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Keep the XJ and sell the WJ. Aside from the blend-door issue, the 4.7L is going to have top-end issues that will require a tear-down soon.

Hmmm . . . . I've got a buddy in Maryland with an Ultra4 car (among a few other offroad vehicles) that he's raced at KOH, and he somewhat regularly wheels Rausch Creek. I flew back in 2011 to help his racing partner for a KOH qualifier at Rausch Creek. There's no way I'd be able to drive the...

After having done the headlight upgrade in the ZJ, I've been thinking more and more about lights for the Scrambler too. I've been siting on some conventional H4 housings for years (since the original Scrambler build order in 2007) with the intention of installing a separate harness, but...

I went from an open diff front on my wife's ZJ (with the factory rear TracLock) to a TrueTrac, and it definitely made an improvement. This thing is pretty much a tank during the winter. I've noticed this year (with a new, more powerful, and tuned 5.9L) a little more torque-steer when I really...

Yeah, I've only had them for a few months, but they are coated in lithium grease from a spray-can. We also have horrendous dust issues in the Anchorage bowl in the spring. Part of it is due to the sand used on the roads combined with studs tearing up the asphalt, and when the snow finally...

I just did a set of imports two months ago. They work, and I really couldn't find anything to complain about on them.

I went from a 258 immediately to a 304, which then was upgraded to a 360, and eventually the 401 that I have now. I'm also happy to answer any questions, but it's a fairly straight-forward swap.

Done and done! Was a little dicey going in, and my friend in a PowerWagon decided to turn around after having difficulty in some sections of soft snow. I was also having a hard time getting up the hills, and really used some power but my front end kept popping and jerking like something was...

Since the ZJ axles still need to get pushed out 1" (and my alignment guy is hurt), combined with the fact that last year the chains dug into the leading edge of the rear bumper (I need to section about 3" out of both sides), we will probably end up taking the Scrambler for our tree this year...

Time depends on how far down the rabbit hole you go. My six-month project went and found the bottom of the hole, and turned into a full build with a new tub, and took four years. I'm not a fan of shackle reversals, but others have alternative opinions.

That's not unusual for any vehicle, in my experience.

I've got Yukon shafts in my 7, and I've actually installed a set of OMIX-ADA shafts for a friend of mine that looked and functioned just fine as well.

AMC did all kinds of weird things. My '85 CJ-7 base (bought new by my dad) came with tinted hard top/doors, PS/PB, 258/T-5, tilt column, denim (high-back) seats, clock/tach, smoker's package, TracLock, towing package (HD rear springs), center console. The dealer added custom pinstripes and...

Those are good axles. The rear is easy: cut off the old perches, and weld on new perches at the correct spacing. The front is trickier, depending on what you want to get out of it. You can either narrow the axle, or outboard your springs. The second part is setting the pinion angle and the...

The Aerotank is attractive, but the price killed it for me. For less than half, I got a junkyard OEM 20 gallon tank shipped, a Kilby skidplate, and my custom tank made. We already have tail-draggers, and the Aerotank further hurts departure angle. This doesn't matter if you don't wheel it...

As I progressively moved up engines from a 304, to a 360, and a 401, my 15 (that held 12) gallon tank on my '84 CJ-7 that became my Scrambler was woefully inadequate. When moving back to Alaska from the east coast, in addition to the 5-gallon jerry can that I had built into my tire carrier, I...

People here with the heated TruckLites (and I think there's a JW Speaker that's heated too?) said that the heating element just tends to bake the road grime to the plastic. It was around 20 degrees last night, and although there was no precipitation, I could feel at least a tidbit of warmth on...

Parking lights on; switchback is still bright. You can't tell from the pic and it's hard to catch in real life, but when the headlights turn on, the switchback/DRL dims slightly. Nice side shot with the headlight on dim. These things are AMAZING. I should have done it five years ago...

Not entirely the end of the saga though: when I had it all mocked up, the dim was bright and the bright had the LEDs completely off. I was ready to toss in the towel when my wife suggested that I just reverse the wiring where the relay harness plugged in to the OEM headlight. I pulled out my...

My son was “helping” me in the garage and asked about the engine hoist, so I showed him how it operates. Maybe a week or two later, both kids were in the garage with me playing with the hoist; just jacking the arm up and releasing the pressure. I ran upstairs for something and heard a loud crash...