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    Preparing for long trips.

    Small update...transmission cooler and all new zj steering is going on the xj this Monday pretty excited. Going to be heading back up north July 4th...we shall see how it performs will be taking a different route that has less hill climbs though. Also talking about re gearing stuck on which...
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    What did you do to your Expo Jeep today?

    Lubed all my grease fittings. All new steering goes on Monday and a trans cooler.
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    Preparing for long trips.

    I thought hood vents are only good for over heating on the Trail there is so much air moving around at highway speeds I don't see it being an issue
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    Preparing for long trips.

    Yeah I learned to down shift into 3rd climbing the hills. But stock gearing and 33s prob killed me plus I was probably doing 85-90 when I think back to it because my speedo is off and I was hauling up the last hill into flag....I would go to knuckle busters but I am in Glendale and that's a hual...
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    Preparing for long trips.

    The vehicle was purchased from a friend who is a land Rover tech...with that being said I am sad to say cheap auto zone parts are constantly breaking on me. The fluid portion of the rig he did always change the fluid after a wheeling trip with synthetic fluids. I do need to get the cooling...
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    Preparing for long trips.

    First thing I did to it he had at for a hour and we went though the whole jeep..after replacing all bushings welding the rear leaf spring mounts back to the frame and all my fluids changed....he was surprised by how good of shape it was in. I am trying to get it over built over time I have...
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    Preparing for long trips.

    After purchasing my xj I wanted to build something different then the usual rock beater that is common here in az. I started with a 96 jeep xj 4.0 auto. It has a rc 3.5 lift 33" tires sway bar discos and lock rite in the rear. Preparing this 260k jeep to do long trips in northern az has been a...
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