Recent content by any4xx

Cool-down stop #3.

Thanks to those who recommended The Rear End Shop in Riverbank, CA. It’s just over 120 miles from my house. I was there at 8 this morning and out at noon with new 4.56 gears. I chose that ratio to spin my 35” tires like a set of 4.10’s would have spun my stock tires. The 3.73’s I had were...

And for good measure I just ordered a set of iron diff covers and some Artec C-gussets for them to weld on while I’m there.

Done! I just called them and am taking it in later next week. Although it kills me to let someone else put a wrench on my Jeep, a couple of days of cussing and swearing is not appealing to me these days. Crap: I’ve spent about $15k on damned watches in the past few months. Spending $1k for a...

Yeah... new wrench in the works.... I just went out to the shed to scout things out and remembered that I gave my press away several years back. So adding another $130 to the job for another el-cheapo 12-ton gets me that much closer to a shop-install.

Honestly, as much as I hate doing them I’ll probably just do it myself. It’s been 15 years since I’ve done a setup so maybe I’ve forgotten just what a horribly tedious job it is.

Ack! Never mind. I just searched for them and see they’re in Fullerton. Not worth a 12 to 14 hour round trip when I’m sure there are closer shops. Sadly, the only one I know of is 4 Wheel Parts in San Jose, but I’ve heard so many horror stories about them that I’d be afraid to let them...

Fear not. No way am I contemplating swapping in a set of Sport axles. I’m just saying that, currently, I don’t use my Jeep hard enough to even justify having a Rubicon. Have you dealt with that particular shop? I learned about 40 years ago to not trust ANY shop to do a good job. Sadly...

Hahaha. Current use and ultimate goal? My problem is that I never know what I’m I’m likely to want to do tomorrow. Right now a Sport set of 30’s would suit my needs. But I have aspirations of one day having a lot more free time to play hard. I’m running 35’s on the stock 3.73’s right now...

Sorry for the barrage of rookie questions lately, but a lot of this driveline tech is still new to me. I still haven’t made my mind up regarding what I’m going to do about axles on my JKR. I’m still contemplating whether to re-gear what I have or swap in new complete axles. So my newest...

I'm looking at G2 axles and find I can get the Rock Jock 60's for about the same price as the Core 44. I'm no hard core offroader by any means, but that doesn't mean I can't beat on something down the road. I have no intention on going with any larger tires than the 35's I'm running right now...

I’ve owned all sorts of bleeding contraptions over the years. I’ve since passed them all onto others. The best bleed job I’ve ever done is a plain old gravity bleed. Slow, certainly, but it’s always worked great.

Hey All, I have a Genright aluminum front bumper so my stock fog light wiring is just tucked away since there's no place to mount any without additional fabrication. But I'd like to have a set again. Yeah... I know they're relatively useless, but I want some just so something comes on when I...

Is that a spray, brush, or roll system? Sent from my iPad using WAYALIFE mobile app

I have bare aluminum fenders and bumpers on my Jeep. I like the ease of keeping them nice with a quick hit with a Scotchbrite pad, but I’m starting to want textured black. So what’s my best option for an easy to care for finish? Roll-on or spray-on bedliner? Wrinkle finish paint? Other...