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It’s been gone over, but you know you did good when you keep turning around when you park your truck.

 

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  • neohic changed the title to '88 Eliminator... Feb. 2009 - Mar. 2026
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I’ve been thinking about towing the CJ because I apparently like making questionable decisions. :shaking:
 

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The cooler is from the ZJ I pulled the axles from along with the bracket. This was a no-drill install which was nice. I tapped into the cool line coming out of the radiator.

 

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Quick touch up with a little black and it disappears behind the grill. I’ve never had any transmission cooling issues, but I’ve also never really pulled anything with this truck over a long distance. Figured it couldn’t hurt and I had everything on hand. 

  • neohic changed the title to '88 Eliminator... Feb. 2009 - Apr. 2026
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After getting back from Moab I noticed a puddle of brake fluid under the left rear wheel. I swapped out both of the wheel cylinders today along with finally compounded and quick waxed the truck for the first time in a very long while.

 

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Mmm… always worth that extra look back. 

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On 4/12/2026 at 8:20 PM, neohic said:

After getting back from Moab I noticed a puddle of brake fluid under the left rear wheel. I swapped out both of the wheel cylinders today along with finally compounded and quick waxed the truck for the first time in a very long while.

 

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Mmm… always worth that extra look back. 

 

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:beerchug:

  • neohic changed the title to '88 Eliminator... Feb. 2009 - May 2026
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Went for a bit of a drive today and met @cord367, his dad, and paid a visit to J.O.E. Great to see that old truck! They’re doing an awesome job updating the truck and they welcomed me to take some leftovers.

 

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These are the old axles from my old XJ. No idea what’s next for them, but I caught myself getting sentimental over how many rigs they’ve been in and how many miles I would’ve put on them. As for the Eliminator, it rode home on the bumps. :laugh:
 

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… not like they had far to go before hitting them. :cool:

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Maybe some air shocks to add some load capacity? Then deflate them when you’re not hauling?

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46 minutes ago, neohic said:

These are the old axles from my old XJ. No idea what’s next for them, but I caught myself getting sentimental over how many rigs they’ve been in and how many miles I would’ve put on them. As for the Eliminator, it rode home on the bumps. :laugh:

Just the axles and springs in the bed made it ride that low? Wow!

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29 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

Maybe some air shocks to add some load capacity? Then deflate them when you’re not hauling?


Meh… I didn’t even notice until I got home. I’d rather keep the Sachs!

 

24 minutes ago, JZLAJeep said:

Just the axles and springs in the bed made it ride that low? Wow!


… and the lowered suspension. :L:

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hell yea the eliminator is super sick and clean 

On 5/22/2026 at 1:51 PM, neohic said:

Went for a bit of a drive today and met @cord367, his dad, and paid a visit to J.O.E. Great to see that old truck! They’re doing an awesome job updating the truck and they welcomed me to take some leftovers.

 

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These are the old axles from my old XJ. No idea what’s next for them, but I caught myself getting sentimental over how many rigs they’ve been in and how many miles I would’ve put on them. As for the Eliminator, it rode home on the bumps. :laugh:
 

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… not like they had far to go before hitting them. :cool:

 

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5 hours ago, cord367 said:

hell yea the eliminator is super sick and clean 

 


Thanks, bro! :beerchug:

  • 2 weeks later...
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I finally got around to cleaning up my shop some and I forgot to put the truck’s “puppy pads” back under it. To my surprise this morning, there were no fresh leaks!

 

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The rear main started leaking from sitting for years but that looks like it came around! Another leak was coming from the oil pressure sender adapter. That got replaced recently. I can’t say I remember the last time I noticed that one of my Jeeps didn’t leak anything! :eek:

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46 minutes ago, neohic said:

The rear main started leaking from sitting for years but that looks like it came around!

This might be one of the best feelings ever. 

  • neohic changed the title to '88 Eliminator... Feb. 2009 - June 2026
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Took the truck to a cars and coffee this morning. I was definitely the odd one out.

 

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The event grew to a few dozen vehicles by the time I left. Eh… wasn’t quite my vibe. Kinda felt like high school where everyone had their cliches to hang with. JDMs… local beaters… the Corvette guys… Not a whole lot of a lowered all wheel drive Jeep crowd in the area. 

  • 2 weeks later...
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I did the same cars and coffee event this morning and it was a way better turn out! Had to style out the truck a bit too. :cool:
 

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55 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said:

Your paint looks better than the Viper’s.:L:


That Viper is actually pretty cool! He drives the thing everywhere and it has 214k on it. 

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