Weekend is over...what did you get done?

They use gravel and sand not salt up there from what I've been told. Wish they did that here too.
 
UNCC_99XJ said:
That Jeep is remarkably rust-free for being an AK Jeep!
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In my (albeit limited) experience, rust isn't really a big problem up there. Its usually too cold for salt to be effective so the DOT doesn't really use it. i think they occasionally use something on the roads that caused some different looking rust on my Ford the first winter I had it up there (I heard it might be a formaldehyde solution :confused:) but its nothing like, say, Michigan where cars start melting after their first winter.
 
I put in some Neon injectors in my Jeep and I still cannot believe the improvement I got with these things! What I am about to tell you I am sure most of you will immediately say "oh your originals must have been in bad shape" or "the computer isn't done learning them its just a perceived gain" and I don't know if either of those are the case but here are the first impressions and results so far. Before with the original factory injectors and running 33s with 3.55 gears I could maybe get 14.5 on the highway if the wind wasn't fighting me. I put in Ford 19 lb injectors and that dropped to 13.5-14 and the Jeep felt like it had a lack of power from before. So I did some more digging and turns out that in 96 Jeep bumped the fuel pressure up to 49 psi from 39 psi on older years. The ford injectors are meant to run at 39 psi. So to shorten the story the Neon injectors specs are alot closer and are a little better than the Jeep injectors and have the 4 hole upgrade. I took a road trip yesterday and cruising 65-70 mph I was getting 18.5 mpg. I know what you are thinking there is no way something can't be right. This is no joke I have made this same trip a thousand times over the past 4 years because I drove to my old college to visit so I know exactly what it would take to get there and where my fuel gauge would be at different points during the trip. I got all the way here on less than 3/4 of a tank. Even on 31s it didn't do that good. I am going to be keeping track of this as the computer learns the injectors more but I couldn't believe it. Definitely the best mileage upgrade I have done. The Jeep also seems to have more pull on the highway and didn't want to downshift hardly at all where it would alot before. Idle is a tad bit smoother too. I wish I had done this sooner and known about the Neon injectors before I tried the Ford injectors.
 
You're welcome Tom, I dont need much of a reason to get out in the shop and play, you are welcome by any time....especially if you bring more Chik-fil-a biscuits...lol.
 
stumpXJ said:
Helping out a Fellow Naxja'er. Tom (Tom11919), here from Alaska for a few months came over to use the lift... we are making a couple bump stop spacers for the rear, and getting his e-brake cable secured after his 8.8 swap.

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You had another Garage Party and no invite??:viking:
 
tom11919 said:
Anyhow, here's the spacers installed with the little guides for the ebrake cables and my shiny new Bilstein 5100s in the background. The list of things to take care of before I hit the road grows short. :rtm:

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How you liking the Bilstein's?? Been thinking about those.... what size tire you running?
 
It was a spur of the moment thing Andy. You dont need an invite, just a heads up will do.

FWIW, I am running the same Bilsteins on my Heep, love em. Ran em on my Yota as well.... great shock for the money. Almost 35k miles on them now..
 
I'm running 31" BFG ATs and about 4" of lift (coils, LCAs, addaleafs and shackles). Those Bilsteins replaced a set of Rubicon Express twin tube shocks that were on there when I bought the Jeep two years and 30k miles ago (and which are on craigslist, btw). The old shocks weren't worn out by any means, but the ride with the 5100s definitely feels more controlled. Not nearly as much bouncing after bigger, rounder hits. Square edges (pot holes, expansion joints in the highway, etc.) might be a little stiffer, but just barely. I've really been waiting to get the bumpstops sorted out to really put them through their paces, but so far, the ride is noticeably improved. I'd recommend them. From everything I've read on the interwebs, they're tough to beat for the money and to get anything better, you basically have to go with 7100s or Foxes or Kings. Personally, I elected to hold off on remote reservoir shocks until I decide to go through the rear floor. :greensmok
 
stumpXJ said:
Part number?? Where did you get em?

~ Stump
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The part # is 0280155703 and these can be had at any junkyard (where I got mine) or online brand new or re-furbished. If you have the older style EV1 connector which would be in anything older than 99 then you want to find these injectors from any Dodge/Chrysler vehicle with the 2.4L 4 cylinder or any 2.0L DOHC (not the SOHC as they are on the back side of the motor buried deep down and very hard to get to) 4 cylinder between the years of 95-97. If you have the EV6 (which I believe has a slightly different part number 0280155784 but same specs) style connector which should be 99-01 then you will need to pull these injectors from the same motors as above but from years 98-00. Common vehicles these injectors came in were Dodge Neon, Dodge Grand Caravan, Plymouth Voyager, Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler Cirrus, and Dodge Stratus.

I went to the pull-a-part off Buford Highway and just walked around in the Chrylser section and stopped at every car that they would come in and found enough to swap into my Jeep. I actually picked up 8 in case one or two of them were not in working condition because they were junkyard parts and who knows what kind of condition they were in. So I still have two if anyone needs them as I had to go back a second time to get the last two since only one car had them when I was there. I also made sure to fill up and add a can of fuel cleaner to clean anything out from them sitting with old fuel in them. The Jeep fired right up and ran great! No stumble or anything like I had when I started it up for the first time with the Ford injectors. I also reset the adaptive memory so the computer was starting off fresh with these things. I was hoping for maybe a mile per gallon increase but this is just astounding! How did the Jeep engineers never think to put these in to gain some more mileage out of these 4.0L motors to make them more of a competitor in the market? They had them sitting on their own shelves! These are in house parts for them! Oh well we figured it out! haha I can't wait to see what kind of mileage I could get when I finally re-gear.
 
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They got a ton of cars almost picked me up a Taurus fan too. The XJs were fairly picked over especially the newer models. If anyone comes up two short I have two more since I actually picked up 8.
 
Ben, any idea if these fuel injectors would benefit a '96 ZJ or '04 WJ?
 
Woke up this morning feeling awful, starting puking about 3 am and didn't let up til 5:30... Called into work because I was not sure what was up, by 11 I felt fine, think the mexican the night before is to blame. So I had the day off...

Replaced o2 sensor in the xj, replaced both headlights (one had died), cleaned it up, removed stickers from previous owner and replaced them with 2 new Club Stickers, washed the jeep, pulled distributor, checked plugs and wires, trying to figure out my random misfire code (Its going to drive me insane)
 
Cottontail said:
Ben, any idea if these fuel injectors would benefit a '96 ZJ or '04 WJ?
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While there are slight variations of the 4.0L across different vehicles it was offered in they are mostly the same and all should benefit from this injector upgrade. The 96 ZJ should do great with the 0280155703, which has the proper EV1 connector, from 95-97 2.0L DOHC (not the SOHC) and 2.4L. The WJ will need the 0280155784, that has the EV6 connector, which comes from the same motors as I already mentioned but from years 98-2000.
 
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