All on a 98 TJ:
I'm considering buying an A/T Rock Slider Rear Bumper by Olympic. I've heard good things from the group about it, but just wanted to make sure of one thing, .. a stock spare-tire will fit with no problem with this bumper on, correct?
Also I thought I read somewhere where this bumper doesn't mount directly to the frame, and that you can't get pulled out by it. . Also correct?
I'm doing some maintenance and upgrades all at once here.. and was wondering if anyone had any $.02 to add.. hints, tricks, etc. .
I'm going to be installing a Borla Header to replace my cracked stock manifold. Seems pretty straightforward, any hints?
I also bought a seal-kit for the output shaft on my steering-box, as it's been leaking for a couple months, and is getting steadily worse. I thought I read a post on here a while back that it was a fairly simple job, with the worst of it being getting the pitman arm off..
My front Diff. has a small leak which I was told is probably my pinion-seal. Looking at the FSM, it seems fairly easy..It doesn't appear there are any other seals I'll need to buy, do I just buy the pinion-seal, and that is enough?
Besides these, I'm going to replace my serpentine belt as well as my steering damper.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give!
-Dave McGlynn