What did you do to or with your CJ today?

[Belizean]

$310 is like 2 - 3 months just for liability around here.

 

[gert]

Update after they removed the tree



Even the drivers side has a big wrinkle


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[Rick1956]

Thanks to a fellow FB Jeeper, $400 allowed me to own a couple of YJ half doors to nail onto the CJ!

 

[Manic Mechanic]

I pay less than 400 a year for full coverage with a guaranteed value of 15k dollars for replacement. I use Erie for home and auto and all my classics. My only limitations is milage I'm restricted to 10k per year.

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[Belizean]

I was trying to replace this brake line in the back, up near the gas tank. I was being lazy and trying to get it done without getting the Jeep up off the ground to get in there. Tore off the fitting. So I ordered the Classic Tube lines. Nice stuff. Probably don’t need all of them, but I have them now. Keeping the rest in the parts bin.. Jeep is also jacked up high now also.

 

[Manic Mechanic]

Blasted one of my new to me CJ7 fenders

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[Belizean]

What I thought was going to be a not to bad project turned out to get drawn out. Luckily I had a friend drive over to give me a lot of help. Jeeps doing Jeep things. Out in Moab I had noticed less stopping power with my new 33 tires. Was just thinking bigger is less stopping power. I live in flat land so I hardly ever use the emergency brake. From Dallas and westward to Moab I started using it and forgot it was deployed and left on a few times and the light came on a few times but would go back out. We tried bleeding the back brakes in Moab. No brake fluid coming out on either side. Figured it was the rubber hose deteriorated and just wheeled with front brakes out there. Got home and taking off that rubber hose in the back I broke the metal line that feeds the back area from the prop valve. So I ordered a whole set from Classic Tube. Nice quality. Got those 2 lines on and also replaced the 2 lines to each back wheel. Did a complete brake job in the back also. Still no brake fluid getting to each tire in the back. Took the lines all apart that had just been replaced to make sure those were clear, and blew compressed air through them. No problem there. Then messed with the prop valve for quite a while because we were thinking that was the problem because not much fluid coming out of that. Finally started on looking at the brake master. That was the culprit. Went and got one of those and bled it on the Jeep and that fixed the whole problem. Now I have great brakes all around. Luckily with it being 96 degrees and high humidity I was able to do that in my garage with ac window unit. Otherwise I would have crashed and burned.

 

[Patrick]

I’ve had this mild ticking all along and taking time to address it. Popped the valve cover to have a look and expecting rocker arm needle bearings falling off trunnions. All okay, thankfully. One rocker arm appears to be a bit loose. I will be investing in a trunnion upgrade soon. For now putting it back together.

I am so glad I installed a swamp cooler for the garage. It is hot outside and working comfortably in the man cave.

 

[Patrick]

Got an extra 2” of articulation with new bump stops. I just hope I didn’t invite trouble with components meeting up with other components before bump stop limit.

 

[Belizean]

Just take it easy.

 

[Patrick]

Yea, and not get all crazy and abusive. That normally works.

 

[Belizean]

My originals are still on. Probably never touched or abused that I’m aware of.

 

[Patrick]

Lift springs WILL bend if the axle is bottomed out against the original height bump stop. The bump stop must be raised by the same amount of lift to avoid sagging springs. This is often overlooked. Good news is taking it easy will save you.

Lift springs only raise your vehicle at the frame and do not provide additional axle articulation.

 

[Belizean]

Curious what your length is between bump stop and axel is ? I might have more space than you with the red one. I’ve had my 2 1/2 Rancho springs for at least 30 years and I don’t believe that they have sagged. Pretty stiff.

 

[Patrick]

Looks like 3.5 inches with the red, which is the same at the shock absorber rod exposure. Not good. I will raise the bump stop by .5 inches. With the black I had almost two inches of clearance. I had regular axle contact at the bump stop as the evidence shows on the image.

 

[Patrick]

Got me some fine jewelry for the CJ. Got some work to do.

 

[CJ]

Got me some fine jewelry for the CJ. Got some work to do.

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Nice, how about your own thread on this nice stuff and the other jewelry?

 

[Belizean]

Mine is just a little over 4”.

 

[Patrick]

Well, boss, that wouldn’t be relevant to the vast majority of users. But I will post some pics during the process. It’s about posting and keeping the site alive, I think.

In response to CJ.

 

[Patrick]

Mine is just a little over 4”.

Remember, just because you have that clearance doesn’t mean you can safely use it. Check the rod exposure on your shocks.