Hi all,
Been around four wheeling for many years but now picked up an '02 TJ Wrangler Sport with 156k on the clock. Running 35x12.5 Maxxis Bighorns with 3in Dobinson coil lift.
Drove her 1800km from Laurieton, NSW via Newcastle out west back home to south of Adelaide. She is a bit rough in paintwork and certainly been used offroad with some dents and dings.
Few untoward noises from rear diff whilst turning and going from reverse to forward, and on closer inspection once back in SA a blown axle seal makes me believe PO done an axle shaft. Had driveline vibration after it got back to SA that suddenly got real bad. Ended up dropping rear driveshaft after uni and yoke failed and chewed apart. Disconnected front shaft and borrowed yoke for the rear, new uni's and lowered trans/TC and quiet and smooth again, just an axle to replace.
Quickly have added snorkel, spots and LED driving lights along with UHF. Waiting on windshield brackets to mount my 50in LED lightbar and two lower windshield LED floods.