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  2. Curly
    Put the Wagoneer on the back burner for now. (It is running) Barbie started making a suspension noise and locking the passenger rear wheel on slow stops. Found the rear upper control arm bushings were bad. I had replaced them not that long ago with new arms with bushings already installed from Quadratec. Bushings didn't last 10k miles. So I went to Napa and bought bushings from them. Spent today driving out the old bushings and installing the new ones. I'll install the arms tomorrow. "Old" bushing 3 of the older bushings U joint tool from Harbor freight made it easy. Done
  3. Grand_Seltzer
    Found some jku Rubicon take off wheels and tires just down the street about 10 miles. I really don't like the bfg mud terrains. But for the price, they'll work for the next year until I suck it up and buy a new set of tires. I do love the jk rubi wheels. I had a set on my last wj and they just look great on a wj.
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  5. Grand_Seltzer
    Qc department approved. However my 5 year old 'I'm going to help!' went jousting some plants with a stick while I worked.
  6. theksmith started following 04 Wj Overland build - Trailhawks Revenge
  7. theksmith
    at least you have a great helper!
  8. Grand_Seltzer
    Well the grill support came in, there's definitely more evidence of front end damage than just the broken support. The upper support is pretty deformed but I think a local guy is parting out an 04 and I could probably grab his. The new grill support was spot on. I was a little worried being an Amazon product. https://amzn.to/3ysqCRB The rest of my fluids did arrive so hopefully I can work that into a nice project this weekend.
  9. dzJeepChic
  10. Grand_Seltzer
    Wanted to add some of my history with jeeps to this thread as well. My first jeep was a 97 tj sport back in 2007 . Really just hit back roads and one offroad park before I fell in love with a 64 chevy and had to make a choice lol My second jeep was my 2008 jku Sahara. I purchased this right before moving to Kansas city and honestly where I had the best experience of friends and jeep life. Kansas city will always be a second home to me and the jeep groups there are second to none when it comes to lending each other a hand whenever someone needed it. I found my first wj down there too, an 02 limited. After moving back to Illinois, the jk was pretty neglected but still running, I put the wj on long arms and 35s and was really happy with the setup. I started going through the process of putting it on one tons but, not soon enough, realized the wj just wasn't an ideal base for as crazy as I wanted to go. I ended up scrapping the wj and moving all the parts I accumulated to the jk. So the jk is still in Illinois as a roller waiting for me to bring it down once I have the capacity to finish work on it here. I did also pick up a 87 jeep comanche, it's clean but not much to write about.
  11. Grand_Seltzer
    Mod 1; why didn't it come this way from the factory?! The first 'mod' is an easy one and one that every wj should get, the cabin air filter. How was this not included stock, even for 2004 standards it just feels wrong. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures installing this, it was 103* outside and I wasn't trying to slow myself down The only thing funny about these kits was the air flow direction points the wrong way. https://amzn.to/3OHuDac With this in, at least I have some protection from high levels of pollen in Tennessee. Next up, fluids and broken items! In the mail & arriving soon; oil change(royal purple 10w-30 and amsoil filter) Front and rear diff fluid(redline 75w-140ns +Mopar friction modifier) Transfercase fluid(Mopar nv247 fluid) Grill support panel. No sense in getting new headlights if you can't even aim them because the grill support is broken. I'm also sitting on a full set of stainless brake lines to be installed soon. Being a jeep from the north, the brake lines are pretty much cooked. Picked up this set on Amazon from a suggestion of a good friend who also owns a wj. https://amzn.to/3NqLVqY In the shopping cart coming soon; 2" lift(tj springs) Iro shocks(haven't decided in trail jammers or doeshtech*sp) Spring isolators Searching for jk take off wheels and tires. Note: my Amazon links are affiliate links. Use them or not is your choice, obviously it will give me a small commission if you do but I'm not making any significant gains from it.
  12. dzJeepChic started following 04 Wj Overland build - Trailhawks Revenge
  13. dzJeepChic
    Hi there and Looking forward to your build thread.
  14. Stacey and Scott started following 04 Wj Overland build - Trailhawks Revenge
  15. Stacey and Scott
    Welcome to ORP!
  16. Grand_Seltzer started following 04 Wj Overland build - Trailhawks Revenge
  17. Grand_Seltzer
    Trailhawks Revenge - 04 Wj Overland build Prelude ; First, let me start by saying this probably won't be as creative as ksmith, though I think many of us all have been inspired by his wj build and I hope to incorporate some of the things he has done. Second, I do have a baby on the way and that will obviously take priority. Third, let's talk about how I got here today. In January, I took a new job with an agreement to buy a new vehicle. I found a 21 wk2 trailhawk 'in transit' with all the exact options I was building online. Mid February, I took delivery. My first new vehicle, a 21 trailhawk, 5.7, tech package, hid lighting, everything except for the headrest monitors. After only 3 months and 7300 miles, during a lightly wet evening in Tennessee, a mustang (go figure) lost control on the road where I park and slammed into the jeep pushing it through our fence. 2 months later, it is finally deemed totaled by my insurance. It was originally claimed by the at fault drivers insurance but she didn't carry enough coverage to cover initial estimates. There is more to this story I'll save for later. After being in a rental shortly and eventually sharing my gf car for our day to day, I started looking for something cheap, something I'd be comfortable in... Ah ha! A wj, I've owned one of those before! So I started looking. Long story short, I actually found a wj here that wasn't ideal for me, but for my father, a 00 limited with a 4.0. So I bought it, fixed a few things and drove it up from Tennessee to Illinois. Before heading to Illinois, I looked on fb marketplace to see what kind of wjs were there, I really didn't want to be car-less again heading back to Tennessee. I found a few jeeps, cleaner than expected, ultimately focusing on a 04 overland. While it was a pretty Clean interior and exterior, it has been through some salt and its forming its surface rust on the seams of the subframe, it was written off by insurance once(hydroloked motor if you believe the previous owner, but the motor has been replaced). I didn't have a great time dealing with the owner, he was a 'it's my price because I know what I got type'... I offered carfax market value, and we were only off $500 bucks, so I sucked it up and brought him the money in all 10s just so I could at least make him suffer counting it. As mentioned, it's an 04 overland, 132k, 4.7ho, factory rb1, two tone grey leather, overall very clean. Someone loved it, then it fell on some rough times. Obviously the motor had been replaced, the rear hatch and the hood have definitely been repainted.. But unless I told you, most wouldn't know any better. So now it's mine, and shall be dubbed 'The Trailhawks Revenge'. Long term goals is long armed, 33s-35s, on jk axles. Baby on the way so don't expect any of this to happen overnight. Frankly I plan on stacking parts to give myself a weekend-week project.
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  20. theksmith
    that would be awesome - for $10k it'll have to go on my list right below a small CNC router strong/stable enough to machine aluminum consistently
  21. jgaz started following Norovirus Outbreak at the Grand Canyon, New tool and Black Bear
  22. jgaz
    @theksmith Just saw this and for some reason I thought it looked like something you needed. https://shop.wazer.com/pages/waterjet?campaignid=16643330072&device=c&utm_term=&utm_campaign=16643330072&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=9485400272&hsa_cam=16643330072&hsa_grp=134393576323&hsa_ad=589015497283&hsa_src=d&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjubFiPXN-AIVhOJkCh165QuKEAEYASAAEgJtg_D_BwE A desktop water jet machine.
  23. shellback91
    Great video guys, thanks for posting it!
  24. J2DXPLR
    Hi everyone, sorry it took me so long to finally get to editing our trail ride video! Here it is for your entertainment, made in 4K so you can enjoy on the big screen~
  25. jgaz
    This was taken last Friday on the game camera at our pond in Spur Cross Conservation Area north of Cave Creek. The pond is a year round water source that’s fed by a solar powered pump from a well site from the original dude ranch. Ranger Kevin said he’s never seen one this far south in the 14 years he’s been at the park. Hopefully for the bear’s health he heads back North into the Tonto NF and not south toward Cave Creek.
  26. English Al
    Thx! +1 (wife)
  27. theksmith
    booty poser photo while out getting some things dialed in
  28. theksmith
    installed the new sway-bar links, adjusted them as long as possible without hitting the tire, then double checked they still clear when aired down and fully flexed out. the rear now out-flexes the front because of the AutoLynx limiting me just a bit up there. i think i can finally consider this whole rear shock flip/relocate project done and dialed in!
  29. 4x4tographer
    Hey @JL Goat thanks for the message - I added you to the standby list.
  30. jgaz
    Fortunately no, but it’s been a puzzling issue most of this spring season. Ive done 8 shifts so far this year and it’s been thankfully quiet. Other than the worst case of blisters I’ve ever seen the shifts have been very routine. I’m headed up for a week in July and I expect things to be way busier then. Here is the latest info I’ve received on the subject. https://files.constantcontact.com/3770738e401/bc6af6b8-7c38-494f-928a-041687cfddcb.pdf BTW: The young lady featured in the above article did an excellent job handling the situation she encountered. What she did is exactly what my Preventive Search and Rescue Program (PSAR) does. Edit: I wish I could find the original article that had detailed info on the assistance the young lady provided. IMO, there’s a very good chance the one hiker would have died without her assistance with her Garmin InReach. The ability to communicate by text with the rangers was priceless in this case.
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  32. dzJeepChic
    They came out awesome!
  33. theksmith
    passenger side finished too, finally!
  34. dzJeepChic started following Norovirus Outbreak at the Grand Canyon
  35. dzJeepChic
    What a horrible place to fall sick. It's a lot of work getting out of there, being sick would just be awful.
  36. theksmith
    @jgaz - did you have to assist with any rescues related to this?
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