Pete M

Or you could build your own adapter to fit the seat to the pedestal. People installing custom seats have to, so how hard can it be? :dunno: Having said that, I've got MJ buckets in mine. I'm lazy. :D

If you haven't seen it yet, these are the dak vs MJ taillitghts http://comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=458

I'm giving it some time to let the poll take shape. The guy that volunteered to take it on is a bit preoccupied at the moment (baby on the way) so we're in no hurry.

Remember that 03 and newer Vic/Marquis rims have about 5" of backspacing (I don't know the number exactly).

You wouldn't be the first to accidentally nudge the parking brake pedal juuuust enough to turn on the light. :D

Once upon a time I was changing my oil in the 88 and when I fired up the truck, I noticed oil pouring out onto the pavement. I shut off the truck and popped the hood to find that oil had been spraying all over the engine bay (thank god it wasn't shooting towards my battery). As it turns out, the oil filter had a tiny dent in the lip and it was enough to cause the rolled edge to fail. Then when I went to the store, I noticed several more filter on the rack that had the exact same little dent. My best guess was that some idiot dropped the box of filters. :roll:

For better or for worse, I use high grade synthetic oil. :D (left over after each oil change in the diesel libby) I too am curious as to what carnuck uses. And on a side note, I dragged home a discarded lawnmower yesterday. :roll: Same generation craftsman as mine, but with a 6.5 engine and the one "drive" wheel. Don't know what's wrong with it, but I figured with all my newfound mower knowledge I might as well give a try. :D

The truck is still only part time. The t-case is what makes it that way. If you're familiar with manual hubs, think of the CAD in that light. With my 78 Ford axles under my 88 MJ, I can shift the t-case lever into 4wd any time I want and the front driveshaft will turn. But that truck has manual hubs, and if I don't get out and engage them, I won't have any power to the front tires. The CAD does about the same thing. If it doesn't engage, you'll be spinning both driveshafts in 4wd, but there won't be any power getting to the front tires.

The 02 Vic rims I have on the Marquis are 17x7" with about 4" of backspacing. The center hole is about 2 3/4" across.

A Posi-loc is a really expensive way to engage or disengage the front axle coupling whenever you want. In my opinion, the CAD was/is a bad idea by Jeep. And eventually they learned better and did away with it.

30s should work fine on stock rims (even on a 2wd). If you go with aftermarket rims, they have less backspacing and rubbing may ensue.

What rims will you be running?

Pop open the CAD cover and use one of the various techniques to keep the collar shifted over. A couple that come to mind are washers to keep the fork shifted, or a band clamp on the axle to directly keep the collar shifted.

As I understand it, the Dakota line is the rear one. Don't know if front Daks work.

Daaaaaang.... :eek:

I added a second main leaf to my pack (with the eyes cut off of course) right below my current main leaf and my 'wrap seems to be minimal.

All my knowledge is coming from my research on getting rims for our Marquis and the consensus is that Mustang and charger rims are usable on '03+ Vics. But '02 and older Vics need some spacers to run the other rims or the tires tuck in too much. My guess is that the '02 rims I bought are about 4.5" of backspacing. Tomorrow when the car is up on stands to get it's new shocks/swaybar/hitch I'll pull off a tire and get some proper measurements. Don't know if I'll be able to swap one on an MJ though. Tomorrow's a busy day. :D

Every time I go there my computer, um, "pauses" for a bit. :(

For what it's worth, I'd prefer a mysterious (aka: random) MJotM to the contest type. I don't like drama. In my head it'd be randomly chosen from the guys that have some decent photos of their rigs. No driveway shots will be shown. Ever. I don't care if your truck is only 2wd and you only drive it to church or the grocery store. At least take a pic of it in their parking lots! But I digress. :roll: If anyone has any thoughts, might as well post them here. :D

Charger and 03+ vics have about the same backspacing as our Jeeps. The 02 and earlier vics will push the tire out a small amount. Maybe and inch.

I never said it'd be a "contest" per se. :D But regardless, that's a good point.

2wd MJ leafs are 1" lower than 4wd from the factory. Also, look into Explorer leafs (the multi-leaf packs). I tried a set on my 90 and they are pretty darn flat and close to the MJ's length. I'd advise keeping your main leaf and adding the entire Explorer pack underneath of it (with the eyes cut off of course). The explorer leafs take a larger centering bolt and I drilled out the MJ leaf to fit the bigger bolt.

Best part is that's not actually me driving. :D Since I'm always the guy with the camera, I gave the keys to my friend Mike to go screw around in the puddle while I snapped off a few.

Yeah, what they said. It's not that the fender won't line up, it's that the lines of the fender won't match the front header.

The lines of the stock fenders won't quite match up to the new header, but they will work. Problem is, that if you get the newer fenders and fender flares, then your fender flares won't match the back ones. :(