What did you do to your CRD today?

arengant · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 11:06 pm

Added Boiler gas tank skid, lifted with OME 790/948 and Bilsteins, flipped tow hitch for my departure angle. Will post pics later

adoubu77 · **Joined:** Fri May 06, 2011 2:31 am **Posts:** 23

Just bought my dads 06 crd. Called suncoast the other day and ordered a new TC.

Any ball park figures on how much a TC install will cost? Any ideal places to get it done in central IL??

Thanks

audiboy86 · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2011 12:45 pm

Do it yourself it is free otherwise you are looking from 400 to 700 otherwise. But good start on the CRD replace one of the weakest link first. And welcome to lost read the newbie guide http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54207

arengant · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2011 5:48 pm

adoubu77 wrote:

Just bought my dads 06 crd. Called suncoast the other day and ordered a new TC.

Any ball park figures on how much a TC install will cost? Any ideal places to get it done in central IL??

Thanks

I was planning on doing mine to save money, and I REREAD for the 3rd time GDE's hints, and I agree it's doable (I'll have to buy a few more tools, but less than 400 bucks for sure!)

irollgen4s · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 6:18 am

Measured the height to be 21 and 1/4 all the way around. You guys think i'll be okay if i do a JBA 1/4 up front with a 2 or 3 ring clevis and one or two iso's in the rear?

arengant · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 8:00 pm

Finally got around to installed the Sebring heater resistor, I now have all my settings!

Silverdiesel · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 8:54 pm

Used that flash box and instructions and installed Green Diesel ECO tune enhancement ....
Drove it now for a few days and WOW!... Enhanced performance galore!!
Will report new mileage results soon as soon as I get my foot out of the go pedal

Roland

dieseldoesit · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 9:45 pm

Silverdiesel wrote:

Used that flash box and instructions and installed Green Diesel ECO tune enhancement ....
Drove it now for a few days and WOW!... Enhanced performance galore!!

Which tune? Full torque eco?

riskant · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2011 4:30 am

Just got a set of Brembo max brake discs for the front and will put them on hopefully before the weekend

Silverdiesel · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2011 11:11 am

dieseldoesit wrote:

Silverdiesel wrote:

Used that flash box and instructions and installed Green Diesel ECO tune enhancement ....
Drove it now for a few days and WOW!... Enhanced performance galore!!

Which tune? Full torque eco?

GDE has several levels and I got the most mild ===ECO Tune=== for the Jeep. Full Torque level is next followed by the Hot Tune then one that involves the turbocharger. The cost makes this a big leap.
I got the Metal Glow Plug update in on the motor now and it requires a flash to the ECU. The GDE tune included the GP ECU flash and I get the tune too. Justification for the cost of the tune as I explained to the wife :roll:

Roland

arengant · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2011 2:34 pm

trimmed the front air dam off my bumper... Wife finally things the jeep is cool :rockon:

dieseldoesit · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2011 5:09 pm

arengant wrote:

adoubu77 wrote:

Just bought my dads 06 crd. Called suncoast the other day and ordered a new TC.

Any ball park figures on how much a TC install will cost? Any ideal places to get it done in central IL??

Thanks

I was planning on doing mine to save money, and I REREAD for the 3rd time GDE's hints, and I agree it's doable (I'll have to buy a few more tools, but less than 400 bucks for sure!)

Let me know when you are doing it, if it is going to be this summer and I can come down and lend a hand. I want to do mine as well so I would like to learn how to do it.

arengant · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2011 11:31 pm

PM sent

ROCK! · **Joined:** Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:38 pm **Posts:** 156

I got the new suspension link put in Libby, took the spare tire mount off her, and I even got her grill painted. I painted black right over the chrome, soon the black will start to flake and chip off; that's exactly the effect I want! This is why I had to replace Libbys parts, it's not supposed to move like that :ROTFL:

Here's a pic of her new grill :goink:

flash7210 · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 6:18 pm

Right now I'm working on replacing
front lower ball joints and trans go
shift kit and filters.
Ball joints are a complete PITA.
Tranny not so bad. Gotta get it all
done before I go to bed tonight.

TJ2 · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2011 11:37 pm

I changed the GDE 'economy tune' TCM to the 'towing tune' TCM. Not really sure what suits my needs. My advice is not to change things unless you're absolutely sure what you want. . . and what you're getting.

flash7210 · **Posted:** Sat May 28, 2011 12:15 pm

Finished the ball joints and shift kit last night.
Had to make a midnight run to walmart for
grease gun and grease. Almost forgot to lube
the ball joints.
Again, ball joints were a total pain.
Anybody have trouble getting them to go in
straight?
Tranny works great. Didnt install resistor. Can't
say I notice a huge difference in shifting but
overall the jeep drives a heck of a lot better.

flman · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:57 pm

Took the Limited to Jiffy Wash for an inside and out detail. They did a great job, I told the guy that brought me my Jeep that is looked like new.

arengant · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:07 pm

I installed my inline tstat last week, and finally finished my Rock Lizard Super Skink Sliders. A right angle drill made it real easy, I didn't use a template. Oh, and an Oil change, and top off the power steering fluid.

arengant · **Posted:** Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:50 pm

Installed my SAMCO black hoses today with boostcontroller.com t-clamps. And finally put on hockey puck bump stops and new OME 132l shocks (blew out my bilsteins because I was too lazy to put bump stops the first time)

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