I know you're asking about a 60K mile change, but here is a clip of when I changed my transmission fluid at 181K. You can see the difference in 181K fluid and new fluid.
I usually make videos for my youtube channel of all the work and do and my wheeling trips, but I didn't make a video of my...
I would advise you to check more than the front. Sound will travel throughout the suspension and frame. I had the same issues once and thought it was a bad bearing. It sounded very loud on the front end and right from the driver's side. I pulled the bearings and threw on my other set. I've owned...
I had airbags for over 4yrs and they worked out good. But the airsprings that I have now are better. The can support more weight and unlike the air springs on full size trucks, they're not connected to the axles which means they don't interfere with flex when offroading.
As far as heavier duty...
Right?! I have four trailers that I use with both my RAM and Gladiator. I'd rather use them over the bed for a lot of equipment. Even in the RAM with the bigger bed.
The Apex tie rod and drag link ends are shot. I put stock equipment back on and issues are gone. I did a side by side comparison of the bars and there's a lot more movement in the Apex ends than the stock ends.
My pinion bearings weren't that old either. It wasn't because of the age of the bearings, it's the design that was the issue. But yea.... when you get a chance, just check it out.
It does look a little more than normal, but I'm not sure about excessive.
I recently had to put my stock tierod back on because of excessive movement with Apex tierod ends. And it was causing a wobble.
Check out this video to see what I mean.
And here's the crazy thing, I have an aftermarket battery and aftermarket terminals and I still have to keep a shim in between the terminal and the post to keep it tight. Crazy!
And I just went through the same thing with my tractor. I have never even touched the battery. But a few weeks ago...
In my opinion, I FEEL like @mtudb24 is close to what your issue might be. A loose connection would give a false reading to the alternator that the battery is low so the alternator is working harder trying to charge the battery. For me, it was the negative battery cable terminal. I had to put a...
Sorry it took so long to reply!!! But I didn't see anything on them. Crazy that you asked that because when you fill out the warranty claim form, you have to search for and enter a batch number. But I didn't see anything on them.
I can tell you that a local shop here that works on Jeeps and...
The stock tie rod is steel, but the aftermarket tie rod is aluminum. I never had an issue with the stock steel tie rod, It's the aftermarket tie rod with the issues. More so the tie rod ends. The ends are steel though. But... the Apex tie rod and drag link assembly are aluminum.
As far as the...
Ride that stock track bar, tie rod, and drag link till the wheels fall off. Lol. My stock track bar made it 170k miles. And that's 170k miles towing, hauling, daily driving, and beating the crap out of it rockcrawling. When I upgraded my stock equipment, all of it was still functioning good. But...
Or... Just throwing this out there. Maybe one of your aftermarket parts is bad or went bad. It happens. Aftermarket parts are built by the same type of people that built the stock parts.... Humans. So, it can happen.
I had my stock front suspension for 170K miles and I beat the crap out of it...
What kind of jeeps are you looking to test on? Show ready, always clean, and mostly pavement jeeps? Or 200k mile, trail beaten, working jeeps? That's something that people need to know.
If you're looking for a jeep that can show off your products at shows, some jeep owners like myself wouldn't...