What's new in the shop today 1098 (00003)
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What's new in the shop today 1098 (00003)
WHAT'S NEW IN THE SHOP TODAY 1989 (00003)
Since our shop is always congested with JK's from 2007 to 2012 and beyond, I would like to share some history about the recent evolution of Jeep Wrangler Vehicles. There might be some JK Forum Members that are only familiar with the Jeep JK's - TJ's, YJ's, and CJ's are considered “OLD SCHOOL JEEPS” or relics that should be kept in a museum with some of us “Old Timers”. Take the time and read through this article to see that the way we modified our Jeep vehicles in the 90's is so much similar to the way we modify our JK's today.
We had one of our long time customer's 1998 Jeep TJ Wrangler in the shop for a new BESTOP Sail Cloth Replacement Top. Since the weather is changing and the nights are getting cooler, driving the Jeep anywhere in the evening or night would require a warm jacket, and maybe some gloves and a hat, the nice thing about owning a Jeep in Southern California, is that you can comfortably drive your Jeep six months of year with out it's top.
Walking around the TJ takes me back in time when TJ Wranglers were the new, have to get Jeeps, similar to the JK's that we now see the majority of the time. I got caught up in the TJ craze when we bought the “Family Jeep TJ”, my 59 Willys CJ-5 was put in storage and all of the attention (and Jeep funds) went to the New Jeep. This customer and I must have been on the same wave length when it came to suspension, the Teraflex Long Arm Kit was new technology for the all coil spring suspension, soon after almost all of the manufactures were producing long arm kits for the TJ's. Also installed was a Teraflex Adjustable Track Bar to keep all of the new suspension running true and to reduce front end shimmy or handling issues. All of my Teraflex components have performed well through the test of time, as well as this 98 TJ, as you can see in the pictures.
When installing a 4” lift in a 97 – 06 Jeep TJ there were certain modifications that were needed to the rear drive shaft and transfer case. The tail shaft kit was developed for lifted vehicles to reduce drive-line angles. It eliminates the stock slip yoke, and shortens the back of the transfer case by four inches allowing for the use of a 4" longer CV style drive-shaft. This decreases the angle of the drive-shaft and eliminates all slip yoke bind so that you can lift your Jeep without losing ground clearance from having to lower your transfer case skid plate.
One of the major components of this lift kit are the Bilstein Shocks. As you can see, these are the yellow body with blue rubber boots, at that time ORW had been working closely with Bilstein to produce a shock absorber with specific characteristics to improve the ride and off road capabilities. These were the precursor for the Bilstein 5100 Series Shocks that we are using today on all of our off road vehicles. After almost ten years of driving, on the on the street and trails, these Bilsteins perform as well as they did when they were installed. We highly recommend Bilstein Shocks for all of our customers vehicles due to the workmanship and reliability Bilstein provides in their products.
In the engine compartment you can see an Rock-It-Parts Air Tube Intake with a High Flow Air Filter.
They still offer a version of these high flow intake kits for the newer Jeep JK's, it is one of the most popular upgrades purchased for Jeep Performance. On the right hand side of the engine compartment, behind the headlight, you will see a Viair 400H. This is a hard-mount compressor that pumps a massive 2.54 CFM flow at zero PSI head pressure. Features include a standard stainless steel braided leader hose with 1/4" quick connect stud for easy attachment to a coil hose, removable & replaceable dual filtration air filter element, insulated wiring for simple installation and a heavy duty ON/Off switch for ease of operation.
If you follow the Jeep heritage starting from the original Willys MB and the Ford GPW, through the CJ's, YJ's, TJ's to the JK, you will find similarities through all of the years of production. We are members of the JK Forum, but we will always respect where we came from and in a few years, where we are going to.
John
The ORWJK
Since our shop is always congested with JK's from 2007 to 2012 and beyond, I would like to share some history about the recent evolution of Jeep Wrangler Vehicles. There might be some JK Forum Members that are only familiar with the Jeep JK's - TJ's, YJ's, and CJ's are considered “OLD SCHOOL JEEPS” or relics that should be kept in a museum with some of us “Old Timers”. Take the time and read through this article to see that the way we modified our Jeep vehicles in the 90's is so much similar to the way we modify our JK's today.
We had one of our long time customer's 1998 Jeep TJ Wrangler in the shop for a new BESTOP Sail Cloth Replacement Top. Since the weather is changing and the nights are getting cooler, driving the Jeep anywhere in the evening or night would require a warm jacket, and maybe some gloves and a hat, the nice thing about owning a Jeep in Southern California, is that you can comfortably drive your Jeep six months of year with out it's top.
Walking around the TJ takes me back in time when TJ Wranglers were the new, have to get Jeeps, similar to the JK's that we now see the majority of the time. I got caught up in the TJ craze when we bought the “Family Jeep TJ”, my 59 Willys CJ-5 was put in storage and all of the attention (and Jeep funds) went to the New Jeep. This customer and I must have been on the same wave length when it came to suspension, the Teraflex Long Arm Kit was new technology for the all coil spring suspension, soon after almost all of the manufactures were producing long arm kits for the TJ's. Also installed was a Teraflex Adjustable Track Bar to keep all of the new suspension running true and to reduce front end shimmy or handling issues. All of my Teraflex components have performed well through the test of time, as well as this 98 TJ, as you can see in the pictures.
When installing a 4” lift in a 97 – 06 Jeep TJ there were certain modifications that were needed to the rear drive shaft and transfer case. The tail shaft kit was developed for lifted vehicles to reduce drive-line angles. It eliminates the stock slip yoke, and shortens the back of the transfer case by four inches allowing for the use of a 4" longer CV style drive-shaft. This decreases the angle of the drive-shaft and eliminates all slip yoke bind so that you can lift your Jeep without losing ground clearance from having to lower your transfer case skid plate.
One of the major components of this lift kit are the Bilstein Shocks. As you can see, these are the yellow body with blue rubber boots, at that time ORW had been working closely with Bilstein to produce a shock absorber with specific characteristics to improve the ride and off road capabilities. These were the precursor for the Bilstein 5100 Series Shocks that we are using today on all of our off road vehicles. After almost ten years of driving, on the on the street and trails, these Bilsteins perform as well as they did when they were installed. We highly recommend Bilstein Shocks for all of our customers vehicles due to the workmanship and reliability Bilstein provides in their products.
In the engine compartment you can see an Rock-It-Parts Air Tube Intake with a High Flow Air Filter.
They still offer a version of these high flow intake kits for the newer Jeep JK's, it is one of the most popular upgrades purchased for Jeep Performance. On the right hand side of the engine compartment, behind the headlight, you will see a Viair 400H. This is a hard-mount compressor that pumps a massive 2.54 CFM flow at zero PSI head pressure. Features include a standard stainless steel braided leader hose with 1/4" quick connect stud for easy attachment to a coil hose, removable & replaceable dual filtration air filter element, insulated wiring for simple installation and a heavy duty ON/Off switch for ease of operation.
If you follow the Jeep heritage starting from the original Willys MB and the Ford GPW, through the CJ's, YJ's, TJ's to the JK, you will find similarities through all of the years of production. We are members of the JK Forum, but we will always respect where we came from and in a few years, where we are going to.
John
The ORWJK
Last edited by ORWJK; Oct 26, 2011 at 04:48 PM.
