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wow, wish i had known that's all yall needed from the get go for the ear ratio, how'd ya decode it? Redwolf Parts manual. where do ya get a parts manual from, i've been lookin for one ever since i've heard of em, Redwolf

wow, wish i had known that's all yall needed from the get go for the ear ratio, how'd ya decode it? Redwolf

ok, i crawled under my truck, got the numbers on that tag and i can tell that the diff cover has been taken off before i got my truck cause i see where it bolts on with the diff bolts, but anyhow, the tag reads: 54 60529-2 8953003697 Redwolf

ok, well chains would be kept in an ammo box for towin, i'll get 3 straps (1 for a backup), i got a 1/2 shackle today, lowes has a 6000lb strap that it fights in but by no means lays flat, it's all bunched up, should i get a bigger shackle or is the bunchin up thing not an issue? Redwolf

if they're stripped i'm lookin for more of a rounded tooth right? i'm hopin that's all it is, but yet again, i got a rusty one in my room just incase that one's trash and it goes all the way down, Redwolf

i don't think it's the back window cause i'll have more of a puddle in the front have of the floor board than i do in the back, what's an alturnative for the baby power? Redwolf

Everything is fixed? The parking brake fixed itself since you posted this morning that it releases itself? You've popped the cover off the differential and changed the gear lube? You've drained the transmission and replaced the lubricant in that? You've flushed the cooling system and put in new anti-freeze? You've inspected the rubber flex hoses in the braking system to see if they're cracked? You have a 25-year old vehicle. You can't just hop into a 25-year old vehicle and drive it as if it were a new car you just drove off the dealer's lot. i've replased all my breaks lines when they all failed for inspection, changed the tranny oil when i changed the clutch, still gotta buy gear oil for the diff, and still gotta by anti-freeze before fall, other than that and my annoyin issue with the parkin break everything is fixed engine and performance wise :D Redwolf

yeah yeah i know, i keep puttin off crawlin under my MJ Redwolf

ok, this has been slightly botherin me and i've been puttin this project off for a long time, since march actually, when i press the parkin break pedal all the way to the floor is clicks back up untill it's a little higher than the clutch pedal, i've seen other comanches that'll have em all the way to the floor, is there a way to adjust em, is the break cable too short? what could be causin this? when i set that break pedal it doesn't roll but if i slam my door hard it'll pop off :doh: any ideas? Redwolf

i also have this issue, water leak only on the driver side, doesn't seem like it's comin from under the dash but it also doesn't look like it's comin from the weather strip around the door but it's always in one spot, right next to the seat brackets and in the very back left corner of the driver side floor pan before ya get to the hump that leads to the seat brackets, any ideas where to start? Redwolf

Another vote for a second strap. Keep in mind that there is a difference between "recovery" and "towing." Recovery often (usually) involves applying hard, jerking forces -- the rescue vehicle takes a running start, which applies a dynamic force to the recovery gear when the slack is taken up. That's why we use only nylon straps -- they are slightly elastic, so they stretch just a bit under that dynamic load. Then they want to recover the amount they stretched, and that helps to yank the stuck vehicle forward. For the same reason, we DON'T prefer to use recovery straps for towing. You DON'T want a tow line to stretch. Chain is good for towing because it doesn't stretch. Chain is also a LOT heavier than a 2" or even 3" strap, and takes up a lot more space. Add a shackle to a receiver hitch? Simple: http://www.discountjeepparts.com/product_info.php/products_id/433 i agree with that eagle, i know the logic behide all that, the main reason i started lookin at chains in the first place is, like i said earlier, they're easier to wipe off and not hold water, and where i go "off roadin" it's a field behide my house, it's not that soft of dirt untill ya get to the ditch that i dug out for my yard drain out, i don't really have to have the person pullin me out get a runnin start, specially since the little cars don't get stock in there (even though they go on the sides of the field like wimps) i DO NOT have a 4wheel drive rig (sadly) so i won't do any extreme muddin or off roadin, although i'm thinkin bout makin my MJ a 4wheel drive rig one day, Redwolf

The only hitch from a junkyard that will fit an MJ will be off an MJ. Anything else will have to be modified. With all due respect, you have more important things to be fixing on your MJ before you start worrying about a tow hitch. As the teacher said to Cain in that old TV series ("Kung Fu") about the Chinese martial arts guy, "Make haste slowly, Grasshopper." everything is fixed for now (knock on wood) the only thing i haven't fixed yet that just happen is the radio goin in and out on FM, i got CDs to fix that lol :D Redwolf

ok i got it now, if i ever build my own hitch do to the lack of knowin what i could pull a hitch off of to slap onto my MJ other than another MJ i'll be doin that; i currently have the stock rear bumper with what looks like a catch for the hook and eye latch from lowes that a lot of people put on cabinets, Redwolf

Redwolf i was askin about the rusty's shackle brackets in the links above, Redwolf

i didn't see where it said front mount, but again, how do i tell the difference, i plan on headin out to the junkyard this weekend and lookin for one, so what kinda mountin "style" am i lookin for and what could i pull a receiver off of that fits a MJ? Redwolf when you click your link ... it's right there in big bold blue letters ... on the right of the picture of the receiver. FRONT MOUNT RECEIVER ... also says in the descrition, the catalog header, the item details, not sure how one can miss that. i see it now :doh: my eyes go from picture to price lol Redwolf

i didn't see where it said front mount, but again, how do i tell the difference, i plan on headin out to the junkyard this weekend and lookin for one, so what kinda mountin "style" am i lookin for and what could i pull a receiver off of that fits a MJ? Redwolf

with one of these - Same one I use ... FYI that's a 3/4" shackle it is supplied with ;) :thumbsup: i've been lookin at those, they're sweet but i'm mainly just lookin for the shackle part bein that i don't have a hitch :( that is true pete, but say chain is stronger than strap :dunno: i'd use the chain for towin as well Redwolf that's some dang heavy and expensive chain to compete with a 30k lb strap ($40 for 30 feet and it only weighs a few pounds). Chain's big benefit is abrasion resistance. agreed but anything is possible in this world now a days, Redwolf

i'm lookin for a rear hitch receive, how do i know if a hitch is a front or a rear receiver? Redwolf

found this hitch online, says it fits an 86 MJ but lookin at on that was on an MJ it looks nothin like the one i saw, did i miss somethin when i looked at the one on the MJ i saw? also what other vehicles could i pull a hitch off of and slap right up too my MJ other than another MJ? http://www.4wheelparts.com/Towing/Front-Mount-Receiver.aspx?t_c=67&t_s=59&t_pt=3390&t_pn=DRA65009 Redwolf

that is true pete, but say chain is stronger than strap :dunno: i'd use the chain for towin as well Redwolf

got that :thumbsup: but i'm still lookin at a set or two of chains as an emergency backup just incase that strap snaps, rule number one, always have a backup plan :yes: trust me, i don't even trust my fuel pump, it's made in china, same with my radiator, i ALWAYS try to get north american made equipment :D now i'm confused, pictures would help me understand a lot better with the hock and shackle add ons, also how would i do the shackle thing on the hitch? Redwolf

depends on how thick the shackle is and what the tensile strength is, i still like the idea of straps and chains, but like i said, i don't have a 4wheel drive rig, i don't go off road that much unless i want to lay the grass in the field behide my house :rotf: but i do not know anywhere to put recovery points, i understand how a helicopter flys more than the whole recovery anchor points, i know the tention is greater on chains than it is on nylon and the snap method that is safer on nylon rather than on chains where the tacks can/will break, Redwolf

thanks for the links, i completely missed the CC link, i do have the factory stock bumper, everything on my truck is factory, i don't have a 4wheel drive rig, but that doesn't stop me from tearin a field up :D the rustys likes, do those bolt onto where the trailer hitch would go? also if i was to get a trailer hitch couldn't i modify it to have shackles? recorvery points would be the rustys link posted above right? also what do ya mean by a bigger clevis, a bigger loop? i know the come along problem, my dad had one and it sunk is wrangler into the mud more and snaped the cable on it what's a bubba rope? also i think i'll get the straps but i'm also still lookin at the chains as an emergency thing, i looked at em at first cause they will not would water, i could dry em off and they'd be good, winch i will not do, they're great and all but i always can see that cable snappin in my face and killin me, Redwolf

lol, i thought of that, or just water but either way, under my truck is a mud pit :D Redwolf

so say i was to get stuck alone and i had a hi lift jack, would chains be better for that issue but if i'm gettin pulled out my someone else i need tow straps like this one? also i was lookin at shackles like this one would that not work? Redwolf