Pete M

aside from the d35, I've had that very same plan for a while now

I would go with a liberty 8.25 rear axle. Same MJ rim bolt pattern and a couple inches wider. plus disks. edit: forgot to add the wj info. It's an aluminum 44a and is not a popular swap. Plus a 5on5 bolt pattern. In fact I can't think of a single example.

Front mudflaps are a highly underrated comfort item. I never took the doors off, but pre-flaps the spray off the tires would just obliterate any hope of using my side windows. Lol. 5 stars, would do flaps again.

mine wrapped pretty bad on uphill climbs. (SOA wth pretty worn out leafs) with aftermarket flares, it should work with either a 4.5" SUA or a 6" SOA. keep in mind that, either way, long bumpstops are what will keep your tires out of the sheetmetal.

I'm over near Atlanta.

welcome to the club!

shifting the hose clamp would likely have caused another leak somewhere else. new hoses are a good thing

I'm running 4ohm speakers in my Liberty with the old XJ radio. in fact, I'm finding it difficult to even find 8ohm speakers that aren't either cheap paper crap (aka "OEM replacement") or mid range speakers designed to be a art of a bigger system.

toothpicks can work too or fatter/coarser screws.

have you tried longer screws? are these threaded into metal or threaded into wood?

pretty much anything that's not made of paper will be better than the original speakers. aside from that, most 5 1/4s fit the doors and tuck behind the factory grilles. but not all will, so keep in mind how much the speaker pokes out from the mounting surface.

what's that up top? also, I still want that bumper

Depending on the severity, you can shave a bit off the door to get it to close properly.

there's still like a month and a half. you got this

don't wait for time to magically give you an opportunity, make it happen! gotta make time for the joys in life. (the driving part being the joy, not necessarily the trans install. lol)

neat! also, nice to see ya bud!

they are totally worth it. got one in my KJ but if you can repair them yourself, they pop up on ebay now and again.

nice! is it in the registry yet? do you know the birthday?

neat! can you snap a closeup?

I think it's past time to move this over to Epic