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2004 Laredo Little snow wheeling trip in the local San Diego mountains 5/7/17

Snow trip with my boys The weather in So Cal has been so crazy this year. We had a pretty good storm roll in last weekend and the local mountains got snow in May! I figured it would be the perfect excuse to take the Jeep out with the boys. We explored some super muddy trails that turned out to...

JKS would be proud of this front end.

Steering Upgrade Finished/Death Wobble Fixed Found the time to install the JKS HD steering components and all four new Moog tie rod ends. I also installed the second steering stabilizer I had from Kevin's Off-road and then rotated the tires. Everything felt much tighter and little bumps that...

Steering Upgrade I started to get some pretty severe death wobble for the first time a few weeks ago. I had just upgraded my steering stabilizer less then two months ago with one from KOR off-road and I religiously rotate my tires in an attempt to avoid it. I climbed around underneath and could...

Sunrise the day we were packing up was amazing!

One of the narrow sections of Sandstone Canyon

Anza Borrego Desert Trip Went back to Anza Borrego with some guys from work the other day. Went through Fish Creek Wash, Sandstone Canyon and a few other places. Also hiked through a bitchen place called The Slot which is amazing. Nothing new really to report on the Jeep except I scored a brand...

Hi Lift Jack under seat install I bought a 48" Hi Lift jack that I had planned to keep under the back seat the other day. I did not want the jack mounted to the outside of the Jeep for security reasons. I also like having the rig look clean and simple on the outside. Once I removed the stock...

Fixed the engine noise! For now at least. So I took the WJ into a local shop expecting the worst after trying to locate the source of the horrible noise myself. I sat under the thing while it was running multiple times trying to pinpoint where the noise was coming from and could not figure it...

140K Miles. Time for a STROKER? Well I just hit 140K miles on the WJ the other day. Everything still seems to be working just fine on the old girl but she is making more and more noises every day. :Mechanic: I have started looking into my options for replacing the 4.0 and am leaning towards a...

Lake Cuyamaca Camping Trip I took my two boys up to Lake Cuyamaca for some fishing and tent camping back in May. Its about a 45 minute drive from my house which heads through some really scenic parts of San Diego back country and the town of Julian. We had a blast and they cant wait for the...

I have an '04 Laredo as well with the 4.0 and select trac. I put a simple 3" lift on with Bilsteins and 33's. I love the Jeep and it is really comfortable inside even for my family of four on road trips. I daily drive it and wheel it whenever possible. Much better for my needs now then my 04...

Some more pics of the rear teardown for isolator install and bumps. I went with 3" extended in the rear and 3.5" front extended bumps. Works just perfect at keeping the 33's out of the fenders. I had my professional mechanics help out with the work! :sombrero:

Coil Spring Isolator Replacement Its been a while since I updated this thread. I replaced all the coil isolators with new Moog parts from amazon. I noticed the original parts were in pretty bad shape and one seemed to even be melted somehow. I did the install when I had everything apart to put...

Here's mine. 2004 Laredo 4.0 I'm in San Diego

Looks really good so far! I like the cut job you did on the front bumper. I'm running 3.25" lift on 33's and did similar trimming. I also had to extend the bumpstops to keep the tires from ripping stuff.

@lecoq So far I really like them. They are even quieter then my old Hankook A/Tm's and they balanced with very little weight. I also really like the fact the they are made in the USA

Day trip to Mt. Laguna My oldest boy got out of school early yesterday so I decided to take the two of them up to the mountains to play in some snow. I live in San Diego so it's a big deal when it snows here. I was stuck at work for the first two days after the storm so we didn't have much to...

Stage 1 front fender trimming Well I finished the first stage of trimming on the front wheel wells to make room for the Toyos. I plan to eventually open up the entire fender and bumper but this works for now. I need to start trimming the back before I go any further on the front. I removed...