Recent content by derekj
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Rear Pinion Bearings
If you are going to the trouble of replacing pinion bearings why would you not replace the carrier bearings? It's not really any more work and the same tool can be used to remove the carrier bearings that you will use to replace the pinion bearings.- derekj
- Post #14
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Do I Have to Calibrate Speedo Again after Regearing to 4:10?
Found a front and rear 4.10 gear set on eBay here in Canada - jumped on it 20 minutes after the listing went live.- derekj
- Post #9
- Forum: Tires / Wheels
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Bi-directional scanner recommendations
Take a look at some of the Autel offerings - good bang for buck tools - used by lots of shops as a back up tool.- derekj
- Post #7
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Do I Have to Calibrate Speedo Again after Regearing to 4:10?
I just put 4.10's in mine and took it for a drive - gps, scan tool data, and speedo were all within 1km/h of each other with 235/85/16 tires.- derekj
- Post #5
- Forum: Tires / Wheels
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What did you do to your jeep today?
About a 5 for me - is much easier if you have a hoist, a press, and all the right tools. Plus I am a technician by trade.- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
And I installed my 4.10's in the rear diff yesterday - didn't get any pics of the install though.- derekj
- Post #27,999
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
Put some speakers in the back doors that I had kicking around - made some adapters out of cutting boards to fill the factory hole so the 6" speakers would fit.- derekj
- Post #27,998
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Rocky road outfitters budget lift
It is normal for it to bind up when installing the top spacer style lift as the suspension isn't designed to have that much down travel. You can add a bit of spacer lift (about 1/2") with a lifted spring and not bind up the cv.- derekj
- Post #2
- Forum: Lift Kit Discussion
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Re-Imagining our "Beast" build. 4.7- Solid axle- bed conversion
Good to see some updates!- derekj
- Post #52
- Forum: Members' Journals
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What did you do to your jeep today?
Rolled 300km's this weekend!- derekj
- Post #27,914
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
It would be way too much to ship up here - and the exchange rate is pretty bad right now.- derekj
- Post #27,913
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
As long as you don't have a line that is completely open to the environment, applying vacuum to the system should get all the moisture out of it. Then the shop will add a UV dye into the system that will help trace down the leak. If someone has used those a/c recharge kits that you buy at...- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
