The TJ..."Skipper"

Just picked  up an 04 TJ and here it is bone stock...Not for long that is...Let the mods begin...  My wife named it Sluggo but she is telling me I have to call it "Skipper" until it gets some good mods on it because right now it is a Baby Jeep. Now all my friends are calling him Skipper and I am sure the name will stick.

More pictures coming soon...

I have the Full Traction 4" long arm kit and just need to find the time to get it done.  I will post pictures in the next couple of weeks as I get this kit installed.

These are a great set of seals and the old stock seals I had were even broken...Not that they really did a good job anyway but the new Alloy Axle Tube Seals do an outstanding job of keeping mud, snow, water and all kinds of other damaging junk out of the axle tubes just waiting to get to the seals that hold all that nice clean oil in the diff.

I really need to thank JJ over at       for getting me in line with these.  JJ has installed these on many of his Jeeps and he has been really on my case to get these installed.  Thanks JJ.

If you tip your Jeep to one side when you pull the axles no oil will leak and you will not have a huge mess on your hands.

This is one of the Alloy Axle Tube Seals compared to the stock seal...How do you even call the stock one a seal.  Maybe dirt collector would be more like it.

I really think the new Alloy seals will last a lot long then the stock piece of plastic that came with my axles.

Axle tube without the new seals

Here you can see the new Alloy Axle Tube Seals.  Not only will they keep all kinds of bad junk out of the end of the axle tubes which could work it way back to the main axle seals... But they just look so dang cool as well.

I have installed 5 sets of the hub bearings and have been needing the Hub Conversion for a very long time.  Not only does it solve the hub bearing problem but it allows me to free wheel the entire front end as well.  I called All J Products and placed an order.  Man these guys are good.  They had everything in stock and even the needed hub wrench as well.  They are always so good about getting the right parts out to you along with a tracking number and their pricing is always right on.  Please give them a call for anything Jeep related or drop into their website at  www.boulderbars.com

I am not going to cover all the instruction because Warn sends out a very detailed instruction manual...but I wanted to add a few pictures and a few notes about the install.  I will say you will increase the front track width by 3/4" on each side.  That also helps for side hilling as well.  You MUST also use the correct front rotor.  Some of the stock rotors do not have a thick enough flange so be sure to read about this on the Warn site or just be sure to follow the install instructions.  You MUST also open the hub flange hole but a god machine shop can help with this.  I live in a very rural area so again Quinn at All J Products stepped up to the plate to get this task done for me. 

The install is very easy if you just follow the instructions and only took a couple of hours at a slow pace.  I went ahead and upgraded my axles at the same time and will keep the inner axles as spares but I feel the hub itself will be a good fuse instead of an axle.  The hub itself is very easy to trail fix and not that expensive so it will be a great fuse.  

After the install I could really tell out on the road that the front shaft was not spinning like crazy.  It will have a very easy life as far as on road goes.  

I just did an install of the new Smittybilt seats and man I am really liking them for dang sure.  They are very well made and give a lot of support while off-road.  They are not the plush cheap seats like a lot of the ones on the market but true suspension race seats.  hey also recline with an outstanding handle. Very nice frame work and has all the cut outs for a 5 point harness.  I had to make my own floor mounts but not a real big deal.  I will post some pictures in the next few days.  I have used them both on and off-road for a couple of weeks now and have been very pleased with them.  Neal at 4 Wheel Parts in Henderson NV did a drop ship on these for me.  A great shop to work with.  If you need parts from 4 Wheel Parts give Neal a call and he can help you out with all your needs.