🛠️ What did you do to your Jeep 392 today?

[Changster]

Owning a 392 I'm pretty sure smiles per gallon and not miles per gallon is the only proper question

I’m fairly sure its gallons per mile and its too depressing to work it out. Let’s face it we didn’t buy a 392 for fuel economy but we do get a big grin every time it fires up.

 

[Focker]

Very nice, Just ordered these for front and rear with their high line fenders. Did you have to trim the front inners at all for the Blacksports?

I have the stock fenders with the Blacksports and have no issue with clearance.

 

[tjeeper]

Very nice, Just ordered these for front and rear with their high line fenders. Did you have to trim the front inners at all for the Blacksports?

A lot. About 4 inches back at the top, 7 inches on the bottom. If I was more patient maybe I could have cut a curved line to make it look more professional, but as it was I just cut straight lines.

I finally got a chance to take it out today to test out the new tires and lift. A lot more clearance than the Artecs. I am thinking about pulling out some bumpstop I had to put in to keep it from rubbing.

 

[Challenge64]

Found this new badge!! Let’s see if it ever arrives…

 

[Riad]

Thanks!
It’s American Racing longtube headers w/ cats and Jet Hot coating along with a Magnaflow Rockcrawler cat back.

What size are the headers? How were the performance gains? Looking at doing this as well

 

[ameldorf]

What size are the headers? How were the performance gains? Looking at doing this as well

1-7/8". No idea on gains. Never dynoed. Feels pretty good seat of the pants and the Jet Hot coating seems to help with engine bay temps.

 

[3TV]

I re-routed the parking brake cable from above the frame crossmember to below the frame crossmember on my 392. It has a Metalcloak 4.5" lift and King shocks for a 6" lift, so there is a lot of suspension droop, and the cables were too tight at full droop.

Then I went out to the 3-Peaks OHV Park 10 miles from where I live to check the suspension at full flex. There are two large threaded embossed mounts on each side of the top of the rear differential on a 392 that I was concerned might snag the emergency brake lines after they were lowered.

Good news: no interference was found. And the new 40" + inner fender panels from Next Venture made it so there is no tire contact. The cutting of the body tub was worth it.

Zoom in and you can see the two threaded protuberances on the top of the differential. The emergency brake line lies right between them at full flex.

 

[Riad]

1-7/8". No idea on gains. Never dynoed. Feels pretty good seat of the pants and the Jet Hot coating seems to help with engine bay temps.

Cool. That's the one I found here. Will look into ceramic coating as well. then S&B filter and probably the Magnaflow street series exhaust

 

[Riad]

nevermind…. You just spent $500 of my money.
thank you.

How did the RIPP coils hold up? Any noticeable difference?

 

[ParadigmDawg]

I re-routed the parking brake cable from above the frame crossmember to below the frame crossmember on my 392. It has a Metalcloak 4.5" lift and King shocks for a 6" lift, so there is a lot of suspension droop, and the cables were too tight at full droop.

Then I went out to the 3-Peaks OHV Park 10 miles from where I live to check the suspension at full flex. There are two large threaded embossed mounts on each side of the top of the rear differential on a 392 that I was concerned might snag the emergency brake lines after they were lowered.

Good news: no interference was found. And the new 40" + inner fender panels from Next Venture made it so there is no tire contact. The cutting of the body tub was worth it.

Zoom in and you can see the two threaded protuberances on the top of the differential. The emergency brake line lies right between them at full flex.

I don't understand how your tailpipes are round....

 

[3TV]

I don't understand how your tailpipes are round....

That is the third set of tailpipes on this Jeep, and it is a high clearance AWE exhaust. These have a reinforced ring around the end of the tailpipe that is pretty tough, which helps. I did hit them hard enough to force them up enough to bend the linkage rod for the valve and cut the vacuum line for the valve. All of which was repaired.

I'm leaving for the Rubicon trail in 3 weeks, so of course, with perfect timing, my power steering starts puking its guts out today. It appears the power steering pump has blown an O-ring, likely due to the high pressure from the Apex steering boost kit I have been using for two years. I called your neighbors down in Fort Worth at noon today, and as of this evening I have the tracking number for a PSC full steering set-up with ram assist that is headed my way. I should have done it right to begin with.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

That is a high clearance AWE exhaust, which helps. They have a reinforced ring around the end of the tailpipe that is pretty tough, which also helps. I did hit them hard enough to force them up enough to bend the linkage rod for the valve and cut the vacuum line for the valve. All of which was repaired.

I'm leaving for the Rubicon trail in 3 weeks, so of course, with perfect timing, my power steering starts puking its guts out today. It appears the power steering pump has blown an O-ring, likely due to the high pressure from the Apex steering boost kit I have been using for two years. I called your neighbors down in Fort Worth at noon today, and as of this evening I have the tracking number for a PSC full steering set-up with ram assist that is headed my way. I should have done it right to begin with.

I had AWE on my TRX. Great exhaust.

Did you talk to Bob? I blew a hole in my high pressure hose, on my PSC, last week. They said it is very unusual and replaced it for free.

I guess you never know what's about to break.

 

[3TV]

I don't know who I talked to, but customer service was great. I ordered at noon yesterday from Ft Worth, TX, and at 8:30 this morning it was already in Albuquerque, NM. I should have it by Tuesday.

 

[@WhiteBronze392]

I had AWE on my TRX. Great exhaust.

Did you talk to Bob? I blew a hole in my high pressure hose, on my PSC, last week. They said it is very unusual and replaced it for free.

I guess you never know what's about to break.

When i was going through all of my steering issues Bob is who i spoke with and he was awesome. My HP line had a slight leak no matter what i did where it connects to the reservoir and they sent me a new one out. Then it stopped leaking

 

[@WhiteBronze392]

I don't know who I talked to, but customer service was great. I ordered at noon yesterday from Ft Worth, TX, and at 8:30 this morning it was already in Albuquerque, NM. I should have it by Tuesday.

Are you doing the install yourself? If so I can provide a few lessons learned to make it easier

 

[3TV]

Thanks for the offer. I may take you up on that. Although, I do have a good mechanics shop that I use. One of the owners of the shop is also the crew chief for a Trophy Truck desert race team. I figure if they can build a Trophy Truck they can build anything. They have done lots of work for me in the past and have always done a good job. They knew I was going to be doing the Rubicon in 3 weeks and what was needed to upgrade the steering to ram assist. I actually looked over everything that was in the pictures of the kit with them yesterday, while they checked off everything that was needed and that it came in the kit. When I talked to them yesterday, they said to just bring it in when the parts show up and they would get right on it.

 

[@WhiteBronze392]

Thanks for the offer. I may take you up on that. Although, I do have a good mechanics shop that I use. One of the owners of the shop is also the crew chief for a Trophy Truck desert race team. I figure if they can build a Trophy Truck they can build anything. They have done lots of work for me in the past and have always done a good job. They knew I was going to be doing the Rubicon in 3 weeks and what was needed to upgrade the steering to ram assist. I actually looked over everything that was in the pictures of the kit with them yesterday, while they checked off everything that was needed and that it came in the kit. When I talked to them yesterday, they said to just bring it in when the parts show up and they would get right on it.

That is a better option lol. It is not a fun or simple install for sure. If my shop could’ve gotten to it before Jeep Beach I would have let him do it but he was stacked up after my coilover install a week befor JB and I needed power steering lol

 

[B.Davis]

If you're going to be a Bear, be a Grizzly Bear. (Or so they say, LOL!)

Did a 19hr "turn-&-burn" to Texas for a set of white half-doors this past weekend. Getting painted as soon as I have time to take them apart.

Could not pass on the price...only $1500, with premium uppers, heated mirrors, and proximity handles. PLUS, they couldn't sell the Sunrider top (no bolts), so they gave me that too.

 

[Rscx4]

If you're going to be a Bear, be a Grizzly Bear. (Or so they say, LOL!)

Did a 19hr "turn-&-burn" to Texas for a set of white half-doors this past weekend. Getting painted as soon as I have time to take them apart.

Could not pass on the price...only $1500, with premium uppers, heated mirrors, and proximity handles. PLUS, they couldn't sell the Sunrider top (no bolts), so they gave me that too.
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Great score!

 

[Overkill]

If you're going to be a Bear, be a Grizzly Bear. (Or so they say, LOL!)

Did a 19hr "turn-&-burn" to Texas for a set of white half-doors this past weekend. Getting painted as soon as I have time to take them apart.

Could not pass on the price...only $1500, with premium uppers, heated mirrors, and proximity handles. PLUS, they couldn't sell the Sunrider top (no bolts), so they gave me that too.
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Your luck is apparently way better than mine has ever been.