FWIW I did a set of al rims that were pretty crusty on a pontiac. I used those 3M roloc surface conditioning discs (look like scotchbrite) on a 3 inch angle grinder and then sprayed with muriatic acid, rinsed with water, dried them off and epoxy primed and base coat clear coated them. Was a bit...
Just installed new 235 70 16 goodyear wrangler silent armor on new Craiger 16x8's made the wheelbase about 4 inches wider. Wow what a difference in the way she rides and handles!
Tell me more about this #2 cyl valvetrain issue? Somtimes mine does it when first started and it is real cold. Has been doing it for 4-5 years now. Is it something that can be pre-emptively repaired to prevent catostophic failure down the road? 2003 w/3.7 83,000 miles.
Tommudd, I just went out and looked at my kj and your right these are not Mcphereson style struts my bad. Owned it since march of 03 and never had the need to look ;-) so no more strut mount comments from me but I stand by the ball joints making a popping if they are bad. There was a recall on...
bad ball joints will pop like you are explaining also upper strut mounts, if frozen, will make the springs "pop" because they are actually being forced to turn in the spring seat.
Try replacining the upper strut mount. It could be frozen (rust). same thing with the ball joints. Could be frozen. I know there was a recall on mine for all 4 ball joints.
Just signed up. Got my Wifes old 03 KJ when we bought her a Grand Cherokee. Still getting used to the lil jeep as an everyday driver. Was driving a 4runner. Wanna "man up" this lil KJ as it is pretty plain looking right now.
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