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87 YJ - went to start yesterday and nothing as if there was no battery in the Jeep check battery cables starter wires ect still turned key & nothing but all the electricals worked fine after about and hr of intermittently trying to start the Jeep I purposely pressed the clutch as hard to the...

87 YJ just had a 4" suspension lift put on & since then the transmission wants to pop out of reverse as soon as the clutch is released. If I baby it by feathering the throttle it hold, but if there is s scenerio that requires me to use in normal or harder then normal throttle it pops right out.

87 YJ 4' suspension, unfortunatly I do not know what brand the lift is (long story) but it is brand new at any rate I added a set of 33 x 12.50 TSL Boggers running down the road I have no issues but off road on uneven surfaces the rear tires rub the body (or inner side of the fender well) I was...

87 YJ with 89 4.2 engine, brand new radiator, hoses and 190 thermostat, as well as new temp gauge along with temp gauge sending unit when running on the highway temp seems to fluctuate between 195-200, but as soon as I go off road and ride around slowley in first and second gear it almost...

Hey guys just put a motorcraft 2100 carb on my 4.2 1987 YJ leeps 7 bounds better then the stocker & the webber i previously was running mu only issue is at times it seems to want to idle around 1400-1500 rpm & other times it idles perfect arout 750-800 rpm can anyone shed any light on what may...

I am considering purchasing a set of the Warn wireless fog lamps to install in the windshield pillars of my 87 YJ main reason for looking at the Warn set up is because of the wireless feature, just wondering if anyone has tried these lights and what their expirences are thanks

Just bought and installed a set of 33" X 12.50 TSL Boggers on my 87 YJ I bought these mainly for mud use so I knew highway operation would be a bit noisy and rough. the tires are inflatted to max pressure but I was debating lowering the tire pressure to possibly help the higway ride as well as...

Hey guys, well it's been a while, buy finally getting close to getting my 87 YJ back together, it's been a long sometimes frustrating but all in all fun trip, hopefully I'll have some pics up in the next few weeks Anyway I am looking into getting a set of foglights and have heard some really...

I am replacing the factory gauges in my 1987 Jeep yj with aftermarket Auto Meters I also want to replace the "fuel level" gauge but Auto Meter sells 3 different gauges that they specify works with following equipment: 0 empty/30 full works with most pre 1965 Chevy/GM sender 0 empty/90 full...

Ok not to wish any misfortune on anyone, but i hope someone here has encountered this problem cause I am puling my hair out trying to figure it out. Jeep in question is 87 yj 4.2 manual transmission. Problem: I have not ruled out the possibility the problem could be the Weber carb set up which...

I have been tossing around the idea of swapping my 4.2 YJ over to a V-8 302 or 350 with an auto transmission. I think I am to the point that I have a very good idea how much $$$ the project would cost. Now I am not throwing in the towel on my V-8 conversion, but I figured I might want to look...

Ok hope you guys can help me out. As mentioned above it an 87 Wrangler stock 4.2 and transmission. Yesterday after driving several miles on and off road I started experiancing problems getting the jeep to go into 1st gear, and the cluth started feeling a bit soft, eventually it would not go...

87 YJ did a weber conversion about 2 years back. Alot better than the crappy factory set up but the weber is tempermental when it comes to tuning. This past weekend I did a rebuild on the weber carb. The jeep started sputtering a little in lower gears and figured a rebuild might be a good place...

ZJ V8 Fan and Fan Clutch Swap 87 wrangler yj 258 ci......is the voltage regulator inside the alternator, or is it a seperate unit?

87 YJ Wrangler voltage meter would read about 10 amps or lower when other accessories where on (light, wipers, ect) but when under throttlw the meter would read about 13-14 amps.....replaced alternator meter is now reading a strong 14-15 amps but will the needle will bounce up and down when the...

1987 YJ Does anyone know what size the dash speakers are???? I was told I could fit a 6" x 4" plate speaker set up in there.....is this true??? Thanks

Hey guys....I feel like an idiot asking this, but like they say if you dont ask ya cant learn. Just installed a brand new bestop supertop on my 87 YJ. Installation was pretty much a breeze, but my question is, can the top be folded down for open air driving, or does it have to be completely...

Hi i just orderd a bestop supertop softtop for my 87 YJ I was just looking at bestops website and the install instructions look like it is a bit of a task to install. Has anyone ever installed on themselves or would you reccomed it being installed by the dealer??

Do all YJ Jeeps 87 inperticular come with the dana 35 rear in the back and the dana 30 in the front from the factory???

I am in the process of getting everything together for my 87 yj 350 conversion the engine is back with a fresh rebuild I am now looking for transmission and transfer case can anyone tell me which one would be recommended I would like to use a 700R4 transmission, but if it comes down to it I...