Took it out of the driveway and ran a few errands in it!

 

Yeah no do this its easy as hell and I spent 18 bucks including shipping

 

Yeah I think I'm going to go that route man it looks way better and I paid 44 dollars for the gauge overlay plus shipping so I think I'm going to be returning the overlay back or put it on Craigslist for 30 bucks

 

What's it look like?

 

Drove it; this was the big post-lift (I guess I can call it that ...or maybe "baby lift" lol, since I got approx. 1 1/2 inches front & rear out of the new springs and shocks?) shake-down drive. Back roads, bumpy roads, fast roads, slow roads: urban, suburban, and country (no off-road yet ...but we finally found the ORV park near here, so later this week prob'ly lol).

First the bad: I got nothin', woot. YMMV (it's pretty stiff which I'd imagine people with a clue would take exception to, but it beats the completely worn-out-suspension, buckboard-ride, former incarnation totally from the ever ephemeral "ride quality" perspective).

The good: nothing fell off! Yaay. No vibrations at any speed, to 65mph (which I never maintain ...and yeah, I'm the annoying old guy your grandmother regularly zips on by on the freeway lol). Flat and tight around the corners (no, I didn't take the rear sway bar off, yet, as I still have some reading up to do on the subject). It soaks up the road ...like a working suspension should at least try to do lol.

The really good: you know that jarring bump when you come to a full stop and then go ...well, it seems truly gone. Yeah. This was totally unexpected. Previously, I could shoot some penetrant (PB Blaster or WD40) into the rear driveshaft and tc and alleviate the problem ...and come to a stop very gradually ...but it would always be there with a "power stop", or just a regular stop after a long drive. But I was trying to get the "bump" to happen yesterday (including some power-to-the-brakes stops) ...and ...nothin'. It's gone. Heck, new coils & leafs and shocks are worth it just to fix that hugely annoying problem (I hated it more than the previous buckboard ride feel). That one is definitely win.

Here's a pic' of it while sitting on the 3rd floor at Riverside Mall in downtown Spokane, looking down through a window ...it sure looks a lot ...different ...to me from this perspective. Shorter. More Wrangler-ish. XJ's just look longer when you're looking at them on the same level, don't they? (Maybe it's just me.)

 

OK I did the cowl intake this weekend but now km getting 12 MPG. I was getting 17 before. Its all stock except for a front bumper. What's wrong?

 

If you go back about 10 to 15 Post there's a guy on here that bought the same 1

 

What intake did u do a custom one or a aftermarket one it may be limited to the air it is getting

 

This is what I did. I have the Torque app on my phone and it says the intake is at 110°F and 6.6 psi

 

first, your computer needs time to adjust the A/F ratio with this mod - give it a week or so, it could take up to 50 trips to equalize.

second, that tube you used looks a bit small. Mine is a full 3" inside - yours looks more like 2-2½", and corrugated. Not optimal for airflow.

 

So should i reset the computer? Its a spectre intake tube. Another guy on your cowl snorkel thread used it.

 

Started to get ready for lockers and re-gear.

Picked up a HP Dana 30 off CL. Dragged the Dana 44 out of the back of the shed. Going to get started on stripping and painting


Axles by DortDizzle, on Flickr

 

Installed an alpine 4 channel amp to run my door speakers. Fun times.

 

Put some new wheels and added the kc lights to the rack. This was a two wheel drive when I started.

 

Skyjacker double disconnect sway bar links!