Recent content by Ranger1

Appears to be a bad batch of shocks. A friend with the same model Jeep installed the same setup last year that I just did - Ironman springs, shocks and he has no noise at all. Both of us replaced the front UCA and rear UCA/LCAs at the same time. Neither of us had any problem with alignment...

Another one Make that 4 cases. Rear Ironman shocks knocking badly. Same exact problem as described in this thread, knocking sounds on slight road imperfections. All new UCA and LCA's. Retorqued to spec several times, still knocked badly. Knocking sound became progressively worse as time...

It's been tested by a few over the years, using newer TCM's with 5th enabled in older 45RFE vehicles. The TCM's for the 45/545RFE are basically the same hardware, with several versions of software over the years. Some have tried taking the TCM from a 545RFE Grand Cherokee and installing it in...

PN on the box is 52079654AE. 52079654 works online.

I replaced the CRD metal fan with the 02 Liberty V6 11 blade nylon fan and it fits better than the original. It actually has better clearance to the AC pulley than the metal fan and it's still at least 2 inches away from the radiator. It looks to be a bit closer to the radiator than the metal...

"I will say this - if you're in an area like San Antonio where it can get above 100 F for days in a row, regularly get caught in traffic jams or stop and go traffic due to accidents or road construction, where having effective A/C on your vehicle can literally become a health issue, remove the...

Sound good Mitch. Should help cool the beast this summer in those Texas temps. Now, about that oil pressure gauge...

Re: 'Twas a dark and frosty night... You might want to check your glow plugs, especially if you had the egr replaced. Using the block heater all night won't help much if even one of the glow plugs is dead or weak. I had smoky slow starts and poor, loud performance when 2 of my glow...