it in and hoist the top off....soon I hope.
 
#1,579 ·
I spent 7 bucks to get a lighted, flexible, magnetic retrieval tool today......fished my socket out of my frame rail...lol.
 
#1,580 ·
I just read your build, nice jeep. Also nice to see a fellow leo and gsd owner, except my dog is a work dog. I have been trying to talk my wheeling buddy to build his jeep similar to yours so he doesn't kill his drive ability. I also took a pilgrimage to Moab in 2011, ultimate adventure style too. Except I had to drive from nc and back!

On your rampage top, what kind of header do you have? I read most of the pages but I skipped a few that were mostly talk. My LJ had a rampage top on it and the header makes a lot of wind noise. How does yours attach? Mine bolts down, seems awkward. I'm waiting on it to warm up before I mess with it too much.
 
#1,581 ·
:wave: Everyone always asks me if my dog is a cop dog.....I always say yes....I mean it is, technically. :laugh:

I cant wait to go back to Moab, being able to drive there and back is part of the experience.

I can't even remember what header I bought.....I'll have to look into the for you. Hopefully I'll be bringing up from the basement and putting it on real soon.
 
#1,582 ·
Best top no drill header.
 
#1,584 ·
I need to find time to get the hard top off the jeep....man this weather is nice, I hope it sticks around.
 
#1,586 ·
Oops!!

I hoisted the top off the jeep tonight and all was good, well almost. I had the top hoisted to the ceiling in the garage, but it was hanging a bit more to one side than the other. (I use two ratchet straps per side to hold the weight off of the hoist cable) I figured I'd even things out. Here's where **** went terribly wrong. :laugh:

While I was working on one side the hoist cable let loose....:eek: The top flipped over and fell to the floor, breaking the rear window into a gazzillion pieces. The top itself held up pretty well, two small cracks on the outside, at the top edge of the rear window. I'm sure it can be fixed, but I'm not real worried about it right now, hell it's warm outside, who needs a stinking hard top anyway? :laugh:

So much for worrying about wheeling with the hard top on and smacking a tree. :rofl:

Much to my wife's surprise, and complete amazement actually, I didn't even get mad. No cussing, no throwing things, nothing......I guess that just proves I didn't really care for the hard top being on the jeep anyway.

After all was said and done I took the jeep for a night time ride.....topless! :thumbsup:

I wonder if my insurance will pay for my stupidity? :rofl:
 
#1,598 ·
I hoisted the top off the jeep tonight and all was good, well almost. I had the top hoisted to the ceiling in the garage, but it was hanging a bit more to one side than the other. (I use two ratchet straps per side to hold the weight off of the hoist cable) I figured I'd even things out. Here's where **** went terribly wrong. :laugh:

While I was working on one side the hoist cable let loose....:eek: The top flipped over and fell to the floor, breaking the rear window into a gazzillion pieces. The top itself held up pretty well, two small cracks on the outside, at the top edge of the rear window. I'm sure it can be fixed, but I'm not real worried about it right now, hell it's warm outside, who needs a stinking hard top anyway? :laugh:

So much for worrying about wheeling with the hard top on and smacking a tree. :rofl:

Much to my wife's surprise, and complete amazement actually, I didn't even get mad. No cussing, no throwing things, nothing......I guess that just proves I didn't really care for the hard top being on the jeep anyway.

After all was said and done I took the jeep for a night time ride.....topless! :thumbsup:

I wonder if my insurance will pay for my stupidity? :rofl:
Yep, they should. That's one thing that carriers say ~ we insured stupidity!

Not inferring your stupid, just using your words. Actually, your carrier may very well cover your loss, just depends on the difference of the top and the deductible, and whether or not a potential premium increase is worth it. Sorry to hear about you accident, but you do have that bad a$$ soft top...
 
#1,588 ·
Rear window, with defroster.....$261.95 on Amazon, things could have been worse. If I want to fix it, I have all summer to do so, no biggie....**** happens.
 
#1,590 ·
That does make this little boo-boo a bit easier to take....not to mention the jeep looks meaner with the Rampage than it does with the hard top.
 
#1,593 ·
I'll be taking the kids to school in the jeep, topless, here in a few. Another warm sunny day is headed our way, too bad I have to work.
 
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