Pete M

A picture's worth a thousand words, but one or two pics should be enough. This particular topic doesn't need the entire story of how you forged the steel for your bumper or how you skinned the cow for your custom leather steering wheel cover. :roll: Keep it short and sweet but do explain *why* it's your favorite. So, what is the best thing you've done to your MJ? 8) Jeep on! --Pete

If it's an overdrive trans, it should be an AW-4. Jeep on! --Pete

I've got nothing that mentions any auto tranny but the AW-4 coming behind the 4.0L in our trucks. Jeep on! --Pete

Sorry about that,I had to kill the pin-up pics. While we don't necessarily have any explicit rules for the forum, pictures of naked women is probably just a teensy a bit over the line. :roll: Jeep on! --Pete

The automatic is the AW-4. Jeep on! --Pete

Its the infamous 'conversion year'. There are actually 4 different possible trannies. An auto is AW-4 But there are three possible manuals. A four-speed would be AX-4 Two possible 5-speeds. Early in the production year, you would have the BA-10 commonly referred to as the 'puke-goat', or the 'no-go' Or the AX-15 in the later part of the production year. Both are aluminum cased, but the BA-10 has a split case. The AX-4 and AX-5 are for the 2.5L, the BA-10 and AX-15 are for the 4.0L Jeep on! --Pete

We will have one eventually, I promise. :D Jeep on! --Pete

Even better, here are the scans. I didn't do the scans, so don't ask me for better ones. Hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on a copy later this week. Jeep on! -Pete

My Jeep got this from my sister: Jeep on! --Pete

I used to have a kickin' system in my 88, but in it's current form it relies on the reciever for powering the aftermarket foor speakers. My new CB doesn't fit where the old one is and I'm contemplating installing it in the radio's location. I hardly use the radio anymore so I doubt I'll miss it. My truck makes its own music. :D Jeep on! --Pete

My 88 came to me without a horn. I *finally* installed one last month (7 years later). There's a single wire for the horn that I found somewhere by the drivers side of the radiator. I bolted a horn in next to the battery (grounds iteself) and hooked up the wire. I rarely use a horn in traffic, but I've had many times I've wished for one on the trail trying to get someone's attention. Jeep on! --Pete

Well, the forum isn't exactly a "test" anymore, but I've been hesitating stopping the yahoo group. Mostly because I don't feel I have the right (even though I do have the power) to freeze everything, but also the comancheclub.com website hasn't gotten any closer to being a real site. Everytime I think I'll get time to put towards it, something else comes up. Maybe later this week I'll have some time... Jeep on! --Pete

Got a scanner? :D Jeep on! --Pete

Hey Eagle, I have a new plan that you might like. I know that eventually I will have to replace my 88, whether it dies from an accident, rollover, or simply rusts out from underneath me. Previously I was just going to hunt down another rusted-out 2wd, but after seeing the MJs in Florida junkyards, I have now decided that I will seek out a death-row MJ from a junkyard to donate my future body/frame. All the benefits of 0% rust, but none of the moral stress of cutting up another MJ. :D Jeep on! --Pete

The swampers were gifts from me to the truck. :D I kinda already know what I'm getting from my sis in 2 days, but I'll wait till then to show you. Jeep on! --Pete

Central Axle Disconnect. Jeep on! --Pete

They're "trail" tires that will only see pavement if I kill one of my trXus MTs. But I might whip up a set of flare extensions like I have for the front, just in case. Household exterior door flashing is cheap, tickets for being a safety hazzard are not. :D Jeep on! --Pete

I prefer an open rear on snowy pavement. Less fishtailing. But then, I don't have a real locker back there, just a crap-tastic 27 year old Ford posi that isn't strong enough to help offroad, but strong enough that I might as well have a spool in the snow. :( Jeep on! --Pete

All MJs came with the 260 joints and almost all came with the CAD. If you want to keep the CAD, upgrading the joints becomes a little harder. But rumor has it that the last couple years of YJs came with 297s and CAD axles. Might be hard to find in the junkyard, but you can order the passenger side from catalogs I'm sure. car-part.com might be able to locate shafts for you. Search for 95 YJs. Jeep on! --Pete

I'm having issues with the materials staying up. The dark red metal gets HOT in the sunshine and the "high-temp" spray-on glue I used first would soften and drop sticky pieces of foam on me. Next I used regular black exterior household silicone and so far it works great. A bit of a pain to use though. I feel it's important to use black, as every white silicone I've ever used stinks to high heaven. Stupid me, I used that spay-glue again for attaching up the carpet, and woulldn't ya know it, it softens and the carpet is sagging in a couple places. Someday I might learn my lesson about that stuff. On the results side, it seem to insulate great. My A/C no longer works, but the truck isn't an oven like it was before. Any insulation is better than none. :D Jeep on! --Pete

There's only a very small difference in power between the H.O. and non-H.O. as they left the factory. Changing to the 91+ system requires just about EVERYTHING electrical that has anything to do with the engine to be swapped over (including the harness in the dash). In my opinion, it's really not worth the effort. If your truck feels anemic, there may be a problem. Does it have the original catalytic converter? When was the last time you changed the air filter? Fuel filter? How many miles are on it? What condition is the tranny in? What size tires do you have? Jeep on! --Pete

I feel the 4.0L/4.10s/33s are a good combo. The 84 XJ and 88 MJ have the same size U-joints in the Dana 30. Fortunately, upgrading to the larger joints is easy. Check this page out: http://www.madxj.com/MADXJ/technical/te ... dSeals.htm Jeep on! --Pete

I have to be at my Grandma's in like a half-hour, but I simply couldn't wait! :D Note that the rear now matches the front for non-coverage. Jeep on! --Pete

The neon tubes have been replaced by a tap-it light and velcro. I absolutely love the shelf, but hate the felt covering that keeps falling off. The visors are actually stock, but with the outer covering stripped off. What you see is the "skeleton" inside. Also not shown is the rear wall, which is now covered with a 3/4" piece of plywood so I can screw in brackets and what-not for various items like a fire extinguisher, flashlight, etc. I've also removed the glovebox door and use the glovebox as a shelf for the GPS, inverter, 12v outlets, etc. I love functional upgrades! :D Jeep on! --Pete

All my interior shots are here: http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/vie ... uid=512063 I'm noticing that many of my newest upgrades aren't in photos yet. I'll have to work on that. Jeep on! --Pete