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This might have been brought up before but I believe it is worth mentioning! I found this today: www.unsafeseatbelts.com Seat belts known as the "generation 3" Chrysler belts are defective due to a button that extends beyond the housing of the latch. An elbow or any other high velocity...

I feel that it is my patriotic duty to spread this news: http://www.pennypresslv.com/Obama%27s_Use_of_Hidden_Hypnosis_techniques_in_His_Speeches.pdf

http://www.thunderproducts.com/AirboxesDynotech.htm What do you all think? Why is there such a knee-jerk reaction to throw away the airbox when doing engine performance upgrades?

Here in Colorado we have frequent, but short lived snowstorms in the winter. By short lived I mean that we get a snow fall event one day, and the next day its sunny and 50 degrees out. Those of you in Colorado know what I'm talking about. The "next day" is a very difficult situation to decide...

Hey everybody. I've got a 2 inch budget boost with longer travel rancho shocks and a front swaybar disconnect kit. This last weekend when I was trying to take a picture of my articulation my friends noticed I was leaking brake fluid because one of the lines was being tugged on. I immediately...

Hi everyone. As my title would suggest I want to know how everyone's off road modification experiences have effected vehicle reliability and longevity. I'm NOT interested in how various lift kits ride/handle/perform, only the long term effects on the drivetrain. (ie wear) I would prefer to...

I was under my Jeep today to check it out and almost every drivetrain component that can leak does. There is even evidence that grease is flying out of my u joints at high speeds. (not to mention that there is play in the u joints and a vibration) My rear axle (D35) has a pinion leak that is...

My belt was squealing really bad with my a/c on today and I though I would adjust the belt tension. So I was turning the belt adjuster bolt and it snapped off. :flamemad: Does anyone know if this bolt is available at a hardware store or is this a Jeep only part? If anyone knows the size...

Hi folks. I'm planning a spring break trip to Beaver state park in the Oklahoma panhandle and I need to know whether or not I can get around the roll bar requirement at the sand dune park because the XJ is an exclosed structure with a hardtop. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Anyone else notice that every modern 6 cylinder engine made today is absolutely gutless on the low end? I've driven my friends Ford Ranger sohc 4.0 and the thing is so slow until 3000 rpm when it finally realizes you want power.

I was out driving and I almost killed the engine while pulling up to a stop sign. Here's what happened: While slowing down the engine bogged down, almost like putting on brakes w/o the clutch (but mines an auto). The rpms dropped to about 300-400 rpms and ran rough. Then after the idle...

Maybe I'm becoming wiser, but I'm quickly coming to the conclusion that k&n air filters are a joke. I've ran one for the last 20,000-30,000 miles and I found dirt on my throttle body a few days ago. I also found dirt in my air intake tube and manifold. I'm pissed. :mad: So I put a...

Hey everybody. Tonight I got bored and I went out for a drive with my digital camera and recorded my gauge cluster while accelerating at maximum rate in my Jeep (wide open). When I got home I used the video and a stopwatch to calculate some acceleration times. I repeated the timing multiple...

Hey everybody. When I engage my parking brake all the way my Jeep is still capable of rolling while in neutral. I also tested the parking brake on the road. I drove about 20-30 mph and completely engaged the parking brake and it took forever to stop. On all other cars I've driven the...

Hi everyone. Just a quick question....at what rpm do your aw4's upshift at full throttle? Mine shifts at 4800 rpm, and I don't know why it doesn't go all the way to the redline (5250) like it should. I've done all the intake and exhaust mods so I know the engine is capable of revving to 5250...

What do ya guys think about these? Has anyone tried them? http://flex-a-form.com/products.asp They weigh 8 lbs. So that is 16 lbs total for two springs. That saves about 74 lbs of weight according to their 45 lb per spring figure for steel leaf packs. That should improve 1/4 mile times...

My Jeep's front end popped a few times while making a sharp right turn. Are my u joints on the way out? I have 127,000 miles and its a 99.

After reading some stuff on running lean after installing headers I decided to pull a spark plug and check. I honestly can't tell whether or not I'm running lean. The white insulator would suggest I am but there is an awful lot of carbon deposits on the top threads suggesting a rich condition...

Hey yall. I just completed the install of long tube Pacesetter headers on my Jeep. I just wanted to share some thoughts for those of you considering a swap. Despite popular belief, the Pacesetter headers I got were quite stout from an engineering standpoint. The only flaw of the pipe was the...

As you probably already know, a 4.0 HO was rated 190 hp, the 3.7 was rated at 210 hp. (flywheels) According to K&N, the 4.0 was capable of 163 rear wheel horsepower. Again, according to K&N, the 3.7 was capable of 167 rear wheel horsepower. The calculated driveline losses are at 14.2% for...