Pete M

absolutely. although I need a couple weeks before I can get my hands on more 10" decals.

are you also buying a track bar that has a drop bracket? you can't do one without the other or else the alignment between the 2 bars will be off and give you bump steer. looking strictly at the steering, a drop pitman is not necessary with your lift.

I've discovered that if I flip around the metal bits in the knee brace, it does a much better job of keeping my leg straight. I'm sure this is much harder on the nylon pockets they fit into, but whatever. it's a 20 dollar brace. I'll get another if I kill it before I'm done with it.

update: same ol', same ol'. I seem to hit a plateau with self-recovery. If I'm standing, no pain. if I'm lying flat on my back with my leg straight, no pain. but every other position causes either instant stabbing pain or eventually the achiness creeps in. doesn't bode well for 12 hours of driving but whatever. at this point I don't feel that I'm a danger to my fellow motorists, It just means I'm going to be taking lots of breaks. aiming for next weekend for the drive north.

pegging down the last inch of ride height won't really affect shock length out back. do be sure that you're adding longer bumpstops (or metal extensions) to the list.

wait until the front has settled. then adjust as needed. once you've got some miles under your belt, you'll be able to make a more informed decision about whether an extra leaf or a longer shackle would work best for your rig and your needs.

awww. does that make the window more valuable?

I don't remember any complaints about those other than cost.

that's an easy fix. buy a second one. there are plenty of rusty MJs in your area that could be armored up with no conflict of the conscience.

go on! knock, knock! make history happen!

care to cite precedent? I've not heard of any issues, but I've not read everything on the internet yet. (although this knee problem is certainly giving me more to to try and catch up )

typical rubi rims on an MJ using 1.5" spacers

that second part is a good idea to look into. but a spacer doesn't put any more stress on anything than a similarly backspaced aftermarket rim. tires sticking out increase the stress. JK/JL/JT rims have a ton of backspacing so the spacer makes the whole combo more or less match a pair of typical aftermarket rims. but it's just an option. the used market is constantly in flux so I wanted to make sure you had alternatives. the choice is still yours. be sure to know how to read tire dates. you don't want old tires if you're hitting 55mph+.

spacers are super common in the Jeep world these days (mostly to run the glut of JK/JL/JT rims) and I'm not hearing about a ton of issues.

while it's true they aren't as cheap as the 5x4.5 to 5x5 adapters, it's not an insane price for them. this is for 2: https://www.ebay.com/itm/202489273244?hash=item2f254d1b9c:g:NQMAAOSwq9Rb24b8 but it all depends on what you can find local to you. the JK/JL/JT stuff should be all over the place. but gotta find the right size for the right price.

fingers crossed that it's good to go! just don't throw out the Peugeot mount. someone somewhere will need that some day.

things like this near me: 5 tires/rims $300. add like 100 for spacers and bam, you're rolling.

bunch of whipper snappers!

indeed, but I'm guessing adapters exist. the point was that you can pick up tires already mounted/balanced on JK/JL/JT rims for dirt cheap.

what size rims do you have for your dana 44 axles?

JK/JLs are 17s so that won't do you much good.

you should be able to snag a set of JK/JL/JT rims with tires for pretty dang cheap off of craigslist or FB marketplace. this will necessitate a set of bolt pattern adapters but people are practically giving the dang things away!

how old are the hoses?

it's kinda cool, but man do I hope they addressed the insanely loud cab that firetrucks are notorious for.

I can see the traces of the block that was in the location of that "baby" as soon as the girl swiped at it.