IN OCTOBER WILL MARK 2 YEARS SINCE I PURCHASED THE JEEP FROM HELL.NEEDLESS TO SAY IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS UNDERTAKING. I BOUGHT ITTHINKING THAT I COULD RESTORE IT AND SINCE IT ALREADY HAD THE LIFT,33X15.50X15 SWAMPER TSL/SX TIRES AND NEW AQUAMAX TRAIL SEATS AND CUSTOMDASH WITH AUTOMETER GUAGESI FIGURED I HAD SOMETHING TO START WITH. WHENI STARTED WORKING ON THIS JEEP, NOTHING WORKED. ABOUT THE ONLY THINGS IHAVENT CHANGED ARE THE PARTS I JUST MENTIONED, HELL, I EVEN HAD TOREPLACE TO GUAGES, TWO FUEL SENDING UNITS(NO GAS READING),(NO TRIP) ASPEDOMETER GEARIN THE TRANSFER CASE TO BRING THE MILES UP FROM ZERO,AND THE WATER TEMP GUAGE. PLUS I GAVE THE GUY A POS 85 NISSAN DATSUNWITH 280K AND IT WASNT MY PROUDEST MOMENT IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY. I SAWTHE JEEP AND GAVE THE GUY ALL OF MY HARD EARNED CASH, 2000+ THETRUCK(700.00) PLUS THE AGREEMENT TO PAY HIM 500 MORE. EVERY TIME IDROVE IT SOMETHING ELSE BROKE. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO PAY HIM BACK. IDONT EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I HAVE IN THIS BEAST. WHEN I STARTEDI WAS THESHOPS BIT@#, NOW 1000 PARTS LATER I AM A DECENT MECHANIC. BUT i AM ATTHE END OF MY ROPE WITH THIS CJ AND I AM NOWHERE NEAR RESTORED. AFTERONE PIECE AT A TIME REPLACING NUMEROUS PARTS IN MY FRONT END I STILLDONT FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT, NOW THAT I BOUGHT ANXJ I FEEL SAFER LEAVING MY CJ PARKED INCASE I WIN THE LOTTERY, IN WHICHCASE I WILL JUST ORDER EVERY PART NEW FROM THE CATALOG THAT I CAN THINKOF.I STARTED WITH A SET OF POLYURETHANE BUSHINGS FOR THE SHAKLES WHICH AREHEAVY DUTY AND LARGER THAN STOCK. THIS HELPED ABOUT 5% OF MY PROBLEM.THEN I PUT THE BUSHING ON MY STEERING SHAFT. I MIGHT AS WELL HAVE SPITINTO THE WIND.I TIGHTENED THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THIS HELPEDI TOOK IT IN FOR A MUFFLER AND THE GUY TELLS ME MY WORM GEAR IS WORNOUT IN MY STEERING BOX. I HAD JUST REPLACED MY TIE RODS, DRAG LINK ANDMY BALL JOINTS WERE GOOD, BUT IM STILL LOOSE. SOI GET A NEW BOX, STILL LOOSE. THEN THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN MUDDERSTELLS ME THAT MY STEERING GEOMETRY IS...

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HOW TO TIGHTEN UP MY CJ FRONT END. TIE ROD, BRACE BOX, WHEEL BEARINGS, STILL A DANCER

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