I haven’t gotten to the leaks just yet, planning the attack out since it will be fairly involved. Also, I’ve put about 50 miles on the Jeep since replacing the O2 sensor and the Check Engine Light has not come back on. I’m feeling pretty good about it.

It’s started to warm up where I live and the top has come off. A prior owner equipped the Jeep with a bikini top and a mesh cover for the back. I really like the bikini top, not sure I’ll keep the mesh cover. It gives the illusion of security, but it’s really just a ventilated soft top. It would probably be good for dogs though.

The ride has been pretty rough, a lot of bouncing and jolts. Finally took the time to look into it and a couple of notes, the tire pressure on the All-Terrains a prior owner put on it were inflated to the max, 44 psi. Think how a basketball absorbs impacts differently when it’s fully inflated versus when it’s a little low. That’s how my tires were behaving. Combined with the high pressure in the tires and the relatively light weight nature of a Jeep, it made for a lot of bouncing. Reduced pressure down to 32 psi. Ride improved notably, but still rough. After doing some additional research, I learned that over torqued shackle bolts can prevent the shackles from moving and thus keeping the leaf springs from flexing. Which ultimately will lead to a rough ride. I checked the torque on mine and they were over 130ft/lbs, well over spec. Factory, they’re supposed to be 105 ft/lbs, but I loosened mine back to 75 ft/lbs. Took it for a test drive. I would recommend if you’re going to do this, make sure the nuts are NyLoc nuts or some kind of nut that won’t back off. You’d hate for shackles to come off while wheeling.