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PS the socket ground contact looked fine, it failed deep in the socket where wire contacts the contact, not visible.

SOLVED!!!!! Turns out the ground contact in the socket has failed, internal failure in the socket, not made to disassemble for repair corrosion got in there, likely from the back side as the rubber boots they use are not really water proof. ORielly Auto Parts sells the Dorman #85898 The...

This is for a 1990 XJ... SYMPTOMS.... problem. when headlamp is turned on or parking light is turned on via the dash pull switch, the LEFT hand green dash signal arrow illuminates. This green signal arrow does not illuminate however IF I remove BOTH front left signal bulbs when I turn on the...

A person often weighs more than the spare tire and gas can. So I doubt the weight of such will cause handling problems, else the jeep will handle differently just by the number of people being carried and where they sit. When I added my tire carrier with 33x 12.5 inch tire, it made no...

Has anyone any reliability info on Vevor air compressors? See link below...

Thanks for the replays Evan and RCP yes I guess I will get the chalk test, after the rain stops.

Aired down in my rig is good for rock crawling, but causes bad handling on the highway. my rims are 15x10 tires are 33 x 12.5

My limited understanding is that the best antenna location is the middle of the roof. Best to get the fat coax wire, not the skinny stuff for less loses. Ditto on do not coil it up. Keep cable short as possible. Tune your antenna length with a reflected power meter. and never ever transmit...

My 1990 renjx has the electric fan. As for keeping the pump cool, install a cooler ahead of the radiator. I used the stock tranny cooler for steering fluid (and also have a larger tranny cooler now) I also installed an inline filter for the steering fluid Magnafine brand filter the metal...

You may not like it if you drive steep mountains. Highway 4 in Califirnia for example, that is steep, plus the thin high altitude air causes HP loss. like I said, my friend rig does better than mine, but he is has 32 tires, with I assume less rolling resistance as they are AT tires, not MT...

I wonder if adding a cross member like the tranny mount , but further back will help with twist? Can go too far back as the drive shaft needs to have space. My rig has a lot of articulation so clearing the driveshaft is an issue if adding "ladder rungs" unless I do some wildly bent upside...

I suppose tying in a stiff cage will hep. the stiffeners I think help bending up and down, but since they dont add anything across the jeep, rather only lengthwise, they dont make a ladder frame. i am thinking a ladder frame will resist twist, as the rungs of a ladder frame help I think...

i am getting nice even tread wear at 30 psi cold. So my assumption is the contact area is good. What do you recommend?

I got center stiffeners, but the pan later cracked on the hump under back seat my guess it was from twist. then again maybe the pan cracked as I made the center too stiff? With frame stiffeners, the pan still is acting as the cross pieces of the frame " ladder" i am a bit disappointed...

Dont fry your tranny! $$$$$$$