Recent content by RangerRick

A picture of the situation is worth a thousand words. If we could see it, we could suggest a fix. I know this was posted a while back but if you happen to see it and haven't fixed the issue yet, we might be able to offer insight if we could see the interference you are having with the 4WD...

OP: There are many places that sell refurbished or rebuilt long and short blocks, especially the 3.8L minivan engine used in the early generations of the JK/JKU/JKUR chassis from 2007-2011. There are shops out there that will procure a used or remanufactured engine and swap it out in a day or...

I have done this to my 99 Classic that is basically the same rig. What you will need is listed here below: 1st: Front D30 or D44 axle from a donor XJ or TJ Wrangler. You would prefer a TJ/LJ Rubicon D44 or high pinion D30 from 96-99 XJ without the vacuum disconnect CAD device and with the...

Id still weld a tab to your corner guard above the tail lamp for best results and not mount your antenna low down on the bumper. Bumper mounted antennas on a Jeep are the worst radiating locations possible second only to a hand held unit with a rubber duck inside the passenger compartment FWIW...

Id still recommend against a swing-out mounted CB antenna again, due to RF grounding potential. Best use of the swing-out mount antenna tab is for your sand dune flag pole mounting because you will not get a good enough RF ground using braided strap due to the skin effect of RF. Better to mount...

It would be best to mount your CB antenna to the body of the Jeep for ideal grounding. Many CJ/YJ/TJ owners use those behind the tail light brackets Example Here that comes with the antenna and cable: Link (if you get one, get it in stainless if you live in the rust belt), which provide a...

What year was the 6 cylinder from....? 1992 was the change-over year to electronic instrumentation and I have re-wired several of these. My buddy's wife is driving an 89 islander we re-wired and re-worked into a 1992 Sahara Edition. It is fully electronic factory gauges now. Where did you get...

I would make the suggestion you would be very wise to stick with a 1991 & UP 6 cylinder Wrangler. You don't want to mess with a carb on early model Wranglers, especially if the state is doing smog checks where you live. Stay away from 1987-1990 4.2L 6 cylinder powered models if you can...

Okay guys I will still disagree with the electric fan business but hey, to each their own. I won't go into details but lets just say EMS and first responders don't generally rely on electric fans for their vehicles as the only means to cool their engines unless it's non-critical like the...

What kind of rear D44 axle? Used? What from? A TJ? Keeping the front a D30? I would NOT do an electric fan conversion..... Not reliable enough in the outback and not worth the headaches they cause in the real world off-road. If you're going to do a SOA, I would consider calling Alcan and...

Possible solution for your "big hole" problem: A P.O. to my CJ-7 cut a hole too big for the "DIN" style stereo so I used the factory style overlay trim template that surrounds the gauges, radio and speedometer housing. This is the cover that came on the more upscale CJ's like Laredo and Renegade...

I agree with the above posts, more than 1 1/4" of body lift is not only dangerous but is definitely booty-fab fugly. Usually followed by ultra bling-bling rubber band tire shod 22" rims and lots of hoopty chrome doo-dads like the crown air freshener on the dash and palm tree chromed license...

Yes, Wide track came in mid 82 & UP CJ7 & CJ8 Scramblers. All have disc brakes and you may get lucky to find one with 3.73's or 4.10 gears which would at least let you drive on the highway. 4 cylinder CJ7's & CJ8's were more common to have 4.10's in the last couple years of production when...

Fix it so you can get real money for it. Rick

I second the tractor lights, have them on my TJ for at least 6 years and still working great! Rick