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Late to the party but I was going to ask if you swapped the gearbox as this is one of those less common, but notorious issues that people don't think of too often but I have seen more times than I'd care to admit (same as the press-in bushings in the top of the front axle).

I have a J8 kit in the garage... when I get home, I'll grab the individual part #s for you.

The NP241 is a full service grade stronger than the previous Jeep TJ NP231 and is comparable to many full-sized pickup and SUV t-cases from over the years, including many V8-powered rigs (my '93 Ramcharger with 500hp/550tq stroked out small block ran a NP241 without issue, and my old '78...

They are - and much quieter compared to old, cast-iron geared cases. That said, when they give up the ghost, they often do so in a spectacular fashion. My JKU has 209,000 miles and when I swap in the Hemi/ZF later this summer, I'm simply going to rebuild it and not worry.

Did someone install aftermarket LED bulbs? Hard to imagine where you're getting the increased potential/voltage from during a brake event, though it's possible that some of the LEDs are acting as a capacitor of sorts and are back feeding during their voltage decay.

Haha, well I'd like to blame the JK, but Jeep started transitioning to ATF+ for t-cases as soon as they got away from gear-driven t-cases. I can't recall the exact model year switch (I think '79... the same year they went to vacuum-disconnects on the D44 front), but I believe it was the...

Every Jeep t-case that I can think of since the late 70's has taken ATF+, so "transmission fluid" is also equally considered "t-case fluid" :)

Welcome! Historically I've never been a fan of green, but these Jeep greens definitely have won me over...

What pressure are you running them at? Is your alignment okay? Something seems way off if you're hydroplaning on a relatively innocuous stretch of road at modest speeds. I ran 87 for years without issue on some of the worst (in the rain) M/T tires you can think of. And to be clear, when you're...

You're likely driving WAY too fast for the road conditions then... I lived in AZ for 16 years but am back in the east now. I drive on wet and snowy roads 1/2 the year and there is no appreciable hydroplaning even with M/T tires at proper speeds.

My daughter's Jeep has been smelling like gas fumes here and there. Some days are better than others - where some days it smells like a spark from across the county will cause a boom, and some days you can't smell anything. I've checked the hoses, including the nefarious roll over vent nipple...

The bearings arrived, so I took a few minutes to get some paint on the hubs, get the new studs pressed in, and get the bearings installed... Although I had a set of Artec VSS mounts and tone rings, I bought a set of Barnes 4WD VSS mounts and tone rings on a holiday sale. I liked that it also...

Don't you just hate when you're washing your rust-remover soaked hubs and the kids put their cereal dishes in the sink??!!?? Kids these days... After soaking for 2-3 days each, then scrubbing aggressively, followed by a nice bake out in the oven, I hit each hub with some Rust Reformer and some...

Was it an aftermarket signal assembly? There's always questionable reliability with aftermarket electronics like this. I'd say if your swap works, I'd find a factory Mopar on eBay or something and go with that.

Not sure what part of NY you're in, but LQK has some good options here in the northeast in general. You can find a take-out 4.10 fairly inexpensively, usually under $600. A new Mopar driveshaft is ~$500, though there are some aftermarket options too (though unnecessary for your needs). WIth some...