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If you own a TJ you probably know how the seats are just kinda too low and the view is less than optimal for both short and tall drivers. The jeepfan.com 2004 Wrangler TJ Unlimited is no exception to the low seating situation. Rough Country makes an inexpensive, perfect bolt-in kit to boost up your …
Adding a heavy bumper and a winch can cause the front of a TJ to sag a bit even with a lift. The weight of a winch and a heavy bumper puts the weight far forward. This leads to a heavy overhang that can cause drooping. At first, this wasn’t too much of an issue …
We are no experts in rust repair unless you count watching several YouTube videos about it. The jeepfan.com 2004 Wrangler TJ Unlimited had a rust hole in the passenger side front fender that we have been ignoring. The fender should probably be replaced but we decided to give a repair job a go while installing …
The jeepfan.com 2004 Jeep Wrangler TJ had factory fender flares that were really showing their age and 195,000 miles of abuse. There was no saving these old flares since they were so pitted, scratched and sun faded. It was simply a time for a new replacement set. We chose a set of flares that matched …
Continuing on from page 2. Now that the front part of the kit is installed the rear section can be installed and tied into the forward center section. If your Jeep has door surrounds you can try to test fit and trim as needed. Ours required quite a bit of trimming in the front part. …
Continuing on from page 1 you would be at the point of having all the padding, covering and door surrounds out of the way. Following the supplied directions the installation starts with the front section, door uprights and dash cross bar. Don’t tighten up anything until everything is installed. We used a small piece of …
The TJ factory bar is probably sufficient to provide protection in an accident but there’s definitely room for improvement. The forward part of the bar is simply attached to the windshield which isn’t going to offer much resistance when the weight of the Jeep is applied. Now, one could have a professionally created, welded in …
The jeepfan.com 2004 TJ Unlimited has almost 200,000 miles..this Jeep has seen a lot of driving and has probably had it’s share of brake services. Since we’ve acquired it in 2017 it felt right to give it a nice refresh of everything. New pads and new rotors will make the brakes seem like new. Surprisingly …
The TJ door straps take a lot of abuse and over time can break or stretch out, dealing with a door that won’t stay in place when open is annoying and a potential for damage. The door can strike the front of the Jeep damaging the mirror, flare or cowl area. Luckily there are several …
The jeepfan.com 2004 Wrangler TJ Unlimited project was one of the better ones we have done. We thought about actually going through selling it but there was a change of mind…it’s staying. Here’s the details… 2004 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited – Polar White – ~195,000 miles About the JeepSurvivor build for a Car-Tech book about Building …
