Pete M

have you tried using explorer? sometimes one browser will have issues when the other one won't. that would at least help narrow down where the problem lies.

tough call. :dunno: looks like a fun yet useful driver as-is.

I welded my rollbar to a bracket that was in turn welded to a plate that was welded to the frame. The plate spreads out the load on what is really just sheetmetal. and my rocker guards (which actually go through the frame and are welded to plates on both sides):

thanks guys. it was for my bro-in-law's truck, but the tires are sold so it's all moot. :(

is he giving your Jeep a "low-5"? (as opposed to a high-five)

anyone know if JK 16" rims are the same bolt pattern/backspacing as a 05+ dodge dakota?

good catch! I saw the double 'm' misspelling on a Comanche front fender in the junkyard by me, 8 inches from the emblem. :rotfl2:

Pics? :rotf:

I may (or may not) be up for that first weekend, so if anything's going to happen, I guess Sunday or Monday would be preferred (I'd be kinda busy on Saturday). :D

make a bed for the backend.

The WJ weighs more. a lot more. base XJs weigh around 3000. base WJs weigh in at nearly 3800. now, having said that, our CRD Liberty is limited to 5k and it a base Libby weighs around 3800 in bare trim. ask yourself why the KJ got the short straw... :dunno:

don't know how they get by. :dunno: I have a minispool up front (in my ford 44) and have run 3wheel (and one-wheel) before but never more than short distances. giving it gas turns the steering wheel one way, letting off the gas turns it the other. I'm not talking about a gentle lean, I mean it turns the wheel. there's no way I'd do that on a street with traffic. but I guess results may vary.

didn't witness it doing it. :D

My 88 makes the same snap crackle popping noises. :dunno: I don't know what it is, but I doubt it's oil dripping. Originates from about the middle of the block. My guess was that it's the aluminum head contracting at a different rate than the steel block. But then again, no other renix Jeep I've witnessed makes that noise. :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:

absolutely you could get a 5spd eliminator. :thumbsup:

is that a canadian thing?

what type of insurance doesn't care if you exceed the manufacturers specs?

your insurance won't cover anything if they find out you were over the gcwr and something bad happens.

I still think that with that much weight, a weight-distributing hitch should be on the short list (and don't forget an auxiliary trans cooler if you don't have one already). don't forget to include people in the total weight. :D the GCWR means everything that didn't roll off the assembly line.

turning off the CAD with a locker inside the front diff may have some very bad consequences to the locker. Even if it worked as you plan, the torque steer is immense. I do not recommend it. :(

max payload for any MJ except the Metric Tons was roughly 1500 lbs. that's the maximum your front and rear springs can hold up, so adding 500 on to the bumper (as far from your front springs as you can get) would drastically reduce the amount you can carry. A weight-distributing hitch will help out immensely if you plan to tow the maximum (which i wouldn't even attempt without an all new braking system). :thumbsup:

no. I'm just reusing that particular vacuum line in a different location (I don't have the stock airbox in the 88).

you might bee right. I think the map in my 88 is actually using that line (don't ask, it's all custom routed and very confusing).

been a while since I've had one, but isn't it in the fuse box?

same animal, yes. :thumbsup: