Jeep Performance Improvement Ideas
While driving in traffic, I heard my electric fan kick on. This is unusual for my Jeep even in traffic. I looked at the gauges and saw the temperature was running much warmer than usual.
I switched on the heater and rolled down the windows. The temperature started to drop slowly. As soon as I started moving again, the temperature dropped back to normal. But each time I stopped, The temperature would rise quickly.
I don’t remember how old my front shocks are. I got them several years ago. I was feeling some looseness in the front so I thought it might be the shocks.
On my last trip, I noticed that I had a leak in one of my trailer tires. I did not spot the injury on the road so I just kept an eye on it and made sure to keep refilling it with air.
For a while now, my 1988 Jeep Cherokee XJ has had a clunk sound that can be felt on the floor whenever I go form stopping to going. It is especially bad when swapping from reverse to forward. I removed a control arm bolt and found the mounting holes in the axle were oval-shaped.
I have been using Autozone Duralast Gold pads on my Jeeps for many years. They have always performed adequately and the lifetime replacement warranty has been great. I have not paid for pads in years.
However, the last set of pads I put on my Jeep, however, have performed less than I expected. I don’t know if they changed the formula, or I just got a bad set. They have even been wearing faster than usual. But the stopping power has been downright scary at times.