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Nope -- I mis-remembered. It's the AX-15 that has the nylon (or Delrin) busing on the bottom of the shifter lever.

Isn't there a nylon bushing that snaps onto the tip of the shifter? Is that what wears out??

Can the LED lights be dimmed, or are they strictly binary (OFF, or ON)?

What I just read on another forum, posted by a California resident, is that the fire is suspected of having been started by a malfunction in a PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric) high-tension transmission line. Apparently, the enviro-weenies have pushed through legislation that restricts the public utility companies' ability to keep brush and undergrowth under control in their rights-of-way. Oops.

Yes, it is true. In early 2017 my 2000 XJ was in an accident. In working (hard) to convince the insurance company not to total it, I researched clean, low mileage XJs. There were a goodly number priced at north of $10,000.

In recognition of Veterans Day, I salute my fellow brothers-in-arms. Thanks to all of you for helping to keep us free.

I think he is. And it's still illegal.

Well, this partially explains why it's so hard to put a stake through the heart of this bull$#!&. From Jason's link: They can't even spell Comanche, they've never seen a Comanche, but they're telling customers that the Comanche has the same rear wheel well as the XJ ... which is simply NOT true.

ALL XJ rear quarters use the same flares, and are smaller in height and width than the MJ rear wheel opening. For a patch that small you could snip a piece out of an XJ quarter, but for replacing most or all of the wheel arch the XJ quarter won't work. This comes up repeatedly, and some people still refuse to believe that the 2-door and 4-door XJs used the same fklares, and that they are smaller than the MJ.

Three MJs and three [registered] XJs. Four more XJs that are suitable only as parts donors.

Before you throw money at a replacement tranny, check more on the Internet and Youtube. The fix does NOT involve removing the transmission from the vehicle. It's done by removing the mini-console, the shift boot, and the shift lever and then manipulating the forks or rods inside the tranny back into the proper alignment. As I wrote above, I've seen it doe, but I've not done it myself. It's a minor operation (for those who know how to do it, of course). It happens -- there MUST be a video out there somewhere that shows how to do it.

It is misaligned shift rods, and I've seen the service manager at the dealership where I bought my '88 XJ fix it in about 10 seconds. Unfortunately, that was many years ago, and I don't remember what he did. Basically, you are in two gears at the same time, so they're fighting each other when you start to engage the clutch.

Don, what year did your D44 come out of? Is it a c-clip axle, or no?

No, less. Backspacing is the dimension from the mounting surface of the rim (where it sits on the hub) to the "back" (or inner) flange. Factory wheels sit farther INBOARD than any aftermarket wheels. As I wrote, and you quoted: " 31x10.50-15s will fit with no trimming -- if you use stock Jeep factory wheels. The factory wheels have 5-1/4" backspacing. No aftermarket wheel has that much backspacing, so any aftermarket wheel puts the tires farther out, and that can cause problems."

??? Was there ever a Dana 44 with c-clips? I know the dana 35 changed, but I thought the dana 44 didn't change.

If "Jeep" is the sticky wicket, the "official" Comanche Club logo doesn't use "Jeep," it only uses "Comanche." I wouldn't reach out to Jeep before finding out what Amazon's issue(s) is (are). There's no point in solving a problem that doesn't exist. Jeep may not care two hoots about us. But if we're that insignificant, they also shouldn't have a problem giving us their blessing to help publicize the Jeep brand. They have to go after small enterprises that use their trademarks or trade names without permission, because if they don't pursue those that's how they lose control over it. (Anybody besides me remember the legal battles that were waged over the use of grilles with seven vertical slots?) On the flip side, it doesn't cost them anything to give us permission, but the fact that they did so preserves their right to control the use of their trademark or trade name.

CADD -- Computer Assisted Design and Drafting. CADD allows drawing plans and sections to 16 decimal places of accuracy. The engineers and drafters who are creating vehicles today are doing it in 3-D on computer screens, and I'm sure many if not most of them have never used a wrench in their entire lives. The goal is to make vehicles small and lighter, so all they care about is if the parts can fit togther. They aren't interested in whether or not there's any room left to service it in the field. One example: my 19913 Honda Accord. Nice car, drove well, got good gas mileage. The oil filter was DIRECTLY above the exhaust pipe. There was NO WAY to get a wrench or a hand on it without your hand or wrist making contact with the exhaust pipe. Which meant that I didn't drain the oil when it was hot, as you're supposed to. 1984 XJ Wagoneer 2.5L. Only four cylinders. Should have been a piece of cake, right? It wasn't possible to access the #1 spark plug without first removing the A/C compressor.

If their objection is trademark-related, I'd suggest contacting Fiat-Chrysler (or is it Chrysler-Fiat?) and describing who we are and what we do, pointing out that many of our members also own newer Jeep vehicles such as Patriots, Grand Cherokees, Liberties, and Wranglers, and that we are loyal supporters of the brand who happen to have an eclectic appreciation for the Comanche pickup, so we would like their permission to use the Jeep and Comanche names in the club logo. Include a reproduction of the logo image, and see if they'll bless it.

Which design are you referring to as "that" design?

Personally, I need shirts with at least one pocket, for my eyeglasses and pens. So I'm not in the market for tee shorts, sweatshirts, or hoodies. If you expand to long-sleeve, button-down oxford type shirts and/or fleece-lined nylon windbreakers, let me know.

Nope. That's a Wrangler YJ, not a Comanche.

Now that's a REAL Range Rover ... not like those yuppie utes they sell these days.

That makes sense. I knew they were different, and the tranny tunnel of my red '88 was hacked by the previous owner because he stuffed in a YJ tranny and transfer case -- complete with the YJ shifters. So I have a tall shift handle for the transmission, and the YJ transfer case shifter is an interference fit with the dashboard so he just cut off the top half of the shift handle.

That's because on the YJ the shifter attaches to the transfer case, and on the XJ/MJ the shifter attaches to the body. The arm just gets flipped vertically on the stud -- the stud stays in the same position.

Yeah. Car-part.com. Several years ago a friend in NAXJA found a yard about two hours from home that claimed to have TWO Cherokee D44 rear axles. We hooked my trailer onto his XJ and we high-tailed out out there. The yard's policy was that we had to pay first, so we paid up, THEN they took us out to the loading dock ... where we found two Dana 35 axles. Then they broke our stones about refunding the money. Idjits.