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Rockwood, Thanks! Ill give that a try and see it that helps too.

Good point on following the manual... lol! Is the AW4 service manual the same as the service manual for the whole vehicle? If so, I have that. It does have a decently detailed section on the AW4. Anybody else has ideas too, feel free throw out ideas. Thanks

I've been noticing my transmission slip after start up and I wasn't able to find anything searching this forum or others related to my unique situation. Just wanted to see if any transmission experts have any ideas what to try? Specs: 99 XJ 4.0 4x4 AW4 currently with 203,000 miles Symptoms...

^ I see, my control arms fortunately don't drop at full axle droop. I agree, I gotta just get the bolt out so I can mess with the caster or get the control arm off if ever needed. Maybe if I decide to replace the control arms Ill use that as an opportunity to upgrade to WJ control arms :)

Its a T60 Torx. Good luck! I had to borrow a custom tool my friend made to fit in that 1 or 2" gap between the block and unibody in order to get a wrench on it.

I have no idea if my RMS leaked because my valve cover, oil pan, and oil filter adapter all leaked. I replaced it all and now none of those things leak except for the small seepage of oil coming from the right side of the head gasket.

Thanks for the input. szfofa - What did you do to check if your control arm bushings are good or bad? The rubber on mine shows some signs of regular aging like small cracks. I wiggled them by hand and I could see very slight movement from the rubber just barely flexing, but I noticed the same...

I have a specific question in regards to caster angle in regards to a small lift. I bought a rust free 99 XJ about a year back that I have been slowly fixing up with the soul purpose of being a daily. I installed Rusty's 1.75" budget boost kit which was just spacers up front and shackles in...