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New YJ owner - basic maintenance question
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<blockquote data-quote="dodgerammit" data-source="post: 441661" data-attributes="member: 21375"><p>Woohoo! Another Islander! I (now) run 15x8 Gambler wheels and did a 1" body mount lift (custom 1" taller body mount-so 1 piece vs stacking) and run 30x9.50s with brand new stock height springs. Also, like you are thinking, I ditched the carpet and used a gray Durabak roll on liner for the inside tub. </p><p>You can see what the Durabak looks like on my build thread. I highly recommend it.</p><p></p><p>Like any classic ride, just do a coolant flush, oil change, etc and maintain it well. Those 4.0s are solid. </p><p>The 32RH automatics use ATF+4. </p><p>You can do a flush really easily. Torqueflight transmissions don't circulate in Park, so just pop the line from the output side of the transmission and put it in a pan, crank the Jeep, hold the brake and put it into gear and let it run for about 15-20 seconds. Put it back into Park and see how much has come out and put about that much fresh back in through the dipstick fill. Repeat until the fluid is bright red. Probably will go through 4 gallons. Two people can speed the process up, but I did it by myself. (It was therapeutic)</p><p></p><p>If you have a good set of jack stands, that is a very safe move to use them, though I just held the brake and let it idle like I was at a stop light each time I purged the old fluid.</p><p></p><p>As far as a lift, having test drove both lifted 2 1/2" springs and stock height, the stock height rode way nicer. That said, I have no idea of what brand the 2 1/2" lift was. Have read good things about OME and the ride, but once I drove a stock height one, I was convinced to leave the one I finally would buy at stock height as well.</p><p></p><p>And I'm the person who will say delete the track bars either way. They're for a coil-link suspension, not leafs.</p><p>Don't confuse that with the sway bar. Keep that puppy on there!</p><p></p><p>Oh, and Rampage makes a proper GRAY soft top <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3994" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dodgerammit, post: 441661, member: 21375"] Woohoo! Another Islander! I (now) run 15x8 Gambler wheels and did a 1" body mount lift (custom 1" taller body mount-so 1 piece vs stacking) and run 30x9.50s with brand new stock height springs. Also, like you are thinking, I ditched the carpet and used a gray Durabak roll on liner for the inside tub. You can see what the Durabak looks like on my build thread. I highly recommend it. Like any classic ride, just do a coolant flush, oil change, etc and maintain it well. Those 4.0s are solid. The 32RH automatics use ATF+4. You can do a flush really easily. Torqueflight transmissions don't circulate in Park, so just pop the line from the output side of the transmission and put it in a pan, crank the Jeep, hold the brake and put it into gear and let it run for about 15-20 seconds. Put it back into Park and see how much has come out and put about that much fresh back in through the dipstick fill. Repeat until the fluid is bright red. Probably will go through 4 gallons. Two people can speed the process up, but I did it by myself. (It was therapeutic) If you have a good set of jack stands, that is a very safe move to use them, though I just held the brake and let it idle like I was at a stop light each time I purged the old fluid. As far as a lift, having test drove both lifted 2 1/2" springs and stock height, the stock height rode way nicer. That said, I have no idea of what brand the 2 1/2" lift was. Have read good things about OME and the ride, but once I drove a stock height one, I was convinced to leave the one I finally would buy at stock height as well. And I'm the person who will say delete the track bars either way. They're for a coil-link suspension, not leafs. Don't confuse that with the sway bar. Keep that puppy on there! Oh, and Rampage makes a proper GRAY soft top ;) [/QUOTE]
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