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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...

Not on the west side, but if willing to take a drive to the east side, I would bet that LetzRoll in Mesa has fixed and built more Jeeps than any place in AZ...

I got busy yesterday and distracted doing some general stuff around the house - and it all worked out. I sat down after dinner and worked on my Duolingo a bit, then went to Facebook Marketplace to scroll around and lo and behold, I got a "Sponsored Ad" - guess who was having a Tax Return Sale...

As I usually do, I did a final check after torquing everything down and setting the proper carrier preload. The final setup ended up at ~0.006" of backlash... I got about a good a pattern as I could hope for with gearsets these days: I always take final setup photos and show my shim stacks...

Had a busy weekend - the Mrs. grand Cherokee just rolled over 100k miles and to thank me, it started to leak at a seam on the radiator… Thankfully, a new Mopar unit off eBay was relatively cheap (~$300) and quickly delivered. Swapping it out wasn’t as much of a nightmare as I was expecting...

The AEV 2.5" lift is generally considered to be a nice-riding option, so I wonder if you have other issues at hand (overly stiff shocks for example). One thing I've noticed is that many people don't really understand how a 2-door Jeep drives (from a suspension standpoint), either because they're...

Got the Dorman Clockspring installed, as well as the new turn signal, and although it no longer clicks when turning the wheel, and my turn signal actually stays locked during a turn, it did not fix the error with the ABS/Christmas lights. I'm about 98% sure it's the ABS module at this point in...

That's basically what I'm seeing as well... I almost did it when I fixed the horn switch, but wanted to confirm that the switch was indeed the issue. I should have done it anyways. *Laughs in LJ ECM issues* Should arrive tomorrow if I can trust the UPS tracking #... with any luck, I'll have...

Eh, it's a 17 year old Jeep with 211,000 miles... bound to have some issues :)

It's been a minute since I got to work on the Jeep. Since getting back from our trip and through the holidays, it's just been busy... I did run into a slight issue with the Jeep. During one of the snow storms, I was coming up my steep and freshly covered driveway. It caused the traction control...

As I see it, most of the guys I've seen running 40"s, heck even 37"s (and in some cases 35"s!!!) aren't doing trails hard enough to warrant 37"s (or 40"s), and by extension, aren't doing trails hard enough to damage axles/housings. On the other hand, there are plenty of examples of guys...

If you're not changing parts you've already changed 3 times, are you really building a Jeep??? lol - seems to be how I build mine too, even with good planning! :ROFLMAO:

Picked up a set of lightly used MetalCloak control arms - figured I’d have a spare set that I could keep ready to go, then swap out as needed during the recommended yearly maintenance and greasing… The first arm I took apart gave me fits - stripping one of the joints: I literally had to stand...

Getting back into the swing of things post vacation… Finally - FINALLY - got all the welding done on the Artec truss and brackets. I always get self-conscious posting my welds, but then I remember that these are the welds posted on Artec’s page… 😂🤣 Next up: throwing some paint on the...

It’s all about the design. Most cast-iron blocks do best in the 195-205° range. Aluminum blocks, aluminum heads, phenolic intakes, etc. do add some variables to that, but generally, all gas burning engines typically operate in a ~20° range of each other (note that water jacket temps aren’t...

Why "should it be" 180°? Engines are designed to run at a particular temperature, balancing latent heat, compression, efficiency, etc. OEM is 203° and is what I would stick with. Lower temperature thermostats only regulate the MINIMUM operating temperature, not the maximum anyways.

Found them after all… Apparently these are called "Super Jeeps", even if they aren't "Jeeps". Some other cool Icelandic rigs and just general cool trucks during my visit: I need to do some reading up on wheeling up there. Some things are a little off from what I was expecting. For...

Well that answers the question of “what would I drive if I moved to Iceland?”… Lots of cool rigs here in Iceland, but the one I’m most jealous of are the diesel Land Cruisers: Not many Jeeps here. In fact I’ve only seen one, a JK Rubi on stock tires and wheels. There is a Suzuki Jimmy, what...

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The last of the parts I've been waiting for have arrived... I'll get to regear the 14B as soon as I'm done with the axle brackets. I ended up going with the Richmond Powertrax Grip Pro. It's comparable to the TrueTrac, which I've used plenty over the years. There was a decent price savings...