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Took the Jeep out again as usual. And ended up with a picture that says "hey dummy, add some more negative camber up front!"

Here's some video:

Some video from a nice cruise through the Bear Mountain area the other day:

I came in pretty much middle of the pack (9th out of 16) after everything was factored in. Was running some of the slowest times of anything AWD/4WD. But I beat all but 1 of the 2wd cars (and he wasn't much ahead of me) and enough of the AWD guys ate snowbanks to hurt their overall times. I...

Recorded a couple of sound clips of the current setup on the Jeep last night. First video is intake noise (camera on front bumper, airbox intake runs right to the grille), second video is exhaust noise.

I finally got around to installing a real oil pressure gauge in the Jeep to supplement the terribly inaccurate factory one. However, I've noticed something concerning. With the engine hot, the pressures seem a bit low across the board. With 5W-40 in the sump, I'm seeing 10psi at hot idle (not...

Lately, I've been having issues with rust in the Jeep's coolant. The Jeep came with old school green (and a pretty clean cooling system). I flushed it and changed it over to G-05 about 3 years ago, a few months after I got it. For the last year or two, I've been noticing a good bit of rust...

I've decided that the Jeep needs some summer tires for this year. It burns through all-terrains at an alarming rate on pavement (25 - 30k miles to hit the wear bars). Then again, I do drive it pretty hard, which doesn't help. I'm thinking this summer I'll pick up another set of wheels (17x8) and...

Depending on what I've got for extra money, I'll be picking up a set of snows for the Jeep either a little later this winter, or next fall. I'm torn between 2 tires, and I'm not sure whether it's worth getting the studded one, or staying studless. Choices are down to the studded Nokian Hakka 7...

The Jeep needed gas anyway today, so I figured I'd throw some E85 in the tank just for kicks, as it was about $0.25/gal cheaper than the 93 octane it normally gets. I ended up putting in 10 gallons, so my tank currently contains about 43% E85, 57% 93 octane gas (E10). This should yield about...

After thinking about a brake fluid flush on the Jeep the other day, I poked through the service records, and realized that it likely still has the original brake fluid in it. IOW, almost 14 years old, and 14 years of untouched bleed screws. At that point, being that I'm planning to re-do most of...

This includes about 350 miles of highway towing (trailer was about 3k lbs loaded), and 30 minutes of track time at Watkins Glen opening weekend. Oil filter was a Pureone PL14670. No top-off was added during the OCI, engine used about a 1/2 quart in the 6000 miles. Looks good to me (seems to...

I'm thinking it's time to change out the bearings in my alternator. It's developed a bit of a chirp when cold (and occasionally when warm, although very quiet). The sound is definitely coming out of the rear bearing in the alt. However, if I pull the belt and turn the alt by hand, it still turns...

Currently, I've been running a 5k OCI in my Jeep with T6. I changed the oil in it last week, has about 500 miles on the oil now. Being that I've been making a lot less short trips while in college, and a few long highway runs to/from home, I'm thinking of stretching my OCI to 6k or so this...

My local AAP had a jug of old stock CJ-4 RTS next to the T6 on the shelf today when I went in to pick up supplies for my oil change this week. I bought the T6 rather than the older stuff, but am now considering going back for the other to add to my (very small) stash, and want your opinion. I...