WahooSteeler

Ditto. i think canyons are kinda timeless.

chico, i'm no expert on these here closed systems, but i'm a little confused. your thread says "closed system" and then later you state "you no longer have a closed system". did your mods change it over to an open system? I thought it was still a closed system. regardless, recently i had overheating issues and shamelessly i have to admit it was simply low on coolant. well, almost out of coolant is more like it. :dunce: so when i filled the bottle up to the proper level and ran the truck (in my driveway), i too continued to overheat and but my bottle continued to be empty. i found no leaks and my oil was clean so i wasn't sure what was up. until that is, i repeated the proces several other times, letting the truck cool completely after each shut off to see how much if any coolant returned to the bottle. each time i did this, as you probably have figured out where this is going, the truck ran cooler and a little more coolant returned to the bottle. yup, eventually the bottle filled up, stayed filled up after cool down, and the truck is running below 210 like a champ. on the highway with my newly functioning A/C :D on it runs "210-220, whatever it takes." hopefully it's that simple now that you've done all that other work.

Don't listen to JT, he's a 2 wheeler. A low-ridin' 2 wheeler at that. No self-respectin' 4 wheeler would intentionally keep that rake. :D

i'm also interested in the rear bumper and hitch if johnQ doesn't take it.

love the moabs. funny, i have a wheel thread right now about canyons and ravines, but i left out moabs because they still cost a good bit more than what you can get the others for. otherwise, i'd probably go for moabs or MT Classics w/beadlock. Truck will look awesome in that GM color.

uhh, sir sam, not much help there. that's like saying red and maroon is not much different so go with either color. :nuts: it's personal taste. i am pretty sure i like the ravines just a little bit more, and probably because they are a little less common on MJs as the canyons. but it's one of those things that sometimes it helps to get other opinions to help make a decision. as you can see, yes, i already have canyons. yes, i know they are nearly identical, but still different IMO. i'd probably break even for what i can sell my canyons for, which at the end of the day would probably be the only way i'd do it.

I can get my hands on a set of Ravines for pretty cheap, so the question is stay with my Canyons, which I love, or go to Ravines which I also think look great. I can also get my hands on another set of Canyons for a decent price if I keep mine and anybody wants some. They have about 50% tread on 30" A/Ts (not BFGs, don't remember the brand but was a major one) and full tread on the spare, total of 5 wheels and tires. Hit me with your O-pinions on the Canyons vs. Ravines. Not much different, but different. Know what I mean? :popcorn:

go to your posting, click edit in the upper right corner, delete the img tag and replace with your new pic. :D should we assume you are a face talker? LOL

where are you locating your front speakers? the front door openings are most definitely 5 1/4" round openings.

No, actually it wasn't a good weekend at all. It was a GREAT weekend!! :cheers: :cheers: And not just from everything we got accomplished, but in meeting new friends and being shown such great hospitality. (What would you expect from a couple of Pittsburghers transplated to God's country, errr, Virginia). If you ever get the chance to wrench with Jeff, I suggest you do it. You're likely to learn a thing or two while having a good time. It's nice to work in a relaxed atmosphere too, especially if you are not Mr. Goodwrench and you're wrenching buddy is (Jeff) but doesn't make you feel uncomfortable. As Jeff said, we massacred a substantial amount of BL's and BLL's and then finished the day off on Saturday with a pork shoulder that he had on the Weber Smokey Joe for about 8hrs. And his wife Missy was super cool about some stranger from an internet 4 wheel drive club coming to their house. :nuts: Then back at it this morning to pull his driveline out and a few more refreshments. Pretty cool to pull the whole engine, tranny and xfer case all in one shot. :cheers: Thanks for posting the pics too Jeff (I'm also posting some on the "introduce your comanche" sticky to compare to stock height). We think I netted about 2.5" up front and close to 1.5" in the back, so when I wear out the Bridgestones, I can throw 31s on no problem. Of course Jeff was teasing me as to how long it will be before I want to lift it more. We'll see......... ;)

Now hold on Wildman, I called dibs on that drivetrain a while back, IF you sold it. :brows: And YOU told me you were going to hang on to it for now. So, is it for sale now LOL? ;)

Looks good but I'd love to see more pics, escpecially from the side ;)

I'm assuming Taz will be able to hook you up, but I found my old receipt and the window wipes are referred to as "belt w/strip". Yeah, weird. Anyway, below is the link, but for the record, it's in the collision catalog under "door, glass and hardware, belt w/strip, outer or inner". http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/ ... atalogid=2

Anybody have or had any experience with these? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... R&v=glance

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Called Advance, they couldn't get anything bigger than 1/2" and I need 9/16s. I didn't think of Fastenal until after the fact which is ironic you mention them because just last week I had to get them to order new flange bolts for my tow hooks. This shop is a spring and suspension specialist, that's all they do. They have threaded rod in stock in tons of different sizes, grade 5 and 8 of course. So all they do is pull some stock off a rack and put it on a bender. $46 for all of them in Grade 8 with nuts and washers included.

yup, i tracked that one too to see what it would close for. looked nice...

whew! i was worried they were 1/2" because i already called a shop to fab them at 9/16's. schweeeet. :jump:

Now we're talking! BIG wrenchfest. TJBliley, you coming?

i was told by someone else 9/16's bolt by someone else. going on a D44, staying SUA. so i've been checking around with the same dimensions you mentioned but with 9/16s, not 1/2". please confirm........ and why are thinking about my nuts? :D

9/16" bolt?

that's what i thought, didn't want to ASSume thanks!

my truck is at home, can't look under right now. round our square?

funny you should mention the blowfish thing, i think i felt some of the symptoms coming on again, just today in fact. usually they start acting up whenever there is a camera around or i start sweating. and the combination of the two, jeez, i really seem to have a relapse. thanks for thinking of me though chico, you're a good ghey, errr, guy. :D