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Old 05-12-2014 | 11:09 PM
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Interesting... Rough Country didn't give me the option for one that didn't get in the way. This just happened to be the one I got.
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With the new clock spring installed, horn, cruise control, and airbag are working properly again.

Now for a new question. All my wheels, but one, are in good alignment shape. The driver-side front has incorrect camber:



I was recommended offset or adjustable ball joints, but from what I've read, they wear out much faster than regular ones. When I get underneath my Jeep, I don't notice any play in the wheel, so I don't think my existing ball joints are bad. What kinds of things could be bent that could cause this?
Old 05-13-2014 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
Interesting... Rough Country didn't give me the option for one that didn't get in the way. This just happened to be the one I got.
@Dukie

I called Rough Country and they do make two different guards. I guess I ordered the wrong one by mistake. They told me I can buy the high pinion one, and just return the low pinion one.

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Old 05-13-2014 | 02:06 PM
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that makes sense
Old 05-13-2014 | 03:55 PM
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that makes sense
Either way, I'll just keep mine and save the hassle. It still fits, and I never really service my axle enough. It wouldn't be too hard to just unbolt it.
Old 05-14-2014 | 10:22 PM
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I woke up this morning to find my rear-view mirror on my seat. I got some adhesive today to put that back up there.

I also ordered the Putco wiring harness to see if it does any good with the headlights as some forum users were suggesting. It should be at my door tomorrow.
Old 05-15-2014 | 07:08 AM
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I really like how clean this jeep also hello fellow Florida friend
Old 05-15-2014 | 11:46 AM
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Putco harness came today:



Originally Posted by DAcherocar
I really like how clean this jeep also hello fellow Florida friend
Thanks buddy!
Old 05-15-2014 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
Putco harness came today: Thanks buddy!
I bet the install would be easy right?
Old 05-15-2014 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Chuck82
I bet the install would be easy right?
Yeah, it's all plug and play.
Old 05-15-2014 | 02:32 PM
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maybe when i finally get the money for a jeep you can show me some wheeling spots in florida because i know none
Old 05-15-2014 | 02:33 PM
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Putco headlight harness installed:





I'm not using halogen headlights, I'm using LED, so I have no idea if I'll even see a brightness difference. Fortunately, everything does work correctly. I'll see tonight if it actually makes a brightness difference.

On the other hand, although it's a crap shoot, I only paid $2 for the harness. I used all my Discover card cash rewards haha.
Old 05-15-2014 | 08:26 PM
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Yeah, really no noticeable difference with the trucklite LEDs. Must only be a halogen thing.
Old 05-18-2014 | 10:38 PM
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12-inch LED light bar and bumper bracket ordered.
Old 05-19-2014 | 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
With the new clock spring installed, horn, cruise control, and airbag are working properly again.

Now for a new question. All my wheels, but one, are in good alignment shape. The driver-side front has incorrect camber:



I was recommended offset or adjustable ball joints, but from what I've read, they wear out much faster than regular ones. When I get underneath my Jeep, I don't notice any play in the wheel, so I don't think my existing ball joints are bad. What kinds of things could be bent that could cause this?
Bent knuckle could cause it for sure...

Originally Posted by thatXJguy
Yeah, really no noticeable difference with the trucklite LEDs. Must only be a halogen thing.
Yeah you won't notice any difference if you're running LED's or HID's... only halogens. I got the harness thinking maybe the warmup time would be shorter on my HID's only to find out there was no difference... it did however fix the problem with the headlights wanting to cut back on by themselves when the headlight auto-off timer kicked off... Either way, it's a good mod. Less current restriction.


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