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Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
As for off-roading, I've got to find a place that will allow it! Are there any websites that list off-road places? I'm in the Northern 'burbs of Chicago.
For Tom, here are the specs on the Sport: 4L engine, 5 speed (the only way to go!), Khaki color and 30" Tire package. Another dealer tried hard to sell me on the Sahara package, since he didn't have a Sport with the equipment I wanted. I couldn't see spending MORE money for a car I really didn't want. Call me a fool, but I like a Jeep with a black roll bar and black wheel moldings. The Sahara "color coded" bars and moldings look a bit too fancy for my taste.
This seems like a great place for Jeep info and discussion. Thanks for the warm welcome.
Ike
Take at look at your road atlas. Attica is on US 41 about even with West Lafayette but west of there. Just look for where 41 crosses the Wabash river. I'm guessing it would take you about 2.5 to 3 hours to get there, but check it out for yourself. I'm thinkin' it would take you an hour to just get out of the Chicago metropolitan area, right?
Badlands has a web site, if you want to take a look. It's badlandsoffroad.com.
Man, your description of your Jeep sounds like the one I would be buying if I were in the market now. I love that khaki color! I like your options too, and I'll bet you have the Dana 44, since you got the 30" tire package. Did ya? They used to call it option AAS. That got ya the Canyon wheeels, 30" tires, the Dana 44, and gas shocks. My Thelma Jane had that option package.
Ike, if you would like to do some Jeep chatting, come to Gill's, like many of us in here do. It's a noncommercial Jeep web site that has a real nice chat room and there is also a free photo gallery there. You can post pics of your Jeep in there. Gill is nice enough to allow hot links, so you can host your pics on his site and link them to other places, like the gallery here in the Jeep Owners Club at Edmunds.
I got whacked for posting a link to Gill's a while back by mean old Steve (j/k, Steve), so email me for a link. My email is public in my profile.
Once again, Ike, welcome to the world of Jeeps and welcome to this message board.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
I used the internet to search for trails. I didn't find that many trails, but I did end up finding a house I could afford in a lovely area close to an off-road area!
So have fun with that Wrangler.
My plastic windows are fully scuffed and scratched because I drive through a lot of overgrown roads with branches that scrape the side. It's amazing how well I can still see through them, though. They may not look new close up, but you really don't see those scratches from any distance.
Now, the only time the front tires rub is when one side is fully compressed (on the stock bump stops) with the wheels turned all the way to the stops, the edge of the nobbies can touch the sway bar and just barely touch the fender-flares. The tires do not hit the fenders any more.
Since this happens only with the wheels are fully cranked one way or the other, it's not an issue for me.
If you're going to get those 33" BFG MT's, I'd recommend this lift kit, it was very complete and had good instructions. I got mine for about $75.
I'll post some pictures over in the Gallery in a while.
-Pete
It could be rubbish, Pete, but I am not going by just one or two posts. There are lots of them that say you should not go over one inch. I think it has to do with the leverage increasing the stress on the bolts that hold the body to the frame. I guess the body is not held on by a whole lot anyway, and as you make those bolts longer, the body exerts more force as it leans in corners or twists on the trials. Does that make sense? It sounds reasonable to me, Pete, but I am no expert.
At any rate, I hope yours turns out to be a good thing for ya.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
I think I paid right about $22,100 for Thelma, which was $200 over invoice, and a new Rubi is well worth the extra $4,000.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
There are 11 mounting points, but I don't know if that's good or bad for a vehicle this size. While I had everything apart, it sure looked a little overkill having 3 mounts on each side just under the door area. I don't know.
While I don't do much leaning from side to side with this, I do ascend / descend steep hills all the time which would cause more stress on those embedded nuts due to the extra leverage of the longer bolts and spacers. I guess time will tell. I'm not sure which is my weakest link as this point, my D35 or the body lift. To think I was going to keep the Jeep in stock form, that's funny now.
Thanks,
Pete
this is the best deal that i have found/heard of so i am going down on saturday to give them my deposit ... let me know what you all think ...
All it takes it a finger movement on the top of the seat back front to back to reproduce it, but I cannot find where it is. I think I can rule out the springs, and it does not sound like its coming from the seat back hinges, but rather in the slide/tilt part of the seat, but not sure.
Any else been experienced this? It' so bad that it ruins my Jeep experience, especially with the top on.
A man bought his wife a beautiful diamond ring for her birthday.
"I thought she wanted one of those sporty four-wheel-drive vehicles," said his friend.
"She did," he replied. "But where the heck was I gonna find a fake Jeep?"
Steve, Host
Gary
I was at Badlands yesterday and had a great time wheelin' there. Badlands is a pay to play off road park in Attica, Indiana. It's an old rock quarry and the surrounding land.
You might be fine with that 2" body lift, Pete. The message board that I was talking about, Jeeps Unlimited, just has lots of posts to the effect that anything over 1" is not a good idea, but you know how it goes on the Internet... you can't believe everything you read.
Those were some great pics you took, but then your pics are ALWAYS nice. Man, you sure live in some beautiful country!
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
No, I haven't, but will to see if that will at least narrow it down. I think I'm going to see about getting a new tilt/slide mechanism. There must be a part missing on it from the factory.
I pulled off (okay took off carefully) the center console where the buttons are at the bottom by the ashtry and one of them had wiring behind it, tough I could not press any type of button. Anybody know what that wire would be for? Hopefully for fog lamps.
-Paul
Here's a link to the complete OE kit:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?A22114E25
and here's one to the OE foglights:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?S53123E25
-Paul
Exactly........the only hard part is writing the check.
:-)
One last question though, the one 'switch' that has wiring behind it... would that be for the fog lamps and it just needs the switch? I could get a picture of it if that would help some.
-Paul
Man, how cool is that? A brand new Rubicon!
There are a million theories on how to properly break in a new engine. I believe the owners manual will tell you to keep it under 50 for the first 500 miles and to vary your speed during this time rather than run prolonged periods at the same speed.
Some people ignore this completely and drive a vehicle from day one as they plan on driving it on a regular basis.
I think I kinda took the middle of the road approach and stayed under 60 for the first two hundred miles, then drove more or less normally after that. I did make sure not to get too happy with the gas petal for the first few hundred miles, but, hey, it's a Jeep, so there's no sense hot rodding it anyway.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
-Paul
Recently, when the car is parked on a flat surface, with the wheels straight I cannot turn the key in the ignition. The wheel is not locked, because I can turn it, but the key will not turn at all. I have tried all sorts of combinations, like starting the car in neutral, starting it in gear, with the wheels straight, with them turned, etc.
My questions are:
1. Has anyone ever heard of this problem?
2. Does anyone know a solution?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated since now all I have is a 2 ton paper weight in my driveway.
If you are using an original, you may have a problem with your key cylinder. I'm not sure how expensive that would be to replace or if that would impact your locking/unlocking doors.
-Paul
I looked in a repair manual and it said that any problems with the key cylinder would require that the whole steering column be replaced.
I'm just throwing ideas out here. Hopefully it is something simple.
-Paul
I looked in a repair manual and it said that any problems with the key cylinder would require that the whole steering column be replaced.
Thanks for throwing out differnt ideas though. I am willing to try just about anything before replacing the steering column.
Have a good one!
Thanks for throwing out different ideas though. I am willing to try just about anything before replacing the steering column.
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tidester, host
"On vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, a lever is located on the steering column behind the ignition key lock cylinder. The lever must be operated to allow rotation of the ignition key lock cylinder. The lever mechanism is not serviced separately. If repair is necessary, the steering column assembly must be replaced."
The switch cannot be repaired but can be replaced:
" The key-in ignition switch cannot be repaired and, if faulty or damaged, the entire ignition switch must be replaced. Refer to Ignition Systems for the service procedures."
The procedure is simple if you follow the instructions in the FSM. I think the cost of the complete switch is less than $50.
Thanks
You are going to find some amazing differences between the TJ you will buy and the YJ that you just lost. The coil springs of the TJ give a much, much better ride, and they have the added bonus of contributing to the flex for off roading. Speaking strictly stock to stock, the TJ is head and shoulders above the YJ in highway ride and much better for off roading at the same time.
I am not aware of any major improvements from 2000 on up to the 03's. It was during the 2000 model year that the trannies were switched from the AX-15s to the NV3550s, but I don't know how much, if any, that improved things. The one thing I know about, though, is that beginning in 2001, the soft tops are four ply sail cloth and are MUCH quieter than the old tops. I don't have a soft top on my 01, but I have seen many, many posts about how much better the soft tops are from 01 on up. I think you can count on that to be true. There might be a better sound system option that became available about 2001... not sure when it became an option, but the sub woofer option makes a huge difference in the quality of the sound.
You ought to try to find a Jeep with the Dana 44 rear end. That could pay off big time, if you want to go with a locker and bigger tires some day.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
KDOC
So, don't be afraid to buy a Jeep if it is making this noise. My Thelma Jane has made that noise practically from day one, and after two and a half years, I have had no transmission problems.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Anyone else have this squeaky clutch problem?
Thanks,
Pete
I initially ws looking for a 3-5 year old Wrangler, automatic, 4 cylinder. After crunching the numbers, reading the old posts, and talking with Jeep owners, I ended up getting a new Wrangler X, 4.0L, 5 speed.
Couple of questions:
1. Is it worth it to get an alarm system? My baby will be garaged at night, but I'll be around town with the top down alot (of course I won't leave any valuable in it). If so, is there a particular brand/style/make you would recommend?
2 I am going to buy step boards to make it easy for my family (including dog) to get inside. Do these boards require drilling?
Thanks!
Alternatively, leave the doors unlocked, which may avoid getting the windows slashed, and the glove box and center console lids open to show they contain nothing valuable
Is this your fist short wheel base Jeep?
Be careful about those side steps, if you are going to do any off roading. They have a way of getting ripped off and doing damage to the body of the Jeep in the process.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
If you want to invest your money in security, get some sort of starter diable and a tuffy lockable storage box.