Eagle

I can't see anything from your pics, you don't show the entire tranny. Try looking here: http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/trans/ba10.html

Depends on where you live. Ariound here, I'd need a scuba tank and an underwater camera. 8 straight days of rain, and we aren't talking about drizzle.

To save you crawling under the Jeep -- since you have already pulled the shifter to fill the tranny, if it was held in with 3 bolts it's a Peugeot, if it uses 4 bolts it's an AX-15

Bedliners are more of a problem. Duraliner made the OEM liners, and they have actually destroyed the mold! I called and spoke with them awhile ago, to inquire about buying one or even having a special run made, and they said it was not possible. But the bed itself is very close to the dimensions of an S-10. I have an MJ shortbed that is currently wearing a commercial topper I bought used from a fleet that was dumping thier old S-10s. I'm not sure what the logic was, maybe the guy thought the toppers didn't add any resalve value, or maybe a few of the trucks had been so thrashed he junked them. Anyway, I paid $50 for the cap, and it's a perfect fit. So it does not surprise me that there are tonneau covers available. Now your problem is to decide which one you like and how much you wish to spend.

Lawsuit? What lawsuit? Did this come out of the recent "unpleasantness" between Ford and Firestone, or are you referring to some other lawsuit?

Are you looking for a basic, old-style tonneau cover that simply snaps on with individual snaps, or are you looking for one of the newer, fancier types with rails that allow you to slide the cover up to the front while leaving it attached to the vehicle?

And despite AMC's and Chrysler's efforts to protect the tradename, they didn't succeed. On the trip to Chile for some four wheeling with Mike from Chile of NAXJA (the trip on which I met my wife, incidently), on the way to the area where we were to meet up with his club he kept telling me that his friend Ivan would be there with his (Mike's) old Jeep. I was expecting a CJ or a flat fender. The place we were wheeling was a spectacular area of pure sand dunes. We were out in the middle of this ocean of sand, and we could hear an engine in the distance before we could see anything. "Here comes my old Jeep," said Mike. Imagine my surprise a few moments later when over the top of a sand dune came ... a Daihatsu Rocky! Seems all over South America, the term "Jeep" doesn't indicate a vehicle manufactured by any particular company, it just means a small-ish 4WD utility vehicle. Samurais, Sidekicks, Trakkers, Kia Sportages -- all "Jeeps" in Chile. And Mike's 2000 Cherokee Classic? It's not a "Jeep" -- it's a Cherokee.

Like DirtyComanche, I often buy used. People with SWB Jeeps often go huge on tires and it's possible to get some hot deals on almost new street-size tires. My best deal so far was a complete set of five 30x9.50/15s with about 60% tread, all mounted on Jeep 5-spoke factory alloys, ready to bolt on and go. Those were my trail tires on the '88 XJ for two seasons (or was it three?), and they are now my street tires on the '87 Comanche. For new, I buy only Cooper. They are made in the USA, and they are usually priced a bit lower than either BFG or Goodyear and deliver much longer tread life. I'm partial to the original Discoverer LT, but the newer Discoverer A/T comes with a 50,000 mile treadwear warranty that might be hard to ignore. FWIW, I have heard and read from multiple independent sources that Pep Boys house brand tires are Coopers.

Greetings, MJ people -- A few of you will have already encountered me on the NAXJA forums. Don't know why it took me so long to find out that this forum existed. I was planning to start up a dedicated MJ forum myself, never had time, so I'm happy someone has saved me the trouble. Lemme see if I can reconstruct how many MJs are currently in the fleet. I just sold an 87 to a fellow NAXJA member, but it was quickly replaced (much to my wife's dismay and displeasure). I think the current roster goes like this: '86 2.5L 5-speed 4WD longbed -- blown tranny '86 2.5L 4-speed 2WD longbed -- runs well, needs TLC '87 4.0L 5-speed 4WD Pioneer shortbed -- the one I plan to restore '88 4.0L 5-speed 4WD Chief shortbed -- some of you have seen this at NAXJA events '88 2.5L 4-speed 2WD SporTruck shortbed -- probably to be restored after converting to 4WD '89 4.0L 5-speed 2WD Pioneer longbed -- rough but runs well, blown tranny, will likely convert to AW4 as a work truck. I think that about sums it up. I'm an MJ fanatic, and until y'all decide you just can't tolerate me any longer I'll be happy to help with any tech info I have to share, in exchange for which you get to hear me bytch about how MJs are so rare that you really shouldn't be chopping them up into trail machines -- there are LOTS of XJs you can use for that purpose. (The exception is if you rescue an MJ out of a scrap yard. Even using it as a trail beater is better than having it crushed. That's how I came to own the '86 2WD 4-speed.) Many thanks to whoever set up this forum.

By way of confirmation, my '88 2.5L 4-speed MJ has 3.54 gears. They used the taller gearing to compensate for the lack of an overdrive 5th gear. And ALL 4.0L automatic XJs came with 3.54 gears -- contrary to popular misconception, in the 4.0L years there was never an optional "tow package" axle ratio. There's a very good chance that the front axle from the XJ already matches the MJ rear axle and no changes will be necessary to make it 4WD.