Recent content by Gilaguy23

Obviously lovingly cared for eh? :cool:

This is totally hillbilly but if the frame is wasted basically get some 6" long bolts, Nylocks and fender washers and go all the way up thru the top of the frame rails. You havnt much to lose at this point.

Your poor and own a jeep? The irony of that one.

No doubt, but as a former buy and sell CL junkie, I see a pattern of considerably higher prices and better vehicles than F/B. Perhaps because CL charges for a car ad now, who knows. Id also say maybe 50% of the ads I put on FB or ask questions about get responses, 70% of those are scams. At any...

Im surprised the shop wouldent even throw a jumper pack on it considering how long shops take to get things done. Hell, you could probably pull the fenders back up by hand and drive it home. Its stupid what little it takes to "total" a vehicle these days. Fix it and enjoy it and Id bet there is...

Its really pretty straight forward doing the job. make sure the carrier bearing caps go back exactly the same as the came out, sides and top and bottom and make sure those bearings are good. Been my experience there is a fine line between not enough and to much preload when reassembling so be...

Being your not that far from AZ Id also use CL or?? in Show Low. We lived by Q lake in NM and it took quite a while to sell my 99 and 91. I will add that thing looks absolutely cherry. The miles are right and its not rusted. You outta see some of the crap here in KY that passes for "good" . Were...

You ever have the state run smog check stations when you lived in CA? What a PITA that was.

Exactly. I wouldn't be surprised if a K&N filter or CAI need a CARB exemption number.

Last I recall the "carb" sticker applies to aftermarket parts that have been granted a OK by carb and wont affect emissions. Junk like angry bird grills, or one of them mad max extendo grills that add to the "aerodynamics" and gives you 20% better performance. :love:

Unfortunately if you are in Oakland Ca in order to pass emissions you will either have to reuse all your old cats or buy new C.A.R.B. compliant cats. The pipes and muffler make no mattter. When shopping you will see systems or parts that are listed as Ca, NY and a couple other states now and...

Could be the pic or my eyes, but It looks likes burrs hanging off the ring gear in places in pic 1. Have you tried to move the carrier left/right and check for slop? hows the pinion gear look? You try spinning each wheel independently and check for a bad unit bearing? IMO noises travel all over...

This is like the "what the best oil question". Cant beat Warn, but you'll pay. Far as the others, 95%+ of them are from China.

Far as the leak goes it kinda looks like its coming from the TC and running down the shaft. No flinging of oil from the pinion seal. That might be bad if the T case housing is cracked kinda thing. Bolt on parts are easy to replace, a bent frame not so much. Id do what you can to see where the...

Do your due dilligence on what needed to be repaired and consider buying it back from the ins co if totaled. I didnt look to hard at damages, but as far as the control arm brackets broken off...pfffttt, Ive see that along with broken off shock mounts on 99% street rigs.