J UST E NOUGH E SSENTIAL P ARTS, Eh?
T he TJ-era Jeep Wrangler is an interesting creature. Built from 1997-2006, it was the last Wrangler to use an appreciable amount of AMC- era parts like those door handles you can identify a mile away. With traditional round headlights replacing the controversial square units of the outgoing YJ-series, the TJ Wrangler was immediately beloved by off-road enthusiasts, and its legendary simplicity, durability, and ease of ownership hasn’t faded a lick. TJ Wranglers never seem to die; instead they’re simply rebuilt by an occasional new owner. And that’s why we’ve developed so many OE FIX parts for these vehicles. They stick around and their owners keep repairing them. In fact, we’ve just recently released several new solutions for the TJ. One of them is our shift tower kit (P/N 697-024) that replaces the sloppy shifters in Wranglers equipped with a six-speed manual. It’s a real gem: it firms up the shift feel, locks the chosen gear in
MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFT TOWER 697-024: Jeep Wrangler 2005-2018
place, and shortens up the shift throw just enough that drivers won’t smash knuckles into the heater controls when grippin’ and rippin’ gears. (It also frees up one hand so your customers can wave when they see another Wrangler.) Another product that should appeal to alignment techs everywhere is our steering wobble repair kit (P/N SWS96285RD). The propensity of the Wrangler’s steering to become ponderous as the suspension
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