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The 2017 Annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival was held on June 9 to 11, 2017 in Butler PA. This event is one of the largest Jeep events in the country. Butler PA, considered the birthplace of the Jeep gets invaded for the weekend by Jeeps of all kinds and all years. There is so much to see …
For a little appearance improvement we added a Quadratec TJ hood decal. This precut vinyl decal applies easily to the TJ hood with a little baby shampoo in some water and a squeegee. Since the hood on the jeepfan.com 2004 TJ Unlimited had some minor hail damage on the hood we opted to repair the …
The 2004 TJ Unlimited project is progressing nicely. The ARB Air Lockers, 4.56 Gears, Teraflex lift, Currie Steering gear, and Barricade bumper are the latest additions. Some adjustments and an alignment are in the plans to get the Jeep road worthy. In addition the ARB compressor, air lines, and switches need to be installed to …
The parking brake didn’t work in the jeepfan.com 2004 TJ Unlimited, added to the list of “fix later”. While removing the rear axle for the ARB lockers the passenger side cable was not connected to the arm that engages the brake drum within the Jeep’s rotor. Seemed odd but it was thought that maybe it …
The jeepfan.com 2016 Wrangler JK RHR is packed and ready to take the jeepfan.com 2004 Wrangler TJ Unlimited’s Dana 30 and Dana 44 to OK Auto for installation of the ARB Air Lockers and G2 4.56:1 gears. In a few days they will be ready for installation into the TJ with the new Teraflex 3″ …
We are admittedly a little light on the TJ expertise but even the most novice TJ owner should be familiar with the dreaded upper rear shock bolts. From the factory the shocks are installed on the assembly line, likely before the body is on the Jeep. Additionally, to save time a robot welds threaded inserts …
Progress on the jeepfan.com 2004 TJ Unlimited – Front and rear axles are out, along with the entire suspension. Air lockers, new gears, and a Teraflex lift coming up. Check out the TeraFlex arm to the stock one. Rusted, seized bolts slowed progress – thank you PB Blaster and carbide sawzall blades.
One of the earliest mods on our TJ Unlimited project was new tires and wheels. All TJs came with 15 inch wheels unless the Jeep is a Rubicon where it was outfitted with 16 inch. The 16 inch wheel adds some improvement in appearance to the TJ and creates more tires options since the 15 …
Itching to put the new BFG tires we picked up from Quadratec mounted to the 16 inch Quadratec Rubicon Extreme black wheels on the jeepfan.com 2004 TJ Unlimited we stuck them on the Jeep with no lift. These tires measure in at a true 33 inches tall and are dangerously close to the front flare. …
Presenting the newest project to join the jeepfan.com Jeeps. Moving backward to 2004, the first year of the TJ Wrangler Unlimited is where we wanted to start a new project as part of our new book being published by CarTech Books. The new book with a working title, Jeep Wrangler TJ 1997-2006 Building and Modifying …
