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How to: Deter catalytic converter theft for a KJ?
Getting tougher and tougher to deter people with the advancement of batteries on tools haha. When I worked for a shop, I would weld sections of braided cable to areas past the cats that looked like it would be hard to get a recip saw in there. With the cable left loose other than the ends, it...- JRB
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
I like the look led's give the halogen vehicles. I think eventually I'll get around to do a conversion on this vehicle. Going to measure everything with a dmm this time. In the past I've dealt with the turn signal hyperflash and had to play around with relay values, resistors and all that fun...- JRB
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Regear part hunt.
As others said it sure does matter, a lot claim that it will fit a jeep liberty, but its not truly for the dana 30a. IIrc spicer (sp) brand was one of the few I found that made it actually for the 30a, but at $599 for just the ring and pinion, I went with a junkyard unit. Good news is the...- JRB
- Post #7
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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My journey with the KJ
Another update to the journal, after all the fluid changes it was time for a good detail. While it looked clean from that first image, the detailer the small dealer used was sloppy, it looked good from far but far from good. They never did any decontamination treatment to anything, which you...- JRB
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- Forum: Members' Journals
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My journey with the KJ
Oh yeah, I worked in a collision repair shop, got familiar with body on frame and unibody's there. I got the 5 wheels and tires for the price of the brand new spare on it, plan was to run them, limiting the travel or steering which ever rubbed. Just today bought a set of 5 moabs, that happened...- JRB
- Post #11
- Forum: Members' Journals
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My journey with the KJ
Going to lift it before those wheels go on. I'm not too worried if they don't work well, I'll modify some things or sell them for a profit. While I had things apart I wanted to clean up a lot more than I was able to, but busting the rusty stuff apart took all my time. I did manage to get the...- JRB
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- Forum: Members' Journals
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My journey with the KJ
When I looked up online, I saw they were listed at 4.5" backspacing, for the price I got them I am going to see how well they fit. I've seen posted here ideally 7" with 4" bs or 8" with 5" bs, hopefully that 1/2" doesn't give me too much trouble. And I had wrote the wrong wheels, I believe I...- JRB
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- Forum: Members' Journals
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What did you do to your jeep today?
Yeah, that would be enough to drive me nuts as well, and would make me want to do that too. Lol- JRB
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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My journey with the KJ
Unibody looks very good, minor surface rust spots. Brakes and some fasteners were quite caked with rust, really took some penetrating oil, heat, and some time getting things apart. It does have some sag, on level ground I just measured 18.75" from center of hub to fender flare above. Me not...- JRB
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- Forum: Members' Journals
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What did you do to your jeep today?
Ah those lovely sensors, wish ours didn't have those!! I'm guessing you've looked into this a bunch trying to fix it, but I'll share my go at mine. When I first took mine apart instead of taking the sensor out by the clip in the engine bay, I wanted to test my luck getting the drivers front...- JRB
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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My journey with the KJ
Figured I'd post this for both myself to look back on, and anyone who is interested in following along. My shortened down story of ending up here, I loved sports cars but now working for myself I tow a 5x8 trailer, and the funds just weren't there to have both a toy car and a work car. In the...- JRB
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- Forum: Members' Journals
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The BatCar
Its been a year now owning the kj for me, I haven't changed the plugs yet, who knows what plugs are in mine so I'm due for some myself! With how parts stores are in my area, I've had to regap at least a few times with vehicles in the past, so I always check now haha.- JRB
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- Forum: Members' Journals
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'02 Wrangler wheels fit with spacer?
I remember reading on lost jeeps someone was using 15" cast/alloys on theirs, but I didn't ask about it to know more, and there were no pictures. I've seen success with 15" steels, so the fitment for cast seems right in the gray area, a try it before you buy it kind of fitment it seems. I think...- JRB
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- Forum: Tires / Wheels
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Daystar 2.5 inch lift
spacer lifts aren't the most ideal as said, but got to add a few positive points for the ricky bobby plate! "Well, Let Me Just Quote The Late-Great Colonel Sanders, Who Said... 'I'm Too Drunk To Taste This Chicken.'" many classic quotes from that movie haha.- JRB
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- Forum: Lift Kit Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
I haven't had my door panels open yet on mine, but saw the regulator style from a picture on your journal. Are these metal clips people are speaking of something that can be purchased separate, or when its time to buy a replacement, make sure to get the ones with the metal component?- JRB
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Cricket sounds coming from wheels?
I don't know if the KK has the same slide pins as the KJ does. KJ has one conventional slide pin and one that is undersized with a rubber o-ring on it that had swelled up so bad it was frozen in place, took a vice and a lot of penetrating oil to free it up on mine. I went to the junkyard and...- JRB
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- Forum: KK General Discussion
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Just got the KJ back from the shop. Still Getting hot at highway speeds.
I love the saying- "Turns out I wasn't wrong, just mistaken!" for when these moments happen haha! Glad you found the culprit.- JRB
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Honestly Blunt Review #12 Used OEM Fuel tank Skid Plate (DeadJeep)
Good to know you had a good experience, I ordered a front engine/oil pan skid from them about 9 days ago, I hope mine goes smooth as well.- JRB
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- Forum: Product Reviews
