Recent content by Mike Pierson

Put me down for two! 😆

Yeah, the elocker position sensor. I haven’t heard of people having this issue with the transfer case but there’s a lot of internet out there and possible a few people had trouble with it. For thr other tens of thousands of people with the same issue, it was the sensors in the diff because they...

Yep! You have to hit highway speeds for some amount of time to distribute the beads and then slow down to the speed limit so they stay in their “balanced” position. Good excuse for when you get pulled over for speeding in a 35 zone or excessive acceleration off the line. But officer, mah beeeeads!

Interesting video about the concept of tire beads by a Steve Mould, a scientist of sorts. The ending just proves to me that they are bunk.

Did you put plywood down in the back? Something to bolt a slide to?

Good stuff. I was contemplating using my considerable welding skills (😂) to build one of these at some point but this would be better. Also, interesting there’s a torque spec for the hardtop bolts. Haha Only downside I see to this is that it makes taking the hardtop off a bit more of a pita.

Yeah, it sucks so bad. Someday we’re outta here.

Congrats!

Forgot about that… ZA is the best way aside from getting tons. Haha

Welcome back and grats on the YJ!

Ah, summertime in the commiefornia…. If the cities aren’t burning, the forest are!

Wow, it’s been one year already! What a crazy time since.

Had the 2.5 AEV dual sport on my wrangler at the beginning and it was rough and was glad to be rid of it. I have no personal experience with the RK or JKS lifts.

Yeah, metal debris gets in the locker position sensor and you have to replace them which are usually backordered. Just buy two of these, fix the one and keep the other in the Jeep for when the other one goes bad… https://www.zautomotive.com/products/z-locker-oem-1