Archive for June, 2008

Some changes / Locker update

Monday, June 30th, 2008

I’ve updated the links at the top to better clarify where things are. The “Tech” link is now gone, and it’s content has been placed inside the newly redone “Write-ups” section. The new Write-ups section is broken down into categories so you can easily have a look at all that has been written here and [...]

EJC Canada Day Weekend at the Alberta Safari Park

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Gallery link: http://myjeeptj.com/wpg2?g2_itemId=11051
Where: Alberta Safari Park
When: June 28 2008
Who: Edmonton Jeep Club - Chad (Chado), Ian (mystere1), Kyle (Cyborg), Kyle (o-min), Mark (Mark_93YJ), Mike (FSJCherokee79), Octavian (JK-Boy), Steve (ysk), Tim (BiTMAP), Travis (imbezol), and I (Davin (raskull)).

My 2nd trip out to the Alberta Safari Park. Last time I was out was a [...]

myjeeptj.com forum online!

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The myjeeptj.com forum is up! It’s a TJ oriented forum for obvious reasons, although there is a “other jeeps” section. I’ve got my build thread up there, and a bunch of good tech info in the TJ Tech section.
Nothing too much to boast about here yet, the theme is temporary until I can come up [...]

Aluminum gas can holders

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Just a real quick post. Wanted to share (show off) the aluminum gas can holders I made for my brother a while back.
They are 1/4″ x 1.5″ aluminum flat bar. I formed them in the brake press at work, cut and drilled the tabs for the straps, then had a friend at work weld them [...]

Detroit EZ-Locker in a Dana 35

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

For those of you that are into wheeling (and I expect that you are if you’re at this site reading about Jeeps), you probably already know the importance a locker can play in your off-road adventures. I wasn’t planning on locking my dana 35 rear axle, but a deal came a long I couldn’t pass [...]

Myjeeptj.com desktop background #2

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

I have a build thread going on jeepforum.com. I posted an image of the wheeling trip out to Big Bear somewhere in the thread, and I got so many comments on the picture I decided I need to make a background out of it. You’ll have to pick one and take a closer look because [...]

Detroit EZ Locker

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Installed a Detroit EZ Locker in the D35 today. Install went smooth, and it makes for real easy donuts on gravel. :P Keep and eye out for an installation write-up soon, and once I wheel it I’ll post up a review too.
The install took about 2 1/2 hours, but I wasn’t in a hurry at [...]

ZJ Tie Rod Conversion for a TJ

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Here’s a simple upgrade that you will love. Most of us that wheel our TJs have personally experienced or at least seen a bent tie rod on the trail. It’s a very common occurrence, because the stock tie rods are not that strong. They stick out in front of your differential, ready to be [...]

Stripped knuckles on D30 front axle

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

erickpl (Paul) with the help of mrblaine’s product from jeepforum.com posted a nice write-up that can potentially save you a lot of money. If you’ve managed to strip the threads on your knuckles that hold your disc brake calipers on, read on. These two bolts are only supposed to be torqued to 11 ft. lbs [...]