What did you do to your jeep today?

Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.

Johnny O

Just hangin' out.
Joined
Apr 29, 2021
Messages
2,358
Reaction score
3,164
Location
Bellevue NE
I spent the weekend with my wife and kids installing rockfather deluxe lift kit along with upper control arms and arb front bumper. Must have messed up the wiring for the turn signals so I'll be troubleshooting that. Now hopefully for memorial day I can get a good deal to upgrade to some bigger tires .
Looks great! what's the height on the Rockfahter? Not familiar with it.
 

tommudd

Moderator
Staff member
Moderator
Joined
Jul 14, 2005
Messages
22,456
Reaction score
3,642
Location
Southeastern Ohio
I spent the weekend with my wife and kids installing rockfather deluxe lift kit along with upper control arms and arb front bumper. Must have messed up the wiring for the turn signals so I'll be troubleshooting that. Now hopefully for memorial day I can get a good deal to upgrade to some bigger tires .
and a regear to 4.10s
What springs did you go with , hopefully OME 790s
Of course dealing with Rock disaster its hard to tell what they sent you
 

Johnny O

Just hangin' out.
Joined
Apr 29, 2021
Messages
2,358
Reaction score
3,164
Location
Bellevue NE
Steel stock for bumpers and roof rack just delivered. Additional welding rods and a rod oven get delivered later today too. Sadly wont get much welding done this week, as I'm headed to the Saline River a week from today and still have many preparations for the trip. Its the end of the term here so thankfully only have to put up with students a few more days.
 

lfhoward

Well-Known Member
KJ Supporting Member
Joined
Dec 9, 2012
Messages
2,242
Reaction score
2,425
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Aligned today. The toe had gotten pretty out of whack in the last year, somehow.
You must be registered for see images attach


The alignment measurements are for a ~3.5” lift, with JBA upper control arms, in case anyone wants to see what it should be. The caster gets sacrificed a little bit to get the camber and toe in spec (which are more important). Just FYI, the JBA upper control arms allow for a good alignment on lifted vehicles. The max lift you can still get in spec without them is maybe 2-2.5”.
 

profdlp

Counting My Blessings
Staff member
Moderator
Joined
May 21, 2013
Messages
5,817
Reaction score
1,766
Location
Westlake, Ohio
If the streets in Philly are anything like the streets in the Cleveland area, we have "somehow" all over the place.
 

Danakin

Member
Joined
May 13, 2022
Messages
27
Reaction score
30
Don't you just hate it when you get halfway through a project and realize you forgot the before pictures!? So these look terrible but I cropped them out of see bigger pictures I had. Suffice it to say my headlights were just shy of useless. I used the 3M kit you use with a drill. Has sand paper, rubbing compound and such. So I think it did a pretty good job. There's still some micro scratches if you look real close but good enough to see at night and I think it looks plenty good in the daylight. Mine is certainly not a show piece anyway.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_20220514_133042334~2.jpg
    IMG_20220514_133042334~2.jpg
    33 KB · Views: 8
  • IMG_20220514_133025792~2.jpg
    IMG_20220514_133025792~2.jpg
    39.3 KB · Views: 8
  • IMG_20220527_114936781.jpg
    IMG_20220527_114936781.jpg
    299.5 KB · Views: 8
  • IMG_20220527_114940849.jpg
    IMG_20220527_114940849.jpg
    275.9 KB · Views: 8
  • IMG_20220527_114955690.jpg
    IMG_20220527_114955690.jpg
    441.1 KB · Views: 8

tommudd

Moderator
Staff member
Moderator
Joined
Jul 14, 2005
Messages
22,456
Reaction score
3,642
Location
Southeastern Ohio
Don't you just hate it when you get halfway through a project and realize you forgot the before pictures!? So these look terrible but I cropped them out of see bigger pictures I had. Suffice it to say my headlights were just shy of useless. I used the 3M kit you use with a drill. Has sand paper, rubbing compound and such. So I think it did a pretty good job. There's still some micro scratches if you look real close but good enough to see at night and I think it looks plenty good in the daylight. Mine is certainly not a show piece anyway.
You did good,
Well done grasshopper
 

tommudd

Moderator
Staff member
Moderator
Joined
Jul 14, 2005
Messages
22,456
Reaction score
3,642
Location
Southeastern Ohio
Ahhh! Tank you! Tank you vedy much!
Sorry, grasshopper comes out every now and again, loved watching Kung Fu with Keith Carradine back in early 70s / late 60s I think it was

plus we'll go on , does anyone on here know where giving a piece of raisin pie to some one who did good deed, or article come from ? It was used extensively in the 70s in a magazine
( Hint it was a type of " motorcycle " magazine )
 

tommudd

Moderator
Staff member
Moderator
Joined
Jul 14, 2005
Messages
22,456
Reaction score
3,642
Location
Southeastern Ohio
Had someone come look at my 04 for a possible project
Looking for a already black, clean, rust free 02-04 to do several things with, which the 04 is of course
They are looking at doing an SFA, (done right) , V8, etc
more than likely a several thousand dollar build, and he has the $$$$$$ to do it
Something I wanted to do with it, but being retired (somewhat) , no longer interested in such a project
Made me a VERY VERY lucrative offer , banded stack of 100s is hard to turn down
so after 18 years of ownership, and over 230,000 miles of fun,.......................:confused::confused::rolleyes:
 

duderz7

Full Access Member
Joined
Jan 20, 2016
Messages
1,410
Reaction score
1,134
Location
Weiser, ID
Had someone come look at my 04 for a possible project
Looking for a already black, clean, rust free 02-04 to do several things with, which the 04 is of course
They are looking at doing an SFA, (done right) , V8, etc
more than likely a several thousand dollar build, and he has the $$$$$$ to do it
Something I wanted to do with it, but being retired (somewhat) , no longer interested in such a project
Made me a VERY VERY lucrative offer , banded stack of 100s is hard to turn down
so after 18 years of ownership, and over 230,000 miles of fun,.......................:confused::confused::rolleyes:
Send him my way! I've got a 2005, no engine, no front drive, no wheels, I'd let him have it for a half stack of 100's
 

JRB

Full Access Member
Joined
May 27, 2021
Messages
263
Reaction score
263
Location
WPB, Florida
Don't you just hate it when you get halfway through a project and realize you forgot the before pictures!? So these look terrible but I cropped them out of see bigger pictures I had. Suffice it to say my headlights were just shy of useless. I used the 3M kit you use with a drill. Has sand paper, rubbing compound and such. So I think it did a pretty good job. There's still some micro scratches if you look real close but good enough to see at night and I think it looks plenty good in the daylight. Mine is certainly not a show piece anyway.
Looks nice, and i'm sure a good improvement at night!

For some the oxidation comes back in a year or so depending the uv exposure, and they dismiss the idea that restoring headlights can work well long term. If yours ends up coming back quicker than you'd like, try buying some 3m wet or dry papers in grits that are higher than what came with the kit to finish them.

Real rough headlights I would go 300>600>1200>2000 then a nice polish. When I worked in collision repair, we would skip the polish after the 2000 and finish with a 2k clear coat.

All of this maybe overkill for some, but I just wanted to share in case others reading were disappointed in their results, without ever trying to go higher up in sandpaper grit. I myself was one of the sceptics in the past, and what a difference going up in the grits makes for the longevity.
 

lfhoward

Well-Known Member
KJ Supporting Member
Joined
Dec 9, 2012
Messages
2,242
Reaction score
2,425
Location
Philadelphia, PA
If you are ever tempted to get remanufactured/refurbished TPMS sensors from Ebay to save 50%, resist the temptation. :mad:
 

Danakin

Member
Joined
May 13, 2022
Messages
27
Reaction score
30
Looks nice, and i'm sure a good improvement at night!

For some the oxidation comes back in a year or so depending the uv exposure, and they dismiss the idea that restoring headlights can work well long term. If yours ends up coming back quicker than you'd like, try buying some 3m wet or dry papers in grits that are higher than what came with the kit to finish them.

Real rough headlights I would go 300>600>1200>2000 then a nice polish. When I worked in collision repair, we would skip the polish after the 2000 and finish with a 2k clear coat.

All of this maybe overkill for some, but I just wanted to share in case others reading were disappointed in their results, without ever trying to go higher up in sandpaper grit. I myself was one of the sceptics in the past, and what a difference going up in the grits makes for the longevity.
The kit was 500, 800,1500 then a 3000 pad then a polishing wheel with some 3M compound. After that I added a Turtle Wax compound that I presumed to be a little lighter, followed by Meguiar's Speed Compound, Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Polish Wax and finished with a clean microfiber application of the Hybrid Ceramic Spray Coating. Probably overkill but I was bored and I had it all on hand so why not? I like the idea of the 2K clear though. If it doesn't hold up I'll do that next time. I like that stuff!
 

Danakin

Member
Joined
May 13, 2022
Messages
27
Reaction score
30
Sorry, grasshopper comes out every now and again, loved watching Kung Fu with Keith Carradine back in early 70s / late 60s I think it was

plus we'll go on , does anyone on here know where giving a piece of raisin pie to some one who did good deed, or article come from ? It was used extensively in the 70s in a magazine
( Hint it was a type of " motorcycle " magazine )
Did you know Kung Fu was written for Bruce Lee? Apparently he was "too Chinese" for Hollywood at the time. And would that be Easyriders Magazine?
 

Latest posts

Members online

Top