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  1. Mikead40

    Trailering a JK - Gooseneck or bumper pull...

    I was just wondering if any of you out there that have trailered your JK have any strong opinions as to whether a bumper pull or a gooseneck is better. I'm in the process of moving far far away from the good offroading destinations but will be making annual or biannual treks to moab and other...
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    How much does your modified JKU weigh?

    For those of you that have actually weighed your '12 or newer JKUs, I'm wondering what they've tipped the scales at. Mine is a '13 JKUR with a basic coil spring set up, chromoly control arms, some aftermarket steel armor (fenders/rockers) with 37s on 17" aluminum wheels. All other major...
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    Shipping a Jeep

    Has anyone used a commercial carrier to ship their Jeep before? In a couple of months I'm going to be moving across country and as much as I would love to do the road trip in my JK, time simply won't permit it. I was just wondering if anyone has any recommendations regarding good commercial...
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    Turn Signal Issue

    Recently my right front turn signal has started going out. It works fine for about 10 seconds, then the "right front turn signal out" message pops up on the dash and sure enough, the light is not working. If I shut off the ignition and restart, it will work again for another 10 seconds and then...
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    Mixing gear oil

    I need to change out my rear diff fluid. Laying around my garage I have a quart of amsoil, a quart of royal purple and about half a quart of castrol synthetic. All are 75w-90. Is it ok to mix these?
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    Jeep Pulling towards the driver side when braking

    So I just had my ball joints replaced, and on the way home from the shop, I noticed that when braking at highway speeds, my jeep is pulling pretty hard to the driver's side. It drives straight as an arrow otherwise. It doesn't seem to pull at all when braking below 40mph. The front rotors seem...
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    Hellcat Wrangler?

    Has anyone else seen this? I know I know...the River Raider thing...but this is the first hellcat engine I've seen in a JK
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    Melted wires

    So I'll start by saying that I'm completely new to working on my own jeep and am trying to learn. I recently tried installing some rock lights using the wayalife writeup. I used the platinum burner LED race lights (pic below). I used the switch that came with them since I don't have a daystar...
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    Who wants to play "Name That Noise?"

    This morning I started my Jeep (13 JKU 18k miles) and pulled it out of the garage to install a set of rock lights. It started fine and sounded normal. Once the rock lights were installed (by the way Eddie, thanks for the great writeup on that), I started it up to put it back in the garage. In...
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    Corrosion inside rear differential?

    So a few months ago I changed out my rear diff fluid and cleaned the gears etc with brake cleaner. It looked like this . I reseated the stock cover with rtv and filled it with royal purple. Good to go. Last weekend I noticed a small drop of fluid on the bottom of the diff cover - and on...
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    Best way to clean engine compartment

    Kind of a newb question...but what is the best way to clean the engine compartment of my JK? Can I just take it to the car wash and power wash it? I've heard the engine should be running if you do it that way (???). Is there anything that I would need to stay away from (with the water) in there...
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    Maxxis trepador radial

    I found a few old threads without much info - anyone currently running these, or seen anyone running these? Thoughts on them?
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    OR Fab rear tire carrier question

    Going up to 37s in 2 weeks, so I have to get rid of my crappy smittybilt tire carrier. As much as I'd love the Genright or Evo carrier, with all the money I'm spending on beadlocks and maxxis treps, $1000+ is not a realistic price for me to pay for a tire carrier (I know the steel GR is $900 -...
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    Rear diff issue - hopefully someone can help me avoid the dealership

    So I know there's another thread out there with the same issue - but I tried the fix the worked for that guy, and I'm still having an issue. At 13k miles my 2013 JKU rubicon rear diff has stopped unlocking. I've taken the diff cover offer, manually unlocked it, cleaned it out very thoroughly and...
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    AEV heat reduction hood vs Poison Spyder Hood louver

    I've been setting aside money for the AEV heat reduction hood (long days crawlin' in the south TX sun...), but I just caught wind of this poison spyder hood louver which costs about 1/8th as much. Anyone have any thoughts? I'm particularly interested in how it performs - i.e. how effective is it...
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    New Member from Hill Country TX

    A big, arm out the window wave from The South Texas Hill Country Area... My JK is a 2013 Billet Silver Rubicon. 3.5" Metal Cloak Game Changer, 35" Toyos on 17" fuel revolver rims, Smittybilt fenders/front bumper/winch, Airaid CAI, Dynomax rockcrawler exhaust, Metal cloak chromoly tie rod &...
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