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Chad
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Christiansburg, VA
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31 years old
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Male
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ABOUT ME
I'm 31, live in SW VA.
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STATISTICS
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Join Date: 03-18-2008 |
Total Posts: 253
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Last Activity 08-25-2008 |
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GROUP MEMBERSHIPS |
Joined: 04/03/2008
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Joined: 04/03/2008
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Joined: 04/29/2008
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Year & Model
2004 TJ Wrangler |
Engine
4.0 IL6 |
Transmission
NV3550 |
Transfer Case
NV231 |
Front Axle
Dana 30 |
Rear Axle
Dana 44 |
Gear Ratio
3:73 |
Suspension
RE 3.5 Standard with RE twin tube shocks |
Tires
Cepek Fun Country II 33x12.50x15s |
Wheels
Cepek 15x10 DC-1 black |
Recovery
Warn M8000 |
Future Mods
SYE/CV, Adj. Control Arms, Lockers. Re-gear |
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I bought my 04 Jeep Wrangler Sport brand
new in Jan. of 2004 and have NEVER
regretted buying it.
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SILVER04TJ'S FRIENDS (4 Mutual) |
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FORUM SIGNATURE |
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Silver 2004 Jeep Wrangler Sport
3.5" Rubicon Express Standard lift,
Cepek DC-1 15x10 Black wheels,
33x12.5x15 Cepek Fun Country II!!
M8000 Warn Winch with in cab controls
And the accessory every Jeep should
have...DIRT/MUD!
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LATEST BLOG ENTRY
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04/29/2008
SO I finally pulled the trigger on a RE 3.5" standard
lift kit and a set of Dck Cepek Fun Country II
33x12.50x15s and Cepek DC-1 Black 15x10's. Took a week
off of work for the install to make sure I had plenty
of time to get it done and in case anything went wrong
I had time to get it fixed before I had to go back to
work as my Jeep is my DD.
Started at 11AM on Monday. Jacked it up, pulled the
sway bar links, pulled the track bar off, all too easy.
Went to unbolt the shocks and for the next hour I
fought with the driver side shock. The nut on the top
of the shaft holding it in must have been torqued at
8000 ft/lbs from the factory b/c it would not move and
the small amount of rust on it was not helping. after
an hour of trying to get the nut off, broken skin,
bloody knuckles, and a huge gash on the back of my arm
I decided that a 4" grinder is in order. I ground the
shock shaft into 4 flat sides and put a cresent wrench
on the shaft so it won't turn. Then put an impact
wrench on the top bolt through the hole under the hood
and the bolt finally snaps off! The passenger side was
more of the same. So after getting the shocks off we
put the coils in, the new shocks and the new sway bars.
Add new tires and wheels and the front is done!!!! It
is 9:30 so I go home and go to bed.
Tuesday...11AM I start the rear end. Jack up the rear,
pull the tires, loosen sway bars and track bar. Go to
take out shock on driver side. While turning the
inside bolt on the top of the shock the head snaps off.
MORE SHOCK PROBLEMS!! :brickwall:brickwall: I try not
to panic and work on the other side. The passenger
side shock comes off without a hitch along with the
sway bar and coil. I then put on the track be
relocation bracket. The spacer they give you for the
TJ application is not big enough to let the bolt go
through so we had to buy a slightly smaller bolt.
Back to the broken shock bolt. We drill and tap and
try to use a bolt extractor... no luck. We finally
drill a hole as close to the old one as we could then
put washers on the new shock bolts I bought. Put new
shocks, coils and sway bar links on both sides along
with tires and wheels!! Lookin Good!! :thumbsup:
Wed 3PM...Put on Xfer case drop and take it for a test
drive. It is MADDDDD out of allignment but the only
vibe I had was about 35-40 mph. Put a couple washers
on Xfer case drop problem solved.
Last step... add 7" Rugged Ridge fender flares and my
baby is done.
IF you can ......definitely put your own lift on.
Afterwards you'll be happy you did... and when everyone
asks where you got it done you can smile and say.. I
DID IT MYSELF (with help from my uncle... mad props to
him)!!!
Pictures of my rigs new look coming soon!!!
:cheers2:...
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