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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
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- 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
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- Forum: Members' Journals
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What did you do to your jeep today?
Rolled 300km's this weekend!- derekj
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- 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
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- 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
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What did you do to your jeep today?
i can't find a set of these to save my life and you might have 3 sets? want to send a set to Canada? :p- derekj
- Post #27,910
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
Installed my logging road radio yesterday - tucked it away in the center console - didn't want it just sitting on the console next to the shifter and it wouldn't fit in the little cubby under the heater controls.- derekj
- Post #27,891
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
More backcountry exploring yesterday to try and find some old steam donkeys in the bush from way back when. Found both donkeys - still in good shape for being over 100 years old. That's some 100 year old firewood still stacked up next to the donkey. This magneto's magnets still...- derekj
- Post #27,880
- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
Doing it myself - I'm a licensed technician of many years.- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
New tire day! Went with some 235/85R16's this time around. Now just need to get the 4.10's installed and that should be it for a while ;)- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
Jeep got new front flex lines as one started to leak, sway bar bushes, and an O2 sensor. Had to make a short section of brake line as the stock fitting didn't want to turn independently of the line :(- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
What exhaust did you get?- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Liberty CRD Revs Fine in Park but Won’t Go Past ~900 RPM in Gear
Have you pulled off an intake tube and checked that the turbo impeller spins freely? Heavy smoke on a diesel means too much fuel and not enough air.- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Apple Car Play radio experiences wanted
Where did you get it from? eBay?- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
What is availability of reman ecu's in the states like? I know I got the last one from my auto parts store a few years back when I had to replace mine (i'm in Canada)- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
I use a basic incandescent test light - hook the clamp to the positive post of the battery and probe the control side of the coil plug with the vehicle running - if the driver in the pcm is good the lamp will flash. you can also use a noid light - were common back in the day.- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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What did you do to your jeep today?
Got stuck in some snow today :p- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Rear Upper Control Arm (Boomerang)
I have found that with the vehicle on the ground put a breaker bar on a wheel nut and give it a quick stab in the tightening direction - if the ball joint on the upper arm has play you should be able to hear and see it move.- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
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Apple Car Play radio experiences wanted
Do you use CarPlay wireless or wired? If wired does it still disconnect?- derekj
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- Forum: KJ General Discussion
