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With the stock suspension barely able to hold my 03' KJ off the bump stops during the last winter, I decided it was time for a new suspension, so why not go with a lift? After a LOT of research, and some questions on here, I took the advice of tommudd and others on here and skipped over the...

Alright tommudd, I think you and the others have changed my mind about the BDS, thanks for all the info. To clarify the bumpstop issue, the conflicting info was to weather or not they are needed, but seems like the answer would be yes, so I'm going to get them. So I guess I'll get started...

Thanks for the info. I just like to do my research and try to make sure I have everything figured out before I tear into something. What I'm having a little trouble wrapping my head around is how you can use the stock shocks with a lift spring without any kind of other modifications. I...

Alright, I've been reading on here until my eyeballs hurt and I've still got questions. SO, the BDS lift comes with some brackets to use stock struts. However from what I've seen on here, the way to go is the OME or Ironman springs, and Bilstein shocks as mentioned earlier. If the front...

I appreciate all the good advice, but now I have even more questions. So, if I decide to still go the BDS option, I could put some Bilsteins up front and still be at about $630. I've read on here that the BDS springs are actually descent, and better than stock. I'm not sure about their rear...

I said I liked the idea of using stock shocks, not reusing the old ones. I want to replace everything, but I don't want to spend a fortune doing it. The Ironman setup which I'm assuming is from jeepinbyals looks like it amounts to just over $700 plus shipping which I'm guessing would be like...

My stock suspension on my 2002 is shot... no surprise there. I want to replace everything, but don't want to break the bank and a lift kit seems like it would be a better option than replacing the stock parts. The BDS kit which I've seen for around $450 comes with new springs and rear...

Can't help you much with a diagnosis on that one. I did however have a transmission guy once tell me that once a person decides that something like a transmission additive is needed to fix a transmission problem, there is already something going wrong there and the additive isn't going to...

I had a thrush muffler on my Toyota for about 1 1/2 years before I sold the truck. It only had the 2.4L in it, but it sounded ok. It held up ok too, but had a bit of a rattle on it before I sold it, not bad though. Mind you that muffler took a LOT of hard hits, I wheeled the hell out of that...

I got a Draw-Tite hitch from the U-Haul store for I think $130. I remember it was a better deal than anything I saw online and it was in stock at the store. I think it's class 3, good for more than the Jeep is rated for, so anything more is just extra weight. I got my wiring harness from...

I'm not surprised you got so many different answers. As I recall, the FSM leans toward no gasket with probably a mopar type sealant. I have seen some of those pans where people over-torqued the bolts and tweaked the pan a bit. I think that's where the gasket would help since it would give a...

I did it the first time without the gasket, RTV only but it leaked. Been a little while since I did mine, but as I recall I used the cork gasket the second time. Made sure to clean EVERYTHING off the old surface with a wire wheel, coated both sides of the gasket liberally with the sensor safe...

My 03' had 255/70R16 tires on the stock wheels when I bought it. Rubbed a little in the front and at the pinch weld when the wheel was cranked. Long story short, my KJ now has 235/70R16 Cooper AT3's on it. Speedometer reads correctly, doesn't rub, and handles better. Don't bother with those...

That seems to be the way with any used vehicle, seems like no matter how hard you inspect a vehicle, there's always stuff that doesn't rear it's ugly head until you've owned and driven the vehicle for a few weeks! I'm sure it will treat you well once you get those things sorted out.

Are you seeing any signs of water in your oil on your dipstick? If you're losing that much coolant, I would expect that some of it would have to be getting into the oil if your head gasket failed. I'm with the others, check the radiator. I had the radiator problem on mine as well. Coolant...