New Mexico JP Jeep 04!

[Jpdude11]

Magnets with snow and dirt under them???

Well they did look nice when I first got them but then you have these ***holes that go and take them off and so now one of them is ripping and the other one is all scratched up. And no that's bit snow it's calcium buildup from water ......

On a side note I found an old Ramsey 12,000 pound winch for sale in my area for only 200$ Soo hopefully I'll be able to get it.

[ratrace427]

Have you thought about getting a new winch? Not ramsey? The 12000lb will not look like the correct winch anyhow. You could put a ramsey sticker on anything. I have seen the 8000 pound ramsey used many times and it looks close to the rep6000. Take a look at the photos on the net of the 12000,8000 and 6000 to see what you think. The winch really does a lot for the build. Get what you want and dont settle for one. The 12000 is massive.

[Jpdude11]

I was considering it but after I looked at it I was not interested it was to big, and then it had rust problems (witch I wanted no part in) so ya probably gonna get a newer 8000 or. 6000 lb winch

[weapon lxxxi]

I hope you will let us know which one you go with

[ScottWarrior]

Did you ever figure out what you were going to do for your seats. The TJ Saharas had a nice interior, and the seats are easier to find. It was available from 1997-2002.

[Jpdude11]

Did you ever figure out what you were going to do for your seats. The TJ Saharas had a nice interior, and the seats are easier to find. It was available from 1997-2002.

Oh wow that's a really nice interior. That's what I'm probably going to go with. I would like to get all the cosmetic stuff done(winch, light bar, whip antenna) before I start working on the interior. And remember guys I'm only 16 and I done have a job so sadly I am unable to get stuff done as fast as I would like to.

[ScottWarrior]

The seats for the TJ Sahara are very nice. I see them on eBay all the time. You can also find them at salvage yards. It is my understanding that they made more TJ Saharas than YJ Saharas.

[Jpdude11]

We'll it snowed last week so I was driving my Jeep around in 4WD and last Friday I heard a knocking/clunking sound, witch is coming from the rear of the jeep. Basically what happens is when I turn the Jeep will make this knock/clunk sound that I know for a fact is coming from somewhere in the rear. I've already googled it and found several topics on various other jeep fourms about the same problem. And from what I've read it could be as simple as replacing a control arm bushing, or even replacing the gears in the rear differential. I've also read that it might be an issue with the lockers, (witch is what I am thinking it is because I had used it in 4 wheel the day prior to the noise). But at this point I really don't know what it could be.

[ScottWarrior]

I would lift the jeep and see if anything is loose first. If not then you should change your axle fluid, with the proper limited slip additive, before you spend any other money. It is probably the cheapest thing you can do at this point. Also if you pull the cover off and find a bunch of metal shavings or loose gears then you know it is something else. My first jeep would do that every 50k miles or so and I would have to change out the fluid. I changed it over to royal purple the second time and didn't have a problem after that.

[Jpdude11]

@scottwarrior,
Thanks dude I didnt know that about 4x4's I'll defiantly have to replace it now that I change the engine oil in a couple of days.