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Thanks guys! I dropped the knee panel which does make it easier to get up in there but it's still a really tight fit. I'm heading to Harbor Freight in the morning to grab an extended length ratcheting wrench with flex head to hopefully make it a little easier.

Getting ready to swap in 89+ ECU, anybody know the nut size on the bracket so I don't have to go by trial and error multiple times while contorting my innards?

Eagle, can you explain further on this? First time I've ever come across this suggestion and what the part is.

True..........just annoying and a bit OCD I guess.

I know many of you have removed your worn out pre-heater hose from your exhaust manifold to your airbox due to deterioration. And I have not really seen anyone yet with a long lasting viable replacement of the factory hose, so my question is, has anybody plugged and/or capped the connector coming off the exhaust manifold?

Looks great! Excellent work too. I commented on your FB post the other night about how much I like the amount of lift you have and 32s being the "just right" setup IMO.

I've used car-part for some stuff before, not sure if i want to drop that coin on a yard turd that could be damaged. No guarantee buying locally used either but I'd rather look a guy in the eye and talk about what he's selling me than trust a JY a few hundred miles away that I'm getting what I'm paying for. That said, I have looked on there before for this and I wouldn't totally rule out this option. Plus there's no thrill in the hunt on car-part LOL.

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Lifelong diehard fan of the U. of Virginia Cavaliers (father and a sister went there), also known as the Wahoos, and of course the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Correct, carrier break on D44 is 3.73

Thanks for the feedback everyone. The reason I was asking, I plan to regear to 4.10s at some point but not in a huge hurry. Regardless of when, I regularly look on FB marketplace and craigslist for axles that already have 4.10s and if I find any that seem like an exceptional deal I'd be willing to grab them for when the day comes I need them. I believe you can save a lot more money when you don't "have to have" something than when emotion or urgency of need are a factor. Anyhoo, a set of YJ axles w/4.10s popped up the other day on FB, not much info and my message to the seller has not been returned yet. I have a D44 already in my truck and got a great deal on a Detroit Locker recently so I'll likely just get the existing axle regeared when I'm ready. But the D30 will need a different carrier along with the new gears and a shop to do the work which will add up to a hefty price. I don't plan on locking the front so based on what I've learned on here swapping in another D30 w/4.10s could be substantially more economical than regearing etc. I understand condition of the donor will be important etc.

What axles were available on the YJ? I'm assuming D35 was stock during its production? Optional axles available?

Same for me

Although unless the price shoots up, I expect this to get re-listed. Only 77k miles and looks super clean. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-jeep-comanche-7/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-03-03&fbclid=IwAR14pEzCK9w0Jozp8FCTV8M34Zy_80G43ldheH7zCO3YbMiJt8DbrcASN1g

That's the same rating on every seller of MJ metric tonne springs. And as I would assume you of all people would know, the truck is rated to carry a metric tonne (2205lbs) with those springs and other necessary specs, it's not solely based on what the springs are rated for.

If you have $50k laying around, you can have what appears to be a MINT Toyota Sunrader 4x4 camper. So cool......... https://barnfinds.com/turbo-dually-camper-1987-toyota-sunrader-4x4/?fbclid=IwAR0LWD3AinGpDXj0pfkHXEkBKEIblL1N2bmSE2sBEj76Via9T9-dkfy-3CA https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/south-san-francisco-1987-toyota/7082560149.html

If you have $50k laying around, you can have what appears to be a MINT Toyota Sunrader 4x4 camper. https://barnfinds.com/turbo-dually-camper-1987-toyota-sunrader-4x4/?fbclid=IwAR0LWD3AinGpDXj0pfkHXEkBKEIblL1N2bmSE2sBEj76Via9T9-dkfy-3CA https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/south-san-francisco-1987-toyota/7082560149.html

https://www.facebook.com/wideopenhorsepower/videos/481879395839562/

Rock Auto has Lares and AC Delco reman units. On the Lares unit you actually send yours to them through Rock Auto for the rebuild.

This seller is like the one down in Carolina with the red 4x4, they just keep reposting for sale at different prices and even RAISING the price hoping to find that "sucker". This truck has been listed for less than $28k before. The red one in Carolina is currently at $20k on Facebook, I've seen it listed several times for $15k. I'd have to think they know these prices are completely unrealistic but they don't care if it doesn't sell unless someone wants to give them crazy money they'll let it go. Oh well......

I would love to have a camper for mine one day, although I've debated a small fiberglass 5th wheel would be cool to have also, i.e. a Scamp, Bigfoot or the super nice and $$$ Escape 5.0. Anyhoo, you being on the west coast you should have access to more options than most people on units that will fit an MJ. Granted, many of these will be brands or more likely models that don't exist anymore because the midsize truck camper market must not have been very successful. As has already been pointed out, small truck pop-up style campers are still readily available and the Travel Lite 690 seems to have staked it's ground as a survivor of the "hard sided" midsize truck camper. Capri is a brand that's apparently been around awhile and they are now offering hard sided midsize truck campers too. But you can also look for discontinued models such as the Northern Lite 610, which was fiberglass, CampLite 5.7 which was all-aluminum, Pastime campers, SixPac campers, the above Lance LS1000 and some other older brands had some 6'9" or "690" models that would fit between the wheel wells of a midsize truck. All that said, I've never owned a truck camper and I'm certainly no engineer. All of the info I spewed above is just from a lot of my own research while seriously considering the viability of a camper one day for my MJ. I will say though that, IMO, with the amount of lift you are talking about doing I personally would only consider a soft sided, i.e. "pop-up" style if you want a slide-in camper as opposed to the currently popular overland style raised tent. COG I bet would get sketchy real fast with hard sided camper on that much lift with that narrow of track width. Outside of pulling the bed and custom building something to the frame from scratch, I'd bet there's a compromise in there somewhere with an existing slide-in unit that probably could hit on most of what you want. I'd certainly be interested to see what you do if you pursue this.

Officer you're lucky a person was not killed by this. That engine landed right where my friends usually sit in a circle when they come over. I can replace my, ummm, "pet" goat it landed on but sheesh, how could you guys let that maniac driver get away with that kind of behavior? That's just crazy officer!

That's what caught my eye first too, then the rest. I'm thinking, animal sacrifice ritual and then burn it in the fireplace, mask the smell with the pine trees. Freaky no doubt......