What did you do with your Scrambler today?
- Thread starter Randyzzz
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- City
- Dexter
- State
- MI
Forgot to add this other gratuitous photo from in the morning:
So very cool!
- City
- Cleveland
- State
- TN
Let's see, hauled trash to the dump in it then cleaned it up, packed the toolbox, Hi-lift, Powertank, 
, then parked it inside waiting to hook it up to the MH tomorrow night so when I come home Wednesday after work, we are ready to head out. Should hit Evarts around 9-10:00 Wednesday night!
, then parked it inside waiting to hook it up to the MH tomorrow night so when I come home Wednesday after work, we are ready to head out. Should hit Evarts around 9-10:00 Wednesday night!
- City
- Cobourg, Ontario, Cana
- State
- da
Got up early this morning...
Threw the suitcase in it.
Connie was still sleeping so I decided to tackle a small project. The heated seat switch had blue LEDs for dash lighting. Most of my dash lighting is red. So I took the switch apart and got a 3v red LED out of my stock pile. Changed them out.
Connie is awake now, so we are heading to Sarnia in a few minutes.
Threw the suitcase in it.
Connie was still sleeping so I decided to tackle a small project. The heated seat switch had blue LEDs for dash lighting. Most of my dash lighting is red. So I took the switch apart and got a 3v red LED out of my stock pile. Changed them out.
Connie is awake now, so we are heading to Sarnia in a few minutes.
- City
- Cobourg, Ontario, Cana
- State
- da
Looong day...
Drove 3.5ish hours to Sarnia (in-laws)
Wheels wont balance with 10oz in them... Cant go over 70mph.. Added 6oz. Bit better (that took 2 hours)
Checked wheel bearings... Were a bit loose. Decided to repack them. (More time)
CB wont transmit. Tried a spare, didnt work... Bought a new one. All good...
On the way back from buying CB, noticed volt gauge reading less than 12v. Suspect alternator. Connie is gone to buy one... Pic is of current state of Jeep.
Hope this is it. I want to go to sleep. Been up since 3am. Been working in Jeep since 1pm. It 8:35 right now...
Gonna be a long day tomorrow...
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Drove 3.5ish hours to Sarnia (in-laws)
Wheels wont balance with 10oz in them... Cant go over 70mph.. Added 6oz. Bit better (that took 2 hours)
Checked wheel bearings... Were a bit loose. Decided to repack them. (More time)
CB wont transmit. Tried a spare, didnt work... Bought a new one. All good...
On the way back from buying CB, noticed volt gauge reading less than 12v. Suspect alternator. Connie is gone to buy one... Pic is of current state of Jeep.
Hope this is it. I want to go to sleep. Been up since 3am. Been working in Jeep since 1pm. It 8:35 right now...
Gonna be a long day tomorrow...
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- City
- Redmond
- State
- OR
Spoke with Rubicon Express about my sagging front springs. They said "Oh, that's too bad. why don't you try swapping the front with the rear? If that doesn't work, you might want to try an add-a-leaf, but we don't have one we can recommend." 
They were polite but a bit less than helpful...
Looked at links and coilovers for a long time. Looked at my checkbook and stopped looking at stuff.
Also started designing a new front bumper in "Redneck Solidworks". (That's foam board and masking tape.)
They were polite but a bit less than helpful...Looked at links and coilovers for a long time. Looked at my checkbook and stopped looking at stuff.
Also started designing a new front bumper in "Redneck Solidworks". (That's foam board and masking tape.)
- City
- Rockville
- State
- VA
I we've been over this one before. I did swap my rears to the front and bought new rear springs, it didn't help.
The front is still a bit lower than the rear more than I like.
- City
- Aurora
- State
- CO
Looked at my checkbook and stopped looking at stuff.
Three letters... BDS. Buy them once and if you ever have a problem, you can exchange them for new (they say "No questions asked" and they mean it). So far I've not had to replace any but a buddy of mine damaged a set when he rolled his Jeep pretty bad and he got 4 new springs (didn't even have to show a receipt!).
- City
- Redmond
- State
- OR
I'm looking at BDS and at Alcan. The link and coilover idea is still on the table too...
- City
- Gonzales
- State
- La
I like the link and coil over idea also.
- City
- Redmond
- State
- OR
OK, the possibility of new springs got me motivated to get some little things finished...so today I installed my rock lights. Wired them 2 different ways- one through the "disco light" controller, and the other through one of my overhead switches. I'll post a pic when it gets dark.
I also reinstalled my longer front shackles to get her to sit level again. Now my caster is off...
OK...9:45, it's dark enough for pictures. The ones without flash are too blurry, the ones with don't really show the lights...but it looks cool...
Unfortunately during the install I found my AMC23 rear has a leaky axle seal on the other side now.
What the heck...15K on that seal...this makes 3 on the drivers side and 2 on the passengers side. I really need to build that rear D60...
I also reinstalled my longer front shackles to get her to sit level again. Now my caster is off...
OK...9:45, it's dark enough for pictures. The ones without flash are too blurry, the ones with don't really show the lights...but it looks cool...
Unfortunately during the install I found my AMC23 rear has a leaky axle seal on the other side now.
What the heck...15K on that seal...this makes 3 on the drivers side and 2 on the passengers side. I really need to build that rear D60...
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- City
- West Friendship
- State
- MD
Finished my redneck Centrapod mod and new Pioneer head unit install. I'm not sure why they don't offer an option for 6 1/2 inch speakers, but they should. These JL Audio speakers fit fine now and are a big upgrade.
Installed, but before I cleaned up the wiring.
I put the amp in my Tuffy console. I drilled some vent holes and haven't had any problems with it so far. If I do, I'll add a fan.
It's really nice now to have Pandora and iTunes, but I'm going to add this to add some bass. Not window rattling, but a fuller bottom end
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-oaVKyeN7dAW/p_13693133/JL-Audio-CP108LG-W3v3.html
It has great reviews and should fit in the space between the seats and the bulkhead. Going to have put some kind of removable system so I can leave it at home in questionable areas and when my son decides to get things muddy.
Installed, but before I cleaned up the wiring.
I put the amp in my Tuffy console. I drilled some vent holes and haven't had any problems with it so far. If I do, I'll add a fan.
It's really nice now to have Pandora and iTunes, but I'm going to add this to add some bass. Not window rattling, but a fuller bottom end
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-oaVKyeN7dAW/p_13693133/JL-Audio-CP108LG-W3v3.html
It has great reviews and should fit in the space between the seats and the bulkhead. Going to have put some kind of removable system so I can leave it at home in questionable areas and when my son decides to get things muddy.
- City
- Olathe
- State
- KS
Had a good day tinkering on the Jeep. Installed new Goodrich SS brake hoses (had a SS hose break on a trail a couple weeks back, couldn't really tell why, broke at the frame connection). Really surprised to test drive it after, seemed to have more stopping "power". I know this shouldn't have had any effect, only thing I could think of was that it was bled better.
Hit a junk yard and picked up a premo mirror with map lights built into it. Going to retro some super bright LEDs and wire it off the dome light connection.
Got my relay kit from speedway motors, haven't installed yet, but looks to be a nice quality kit for the $$.
Hit a junk yard and picked up a premo mirror with map lights built into it. Going to retro some super bright LEDs and wire it off the dome light connection.
Got my relay kit from speedway motors, haven't installed yet, but looks to be a nice quality kit for the $$.
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