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I used the XJ shock mounts, with the bolt cut off, and relocated to the side. I also used the XJ spring plats and U bolts. I am also running the "long" shock for a 95 1/2 ton F-150 4wd. Valving is about right, plus, you get to mount the shock bracket where you need it, instead of where the shock dictates. Yeah, I know the axle is a 35, but it hasn't given me any trouble over the 8 years that I have owned this MJ.

Well, you can do it 2 ways. 1) Go to a partshouse and orde/ask for the Help brand kit, 82560. It is an "O"ring pack that services GM, Jeep, and Chrysler. 2) Go to the Dealership parts counter and sk for pt# 53007563AB. It is the threaded "insert" to change to the late oil filter. And Yes, you can swap to the late adpater, if you want to.

You can try to find a 2WD Xploder in the wrecking yard. That's what I go the flange off of. The U-joint is a 1310, and the drive shaft needed to be shortened about 2", the slipyoke swapped for a Jeep/GM, and then it went right into place on my MJ. I kept the flange from the D/S to 8.8", in case I ever needed it or found a person that wanted to swap in an 8.8". I say this because I will not use that overpriced, piepan thick diff covered, leaky spline mother. ever. Even in my V8 Ranger or BroncoII.

Yeah, the coulmn will interchange. If you want to have the interval wipers, then you need the little black box that goes in between the plug from the column and the plug heading to the firewall (it is supposed to be stuck on the velcro patch under the kneeboard, but is usually just hanging by the connectors). If you don't use the little box, then simply plug the 2 harness ends together, and the wipers will function as noraml, excpet that you need to turnthe knob past the interval spot for the hi-lo function.

AAAGGGGHHHH!!!! A Dodge Colt! Run away!!!!! Seriously though, you do have to give some props to whoever figured out a "more flow efficent" set-up than the factory one. But on a Colt? That's like trying to put a bigger airvalve on a blow-up doll.

I got the seals for my 242 from the local partshouses, all Timken seals, the little plastic pieces that go on the shift forks I had to get from the dealership, and the chain I got from a local Transmission rebuilder shop. I know that you can also get the front output bearings, including the the one that goes in the back half of the case from the local houses, as I had to replace them last year. Hope this helps you some.

Well, that makes sense to a certain degree. I have been thinking back in time, and I don't remember seeing them in use in Sicily, but then again, I don't remember seeing alot of "European" things while I was there: Swedish women in the nightclubs, braided armpit hair :eek: :ack: (Thank God for that!!!!), and a few others.

2 questions, real quick: 1) Why would someone want "city lights"? Are they actually like DRLs', or what? Not being smart, just don't understand what "city lights" are for. :hmm: 2) What did you find the rings listed under, as I could see me wantinga set for an upcoming project.

PM sent for the "windshield" one and one of the forest green.

That, and the washer fluid bottle from the 97 and up XJ. You can also steal the disc setup from a ZJ with ABS (Dana 35 only, for some idiot reason :hmm: ) and it bolts on to a Chrys. 8 1/4. Fab a couple of small brackets to hold the rubber hoses at the calipers, and away you go! Oh, I forgot: WJ knuckles for MUCHO bigger and better brakes- Aki-bonehead, er, bono 4 piston calipers,other wise twin piston and either is freakin huge compared to the stocker on our rides, true Hi-steer and true crossover steering, too. You just need the JKS spacers for your hubs, and disc from a late model TJ for the brake upgrade. :yes:

While NoOx is not a replacement for the gasket, I did tell him how I replaced the gasket on my MJ, and how I have prevented corrosion of the contacts in the plug. His game now.

That's the stuff. My friend gets it in small "tubs" about the size of a potato salad tub. One tub will lasts for several years, for an auto enthusist. I use it for all the electrical connections in my vehicles. I have had no trouble in years, including the fusebox on my 5 speed XJ.

I had a Thrush "Redhed" glasspak on my XJ for less than a yeay before it burned out and the inner tube (baffle) broke loose on each end. It sounded okay, but after it died, my XJ sounded like a tractor, literally. We have videos where you can hear it, and it sounds like a damn farmtractor, right down to the rrrRRRRR when you hit the gas. On a good note, it did hold up to getting abused quite heavily and often on the trails and rocks. :yes: My MJ is running a Thrush "Turbo style" muffler, and it sounds nice, and is not overly loud, either, even after several offroad trips.

Mine used to have a white "foam" gasket around the part that comes through from the inside. Now, it has a gasket made from a trashed "neoprene" seatcover that I found in the junkyard. I also went ahead and cleaned the connector on both sides, and reapplied some "NoOx" to them. The NoOx I got from a friend who does telecom work. It waterproofs and corrosion proofs at the same time.

You have to squeeze the 2 little "fingers" in and then the white piece slides off of the speedo. To re-connect, just push the piece back onto the speedo.