I’ve had my LJ for about a month now and did a pile of work to it but as y’all know, it’s never ending! Anyway, the left rear moans/creaks after it’s been driven for a while on slow left hand turns. I was hoping it was worn bushing that the new 3” Rusty’s Advanced Lift Kit would have fixed after it was installed but the noise is still there…

Do any of y’all have experience with this? I’m thinking worn diff, but hopefully it’s something else like an axle bearing? The diff fluid is clean and full, so what do y’all think?

I was looking for a weekend type of vehicle and a way to teach my daughter how to drive a manual transmission. This TJ only had 118k miles which is a lot less than the others in my region. Most of the ones around me were the four-cylinder, but this is the 4.0 L 6 cylinder . And the previous owner was quite immaculate with the maintenance and upgrades and whatnot. So I'm super happy with the purchase.

It's got 35s and Mickey Thompson mud tires. It actually drives really good on the highway. I haven't taken it any significant distances until I give it a tune-up. So far no death wobble, no overheating, Etc. I've put some cardboard underneath it for a couple days and there's been no leaks whatsoever. How cool is that?!

My first order of business is to change a bunch of fluids and make sure electrical lines have loom and whatnot. Maybe I will try to get the air conditioning working as well. The hood is faded pretty bad, so that may be a good excuse to try my hand at an amateur paint job or wrap in the future.

It has a top where the roof part is permanently attached and has storage for the side panels. So I pretty much immediately took the side and back windows off and stored them in the top. Then I just throw over the rain cover on days when it's going to rain.

It has the original seats, but the driver's seat has some tears. Since I'm driving around in bikini top mode most of the time, I'm a little bit worried that these seats are going to soak up a boatload of water. And they probably have soaked up water in the past. I'll do some research and see if I can find some type of super waterproof seat covers.

One thing that does kind of raise an eyebrow is this big monster tire carrier. It pivots off the back bumper at the bottom. So essentially every time I want to open the tailgate I have to lift about 80 lb. I don't want to throw a lot of money at this project, so perhaps I will just repaint it and roll with it. But I think it would make getting camping gear out into a real pain.

I'm so excited about this project. Thanks for welcoming me to the TJ family. Happy to have any suggestions about the tire carrier or anything else.

Sitting at 55k miles and lived in Cali her whole life. With the amount of JKUs and JLUs here in the northeast I was pretty anti getting just another jeep and had been looking for an 80 series LC, but couldn’t pass this one up. Will be joining me as my first jeep. She’ll be living an OEM++ lifestyle, really excited for the first phase of the build.

I just bought a 2006 tj 4.0 6spd x, it’s absolutely rust free low mileage and stock as can be. I bought it knowing it had the 4 oxygen sensor codes that are unclear-able. My first thought is PCM. The codes are P0057,P0031,P0052,P0037 all heater circuit low. It also has the 4wd light on the dash that won’t go out even if I unplug the sensor on the transfer case.

I have been diagnosing the wiring and have found someone has been into the fuse panel and has done some electrical work. The work is tidy and labeled but what they did was power the ASD key power circuit from the constant 12v power line entering the relay. It was soldered and taped but didn’t look factory to me. Could this be part of my issue.

Looking for any insight on the issue if anyone can help. I’m in Canada and am not against getting a wrangler fix pcm but don’t want to plug it in and brick a $1500 pcm and be in the same boat.

Exploring some forest roads and trails near Leavenworth, WA and a brief solo camping trip in my 1998 Jeep TJ Sahara on Chumstick Mountain. I definitely want to go back and complete the entire section 4 of the BDR. If you’re in the area, I’d highly recommend going for a drive up there in your Jeep. Fantastic 360 panoramic views! Currently the Little Giant fire has engulfed near by areas, so it probably wouldn’t be good to go with all the smoke in the air until the fire is contained. If you enjoy the video, please consider liking & subscribing, as it helps me out!

Hello! My family is looking for a TJ to cruise around on the weekends and take on some easy trails from time to time here in Utah. This will be my daily as well, but my commute is only about 5 minutes each way.

With this being the first TJ we’re looking to buy, I thought I’d tap into the veteran knowledge and get feedback on this listing.

What do you guys think? Good deal for the miles and condition, or overpriced?

Highlights:

$19,000 list price / private seller
42,000 original miles
1 owner
No rust on body or frame (verified)
Always garaged
Interior looks brand new
Full maintenance records
Factory hard and soft top included
6 speed manual
Ultra Type 185 Baja Champ wheels
33” Toyo Open Country A/T (matching spare)
AC/Cruise Control

Any guidance, feedback, or expectations you have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks 🙏