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Well I bought the bracket. I'll make it work if its not the right one.

You would think. Mine is v-belt. Fuel injected 2.5L. I think its an early 86. I think I may have found the solution. Can anybody confirm this is the right one? Mine right now is not even close to this, but I know its wrong. http://cgi.ebay.com/AMC-2-5-ENGINE-ALTE ... dZViewItem

I am having some issues with my 86's v-belt system. My alternator is crooked and the mounting looks haggard. Can somebody show me a picture or a link where I can see how the alternator is supposed to be mounted? The brackets on mine do not look stock. No A/C. No power steering. Its got the GM style alternator.

FYI i never found any. I just figured it out on my own.. Still runs good.

PM me some info about the ZJ and Ill send you some info on my MJ, not sure the value as I have done a lot of work to it. Its the one in my little profile picture there. Just had the bed line-x'd about 6 months ago..

Still lookin? I might be interested in a trade..

Sorry i was thinking 97+ XJ stuff... Which does indeed mount the same. I swapped out power seats for manual ones in my XJ a while ago..

i havent, but it would be the same process as manual seats. they mount the same. you would just need to run a power and ground wire to get power to the plug on the power seat. put it on a relay and it should work good.

90-95 Ford Taurus is a good swap.. http://www.jeephorizons.com/tech/fan/

yessiirrrrr. I'm pretty sure he was talking about the roll bar back then... but yup trucks on CL now.. I'm not a real "motivated" seller, we'll see how it goes.

Jeremy Pyron Iv got an 86 MJ (kinda, its more like an XMJ now), and I got a little 97 XJ Live in Marietta, GA work in Atlanta. Going back to school in August for my Masters.

Agree. The bumper is "optional" and you can just swap the clip and leave your original bumper. I just wanted to finished off the "look" of the 97+ front end. Heck i have even seen old 87-96 Bumpers on 97-01 Cherokees. To use your original flare you would need to keep your old fender mounting clips. 97-01 plastic flares "clip" on to a different style of mounts. EDIT: found pic of old bumper, new cherokee..

here's mine i just got finished and painted. I picked up a 97 XJ with low compression for $600, parted out a ton of stuff and got all my money back, and still had all my front end parts, seats, console, etc. But I did spluge on the $30 chrome set-up off ebay 1986 hood matched perfect. I replaced the fenders, bumpers, bumper caps, and header panel/lights.

Hey nice rear bumper. :brows: Kinda reminds me of mine. I did the same EXACT process. I welded mine, it was the easiest solution. Worked for me. :thumbsup:

Ya what he said, and i don't have an Ad on CL. :dunno:

it was easy for me.. I just bent the 97+ brackets to go onto the floor and drilled some new holes. The location of the fronts was close to the original location, so i got one hole to line up. Bad thing about mine is they have a small forward lean. If you do what Bo did to his seats you won't have that problem. Check his build thread. "Onyx" Sorry but this is the best pic i have of mine. I scored 2-door seats so i have the cool forward tilt.

I know an S10 hitch will NOT work. The frame on an S10 is narrower than an MJ. I remember measuring when I was mocking it up, i think it was a good 6 inches or so narrower. If the S10 and Comanche Step bumpers are the same height, i don't see a problem of the MJ hitch being mounted. I thought about a hitch as well, but my MJ is a 4-cyl so if I do tow anything I can just throw the ball on this bumper and it will be a small trailer with a light load.

No big meats for this its just a commuter/run-a-round truck. And the 97+ dash is all in the attic ready to go. I have it all except a 4-cyl wiring harness and computer. The XJ was a 6-cyl. That was my main reason for not doing it. Plus i would need a bunch of sensors since I sold most of the stuff off the 6-cyl XJ motor. I was trying to figure out how to make it work with all the old wiring and old interior wiring, but i did think that hard about it. I know it can be done, just gotta take the time to do it. When I take some pics of the bumper brackets i will try and make a post in the DIY. ;)

Maybe, maybe not. Mine's from a 2001 I believe the year break is 1998-2003 for the style of bumper I have. Fleetside (not stepside)

Yes and no. As far as Landscape Architecture programs across the country, KSU has one of the toughest/best. I typically spend 18 hours a day in the studio working. My record is 3 nights with no sleep approaching a deadline. Makes me appreciate any time I have to work on the Jeeps or even just drive them :brows: hey i graduated from KSU 8) (Kennesaw, not Kansas)

Lol i knew that was coming. The bumper was super easy, if you have a welder its pretty easy. I was in the same boat as most of you, any MJ rear bumper I found was tweaked, rusted, smashed, or ugly, or $150. So i scanned craigslist, found a dude that put a roll pan on his s-10 and was selling this bumper with brackets and trim for $20, dude never returned my calls and I actually ended up getting it for free. :chillin: All I did was remove the MJ bumper, but left the MJ brackets bolted to the frame. Then I took the s-10 brackets and swapped them right to left. Once you have all the bracketry you will see why. Then i cut the s-10 brackets to remove the portion that would have bolted to the frame. Then I slid the bumper and s-10 brackets bolted on, but loose, wiggled it into place and tacked the two brackets together. Removed the bumper and welded all the seams. I really like how it turned out. I will try and crawl under and take some pics next time I'm workin on it. :thumbsup:

hmmm.. that sounds like GA weather. snows one day and then its 60* the next day.. :nuts:

It depends on if your truck is lifted or not, if you want a heavy duty one, what your plans are for the truck, etc... The part you took a picture of is the ball joint side which is not replaceable, it is built into the track bar. Auto Zone sells factory replacements for less than $40. That's brand new with a Lifetime Warranty. And on the other extreme, Rubicon Express makes a nice heavy duty adjustable one for about $160. Its up to you..

Just got my BBA in Accounting last year and last night I registered to go for my Masters in Accounting. Figured it was a good time since the economy sucks. :dunno:

Thats the track bar. Reach up there and there is a nut with a cotter pin in it. Remove the cotter pin, unbolt the nut, and then get a pickle fork, or ball joint separator, and hammer the crap out of it until it breaks free. Those joints are not replaceable, you have to replace the entire trackbar if you have tons of slop.