Recent content by machoheadgames

We haven’t been given much info to help you with. We know you’re swapping in a 5.3, we know you’re going to run 35’s, but you aside from “overlanding and light trails” we don’t really know what you want to do with it. You don’t need anything for overlanding and light trails. Are you going to...

He doesn't post here anymore. What are you trying to do?

Hoping to see good results from yours with that RTV. I have always wondered about that joint, but last time I did my RMS was with the engine out flipped upside down on a stand. I eyeballed those areas with the pan installed and it looked super tight, so I assumed all is fine there without RTV. I...

I don’t get on here a lot anymore, but I guess I forgot to update that yes, I did install the locker. I installed it a few months ago.

Thanks. The 245s may work but that’s basically a 31” tall tire. Will be a little tight unless you add a body lift or small suspension lift. It’s tough with them being 8” wide; not a lot of tire sizes for 16” that are wide enough for a wheel that side and also not too tall for a YJ.

Stock size KO3 - 215/75R15. Yes, the springs have a very small arch to them just like stock.

I had several lifts over the years. That photo was OME 2.5" suspension with 31x10.5R15 tires. It looked good but I was tired of dealing with lifted suspension and wanted to be back to original, so I bought the Husky/Dayton springs. No complaints. Only thing I would do differently if I were doing...

I’m not who you commented towards but I ended up putting stock height springs from Dayton and they worked great. They are right at stock height. The ones that match OEM part numbers are the ones to stick to, not HD or anything else.

I’d want an 05+. I had a Frontier from the same generation as the 05+ X and it was a great platform. The problem for me with that truck was the PO turned it into a lemon before I got it, and so after a little bit I needed out of that one. But I loved the platform otherwise and would really like...

It’s an utter shame what the government and manufacturers have done to manual transmissions. It’s an endless cycle of the EPA mandating targets that manufacturers have to hit. Manufacturers can’t hit those targets with manuals, so they obviously prefer automatics. They still sell manuals...

The heater should get hot regardless of thermostat status. And when cooling properly, Lower radiator hose should be warm but not really hot because the radiator should have removed much of the heat.

What temps do you get on the lower radiator hose? I wonder if you have the wrong water pump installed or one with a backwards impeller. The upper radiator hose is where coolant comes into be cooled, so to be cooler at the thermostat end than the rad end sounds backwards and like maybe the...

Plenty of people run without either track bar. In stock form I believe the front is advantageous for tighter, more responsive handling. Otherwise I don't see much merit to either of them. When the Jeep is lifted, the track bar length no longer works and it ends up causing a bunch of binding and...

There might be some confusion between master and booster here. The booster is what receives a vacuum supply and boosts the fluid pressure on the brake system. The master cylinder is what pushes the actual fluid through the system. The booster is what requires X amount of vacuum to function...

Is 18-22 in a factory spec for the engine vacuum? I'm not seeing that in the FSM but maybe I'm missing it. I would think if the spec is 18-22 and you are getting 17, that's close enough to be good enough. I would more suspect you have a bad brake booster that needs to be dealt with instead.