Recent content by Whiskeyjack

Any tips on what to look at, specifically? Aside from the spacers I've already mentioned, I can't "see" anything else that doesn't seem to belong, but just as I missed these, I'm probably missing others.

Imogene turned out to be pretty easy. Definitely worth the time. I didn't get to Poughkeepsie because I didn't even realize it was a thing until I was already on my way out, I'll have to come back for it some day. Ophir was a joke. I honestly thought, with it being one of the Jeep Badges for...

Yeah these were pretty stout, look like they came in a manufactured kit. Still got rid of them, but I didn't have a "oh fuck this coulda failed" moment when I took them off. The included bolts were a little worse for wear, probably substandard, certainly not grade 8 or better, but otherwise it...

Just hoping for a "difficulty" ranking. I did the Alpine Loop today, and I plan to do Imogene tomorrow and possibly Ophir later. I found Engineer Pass relatively easy, nothing too technical, but there were a couple moments that didn't feel great (nothing alarming or sweaty palms), mostly...

The swaybar drop bracket saga continues. I don't know how I didn't notice, I guess I just wasn't expecting it and never looked, but the front had spacers as well... pulled them off today. Now I'm gonna be paranoid and look for any other cheap shit that was added to save money.

Thanks for the input everyone, gonna grab some proper links.

I thought so? This is my first Jeep, and I think I've learned a lot since owning it. In the last 10 years I think I've fixed a lot of the problems the original owner made, but this one is a complete question for me. As far as I know, the rear trackbar bracket should mount directly to the frame...

I bought a 2011 JK in 2013, so for that period I don't know what was done to it, I was looking at the rear and this stood out to me as after market, but I'd like to consult the experienced people. The Jeep had a 6" lift, and I'm now at 2.5". If this is a spacer/drop, can I take it off?

Oh yeah, I feel that. But this one stings extra because all they did was twist a tie rod ;)

Fair enough, thanks for the comment. I've had some pretty annoying steering issues in the recent past, so I'm trying to make sure everything is dialed in properly so I don't cause damage to any of my new components over time. I figured getting a pro to look at it would give me peace of mind, and...

I guess my issue is I'm not sure if I'm reading these numbers properly, and that they've adjusted everything as well as they could have. A couple concerns I have: The front-left Camber is -0.4*, which is in the stated range of -0.6* and 0.1*. But the front-right is -1.0*, which is outside of...

Hey guys. I changed my lift from 6" (at purchase) to 4", then just recently to 2.5". Since then I've replaced my front adjustable trackbar twice, tie rod, drag link, and added adjustable front upper and lower control arms, drive shafts, basically everything underneath the Jeep beyond the frame...

Intent is to camp for the whole trip, and maybe a random hotel at some point if necessary.

Someone provided me with this...

I'm planning a trip for my final days in Colorado. I'm hoping on doing the Alpine Loop, Imogen, Ophir, and Black Bear. Unfortunately it seems that Black Bear doesn't open reliably, and my trip is from about 1-6 Jul so I'm hoping I can find a way to know when it'll be open before my trip starts...