kansashogan Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Turned out good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 I've been working on the ole girl quite a bit lately. The old stereo was cutting in and out so I replaced it with a new JVC unit. Also got the bed back on and all put together. And finally I found some of the wheels I've been looking for. A guy in Tulsa had them for $450 with nearly new tires. Still 31/10.5/15. They are a little shorter and a little wider than what I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 I bought a hitch from Scarfab and got it mounted. I will give Brandon credit, he makes a nice hitch. You will tear your truck up before you tear it up. Thanks Brandon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 TJ gamblers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 I think so. The offset isn't quite enough so they stick out a little more than I wanted. One side is leaning a little so I need to Jack it up and check the ball joints. Of course. But I've been working on the garage quite a bit lately and I'm back on nights so I don't feel like doing much till the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 The lower left ball joint had a little slop so I changed them all. The front rubbed on full lock when hitting a bump so I wasn't happy with that, they just stuck out to far. I was playing on marketplace one day while the wife was in a store and ran across some factory Wrangler wheels. The others that I thought were factory were Eagle wheels. Real close match so I bought them. I had 1.25 spacers on the rear and took them off and ended up with a stance I finally like. When the weather gets a little nicer I'm going to look into lowering it just a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 I cut one coil out of each front spring. It lowered it about an inch. You can't really tell to much unless you look at the gap from the flares to the tires. I'm not going to buy lowering blocks for the rear until I decide if I like the raked look or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Personally, I like trucks with some rake. That way when you are hauling stuff you don’t have some stupid looking squat, it will be more level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Well, I put the Dual Sync distributor back in today. It has been running really good with no issues so I decided it was time to give it another try. So far so good. It needs to go through the learning process again but I drove the balls off of it for about an hour and it never hiccuped. I was doing some reading and I came across some info I guess I never paid attention to about how to fine tune the timing with the controller after the initial setup. Fingers crossed. Wires are a mess but I will clean it all up when I'm confident it is going to be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodemonk Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 This thing is looking AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 5 hours ago, thecodemonk said: This thing is looking AWESOME! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 I haven’t done anything but drive it for quite awhile. I bought this ‘98 Grand Cherokee disc brake set last year so I decided to finally put it on. I followed the guy who has a video on here with one change. The axle had a lot of play in and out so I put .100 spacers between the shoulder in the axle and bearing. I don’t know if it matters one way or the other but I guess I will find out. It seems to be working good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 to legit to quit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Any updates on the truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 I put a new battery in and that’s about it. She’s been doing real good although I haven’t driven it much lately. The heated seats in my new truck are nice this time of year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 Well, the Novak radiator is done. It started leaking pretty bad again so I took it to an old timer who has been fixing radiators for 50 years. He called and told me it was unfixable. He said electrolysis ate it up. So I bought a new brass and copper one from Rock Auto. It’s not a conversion one so nothing fits what I had. I have been doing a bunch of reading to educate myself about electrolysis and I won’t let that happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manche757 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Your work always looks impeccable. Thought this might be helpful: https://www.northernradiator.com/knowledge/Electrolysis Another grounding issue with MJs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 4/21/2021 at 8:43 AM, Manche757 said: Your work always looks impeccable. Thought this might be helpful: https://www.northernradiator.com/knowledge/Electrolysis Another grounding issue with MJs interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 Thanks for the link. I checked the voltage and the most I got was .13 so that should be good. A friend of mine was telling me about an additive that diesel owners use to help with electrolysis and I’m going to add a bottle for some peace of mind. Anyone ever used this stuff? Opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 never heard of it. does it really help? or is in snake oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 4/21/2021 at 7:43 AM, Manche757 said: Your work always looks impeccable. Thought this might be helpful: https://www.northernradiator.com/knowledge/Electrolysis Another grounding issue with MJs Interesting read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 It’s hard to believe I’ve had this thing for almost eight years. I haven’t done anything to it for quite awhile but it’s starting to show some age and needs a few things taken care of. I noticed a misfire a couple weeks ago and as I suspected the #4 plug wire was arcing on the header. Dang, those were some really nice wires and they weren’t cheap. I ordered some Accell ceramic ended wires and some looms to spiff the old girl up. Under the hood is looking grungy so I will take some time and 5S it. If there are any John Deere employees on here they will know what I’m talking about. Lol I have been dreading tackling this next project. I need to pull the dash to fix the water leak on the passenger side around the air intake for the fan. I’ve tried various things to get by but…..nope. While I have the dash out I need to fix a suspected ground issue on the tach. When I did the gauges I put an extra ground as recommended. It’s intermittent but still needs fixed. We had been getting lucky with the heat but Mother Nature had to remind me of the Kansas summers, and I’m old and chunky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Fix that miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansashogan Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 IMG_0558.MOV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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