Recent content by VC Highlander

In the woods of the Tahoe National Forrest. 🌲

Thought I'd go out and burn 3/4 of a tank to celebrate the changing of the seasons for 2023 😁

Wow! That's awesome! Would love to come visit someday. I just retired and will have to save up some gas money to drive my rig out there! Would cost a bundle! 😲

Welcome to the forum. The Continental Divide is something isn't it. I used to live in Crested Butte and would take Cottonwood Pass over to Buena Vista. All dirt road up to the divide's summit then paved down to Buena Vista. Here's a thread I made a while back about Pearl Pass which is between...

A thread I did a while back on living on Maui with my 2000 Stock TJ. https://www.wayalife.com/threads/on-the-maui-trail-south-road-to-hana-in-stock-2000-tj.65657/

I found a pic of my old 2000 TJ atop Haleakala. https://www.wayalife.com/threads/thinking-of-my-ohana-on-maui-jeep-atop-haleakal%C4%81.65842/

Welcome from, currently, Northern Nevada, where I totally avoided Burning Man. I think they all finally got the hell out so now I can get back out to nowhere land! :LOL:

My emotions are still reeling after the devastation in Lāhainā - I was able to find the only pic of my old 2000 TJ parked atop Haleakalā at 10,000 feet elevation. That JEEP had been as far east as Monroe, Louisiana to the top of Haleakalā! I took it everywhere man! I sold it at 224k miles on it...

Aged 76. https://www.npr.org/2023/09/02/1197419502/jimmy-buffett-margaritaville-dies

Does anyone have thoughts on the Durango good or not so good? This one on Amazon says brand new. https://www.amazon.com/Durango-Upgraded-Steering-Wrangler-Cherokee/dp/B07M6SPN32/

This is made, or supplied by Crown and has the Mopar part #52089046AC - Best price at Summit as usual. https://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/steering-boxes?fr=part-type&SortBy=BestKeywordMatch&SortOrder=Ascending&keyword=52089046AC

What are your thoughts on re-manufactured ones. Also, any brand you would stay away from?

Found this YouTube video as a guide of what to check for play.

Haven't looked yet. I know, that sounds dumb but just want to get an idea of what I should look for in a brand to get ahead of the curve in case I need to change the box.

Bought in November 2021, this 2001 4.0 TJ had only 83k on it!