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Appreciate the tip. I'll try and scrape it off today and see what mine looks like.

A few years ago when he was still doing them, I had Jeremy restore the original deck in my truck and add an aux input. I chose to go with Rockford Fosgate RFBTRCA transmitter. It simply has a 3.5mm audio output and power input. It's much smaller than I expected, and I just double sided taped it in the back of the glovebox. It would only work if you have an aux input, but it's a good cheap option.

Got driven to work for the first time in forever. Need to get the flares and front liners reinstalled. Don't want crud building up in the freshly cleaned out rockers. These tires are way too tiny

Told myself I was done messing with the truck for the night, but couldn't stop myself from fiddling around. Pulled down my door cards and some of my interior panels so I could clean them off. Ended up putting my door cards on. They're ratty and the PO installed some really large Jensen grills. The window crank hits, but all that said crappy door cards are better than the none I've been running for like 2 years

Got the lower dash and wiring done. New shift boots for the tower and in the cab. Got the center console and the driver's seat mounts in. Need to get some hardware to bolt the seats to the brackets. Reinstalled both fenders with new hardware and a little anti-seize and got the header panel and wiring back in for the front end. Feels good to not have it on stands again. Need to get a few things buttoned up and should be getting a new windshield installed this week and the shop will also be swapping in the rear slider I've had laying around for a while. Really need to get some carpet for this thing.

Was under the dash today and figured out it's actually a brace for the clutch master cylinder. I assume these are only on 84-86 years since the later clutch cylinders have vertical mounting holes as opposed to horizontal ones. Although I can't find mention of it in my 84-86 parts manual . I'll leave this picture here to hopefully help someone in the future.

So I spent an hour combing through the parts manual and could figure out where it goes. I also spent about an hour or so looking at as many pictures I could find of 86 MJs to see if I could find a good one from under the steering column and couldn't. I distinctly remember removing the arm and thinking "why is it so much rustier than the other 2" so I'm fairly convinced it's a steering column brace. Could anyone with an 86 grab a shot under the dash to see if you have a 3rd brace installed?

Got the dash buttoned up aside from radio antenna. Added a blue sea systems dual USB 12v source for charging. Swapped the fog light switch with one for an XJ back wiper, that way I can supply constant power on one throw and use the momentary throw to flash the fog lights instead of trying to use the high beams. I decided to go with a mid 80s S10 steering wheel. I've always loved the way they looked and since the splines are lower than center on the wheel, it will give me a bit more leg room. Much more with the tilt column as well. Also added delay wipers with the "new" column.

I'll root around in my 86 parts manual to see if I can figure it out. I sorta remember removing it from the column, but that was a few months ago, and it was also in my pile of steering column parts Both of the inner fender braces are installed so I know it's not one of those

It's a different length and angle than both of those. Really scratching my head on where I removed this thing from. Changed the title to describe it better

Putting my interior back together and can't remember where this brace rod goes. I've got the 2 that go from the column to the left in, just don't know where this one goes.

Dash and electrical mostly back in

Miscounted plugs for the floor, oops. Quick coat of POR15 over the sealer so the floor looks uniform until I get some carpet. Got the underside sealed up today and I'll wait for the rain to hold off in the next couple days and I'll do a quick coat underneath as well. Put one thick coat on the roof. Hoping that and the new SMS headliner will cut down on some noise and radiant heat in the cab. Put a coat on the seat mounts as well and they're hanging in the cab to cure out of the rain.

It's not in the greatest condition but it's not falling apart like some other trucks are. I'll reexamine that area when I go to seal the rest of it. Thanks for letting me know.

That's a good tip. I was going by where the sealer was originally, but we all know these trucks weren't sealed the best. How much further in did you go? Or should you have gone?

Should've bought myself a needle scaler years ago. This is so much less work than a wire wheel. This matercoat stuff is no joke. Let some dry on my arm and can't get it off no matter what I try. Not the prettiest seal job, but a sight better than what AMC put on the truck. Got the AC Delco sealer for a good price. Hopefully it won't shrink too much, but I applied it pretty liberally. Still gotta seal underneath.

I wasn't trying to imply they are designed to lift the truck. I'm saying that I purchased what was advertised as an OEM replacement for the metric ton spring that lifted my truck over 3 inches compared to what the 86 FSM has indicated for ride height range. Like @ghetdjc320 I bought them hoping for a lift, but I was also prepard to get none. I was happily surprised that I got the amount of lift I wanted from what was supposed to be a factory replacement.

Finished all the welds up. Used a compact needle scaler I bought from harbor freight and hopefully peened some stress out of the welds to avoid issues in the future since it was all gasless fluxcore and I know there's slag left in some of those welds lol. Thinned out a pint of POR15 and brushed it over all the seams. I know it seeped through the way I hoped it would because when I used the needle scaler on the underside of the truck a good bit of excess came out. 4 coats of POR15 on the interior. Needle scaled underneath the truck and hopefully tomorrow afternoon and Friday I can put down some coats of the Mastercoat I got for the bottom and use the internal frame coating on all the unseen stuff.

No, I spoke with general multiple times and was told every time that the lift pack with military wrap isn't in their system anymore. I purchased the 97-571s directly off their website and the springs ride more than 3" higher than factory measuring how the FSM details how to measure ride height. The discrepancy between reported lift is due to their manufacturing.

Mine are a little stiff with nothing in the bed, but I've had more than one none car person friend say it just rides like a truck and that it's not a rough ride. With the camper top on the truck it smoothes out the ride considerably.

Man, time can really get away from you. Going on 6 months for a floor replacement.... I'll just let the pictures do the talking Still have the section of the tunnel right above the tcase on the drivers side to weld up then paint and put the interior back in. I also managed to score a nice set of XJ Icons so I can run a skinnier 32 at some point. Stock size tires are so tiny

Received mine a couple days ago and I'm very happy with the fit, finish, and color match. Very much worth the money!

I bought the 1700# ones for my truck almost exactly a year ago and can confirm I also gained 3" over stock with them.

I usually cover mine in dielectric grease. It's clear so you can see if there's rust forming under it so you can clean and reapply. I refreshed the tail light ground on mine a few years ago and no issues so far.

Yeah, both my truck and my trailer are 86s so they both had the flat brackets. I did buy an old Smittybilt tube rear bumper in a junkyard one time, so I do know of the bump you're talking about. In their Facebook comments they said they didn't have a long bed to test fit on, so I assume they weren't designed with those measurements into consideration at all like you're saying. But on the product page they say you have to drill to mount. So potentially drilling 2 instead of one to get them to fit isn't a huge deterrent. Recently I had to cut my bumper mount bolts off with an air hammer and fish some in to remount my bumper when I installed my krusty hitch. I used a 3/8 breaker bar that also doubles as an extension and used more extensions to get deeper into the frame as needed with some painters tape in the socket to hold the nut, so that also isn't a deterrent. I may pull the trigger on these since they are doing a limited run to gauge interest and set pricing this month, and they'll probably be more expensive afterwards. At the bottom of the page they say a long bed version is in development, but I asked them about a timeline and they didn't have one. For anyone interested in them here's the product page https://ironman4x4fab.com/collections/comanche-mj/products/mj-rear-shackle-relocation-brackets