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<blockquote data-quote="machoheadgames" data-source="post: 427668" data-attributes="member: 18789"><p>I suppose it's time to actually update some of this build thread! With so many years having gone by since purchase, I’m really going to glaze over the history and try to include the key points and some relevant pictures from whatever I have in my photo library. It’s just too much to catch up on otherwise.</p><p></p><p>After I brought the Jeep on the 600-mile drive home, I began figuring out the first things I was going to do. I immediately noticed the speedo read 60 when GPS was at an actual speed of 67, so the first thing I ordered was a 32-tooth speedo gear for the 31’s. My Jeep had 3.55 gears from the factory and the speed had never been corrected. The new gear got it close but provided some error in the other direction. 60 on the dash now correlated with 58 GPS, but that was overall not a big deal. I also ordered a Rugged Ridge Jeep cover and their cheap cable lock kit. It worked okay, eventually I realized it was too much work to deal with daily and stopped using it. I also accidentally ripped the cover and it eventually landed in the garbage.</p><p></p><p>My first repair happened after one single week. The slave cylinder went bad on me. I was 100% a novice wrencher with practically no experience, so it was worrisome at first. After talking to a few folks I figured out that it was the slave cylinder assembly and went and got a pre-bled master and slave cylinder unit from O’Reilly. It was the PowerTorque brand. It worked fine for a year or so, sadly, I had to do warranty replacements for these 3 or 4 times. Tired of that, I eventually replaced with a “Mopar” unit that appears identical to the ones purchased from Luk and a few other brands on RockAuto. I spent $200 on my Mopar one and Luk are more around $100 so I’d advise looking into those for replacements. I only use pre-bled assemblies since I have a ‘94 external slave model. I have never had any luck bleeding clutch linkage assemblies so if pre-bled is an option, I always go that route. Anyways, my first repair was unsurprisingly a slave cylinder swap and years later I'm pretty good at doing them after all the failures I've had.</p><p></p><p>Over the next few years, I spent money here and there doing various little mods as I could afford them since I was finishing high school and starting college over these times.. These included:</p><p></p><p><strong>Mopar TJ Door Mirrors</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH]116673[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p></p><p>Pardon the grainy picture on this one. It's a screenshot of a picture I used to have and lost. It shows the mirrors well enough. They can also be seen in the pics of the first post.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Rampage Rock Rage Bumper and Tire Carrier – absolute piece of shit, would NOT recommend (only manufacturer picture available)</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH]116679[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p></p><p>This tire carrier sucked. I ran it for maybe six months before replacing it with the Smittybilt below due to towing needs. It was extremely rattly, missing half the hardware upon arrival, and just overall a very discouraging product. Thankfully, I think it's discontinued or very hard to find these days, and for good reason.</p><p></p><p><strong>Tuffy Console – love this one!</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH]116677[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p></p><p>This console is a beast. I have the 6.5" model since it fits in between the wide seats of 91-95 YJs the best. It has loads of storage, the armrest is comfortable, and it's solid as a rock. I recommend Tuffy consoles to everyone asking for console suggestions. Mine does look a bit aged with some rust, and not so pretty armrest, but it's fine.</p><p></p><p><strong>Front and Rear brake replacement (no pics - used Hawk TPS Pads and Roto-Tech slotted/drilled rotors. Blah, they sucked).</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Replaced my Clutch with a Luk 05-065 Repset model (no pictures, clutch worked great though).</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Smittybilt SRC to Replace the Rampage – also a piece of trash, would not recommend. I did not know any better back in those days (pic taken from Quadratec - no pics on my rig)</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH]116680[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p></p><p>This tire carrier also sucked. It was better than the Rampage, and I ran it a while. But overall, it was very rattly, very heavy to operate, and just overall cheap build quality. Not the worst option ever for someone on a budget, but besides that, I would never consider it.</p><p></p><p><strong>Tuffy Glove Box – Also a big fan!</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH]116678[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH]116681[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p></p><p>This one was relatively loud and rattled for a while. I fixed it by buying some little rubber bumpers off of Amazon. Cut them enough to make them fit and they stopped all of the lid's chatter. You can see a bumper screwed down in the second pic.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Rough Country 2.5” Lift Kit</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH]116675[/ATTACH][ATTACH]116676[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Rugged Ridge SYE</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH]116674[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p>This isn't the best SYE on the market. Out of the box it leaked. The yoke also rusted really quickly. I fixed the leak by buying a pinion seal for an AMC 20 CJ Rear Axle which sealed perfectly. The yoke rusting didn't really matter in the grand scheme. Otherwise, it has worked fine. It will be replaced with my JB Conversions Standard SYE that I have on the shelf, sometime in 2021.</p><p></p><p><strong><strong>Double Cardan Driveshaft made by a local driveshaft shop</strong></strong></p><p></p><p>No pics of this one. I had the shop build me a double cardan shaft to go with my RR SYE. It worked fine, although it had a vibe on the highway. Took it back to the guy and he fixed it. It was overpriced at $380, and I had to wait two weeks for him to build it. Live and learn, should have gone to Adams or Tom Wood. I eventually outgrew that driveshaft with more lift.</p><p></p><p>These were most of what I needed to have a decent daily driver that I didn’t have to worry about too much. I did do some repairs but won’t go into too much detail. Radiator 5 years ago, several water pumps, thermostats, a few sensors, etc. Pretty boring stuff overall.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="machoheadgames, post: 427668, member: 18789"] I suppose it's time to actually update some of this build thread! With so many years having gone by since purchase, I’m really going to glaze over the history and try to include the key points and some relevant pictures from whatever I have in my photo library. It’s just too much to catch up on otherwise. After I brought the Jeep on the 600-mile drive home, I began figuring out the first things I was going to do. I immediately noticed the speedo read 60 when GPS was at an actual speed of 67, so the first thing I ordered was a 32-tooth speedo gear for the 31’s. My Jeep had 3.55 gears from the factory and the speed had never been corrected. The new gear got it close but provided some error in the other direction. 60 on the dash now correlated with 58 GPS, but that was overall not a big deal. I also ordered a Rugged Ridge Jeep cover and their cheap cable lock kit. It worked okay, eventually I realized it was too much work to deal with daily and stopped using it. I also accidentally ripped the cover and it eventually landed in the garbage. My first repair happened after one single week. The slave cylinder went bad on me. I was 100% a novice wrencher with practically no experience, so it was worrisome at first. After talking to a few folks I figured out that it was the slave cylinder assembly and went and got a pre-bled master and slave cylinder unit from O’Reilly. It was the PowerTorque brand. It worked fine for a year or so, sadly, I had to do warranty replacements for these 3 or 4 times. Tired of that, I eventually replaced with a “Mopar” unit that appears identical to the ones purchased from Luk and a few other brands on RockAuto. I spent $200 on my Mopar one and Luk are more around $100 so I’d advise looking into those for replacements. I only use pre-bled assemblies since I have a ‘94 external slave model. I have never had any luck bleeding clutch linkage assemblies so if pre-bled is an option, I always go that route. Anyways, my first repair was unsurprisingly a slave cylinder swap and years later I'm pretty good at doing them after all the failures I've had. Over the next few years, I spent money here and there doing various little mods as I could afford them since I was finishing high school and starting college over these times.. These included: [B]Mopar TJ Door Mirrors [ATTACH alt="Mirrors.jpeg"]116673[/ATTACH][/B] Pardon the grainy picture on this one. It's a screenshot of a picture I used to have and lost. It shows the mirrors well enough. They can also be seen in the pics of the first post. [B]Rampage Rock Rage Bumper and Tire Carrier – absolute piece of shit, would NOT recommend (only manufacturer picture available) [ATTACH alt="51C7GJuePrL.jpg"]116679[/ATTACH][/B] This tire carrier sucked. I ran it for maybe six months before replacing it with the Smittybilt below due to towing needs. It was extremely rattly, missing half the hardware upon arrival, and just overall a very discouraging product. Thankfully, I think it's discontinued or very hard to find these days, and for good reason. [B]Tuffy Console – love this one! [ATTACH alt="Tuffy Console.jpeg"]116677[/ATTACH][/B] This console is a beast. I have the 6.5" model since it fits in between the wide seats of 91-95 YJs the best. It has loads of storage, the armrest is comfortable, and it's solid as a rock. I recommend Tuffy consoles to everyone asking for console suggestions. Mine does look a bit aged with some rust, and not so pretty armrest, but it's fine. [B]Front and Rear brake replacement (no pics - used Hawk TPS Pads and Roto-Tech slotted/drilled rotors. Blah, they sucked). Replaced my Clutch with a Luk 05-065 Repset model (no pictures, clutch worked great though). Smittybilt SRC to Replace the Rampage – also a piece of trash, would not recommend. I did not know any better back in those days (pic taken from Quadratec - no pics on my rig) [ATTACH alt="smittybilt-src-rear-bumper-tire-carrier-tj-yj-76621-main.jpg"]116680[/ATTACH][/B] This tire carrier also sucked. It was better than the Rampage, and I ran it a while. But overall, it was very rattly, very heavy to operate, and just overall cheap build quality. Not the worst option ever for someone on a budget, but besides that, I would never consider it. [B]Tuffy Glove Box – Also a big fan! [ATTACH alt="Tuffy Glove Box.jpeg"]116678[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="IMG_0620.jpeg"]116681[/ATTACH][/B] This one was relatively loud and rattled for a while. I fixed it by buying some little rubber bumpers off of Amazon. Cut them enough to make them fit and they stopped all of the lid's chatter. You can see a bumper screwed down in the second pic. [B]Rough Country 2.5” Lift Kit [ATTACH alt="RC 2.5 Front.jpeg"]116675[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="RC 2.5 Side.jpeg"]116676[/ATTACH] Rugged Ridge SYE [ATTACH alt="NP231 RR SYE.jpeg"]116674[/ATTACH][/B] This isn't the best SYE on the market. Out of the box it leaked. The yoke also rusted really quickly. I fixed the leak by buying a pinion seal for an AMC 20 CJ Rear Axle which sealed perfectly. The yoke rusting didn't really matter in the grand scheme. Otherwise, it has worked fine. It will be replaced with my JB Conversions Standard SYE that I have on the shelf, sometime in 2021. [B][B]Double Cardan Driveshaft made by a local driveshaft shop[/B][/B] No pics of this one. I had the shop build me a double cardan shaft to go with my RR SYE. It worked fine, although it had a vibe on the highway. Took it back to the guy and he fixed it. It was overpriced at $380, and I had to wait two weeks for him to build it. Live and learn, should have gone to Adams or Tom Wood. I eventually outgrew that driveshaft with more lift. These were most of what I needed to have a decent daily driver that I didn’t have to worry about too much. I did do some repairs but won’t go into too much detail. Radiator 5 years ago, several water pumps, thermostats, a few sensors, etc. Pretty boring stuff overall. [/QUOTE]
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