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First, let me say I am not unhappy with the current handling, and fully understand the on-road handling characteristics of solid front axle vehicles. That said, if I’m not fiddling with my Jeep, or my bike, I get bored. Really bored. This truck has 7,000 miles, and spends WAY more time on...

Shiny!!

These are the problems that distract me from the other problems I don’t post. It’s why we have hobbies, right?

Got the JT shoehorned into the garage with wife’s Outback and my bike due to forecast of 60-70 mph wind tomorrow with possible large hail and tornadoes.

I can trade my 2024 police bike on a new bike this year, or have Rubitrux install a hemi in the JT, or stay married. Decisions.

I chatted up a fella at a gas station today who had just received his ’76 Ford Bronco with a 302, beautifully restored, that he won on a bringatrailer auction last week eight states away, for $63,500. Talk about cool. quenched my thirst for a hemi, for a few days. 😃

I found the nine page thread from December. Evidently there is/was/might be a “power dome” steel hood option that is not a scoop, that I am confusing with the scoop.

I thought some 2026’s (non 392) Gladiators were showing up with the hood scoops, on models that wouldn’t typically have the scoop. I can’t remember if they were Sport S’s or Rubicons. It was discussed here a few weeks back.

By the way, I’m really LIKING the Bilsteins.

I bought two Hyundais new, one in 2013, and one in 2015. They were great when new. They are both gone now. Won’t buy any more.

Nxtgen Cross Terrain - stock lift, and wheels/tires

Just sitting here waiting on one of my kids to drive over to troubleshoot a CE code on his car. Washed the red beauty today.

Every once in a while I feel the very same way about a vehicle. If Stellantis doesn’t put a hemi in a JT by ‘28 when I’m out of warranty, I’m driving this one to to Boone NC for a swap, just three hours away.

I changed shocks instead of tires and lowered tire pressure to 33. I’m content for now. Plus, I don’t keep vehicles long and I figure it will be more desirable for sale/trade with “correct” tires.

Maybe I answered my own question above. I drove about an 60-90 minutes earlier today, city and highway. 30-40 minutes one way, then 30-40 minutes back. Jeep info screen says 12.4-12.5 volts in accessory mode with engine off. Battery tester on the battery terminals says 12.8 with everything off.

Not a challenge, but just a question. Why not? Is the voltage reading in ACC mode not accurate? Mine reads 12.4-12.5 in ACC mode, engine off. Should I be checking the battery at the terminals when the vehicle is off? This whole two battery system has spooked me since I found out about it two...

I hit the Uwharrie trails in NC the first week I bought it. I just spend the vast majority of the time on pavement, plus the other 10,000 a year I ride that white pig in my avatar. I think the Bilsteins are a happy medium for road or trail, for me anyway. ETA- Just looked at your Avatar. I...

So to close this up, I installed Bilstein 5100’s all the way around. That install was discussed in another thread asking some particulars on shock installation. But since this thread was about improving road manners, here’s my two cents. I removed the stock red Rubicon shocks. They are not Fox...

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For me? I would say that it was easier to measure the length the new shocks needed to be, compress each shock against the floor with one hand and zip up the zip ties with the other, and install. My current floor jack isn’t tall enough, and I don’t think the jack stands were either. If I had more...