I saw the thread asking for help identifying his rear axle, but none of the ones in that entire thread look like mine. Anyone recognize this?
Also, is that amount of seepage a problem?
Bought my first jeep, a 1999 XJ, recently. It has 230k miles, but in the owners manual at the end where you write notes, it has a handwritten note that says "New 4.6 Liter @ 136656"
That's it. No other details. The guy I bought it from didn't seem to know the engine was replaced when he bought it. He just found the note written in the owners manual and said he thinks it's true because the engine block isn't black, and the original engine would've been black.
So I was hoping you could help give me some things to look for that will help me identify the engine to verify what I actually have in there.
My side yard gate is a walk through. I want to be able to drive a trailer into the back yard. Has anyone done this with that white vinyl fencing?
How much did it cost and who did you use?
I was thinking 4 low would be best but then I remember this old guy that used to tell me "I'd rather wear out my brake pads than my engine"
Of course he was talking about the street, not the dirt, but as a newbie I'm curious as to what you do on dirt downhills
I was surprised to see the jack point behind the front tire was so thin. And I could swear one side is higher than the other. I'm worried it maybe bent slightly.
Is it designed only to work with the Honda Jack that comes with the car?
Did I mess up by using Jack stands on those points?
Hi all, just bought my first XJ and it rides rough on the street. I've never owned a lifted vehicle before. I'm finding that it really tosses me around with every little bump in the road.
I bought it to go off road but I still need to drive it 1-2 hours to get to the good trails, but I'm afraid to even go 70mph in this thing.
It has a 3-inch lift and 32" tires.
Is this normal? Maybe that's just the price you pay for a lifted vehicle? Or is there something that can be done?
I'm looking for used jeeps and have found several that say they've just rebuilt the motor around a thousand miles ago.
My question is why would you do that if you're getting rid of it? rebuilding is a lot of work if you do it yourself, no? And expensive if you have a shop do it.
So the only reason you'd go through that is if you loved the vehicle and you want to keep driving it.
Should I be suspicious that these people are either lying or maybe their rebuild didn't go well and now they're trying to unload their botched rebuilt engine?
Beginner at driving off road AND wrenching.
I'm overwhelmed by all the choices. Should I get some XJ or ZJ beater for 3k and use the rest for repairs and upgrades?
Wranglers in that price range seem to have very high mileage and I wouldn't have anything left for repairs or upgrades.
I found a few Xterras, but I'm worried they wouldn't have the aftermarket support that Jeep does. Same with the couple monteros that I found.
The Toyota tax pretty much eliminates most of those from my list.