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General Forums => The Mess Hall => Topic started by: chardrc on September 09, 2009, 04:56:35 PM
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with the end of summer came a bonus to "buy something fun" which to me says buy something for the jeep. thing is i can't decide what to buy, ive been thinking about rocker panel protection (i tend to rub the factory rubber fender flare steps quite abit on trees so something stronger would be nice.) ive also been thinking of new sets since the passenger ones mounts rusted out when i got it and the drivers is starting to fall apart (seat frame is cracking / rusting like the passenger did). other than that i have a 1" t-case lowering kit on it that id like to eliminate but i think with my new shackles i may be able to take it off as the longer shackles helped the angles. im basically looking to spend $200-300. so i got to thinking what the best $200-300+/- you guys have / want to spend on your jeep.
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In term of true reliability increase, an oil pan skid would top the list. Some would say a gas tank skid and I used to say that too until my oil pan got hit once (almost punctured) after the stock gas tank skid had been hit many times before. The gas tank might get hit more but it can take a lot more too.
In terms of quick capability increase, another locker (lunch box in this case) would top the list.
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Best 200 I spent was the cage I got for $130 plus the trip to pick it up. However since that kind of deal is pretty rare I would say rocker protection for sure. I really regret not listening to that advice until I learned the hard way.
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Another vote for the rocker protection.
Not sure on the best $200 I've spent. Prolly steel to make bumper/tire carrier.
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The best $200 I've spent has to be seats. Then again mine is a daily driver and not trailered.
Have you consider making your own rocker skids with some 6x4 angle iron or something similar? Should be a lot less then $200-300 so you'll be able to stretch your money.
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best 200 i spent was 150 for a dana30. i kept the locrite and drivers side alloy. spare pads rotors calipers. traded histeer knuckle for help installing sye and 8.8. and tj shaft to eliminate disco
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i found a steel place that had 3/16plate and broke it 6" one way and 12" the other for 120. when my cage is done it will tie into rocker and left over dom will be bent and welded for tree prot
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Best $200 would be a toss up between an Aussie locker and rocker protection.
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For $300 you should have enough to get a aussie locker up front & have enough for some steel to fabricate some rocker guards, not counting the gear oil.
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For $200 you could buy some 19#injectors, 4.0tb, spacer, and maybe an e fan without the controller
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For $200 you could buy some 19#injectors, 4.0tb, spacer, and maybe an e fan without the controller
X2; These worked great for me! I also got a MOPAR performance cam for under $200, but those are hard to come by now-a-days... I think Hesco still makes cams for the 2.5L, though, but without the extra airflow and fuel, I dont think you'll see great improvements.
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His sig say's he has a 90. So the 4.0 TB won't work.
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For $200 you could buy some 19#injectors, 4.0tb, spacer, and maybe an e fan without the controller
that would be nice if my jeep was 1 year newer :brick:.. and i already installed an electric fan...
i have thought of fabing up some rocker panel guards (what thickness do you guys suggest?).. thing is i wont have time to do that tell xmass time (but probably wouldn't install tell then anyways)... but a locker up front is also on my list... we actually have a new powertracs noslip for a 97gc rear end (think its a d35 would have to check) that we aren't going to use since that jeep never leaves the road :'(, that we should probably try to sell to put towards a front locker... im thinking seats and making rocker guards at this juncture and installing the rubi flares while im at it (anyone know where to get the side markers for those for a decent price)
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For rockers 3/16 would be good. I did make some out of 5x3x1/4 angle iron. They did the job.
For seats you can check the boneyard for some. I forget which model car it is but some people have put in some bucket seats from either Toyota or Nissan. Might need to fab some mounts thou.
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with $200 you can line your interior with the nice stuff for a decent price-herculiner at autozone or such. looks great when it's done. won't increase your horsepower though lol. youd have cash left over for diamond plating sides/fenders if you're into that kind of look. $200 also gets ya a decent cold air intake if you were considering that mod.
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ew how did i forget.. i wanted to line my interior after welding in the new floorpan... :clap:.. now you've got me dreaming
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thought i remembered someone mentioning they wanted to line the interior after i posted that i had done mine..guess it was you lol. go with herculiner if ur gonna do it...dont cheap out with rustoleum.
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think its pontiac sunfire seats that bolt in. jesse james has em. locrite for dana 35 fit and work in dana 30. same spline count just no c clips
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Hell, just take the seats out of your dad's Rubicon. Personally, I'd probably try to get late model TJ seats since they are pretty nice. Old Camaro seats were popular but that was back a few years. Anything from the 80's or even the early 90's is gonna smell and probably be in sad shape. The other problem is that most seats these day's are designed for large people. Nothing against them but when you want to drive aggressively a park bench isn't the best seat. The other problem is if you have a center console. Most seats are too wide to use with a large console. So keep that in mind. If you're not that picky, then you can go with Cavalier/Sunfire seats or probably Cobalt. Some people have used Mustang seats but they're on the wide side.
If I was looking for OE seats, I'd probably look for an Evo with Recaro's to snag. Maybe STi seats but those are a bit wider and flatter even though they're Recaro's as well but they're not going to be cheap either. Hell, jsut buy from Mastercrafts and put it on dad's CC.
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I don't think I've ever bought anything for less than $200 for my Jeep... :fitz:
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think its pontiac sunfire seats that bolt in. jesse james has em. locrite for dana 35 fit and work in dana 30. same spline count just no c clips
where did you here that? they have different part #s... they even have different part numbers between the one for the d35 in my 1990 and for the d35 in the 97 gc this one was gong to go into. i just want to make sure it would actually work before taking stuff apart.
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Best $200 you've spent on your jeep:
there are a few things that i can probably list that were up to $200 but the last one that fits this profile would be the 2 core radiator with aluminum tanks + related: rad $139, lincoln e-fan $30, stainless overflow tank $35 (ok, $5 over the budget but close enough).
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d35 locrite into d30. www.gljt.org then click on gljt on left under home. forum should pop up click it. then goto tech write up. i think its under eliminate vac disco or solid shaft. sorry no link
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i am still stuck using phone for net. sorry. Truth did the write up and he is a prof mechanic. He doubted but cooter(knows his stuff) told him it would work and it did
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towards end of thread there is a part number for a seal that fits right in and it works great have it on mine.
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thanks for the thread location. thread was easy enough to find... now i just need to decide if i want to go 1 piece axle for passenger side and eliminate the posi loc...
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my understanding is if you put locker in front w/o eliminating disco you will pull to the left in 2wd. My reason was since i am opening it up might as well do it cause its stronger.
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ya it is the while you are at it type thing... shouldn't realy pull to the side as it wont be powered but it will have the resistance of turning the diff and drive shaft which i wouldn't think would pull you around very much but i could be wrong.....
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I dont notice anything in 2hi. I am in chicago and 4hi in winter will be fun to get used to in winter=-)