Round #2 - Main Page

Due to a number of various reasons, I have decided that it is time for Lady to get some work done on her. Aside from some minor things this past summer, she hasn't seen any major effort applied since last spring, when the gears, Detroits, new D44 rear axle, tires, etc., were all done.

I've found myself wanting to put Lady into places where I know she won't do well, without taking a beating on her undercarriage. Once finished, I am looking forward to doing many of these trails that I have been holding off on. Several of my regular Jeepin' buddies are doing the same thing, albeit to Lady's leaf sprung cousins.

I've met a lot of Jeepers in the past couple of years since I've been wheelin' Lady. It goes without saying that many of these outings have resulted in lots and lots of trail talk covering almost every Jeep topic you can think of. I don't even begin to think I know everything there is to know about my TJ, but compared to a couple years back, I got a pretty good idea what this round of work is going to give me.

It seems that regardless of what you are getting these days, there never seems to be just one manufacturer that has everything you want all wrapped up in one tidy package. There are lots of lift manufacturers out there making products for the TJ. It is probably my own fault that I keep talking to as many folks as I can about these things....for if I didn't, I probably wouldn't end up needing to pick and chose different items from various manufacturers.

So, with this little bit of introduction, it is time to start the Round #2 build-up. As these items are installed on Lady, I'll try to do a write-up on them and get some good pics too.

Note: If you wish, you can jump to specific areas of the build-up by using the index below. I would suggest that you start at the beginning on your first time through and then use the index on return visits so you quickly catch up on what has been happening. Not all of the content provided in the build-up project will be indexed in the below table. I am hitting several of the high points of the buildup in the index.

Quick Navigate Build-up Index
Planned mods	Transfer case Suspension Tires
Suspension components	Springs Fixed length lower control arms Rear track bar Rear Adjustable Upper control arms Front Adjustable Upper control arms Front track bar Misc parts
Transfer case components	Tera 4:1 kit Tera 2LO kit
T-case disassembly	Fill & Drain plug Front shaft yoke Front-rear case bolts Separate front and rear case T-case internal parts Shift sector Bearing retainer cap Stud removal Front output shaft seal Front output shaft snap ring
Tera 4:1 and 2LO install	Front output shaft bearing Studs Shift sector detent cap Front-to-rear cases
T-Case tools	List of tools for t-case work
Track bar replacement	Front track bar Rear track bar and bracket
Springs, control arms, and shocks	Front springs Front control arms Rear springs Rear control arms Shocks
Other items	Tera Rear Shock Relocators Transfer case swap Shock Measurements and Numbers Front End Alignment Data
First trail run after the lift	Raw Deal Proving Grounds

Year 2001: Round #2 of my TJ Build-up