What did you do to your TJ today?
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Put a Hood gas strut on my tailgate, got sick of it closing on me! not the best solution long term but works great and only cost $20au ($14us) all up from the hardware store.
Drove the Jeep to vote early and often. 
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if I was that close at the rear I would probably pull my front shaft and see what it does.
Also sometimes people aren't as close as they think...if you're differential has the flat spots on either side of the cover put the angle finder on that and just subtract 90... That's a good reference point.
Changed the transmission fluid (at 160,000 miles, i'm not sure the PO did it...ever) - put in RedLine MTL. 1-2 shift is so much better now (5 spd manual, 4.0) and overall drives a lot better now, but still trying to work out if I can improve the shifting/driving experience - are there other things I can do to tighten things up (e.g., tighten shift linkage, etc.)? I'm new to jeeps, so not sure if there are other options apart from replacing my synchros (which I can't do), but thought I'd ask
Something I found that had a profound impact to tighten up the shifting would be to check the (4) bolts that hold the shifter to the top of the transmission. I found that these bolts were so loose on my '01 that I needed to tighten down the bolts 1/4".
04solartj
TJ Enthusiast
i would have drove mine except the town and state decided to put 25 tons of salt down on bare roads here. so it is now parked for the rest of the winter which will be until June by time all the salt is gone again. but did voteDrove the Jeep to vote early and often.
How are the pitbull’s holding up?
Don’t let him fool ya... his Jeep is pristine and dolled up with all the goodies!!
PhillyJake
TJ Enthusiast
Nice, that's a big help, thank you! It'll give me something to do tonight and I'll let you know how it goes.
Is there two? Oh yea, the "right" and the "wrong". Bernie Sanders is why I moved from VT. Instead of giving illegal immigrants free social security benefits, I'm all for giving them a free ride home.Guess I know your party affiliation
Edited to not get banned for breaking forum rules.
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That's a good post.
Driveline shops say there is a little trial and error, at the same time CV shafts are pretty forgiving... relatively. I would also really check my transmission mount, and if you ever replace it, use a high quality rubber, not urethane. Driveline shops experienced with TJs see issues with those.
I wish. That was a local Jeep for sale. It took my life savings to run 35s.
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MrMark52
TJ Enthusiast
About 3 weeks ago Oreo got new jounce stops on all 4 corners. It’s amazing how that changed the ride, and I wouldn't think the way we drive that the axles would travel that far. The old jounce were missing for all intents and purposes.
This past weekend - a complete exhaust system and cat replacement, to include 4 new O2 sensors. @Chris has a bread on what sensors to use, and I posted on another thread the procedure I followed (didn’t have to drop the belly guard under the tranny).
Oh yeah - put a battery hold-down on her - removing the hunk of wood and lag bolt PO previously installed. Thanks Codaman! Your picture reminded me I did that last weekend.
This past weekend - a complete exhaust system and cat replacement, to include 4 new O2 sensors. @Chris has a bread on what sensors to use, and I posted on another thread the procedure I followed (didn’t have to drop the belly guard under the tranny).
Oh yeah - put a battery hold-down on her - removing the hunk of wood and lag bolt PO previously installed. Thanks Codaman! Your picture reminded me I did that last weekend.
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That thing absolutely looks like a death trap and I want to drive it very badly
It absolutely is. No roll cage, spins in all 4 gears and maxes out at about 120kmh
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