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Just bought my first jeep yesterday. Somehow I convinced my wife that this was the ideal second vehicle for our family  
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Oct 15, 2015 03:37
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Safety Dance posted:Your wife saw the inherent logic in that statement. What kind of winch is that on the front? Its a warn 8000lb one. I'm not sure of the exact model. The previous owner put it on. He didn't however put on bumpers with recovery points so that is on the todo list. This list is getting disturbingly long already. 
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Oct 15, 2015 15:00
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Godholio posted:It always does. Is that just the actual bumper with the plastic cover removed? That's a pretty common thing, but makes winches/fairleads look weird. I think so. I don't know if the TJ ever had a plastic cover though. I'm liking this bumper a lot at the moment. http://www.4wheelparts.com/Bumpers-...0&t_pn=S/B76800 Astonishing Wang posted:Look at this sexy-rear end Jeep. Just look at it! I love that color. I have a bestop soft top that came with it that looks to be in good condition. Living in raincouver though I'm planning on running the hard top in the winter and soft top in the summer. I'm thinking of putting the smittybilt xrc rock sliders on it to replace the factory steps. They seem to be pretty solid and not crazy money. http://www.4wheelparts.com/Armor-Protection/XRC-Rock-Sliders.aspx?t_c=79&t_s=466&t_pt=5129&t_pn=S/B76871
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Oct 15, 2015 17:22
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Well I'm going to leave it on for this winter and put the soft top on in the spring. Maybe I'll see how that goes into next fall and if its all good I'll ditch the hard top then. I agree that soft tops look infinitely better.
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Oct 15, 2015 18:36
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Sandbagger SA posted:I never had a problem with my YJ hardtop before some kids broke the rear window. I've seen quite a few setups online where people winch them up to the garage roof and suspend them there. I might do that but behind our back balcony. Its kind of like a shed with no walls there anyway It can coexist happily with the lawn mower and weed wacker etc.
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Oct 15, 2015 18:46
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Astonishing Wang posted:If Smittybilt makes a product you're almost guaranteed to find another company that makes it way better and for only a little more cost. Their finishes are bad, sometimes the welding is crap, and they use thinner gauge metal sometimes. Good to know. I've seen that rep about them. The reviews etc for their newer xrc stuff seems to be pretty positive though compared to their older stuff.
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Oct 15, 2015 18:55
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I'm planning on going out on some noob runs with the local jeep club before buying anything. Mostly so I can see what other people are using in person. From reading a bunch of jeepforum threads it seems that Smittybilt stuff runs the gamut from unadulterated garbage to actually pretty decent depending on the specific thing.
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Oct 15, 2015 19:20
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A guy on a local club board is raving about these. Carried in one of the offroad shops locally as well. They look pretty solid. I want something that has a tube for step purposes. My kiddos are pretty short  https://www.trail-gear.com/TG/Rock_Slider_Kit__Jeep_w_o_Tubes__TJ/i_0_0_3281/_120010-2-KIT.aspx
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Oct 15, 2015 20:26
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Godholio posted:This is the TJ version that's very similar to what I put on my JK. It's 1/32" thinner than the Smittybilt but a lot cheaper. I'm not a huge fan of Smittybilt's stuff, I've seen a lot of shoddy welds, painting, and very poor fitting parts from them. Some folks swear by it, though. That one looks pretty good. I quite like the stubby ones as well like this one http://www.4wheelparts.com/Bumpers-..._pn=BST42930-01
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Oct 16, 2015 03:48
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Godholio posted:Before you go ordering, shop a few of the big sites (XT, quadratec, rockridge, etc). Sometimes one has a noticeably better price, and almost all of them offer some kind of discount if you're a member of any of the dozen or so good jeep forums. Jeepforum, wranglerforum, etc. They almost all have reps that actively post, and some offer a discount of 10% or free shipping or something like that if you PM the rep. XT does free shipping and advertises on wranglerforum...free shipping on a loving steel bumper is a nice perk. Cheers thats cool. I'm in Canada so I already have to deal with shipping from a lot of places. Though we have a local 4wheelparts that has free pickup in store. I can also get stuff just shipped to Point Robert and drive down to pick it up if I have to. First upgrade I think I'm actually going to do is a halogen headlight conversion. These stock sealed beams are pretty crappy and halogen kits are pretty cheap.
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Oct 16, 2015 05:12
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Found another one of these styled bumpers that is on ebay etc for as low as $200 usd and free shipping to close to me. Its fairly tempting. Doesn't seem to be a lot about them online though with regards to reputation etc. http://tuffstuff4x4.com/products/spyder-winch-mount-front-bumper-with-d-rings-1997-2006-jeep-wrangler-tj/
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Oct 16, 2015 23:52
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So on my jeep there is some random thing hanging on the frame near the right rear wheel. Anyone know what it is. It looks like it doesn't do anything any more. 
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Nov 3, 2015 18:50
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Should it still hang from that? How much effort should I expend on fixing it?
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Nov 3, 2015 18:54
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Seems fine so far at least. I'll keep an eye on it.
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Nov 3, 2015 18:58
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Exhaust is rusty and nasty. Perhaps I should just replace it
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Nov 3, 2015 20:26
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kastein posted:Ehhh, the real answer here is to use this as an excuse to buy: That is how most of the tools in my garage have appeared. Buy a playhouse kit for $500. No Buy $500 of tools and $500 of wood and build one instead 
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Nov 3, 2015 20:52
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I finally got my tj offroad today after having it for a month or so. Nowhere amazing just down by a river beach locally. It went well though handled everything just fine. I just need to get some more free time to go a bit further afield.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bpdb564818 I took my 5 year old with me and she loved every second of it.
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Nov 12, 2015 07:12
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Safety Dance posted:That looks awesome! Where is Triangle Beach? https://goo.gl/maps/Mh54NNHpsh22 Richmond, BC. I often fly my FPV planes and drones around there. EightBit posted:How deep did you get in the water? The seals on that driveline don't keep water out when submersed, so you may have some water ingress in your differentials etc. The deepest was going through that puddle at the start of the video. The diffs would definitely have gone under I think. It was deeper than I expected  Is this something I should be doing something about ?EDIT:  Kiddo stoked with her first time wheeling. mashed fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Nov 12, 2015 |
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Nov 12, 2015 18:15
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FreelanceSocialist posted:Those are some serious-business offroading boots At night time she breaks out the light up Cinderella shoes. Safety first.
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Nov 12, 2015 18:46
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Doing fluid changes on the that stuff is on my list regardless. Just need more hours and or days in the week to get to it all 
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Nov 12, 2015 21:44
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I'm thinking about doing an 8.8 rear in my tj. The local pick a part has a bunch of explorers of the right year at the moment. I probably should just get the axel and have it take up space while I procrastinate to get the brackets etc welded on it.
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Dec 7, 2015 19:10
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http://trailskinz.com/shop/index.php/jeep-protection/trailskinz/jk.html A bunch of folks in BC use these as our trails are overgrown to gently caress and back. They are magnetic rubber sheets you plaster your jeep with. Personally I bought an old TJ and give no fucks about a bit of trail pin striping
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Dec 7, 2015 23:29
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Hey Vancouver jeep person. If traveling is an option its worth checking out CL listings in the interior I've seen better deals in Kamloops and Kelowna than Vancouver . I waited for months and looked at a lot of jeeps in Vancouver before buying my TJ. A lot more will pop up for sale in the spring sadly but you said you can't wait.
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Dec 24, 2015 16:37
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Rime posted:If nothing decent shows up by next week I'll end up buying a cheap forester, use the savings to make it more capable for running up snowy / decommissioned logging roads if I like it, or resell it and buy a wrangler in the spring if I do not. The TJ I bought a couple of months back was listed at $8k on CL and I got it for $6500. There isn't a lot there right now though :/ Not sure if you are on it or not but bcjeepclub.ca has a fairly active jeeps for sale section. There are a few on there right now. This one in salmon arm doesn't look horrible. http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?requestSource=b&adId=1120043840&siteLocale=en_CA
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Dec 24, 2015 19:59
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I decided to take a punt on one of those cheap ebay bumpers for my TJ and I'm pretty happy with it so far. I got it all mounted up today and it is a massive improvement over the stripped stock bumper with a RC winch plate bolted to it. The fit is good and the welds are nice and straight and solid. I have some LED lights on the way to stick on the grille guard and a fairlead licence plate mount so I don't get the RCMP mad at me. Stupid compulsory front plates   
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Dec 27, 2015 04:21
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That bumper is horrific 
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Jan 13, 2016 04:31
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mattfl posted:It's the stock EU bumper! 
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Jan 13, 2016 18:28
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Is that some increased euro safety requirement or something ? Or is it purely for styling?
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Jan 13, 2016 19:15
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I'm still slightly amazed that massive stinger bars are road legal in Canada. Would not want to be a pedestrian getting hit by one of those. That said I wouldn't want to be hit by any Jeep.
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Jan 13, 2016 20:34
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Well you never know when the approach angle of a mall parking ramp is going to be too extreme. Better safe than sorry.
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Jan 13, 2016 21:39
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I have an h4 conversion kit on my TJ and it made a huge difference for the amount of light output and evenness of the beam. I just need to take the time to actually aim them correctly. My jeep is currently a little cross eyed
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Jan 19, 2016 20:54
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I test drove a couple of 2.5s when looking for my TJ and really didn't like the feel compared to the 4l. In vancouver at least the 4l ones are a couple of grand more usually.
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Jan 22, 2016 22:35
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:"Offroad" is a slippery slope where you start out at the top smiling about a cool dirt fire road and end up wallowing at the bottom thousands of dollars later; jacking off to King of the Hammers videos and gleefully ripping parts off your "mild build" with a sawzall.  I was looking at tube fenders the other day and only stopped when I saw they involved sawing through the stock ones. Not sure how long that will stop me though.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:45
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Astonishing Wang posted:I'm going to replace the seal ASAP - I've seen a couple of videos where people mark the pinion nut's position to the shaft in order to return the nut as close as possible to the original position. What are the odds that I get the nut off, replace the seal, replace the nut and have problems? Another thing I read said to torque the nut to 50lbs, as that won't further crush the crush sleeve, but that sounds like jeeper mythology to me. I have to do this on my d35 rear pinion seal as well. From what I've read you most likely can get away with just doing the seal and tightening the nut back into its original position with a bit of locktite. It is certainly not the "correct" way to do it which involves a new crush sleeve and I think screwing around with the gears etc. I'm planning on swapping my rear axle out in the future for an 8.8 so if I'm wrong and I destroy something that will just make that happen faster
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Jan 25, 2016 17:54
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This is my first spring with my TJ and I swapped the soft top on today.  I also put on my new rear bumper so I have some rear recovery points. All I have left this year is going to be wider flares to get it street legal. The police here are pretty anal about tire coverage and have been setting up checkpoints at some of the closer trails.  
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Apr 18, 2016 05:04
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Astonishing Wang posted:So I'm buying a winch plate that's made for a TJ now... If you are anywhere near Vancouver BC I have a winch plate that I'm not using that you can have for free. It was fitted on the stock bumper when I brought my TJ but my new front bumper has an integrated winch plate.
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Apr 18, 2016 20:11
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Astonishing Wang posted:And no 3ft. long stinger, either. You don't want to impale pedestrians left right and center? What is wrong with you .
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Apr 18, 2016 21:28
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Wizard of Smart posted:I'm a fan of the flat fenders. Can't really say why. I love the look, and they make good surfaces to rest tools or sit on or whatever. These are mine. Yeah I love the look of those. Only issue is price. I'll probably just get some plastic 6" flares to last the next year or so. I've found some on ebay for about $150usd. That way I don't get hassled and can do something fancier later on. I'm planning on more lift and bigger tires at some point in the next couple of years and probably an 8.8 rear axle and locker so I'd rather spend money on that stuff first.
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Apr 18, 2016 23:47
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Astonishing Wang posted:Yeah you don't want to be the guy that gets flat fenders before sway-bar disconnects The previous owner of mine already put those on. Next job of mine is actually the front ball joints that I've been procrastinating on.
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Apr 19, 2016 18:52
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internet celebrity posted:Anyone have stock TJ sway bar links sitting around you want to sell? I broke one and figure someone has one collecting dust after installing a lift or something. Sounds like time to buy some with quick disconnects
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Apr 26, 2016 19:26
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