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Dang it, just when I thought I had it figured out.

This is his quote from the third post on this page. "Bilstein front 24-139168 Bilstein rear 33-185859 or I like the 24-185660"

That's strange, because I thought for sure I had read many times from him to NOT use a 5100 or we would regret it.

Looking for the rear shocks for a lift and trying to use the part numbers that Tommudd reccomended. All of the Bilstein 24-185660 (which he said he preferred) are the 5100 type, which I have also read he does not recommend. Do they make the Bilstein 24-185660 in the 4,600?

Did you have to regear?

I have never seen a vehicle you could safely drive home for under $800. Maybe they are out there, much less one that is actually usable.

I have read about the front recovery points having a weak system due to "m" Bolts, but that some had a plate instead.. Can anyone tell me if mine has the "m" Bolts from this pic? I am thinking of doing the dual hitch recovery point mod.

Woah, that is crazy! Lol. Bet that was a surprise. According to the Chrysler website I only have 3 recalls. 1 was done in 06, the other I already have the hitch for and the third is the LCA.

Looks like on the vin website it is listed as heavy duty engine cooling and trailer tow group.

Mine is wired. Got a little plug and cover mounted on the bumper. Looks factory. Not sure if mine is a tow package or not.

Well, looks like I will get new LCAs in this thing.

One thing I have seen is that there are a couple of recalls on this jeep. One being the trailer receiver/gas tank issue, and the other being the rear lower control arms. According to carfax,, this jeep has had neither addressed. I am assuming that the trailer receiver does not apply to me as it...

Yea, that is likely. 3 of them were within the first 4 years of the vehicles life. That is the time when the original owner was taking it to the dealer every few months for service, so they would have claimed anything and everything.

Haha, Pulled the Carfax. This thing has been in about 6 accidents. But it has all maintenance records including every oil change and part replaced up until Feb 2022 when it was sold to its second owner. IF this is the original motor, then it has had and oil change every 4,000 miles since 2004...

No salted roads here. I am itching to put a lift on it however. I think before that I am going to change the recovery points up front to receivers as that one looks pretty simple.

Appreciate the tip. That's really cool. Sold new in Tennessee. The guy I bought it from said it never left the state. Looks like he was correct on that.

More inspecting done. Looks like all the skip plates are present and in good condition. Boots look good.

Yea, I was kind of relieved to see it when I looked. I am pretty excited about it. Probably won't do much to it, other than maybe a transmission flush, until hunting season is over. I work from home so this is really the only time of year I drive much. After the season I plan to start on some...

Thanks. I hope so, when he told me V8 he acted like it was a good thing, I was kind of Meh, because that would mean alot of stuff is not where it should be and it would be harder to figure things out when they went wrong.

Afternoon Everyone. Last weekend I bought my first Jeep ever. It is a 2004 KJ Limited. I have been looking around for a 4wd suv or truck for about a year on and off, and with my teenagers commandeering my F150 to drive to school, and hunting season rapidly approaching, I needed something soon...