Recent content by jerms14

Thanks Steady, Exactly it!!! Can't believe it's gonna cost me $25 but worth every penny to get back Jeepin'!!!

I am trying to find a part number for the stud you screw the oil filter on for a 1977 cj5 304. I am not really sure what the name of the part I need is. Anybody ever need this replaced and know what/where I should be looking?

Is the steering column already gone?

Added a couple of old KCs I had laying around. Spliced into the dimmer switch for my on/off. Aimed and ready for late night creeping!

Steering was definitely terrible! Could barely hold it between the ditches at 30+ mph. Forget about between the lines! That's how he earned the name "Luke the Drifter". I am much happier with the new springs and shocks. I'm only not happy with how high it sits now. If a smaller kit would...

My assumption was that I was pushing my frame up about 3" by lowering the front of the spring with the shackles. I didn't think about it anyway except that way. So I was surprised when the lift kit raised my overall bumper height by 6-7 inches. I guess my new question is if a 4" lift raised...

I had read on here somewhere that shackle lift would give you about 1" of lift for every 2" of shackle. I had 6" of shackle and was able to run 33" tires. With this in mind and following minimum lift for running 33"s, I thought a 4" lift wouldn't raise my lift much more than an inch. I was...

Getting rid of the shackles was definitely a good move. New springs, shocks, & tires really improved the ride. Not as much drifting from left to right or vice versa anymore. I believe I could have used a smaller lift than the 4" every catalog says I have to have to run 33" tires. I have more...

Started with a shackle lifted, primer grey, bikini top only, mixed tires, but with a freshly rebuilt 304, previous owner syndrome 1977 CJ5. Rattle canned it, radio & gauge wired, topped, got rid of shackle lift and added Rough Country 4" kit, new brakes all the way around, and added new tires...

I have recently installed a Rough Country 4" lift. Does anyone know what bumper height would be stock? I'm at 26 1/2" on the front bumper. Fat boy has to have a step ladder to get into 'Luke'.

Yeah, I noticed after re-reading my message I still had shift down on the CJ% = CJ5. Manual with auto column. And just scouting out ebay , S10 and Blazer columns are incredibly cheaper than Jeep columns. (Why are Jeep parts so much higher?)

I thought CJ5s were all manual. That's why the CJ7s came along with the option of automatic. The CJ5s weren't long enough for the automatic was what I read somewhere....

I know the steering column in my 1977 CJ5 is out of a different vehicle. I know this because from my understanding, CJ%s were not made with an automatic transmission and I have an automatic shifter on the column. Now some of my cohorts have told me that it looks like a Chevy car column. Does...

I have installed the front and rear leaf springs and shocks Rough Country 4" lift on my 1977 CJ5. I have left sway bar extentions. I have drums and power steering. The photo with the install instructions show discs. Am I supposed to have a sway bar? What benefit would it serve? Can I order...

The lights in a 1977 CJ5 do not match up with the more modern replacement gauge. The socket is different and the new bulb is smaller. How do I get this thing to light up? Original has a orange wire with a socket and bulb. New has two male connectors. What do they connect to. Orange and...