Pete M

what precisely needs to be fixed? what is the problem that your guy is experiencing? have you found the factory bleeding procedure yet? does your truck still have the rear valve at all? and no, you can't just shove an XJ unit in place of the MJ part without doing other things too. they are not the same device and don't do the same job, even though they may look similar. the XJ prop valve is an actual prop valve and controls the power split between the fronts and rears. the MJ unit simply... sits there. it's sole purpose is to wait for a brake failure and then the little shuttle moves and gives full power to the rear brakes (bypassing the rear height-sensing valve by the rear axle) new MJ parts are not available. but they are rarely the actual problem. find out what your guy is doing.

and the rear arm needs to be in a relatively horizontal position which could mean unhooking it and holding it up with a ziptie if the truck is on a lift. new parts aren't available. and they rarely fail. the vast magoirty of the time it's "operator error". here's an interior shot of the front piece, XJ vs MJ. and this yellow is the correct position for the rear arm. note that the arm is in the wrong position (due to the truck being put on a lift and let down without correction. )

the system is complicated and I'm scared about what your guy thinks may be going on since it is sooooo different than normal cars. the thing up front that looks like a prop valve isn't a prop valve. it is just a combination valve (which is not available new). MJs have a rear height-sensing proportioning valve (which is also no longer available new). is he having difficulty bleeding the system? the link in my signature has the factory bleeding procedure in it.

Key Parts is very close to releasing brand new lenses. but that doesn't help you much on the drivers side.

I looked it up and it's an 86 with the 2.8

don't know anything about it, just spotted this image on FB.

tire rack has a bunch of high end summer options https://www.tirerack.com/tires/types/perfCat.jsp?perf=UHP

Dakota taillights don't fit anyways. Do you have any taillights at all? or are yours just broken?

snow tires. cheap and grippy.

one of my favorites! (although they are all pretty dang awesome )

love that place! which trails did you get to do?

you may end up needing stiffer shocks for road travel. or it might be fine. don't know until you try.

"do it right or do it twice". happy birthday!

I'm going to ask the CRD FB page about using a recharge kit. no sense in relying on my crappy memory for this. otherwise I might need to plan a sidetrip to @Minuit on the way to All Breeds

I manually kicked the fan into hi and nothing got better. new fan clutch too. I vaguely remember this from years ago when I finally conceded defeat and had a shop refill it. (unlike normal rigs, I can't just top it off with A/C in a can because the port is in the wrong spot or some such thing)

skimming back through my posts, it appears the A/C hasn't worked since last fall. although if the engine is cold, it blows cold, so hopefully it just needs a top-off.

took the KJ out for the longest drive in a while. maybe 20 miles. I had forgotten how wishy-washy the steering is compared to the Durango. had a fin conversation at the gas station with a guy driving a diesel Ford. definitely still in limp mode, but definitely drive-able. except for the A/C, which felt like it was working when I first fired it up, but was doing nothing later on when I needed it. further testing will be done once it's cooled off.

Bullitt or at least just the chase scene. Mad Max: Fury Road

already looks way better (ignoring that suspension of course)

there's always a couple snipers

$322.50 not too shabby for a chunk of non-precious metal.

based on absolutely nothing but my gut, I'm guessing $437.58. this is a rare item for sure. anyone else care to throw out a number?

this one is unlikely to be cheap.