Pete M Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 nice! I totally need a roof rack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJXJjeepguy Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Yea make one!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJXJjeepguy Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Same friend took picture in Arizona! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 I can't wait til I can tear into it and rebuild the suspension. she needs a lift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Pete M said: I can't wait til I can tear into it and rebuild the suspension. she needs a lift! How much lift will you be going for. Personally, I think a 3in lift would look good with 31s or 33s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 it'll be a 1.5" OME lift, but since it's drop almost 2" since new, it'll feel like a 3" lift heck, at this point if I could wave a magic wand and get it back to stock I'd do it. I'm growing tired of listening to the tires and flares doing battle when I turn into a steep driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Pete M said: it'll be a 1.5" OME lift, but since it's drop almost 2" since new, it'll feel like a 3" lift heck, at this point if I could wave a magic wand and get it back to stock I'd do it. I'm growing tired of listening to the tires and flares doing battle when I turn into a steep driveway. You mean that the tires are carefully massaging the flares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 it's a real battle. the rubber is wearing away at the plastic and the plastic is slicing off slivers of rubber. it's at all four corners too. I'm thinking of getting the fronts re-balanced before I head south again as the steering wheel has developed quite a shimmy at freeway speeds. I guess it's all part of the sacrifices that must be made to run bigger tires on a Jeep with tiny wheelwells. I'm just happy that I was able to get usable rubber with these rims so I can gain experience for later on when I shell out real money for tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 random guy just stopped by the house after spotting the CRD on the back of the Jeep and asked if I knew anyone that could work on them. I gave him the number of the mechanic that sold me the parts. oh, and also I bought a few spare parts. as in, the entire contents of the engine bay of a CRD libby that overheated and ruined piston #2. turbo, hoses, AC parts, head, block, wire harness, everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 got some more parts today this is what the Renegade frontend looks like. always wanted that hood and today I got lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Hey Pete, If you happen to run across a nice set of "Jeep" letters (chrome plated) on a KJ tailgate, would you mind trying to peel them off for me? I only actually need the J and the p (mine are both peeling). I'm not 100% sure, but I think the hood letters are the same ones too. My local dealership has exactly one set left in their dead stock, but they are really proud of them.....like $58 proud. I refuse to pay that. I ordered a generic set off an Amazon seller for $8, but they are a different font If I can't find a decent (cheap) replacement I might just de-badge the tailgate.....I'm a bit anal about stuff like that LOL. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 I'll add that to my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJXJjeepguy Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 9:08 PM, Pete M said: got some more parts today this is what the Renegade frontend looks like. always wanted that hood and today I got lucky. Lol I never knew that renegade had different frontend style than regular KJ, it sure look mean and cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 Only the later ones. Early renegades (the ones that typically had the quad-light pod on the roof) had the regular hood. I've been half-heartedly been looking for years now and suddenly found 2 on the same day in neighboring pullaparts. (though one of them had been in a rollover and so all the cool parts were ruined.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 so I noticed that the Renegade grille allowed for more air to hit the radiator. And since I have an overheating issue on steep grades when the temps are high, I figured I'd get this installed before my trip through the appalachian mountains in the middle of summer pulling a trailer. I still have to repair the grille, paint, and install some sort of driving/fog lights, but it'll do ok for this particular trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 well, I can't say that it didn't have any positive effect, but the extra grille opening hasn't made enough effect to keep the temperature needle from inching to the right (on long inclines, temps in the upper 80s, and at 70mph). Oh well. Totally worth the effort though sicne I love the look. Hopefully later this week I'll find the time to repair the grille and paint it black. I'll leave the hood painting for later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 I definitely like the face lift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 they should have all come this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 31 minutes ago, Pete M said: they should have all come this way. Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJXJjeepguy Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Were u used to be officer Pete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 what the hell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onebigmj Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Totally jealous of the renegade setup. I tired really hard to find flat hood parts for my crd while I had it. You even got the exact color I needed 😭😭😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 then you can imagine how lucky I feel I'd been hunting pullaparts for years now. I can't imagine they sold all that many. minor update: I epoxied the grille back together as best I could and painted it black. I'll get a pic once I can (too bright outside for the black to show up in the image). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 well, the Libby got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Here Pete. This one came into the shop today at work. It’s a 3.7L but still neat. Now I’m convinced to own one of these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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