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Hi all. My XJ has developed a consistent startup noise that I do not like at all, which sounds like a bearing to me. It's also developed some hard shifting issues that I suspect are related to a custom pilot bearing installed by a shop in Oklahoma. I do not have time to work on it since my Army...

Hello again gents. I know some of yall from the BSC were trying to introduce me to one of the SoCal types who does tuning for the 4.0. I met him only briefly and did not get contact info, it was Marty as I recall? I am bad with names. Anyways, can anyone point me in the right direction? I...

Alright so maybe this isn't a huge deal in Cali but for us East Coast boys, running the Rubicon is a bucket list type thing which I thought I would never get to do. I don't want to let it slip away while the Army has me assigned to Cali, but my schedule is pretty crazy. We go three weeks...

Hi folks. I'm military and just got posted to Fort Irwin two months ago so forgive the cold intro here. I've dropped in on about half the NAXJA chapters this way at this point just from getting moved around. I'm originally Southeast chapters and some of yall may have seen me at Moab back in 2013...

Hi all. I did search around, and did not come up with much useful. I'll be moving to Barstow at the beginning of October right smack in the middle of the Mojave, and have read about sharp rocks being a common feature out there. Curious to get yall's opinions. The rig: 4300 lb armored up XJ on...

Not sure if I'll get the chance to attend the Moab even this year, but I'll definitely be coming to Fort Irwin / Barstow at the beginning of October. I'm Army so that takes up a lot of my time, but I'd love to link up with some of yall when there's a chance. I'm a North Carolina boy originally...

Gentlemen of the SEC! I'm back for a bit and trying to get the Blurple in proper shape before I stable it for two or three years. I am going to a new post in South Korea and the Army won’t ship cars there. I don't want to come back to the US and immediately have to work on the jeep. I need...

Hi folks, curious if anyone's experienced a similar issue to mine. '98 with a stroker, AX-15, NP231, and tons of little mods. '99+ intake manifold upgrade, new PS pump, 136A alt, rubber Brown Dog motor mounts, relatively recent trans mount, etc etc. I get a strange vibration when the A/C is...

Allow me to introduce myself. I'm an Army officer, fresh out of the SEC chapter, North Carolina native, and leaving in a week to beautiful Lawton, Oklahoma for some training out at Fort Sill. Six months of it. My rig is The Blurple, and it continues to eat all my spare change. And bills, for...

Well folks, the Army has decreed that I must leave the South. I'm bound for Fort Sill in Oklahoma next week to train for six months, and then probably overseas after that. So, I just wanted to say that it's been a blast and that yall really are an organization I am pleased to be part of. I...

Hi ladies and gents. I just got a Novak radiator back on a warranty return, and I'm right in the middle of changing Army bases and don't have any time to install the new one. I already slapped a parts store radiator back in the jeep and converted it back to the stock one mechanical and one...

New condition, in the box. I was going to move to 33's, and for now I've changed my mind. Project ran way over budget, so I need to get rid of these and spend the cash on getting the jeep running right instead. Includes the stripping meant to go between body and flare. Just like here...

Hey folks. My XJ was hesitating in a terrible way - almost unwilling to accelerate at all - on the way back from visiting some family. I figured it for a fuel-related problem all my sensors are pretty recent, so I pulled the fuel rail. Come to find out there's a fair amount of rust in there...

Got a JCR XJ gas tank skid that isn't useful to me anymore since I bought the big Genright tank. It has been painted black, has some light surface rust where I've scratched the paint off in a few places. Make me an offer. Also, Rough Country bent-design short lower control arms. Came with a...

Well, a few countries in it anyhow. The Army sent me over here, and man was I surprised to find so many XJ's roaming a few of these countries. I spent the most time in Kuwait and a recent trip to Oman, so here's a few I've managed to get a picture of. KUWAIT Spotted this one on arrival at...

Hey folks. Some of you have met me, most of you probably not, but I lurk here frequently and I have plenty of time right now courtesy of an Army deployment. So I might as well make a build thread for The Blurple. If you're looking for revolutionary ideas or heavy fab, look elsewhere. This is...

Disclaimer here fab guys, I'm not a fabber at all (though I'd like to learn) so this may be a silly question, but searching hasn't answered this for me. BLUF: Any reason you couldn't fab up drop brackets that don't come down the full 4" most of the commercial ones do? Or failing that, slice...

So I understand this is the place for username changes? Can someone please change me to BlurpleXJ. The '1998' part is just awkward when someone asks my username in person.

Hey folks, need a new knuckle for my 1998. One of the caliper bolt mounts just rusted through, and I'm none too happy riding around on a half-attached brake. If anyone has a spare one laying around they'd be willing to ship to NC on short notice, let me know. I need the drivers side but...

Hi folks. Looking to change up my gear ratio, and swapping the axles is cheaper than paying for a regear. If you're upgrading beyond the stockers and have 4.10s or 4.56s, I could be willing to take your old axles off your hands. I'm located in NC but willing to drive a bit. One caveat: not...