Pete M

4wd is useful in locations that have this thing called "winter". :yes:

mine stick out that far because of the extra wide axles I used. but my rims have 4" of backspacing so they still pivot pretty much on their center. if you tried to replicate the look but using the Jeep axles, the tires would then pivot on the inside edge and the outside edge of the tire would sweep around in a wide arc, smacking your fenders up pretty bad. just about any aftermarket 15x8 rim will make the tires stick out a bit more than they are now. Problem is that the tires will then rub on the flares. not as bad as the rims you were contemplating, but rub none the less. 30x9.5s or some 31x10.5s will fit with the stock rims on a stock Jeep. 31s will rub a bit on the control arm. WJ lower control arms will fix this. (they have a bend in them) if it's just the rear that bugs you, a pair of quality hub-centric wheel spacers (like the spidertrax) will help the rear tires poke out to match the front.

15.50?!? I wouldn't do it. you'll have nothing but problems getting them to work on a stockish MJ. them's some wiiiiiiide tires you're contemplating.

plenty o' lack-of-airflow over the tiny radiator opening... :yes:

can't find anything on ebay?

x2 on both accounts. why use something that's halfass when it's not hard to get something actually designed to do the task at hand? heck, a 2"x20' tow strap is only $25 and it's not likely to kill or maim anyone. this is the absolute bare minimum I would use (and it's not really designed for hard recoveries): http://www.walmart.com/ip/SmartStraps-2 ... k/14493271 remember to clean them after use. mud and dirt particles are abrasive and will weaken the strap over time. For years I used a 3"x30' strap until someone I loaned it to didn't notice that they had a knot in it when tension was applied. the knot is permanent now. :fs1: and I don't loan those out anymore. :no:

Hi Rick!! :waving: I moved this over to the pub for a bit so the rest of the guys would see it.

just be careful about further blocking the radiator of a 4.0. cooling can be sketchy at best already. :yes:

90 then. :thumbsup: when dealing with my memory, accuracy is a luxury. :yes: but now that I think of it, that bench I got did come from that 90 not the 88 (neither I owned so I feel less bad about remembering it wrong. :D ) either way, benchseats without headrests still suck. :fs1:

as long as it's in 2wd, you can do it anyway you'd like. :thumbsup: if the splines aren't perfectly aligned, you can simply rotate the front driveshaft to turn the inner shaft.

off the top of my head, 1988 brought us the Eliminator package, the fuel pump ballast resistor, and headrests became standard on the benches. maybe it's just my crappy computer, but I can't seem to recognize much of any identifying characteristics on that truck. :(

There's no way I'd bend the factory hard lines on my truck. the rear ones I've dealt with are scary fragile. :ack: but then I live in Michigan, land of ice and salt.

just make sure it has headrests. :thumbsup:

isn't that always the first question. :yes: if nothing else, try car-part.com and search for MJ specific items like rear axles, beds, taillights, etc. Congrats to your bro! :bowdown:

I've always wondered what my tip-over angle was... :D

awesome story! :bowdown: Welcome to the club! :wavey:

you don't necessarily need the expensive stainless steel flex lines. stock rubber YJ lines from the auto parts store work great too. :thumbsup:

welcome to the madness. :wavey:

Hi! welcome to the club! :waving: this forum is more for owners showing what they're doing. Questions should really go in the Tech forum so more people will see them and also so the answers are in the search database. :thumbsup: but real quick; it's not that the axles are different widths, it's that the bed of a Comanche is wider than the front end. but yes, quality spacers can be added to the rear to make things more aesthetically pleasing. :D and the limited-slip rear was an option that could have been added to any MJ.

is the drivers window down? rain hasn't gotten inside has it?

x2 :(

ditto. :yes: feel free to drop that bad boy off at my parents place in GA.

can you ask him to hand the camera to someone for some action shots? :brows:

interco trXus

constructive criticism guys. :no: