What did you do TO your Jeep JL today?

[Ratbert]

Got my 2018 JL's Xmas ornament out today.... It's almost that time of the year... Ho, Ho Ho..

Literally the next image I saw after yours:

 

[Rhinebeck01]

@Ratbert

At least I do not post corny animated Gifs like some here take joy in doing..

I send an Xmas ornament pic like this, to Joe @ Zautomotive each and every year just before Xmas. Will be sending him this one the day after Thanksgiving.. He gets a kick out of them..

 

[amoebadrop]

Winch install from Northridge 4x4 Warn deal

 

[Ratbert]

@Ratbert

At least I do not post corny animated Gifs like some here take joy in doing..

I'm not sure who that was directed at. Not me, right?

 

[TJDave]

Mm. It would be interesting to know how well, or not, the average owner manages to handle these massive spare tire/wheel combos when they have a flat on the road or trail, and there's no one else around to help.

My Jeep is lifted with 37s. I turn my drop hitch upside down and lift the tire in 2 stages/lifts. Lift it on the hitch, reposition my grip, and lift it to the carrier. I'm a little over 60 years old. If I can do it, you young bucks can!

 

[longfiredragon]

Hello all.

So a two day thing. I'm in a RV going around the country. Currently we are in tombstone AZ. This is only the second RV park that allows you to wash your tow vehicle we have stayed at.

So I figured cool, I will do a good hand washing on the Willys. Now my jeep is not perfect, and I made peace with any scratches, dirt, mud, and rock chips before I even got my jeep cause I knew I was going to off road with it.

But, I forgot about how hard the water is out here. I washed it in the shade, and tried to dry it pretty quick, but. Anyway my fault, it left the worst water spotting I have ever seen. It almost looked worse after I washed it.

I just couldn't have it. I love my jeep dirty, but I also like to clean and wax it and try to take care of the paint.

The auto parts place only had one spot remover. (Can't do a good buffing yet) it's not the remover I wanted. It's basically acid based and you can't leave it on long or let it dry. Then you have to wipe it off with a damp towel. Of course it takes some wax off, and leaves water marks from the damp towel. So then you have to put some wax on it.

Anyway, came out pretty good all things considered.

 

[20-Willys]

Put on a coat of Fluid Film today in preparation for the Winter Season.

 

[NeilP]

Put on a coat of Fluid Film today in preparation for the Winter Season.

Is that pretty easy to do & does it leave a mess in the driveway or garage floor? The City that I live in uses pure IceSlicer salt (no sand or small gravel) and it just eats everything.

 

[gsbrockman]

Agreed. Attempting to rotate them solo resulted in a few days of backache. I doubt that I'll do that solo again.

I’m 59…..and the LT315/70R17’s on my Willys XR give me a workout. They’re actually more cumbersome and heavy than the 225/70R19.5’s in LRG on my 2022 RAM 5500 Cab & Chassis.

 

[dragoneggs]

I’m 59…..and the LT315/70R17’s on my Willys XR give me a workout. They’re actually more cumbersome and heavy than the 225/70R19.5’s in LRG on my 2022 RAM 5500 Cab & Chassis.

@Discount Tire is your friend!

 

[leeshuming]

I didnt buy the Teraflex mount for the longest time for two reasons. One, fitment of a 37 and my rear bumper. And two, if my wife could get the spare off if she ever needed to.

Then I realized my 100 lbs wife would never be able to get that spare tire off regardless of what tire carrier I had on. Short story long, I was worried about her not getting the 3rd brake light off and breaking something.



Thank goodness Im young(ish) and dumb so the spare isnt that big a deal for me!

I run methods and 37s (nitro recon grapplers). The fit is fine.

 

[leeshuming]

I decided to paint my Maxtrax. Now I'll never lose them under the sand.

Before:

After:

I have lost mine deep in the snow once..
It was getting late, the sun was setting, and my kids were all scared because we were stuck.. I searched for 10 mins and was like.. "eff it,.. got to go".. ended up had to drive off the mountain for 2 hrs when it would have been like 30 mins..

It was in late November, and the trail got icy as soon the night fell.. it was scary... On my right was this cliff and on my right was this snow..my brakes were not really working due to the ice..
I had to use to 4L, first gear, and crawled my way day hill..

I was by myself (with my kids) and would never do this ever again.. the risk to endanger my kids was just too much.

However, I was off glad that the maxtrax saved us from a potential stranded night with no food, no water, and no phone signal night.

I was happy to lose the maxtrax.. it was well worth it.

Btw the mountain trail was frozen for the next 3 months and I tried to go retrieve it as soon as the ice thawed, but I still couldn't find.. some one must have picked it before me..

 

[travis304]

The neuroticism in me couldn't allow me to keep running the junk OE ball joints with my new lift and 35" tires. So I bit the bullet and did the thing. The OEs were actually "okay" for their mileage, but could tell they weren't going to stay that way for long.

Everyone goes for the Dynatracs because they're rebuildable. But it's not that much of a job to replace your joints. I quite like the engineering and materials that went into these Teraflex bad boys. The grease fittings are great. I love grease.

Anyone doing this: Don't remove your FAD. Waste of time. I couldn't get an answer to the question of whether removing it's necessary. So I took a chance based on a hypothesis after watching how that newfangled thing works. Just throw it in 4H, and the fork in the FAD will shift the locking collar to the inner shaft, keeping everything place. Then you can just pull the axle out like you would on any other Jeep.

 

[yokramer]

I made the mistake of showing your post to my wife. Do not, I repeat, do not give details where we can offer our credit cards to this person / company.

Dont let her learn how to crochet or knit either, its crazy how expensive yarn and hooks/needles can get

 

[Discount Tire]

NEW TIRE DAY!

I also jumped on the Goodyear Territory MT train. A couple of reasons, weight and cost. these are 10 pounds lighter and over $100 cheaper each than the same size KO2(s) they are replacing. I just got a new job where I'll be commuting a lot more and the weight was a big factor. Man, swinging the rear gate closed with this mounted on it was wildly different. Thanks to the team @Discount Tire in Palm Bay Florida for getting in and mounted so fast. The KO2s got slippery on the wet highway with about 39K miles on them and I have holiday travel next week.

Great looking rig! Thank you for your patronage! Enjoy!