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I am giving my 19 year old son our 1999 XJ. He will be running back and forth to college in it (8 hours 1-way). He wants a lift to fit 33" tires therefore I am assuming he needs at least a 4.5" lift. And I want it to have good driving characteristics at the 80-85mph speeds. Whatever lift we...

Ok, I went and tried to loosen the tension before first loosening the bolt on the actual pully and SNAP!! :doh: I snapped the bolt that controls how tight the tension pully is on the belt. Looks like only the Stealership carries this bolt. Any ideas on how to release the tension now that the...

Help me diagnose this gang. The XJ seems to run the battery level gauge at the 12amp (amps?) level lately. Then all of a sudden it will drop to just below 9 (bottom of the gauge) and then the XJ dies a slow death in about 5 min. I jump it with my truck and the battery gauge goes back up to 12...

Have you guys found any good (decent treadlife, wet traction, and mud traction) A/T tires that cost under $150/tire out the door for 31x10.5x15's? Wrangler Duratracs are still running at least $780 for a set and have been quoted up to $862.51 installed. Walmart's Wrangler Authority tires are...

Well for months our A/C had worked for 20min then quit. Turn the A/C off and on every 1 min 4-19 times and it will start working again. Last night I pulled into the garage and it was working so I stuck the guage on it. It ran from 24-30psi while blowing cold (not very cold, but good). It...

I run a 99 XJ Sport I6. How do I know what sway bar I have? I see 5 different bushing sets for 5 different size sway bars: 15mm, 23mm, 24mm, 25mm, and 28mm. I am talking about the front only. My stock bushings are shot. (168k)

While replacing my LCAs today I noticed that both tie rod ends on the cross link (from tire to tire) were ripped and grease was everywhere. While greasing the drag link it blew out. Now I have to replace them. What are my options?

I got the passenger side LCA off without cutting bolts. PHEW! But the moment the LCA came off, the bolt holes went from 15 3/4" to 15". I am trying to put in the IronMan LCA at just under 16". I can not get the bolt holes to line up. I can't even get the stock one back in. I have not removed...

Because my only driver is the XJ that I will be cutting the lower control arms off of, I won't be able to take the cut bolts to Lowes to replace them. I will need to get replacement hardware prior to me starting the cutting process. What bolts/nuts/washers have you guys found work the best...

My XJ is my wife's daily driver. I put on a Rough Country 2" lift last fall and the Rough Country shocks. Although these shocks would be good for the trail, they are knocking the fillings out of my teeth. Do you guys have any good soft ride shock recommendations for a 2" lift?

I have noticed at slow speeds that when I crank the wheel to the left, I hear something pop up front. Not small turns like changing lanes, but when turning into the driveway, or onto a 90-degree street. I can't figure out what the sound is...everything is snug. No play in anything. I also get...

What franchise store did you get your new tires from and what did you get? I am thinking 30x9.5x15 BFG AT's with my modest 2" of lift. But want to try and find a good deal on any AT tire. I am very cash poor, but the wife's ride needs new shoes. Know of any deals?

I rotated the tires today and before loosening the tires, I gave them all a good shake from side to side and from top to bottom. Both rear tires were solid left to right, but had a little bit of play from top to bottom. And with the play I could hear what sended like a metal against metal...

While working under the truck this weekend I noticed that every single greasable area in the steering components is greasy on the outside of the boots. I actually found that the tie rod end on my driver's side knuckle to be torn. Could these be contributing factors to my death wobble? There is...

Can't get UCA bolts to move. HELP How did you guys get that hard to reach pass side UCA bolt out up in the frame? After contorting myself to breack the nut loose (no room for impact wrench or even socket....all box wrench). Now I got the nut off, and can't get the bolt to slide out. Can't even...

The AC seems to want to go out from time to time. Add some R154a and it is usually good to go. But some times the pressure runs a little high, and when I released some of the air out of the system (through the fill point) :skull1: I would get a sticky white fluid come out after a bit. It the...

Just ordered my Ironman Adjustable LCA's yesterday. They can't get here soon enough. They are the most expensive upgrade in me trying to fix the death wobble. But hopefully the easiest upgrade. Bolt out and bolt in. Question you guys. Since the truck is lifted 2" do I need to extend the...

Is this the ball joint that I need for connecting the Tie Rod to the Drag Link? And the Drag Link and Tie Rod to "wheels?"

All my bushings are toast on my upper and lower control arms. They are dry and cracked like a 10 year old rubber band. I wanted to replace the bushings, but don't have a lot of time to wrench and don't have a bench vise or hole saw. When you buy upper control arms from O'reily's, they come...

I have a 99 XJ and last fall I put on the Rough Country 1.5" lift (I think the shocks are crap in this kit, btw). All the kit consists of is a Poly spring spacer for the front and shackles in the rear. I am still running the 235/70/15 street tires. Aside from the rough ride over bumps (feels...