Well CJs, Bronco's they did
Liked Broncos better back then
and Ford Shortbed 4x4s :gr_grin:
What did you do to your jeep today?
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Well CJs, Bronco's they did
Liked Broncos better back then
and Ford Shortbed 4x4s :gr_grin:
While doing a tire rotation yesterday I noticed my ball joint boots looking a bit rough. Replaced the front passenger side UCA this evening. That was the worst looking one. Boot was practically gone. Front lowers were replaced under recall according to CarFax and looked okay but they'll be changed soon. The driver's side front upper is cracked bad but still intact so that'll get done this weekend. Had a couple of cheap Dormans on the shelf so I'll run them until I get the JBAs over the summer. The joys of buying a very low mileage vehicle. Must have sat way too much. Use it or lose it I guess.
centermass556
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I didn't set my KJ on fire and push it off a cliff...
The last month has been one thing after another...
The last month has been one thing after another...
CzarKJ
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Tis the Jeep life. I did my front wheel bearings to quiet the howl. Now it's soo quiet up front that I can hear the rear howl. :gr_grin:
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Funny how no matter what type, brand, style, lifted or lowered, red, yellow, black or green someone somewhere is threatening to set theirs on fire, shoot it, drown it etc.
Jeep owners complain bout Jeeps, Yota owners complain about Yota's
No matter what you have someone is going to complain.
My Jeeps etc have never gave me any real issues, I mean parts wear out, things need replaced but not enough to complain about.
Well of course there was the 49 Ford, it always stopped in front of this one bar every night , but the bar tender was cute, the beer was cold and the pizza hot so I could stand a little pain
Jeep owners complain bout Jeeps, Yota owners complain about Yota's
No matter what you have someone is going to complain.
My Jeeps etc have never gave me any real issues, I mean parts wear out, things need replaced but not enough to complain about.
Well of course there was the 49 Ford, it always stopped in front of this one bar every night , but the bar tender was cute, the beer was cold and the pizza hot so I could stand a little pain
Cardhu
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I'd change them for the 12 bucks it will cost you. Mine were 22 CAD last i bought.
Change em, doing mine next day off . ( little ahead of time but a couple of longer trips coming up soon)
Hard to believe I've put over 26,000 miles on the Green one already
Jim McClain
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I invited a friend to go hunting for photos with me today. He's been in my KJ before, but not 4-wheelin' and not at all since my lift and new wheels & tires. I guess I was showing off a little and tried some terrain I wouldn't have normally tried alone.
We got to this one side trail that looked really steep. I don't think I've ever tried to climb that steep a trail ever. I pulled up to the foot of it and stopped. He didn't know it was so I could put it in 4W Lo, so he asks if I want him to scout it on foot a ways to see what was over the rise. That would have been a pretty long hike for a heavy, out of shape guy like him. I said, "no, I think the Jeep can do this pretty easy." I didn't actually know that, of course.
I have it in Lo, then slid the gear shift to 1 and practically idled all the way up, over the crest,around a turn, then up a whole bunch more. I thought the guy was gonna have an ******. It was pretty damn amazing and so much fun. We crawled through a couple patches of snow, a bunch of mud, some big rocks and finally came to a place I KNEW the KJ wouldn't make it through. I backed up a few yards, pointed the tail up an embankment ('member the trouble I had backing up in loose dirt before I found out about 4W Lo and reverse) even steeper than the trail, turned around and headed back the way we came.
MAN that was fun. He was guffawing and hooting the whole time and I was laughing and gasping and so frikkin' pleased my KJ could do that. What a great ride - the best one yet.
This isn't what I did to my Jeep today, it's what my Jeep did to me. And I loved it. Did it to my buddy too and he loved it.
I didn't get a single picture either. Nice sunset, but blocked by a lot of green and dead trees. Never been on that trail before, so I didn't know the photo opportunities were so slim. But the ride certainly made up for it.
We got to this one side trail that looked really steep. I don't think I've ever tried to climb that steep a trail ever. I pulled up to the foot of it and stopped. He didn't know it was so I could put it in 4W Lo, so he asks if I want him to scout it on foot a ways to see what was over the rise. That would have been a pretty long hike for a heavy, out of shape guy like him. I said, "no, I think the Jeep can do this pretty easy." I didn't actually know that, of course.
I have it in Lo, then slid the gear shift to 1 and practically idled all the way up, over the crest,around a turn, then up a whole bunch more. I thought the guy was gonna have an ******. It was pretty damn amazing and so much fun. We crawled through a couple patches of snow, a bunch of mud, some big rocks and finally came to a place I KNEW the KJ wouldn't make it through. I backed up a few yards, pointed the tail up an embankment ('member the trouble I had backing up in loose dirt before I found out about 4W Lo and reverse) even steeper than the trail, turned around and headed back the way we came.
MAN that was fun. He was guffawing and hooting the whole time and I was laughing and gasping and so frikkin' pleased my KJ could do that. What a great ride - the best one yet.
This isn't what I did to my Jeep today, it's what my Jeep did to me. And I loved it. Did it to my buddy too and he loved it.
I didn't get a single picture either. Nice sunset, but blocked by a lot of green and dead trees. Never been on that trail before, so I didn't know the photo opportunities were so slim. But the ride certainly made up for it.
That's a nice looking little trailer. Have you posted about that before? I'd like to learn more about it.
Haven't posted the trailer before it's a rather simple 6x4 trailer with a lid carries all my camping gear and leaves the jeep empty to carry all the camera gear which for these events is quite a bit.
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wheeee32
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I washed, clay barred, and waxed it. :happy160: Good story Jim. Those are the great moments that become good memories.:happy160:
In for pics [emoji106]
I finished my cheap Curt rack I picked up from Amazon. I sprayed it with 4 coats of Rustoleum flat black. I mated it to a set of Apex cross bars I also picked up from Amazon. I wasn't looking to spend a ton of money as I'm not sure how much I'll use the rack but I wanted it for my upcoming road trip. I think it turned out great, once installed everything feels solid, definitely not the quality of others, mostly tack welds, but I think it will hold up for me. It will be perfect for bags of dog food lol
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Adam Roby
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I brought my ladder up to the cottage in the back of a trailer last fall, and I needed it now to trim the hedges. Jeep is too small to put it inside, so I needed to get a roof rack or some cross bars to strap down the ladder on the roof. I checked at my local Canadian Tire, prices are insane, like $250 - $500 for 2 simple bars that go across the existing rails... and they are "universal". I came close to just using a couple of 2x4's then I remembered I had some old square tubing from a gazebo I had torn down a couple years ago.
The gauge is quite thin...
So I decided to rip down some wood to fit as tightly as possible inside the tube.
Then I went to the store and bought the only u-bolts I could find to fit snugly around the rails.
Unfortunately they were too short to use the metal bars vertically (strongest option) so I had to lay them flat. Still, the ladder weighs next to nothing and I could probably still stand on them without bending so I think I'm OK for my needs.
I added some shrink tubing on the metal parts that would be in direct contact with my rails. Here they are before I ran the heat gun over them, forgot to take an after picture.
I also bought some split washers (lock washers) but they were not large enough to fit over the u-bolt diameter. I put a drop of blue lock-tite over each bolt. I have about 1h15m drive each way, should be fine... I hope.
The gauge is quite thin...
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So I decided to rip down some wood to fit as tightly as possible inside the tube.
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Then I went to the store and bought the only u-bolts I could find to fit snugly around the rails.
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Unfortunately they were too short to use the metal bars vertically (strongest option) so I had to lay them flat. Still, the ladder weighs next to nothing and I could probably still stand on them without bending so I think I'm OK for my needs.
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I added some shrink tubing on the metal parts that would be in direct contact with my rails. Here they are before I ran the heat gun over them, forgot to take an after picture.
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I also bought some split washers (lock washers) but they were not large enough to fit over the u-bolt diameter. I put a drop of blue lock-tite over each bolt. I have about 1h15m drive each way, should be fine... I hope.
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